Camera Conspiracies Thursday September 26, 2024
Slow motion is cool, but it can be so much more than that. A new video from Camera Conspiracies offers ideas on how to make slow motion footage look more cinematic. It’s a matter of choosing the right frame rate, using the right camera settings, and editing for maximum impact. “As camera technology advances, so too will the possibilities for slow motion. We’re already seeing cameras that can shoot at incredibly high frame rates, but the future promises even more improvements,” adds DIY Photography.
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Taschen Thursday September 26, 2024
You can revisit the brilliantly riotous world of photography of David LaChapelle, thanks to Taschen, which is bringing back two of the photographer’s iconic two-book series, Lost + Found and Good News.The two-volume art edition marks LaChapelle’s first major book release in a decade, “giving fans a deeper dive into the iconic imagery that has defined his career,” notes StupidDope. The books “are certainly a pair, exploring an extraordinary 30 years of surrealist kitsch-pop fashion photography,” adds Digital Camera World.
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THE VERGE Thursday September 26, 2024
Earlier this year, Meta decided to add a notification to images uploaded to its platforms that were made with AI. That rollout went poorly, notes PetaPixel: Meta labeled images as “Made with AI” even if only small adjustments had been made to a photo with editing tools that incorporated AI, angering many creators. Meta later changed the label to ‘AI Info.’ Now, reports The Verge, Meta is rethinking the idea again: Labels for AI-generated content will remain front and center, but labels for content ‘only modified or edited by AI tools’ will appear behind a menu. The company says the changes will “better reflect the extent of AI used” across images and videos on the platforms.
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Natural Landscape Photography Awards Thursday September 26, 2024
The Natural Landscape Photography Awards, a contest that promotes “the very best landscape photography by digital and film photographers who value realism and authenticity in their work,” has announced the winners of its 2024 edition. Andrew Mielzynski takes the top prize for a portfolio that included an images titled “Winter Cottonwoods,” taken in a Toronto park during a fierce winter storm. ”I loved how the snow, driven by the high winds, got embedded in the bark of the tree trunks,” he says of the image.
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