PetaPixel Friday June 7, 2024
Originally launched in 2019 for $30, ProGrade Digital’s Refresh Pro software is designed to address multiple issues that arise with memory cards over time, including the fact that they get slower with age and use. Now, notes PetaPixel, the company is making it free, citing its “vital” importance. Refresh Pro has a number of featurea, including a sanitize function, which is billed as a way to bring a card back to factory-fresh speed.
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FAD Friday June 7, 2024
Three years ago, British photographer Charlie Tallott was in a dark place following a suicide attempt. While recovering, he used photography as refuge, striving to create utopian realities through his images. Now, notes Fad, Tallott is the winner of the Photo London-Nikon Emerging Photography Award. He is also bringing out a new book, At Least Until the World Stops Going Round, published by New Dimension. The title, adds The Guardian, is a statement of hope and solace, which acts as a reminder that our darkest moments are temporary.
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Crikey Friday June 7, 2024
Photographers are upset that Meta is labelling their edited photos on Instagram, Facebook and Threads as “made with AI,” raising concerns that the company’s approach to labelling AI content is not precise enough. Meta’s platforms and other online communities are littered with posts from photographers and other artists arguing that the AI label should not be added to their work, Some used Photoshop’s AI tools, and one Reddit thread has users claiming that their 3D product renderings have been tagged, notes Crikey.
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David Schonauer Friday June 7, 2024
On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was scheduled to make an after-lunch speech to a group of labor leaders at the Washington Hilton hotel. Reagan, who'd been sworn into office only two months
earlier, would remember later that he had dressed that day in a "brand new blue suit." A young Associated Press photographer, Ron Edmonds, was assigned to cover Reagan's speech. It … Read the full Story >>
