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Tom Cruise Isn’t On TikTok: It’s a Shockingly-Realistic Deepfake
A TikToker is using deepfake technology to impersonate Tom Cruise on the social media platform and the results are so realistic that some may mistakingly believe it actually is the famed actor. This latest situation has again raised concerns about the creation and use...
This Company Says Its Modular Design ‘Is The Future of Tripods’
New tripod company Gearing says that it has developed a modular design that offers a mix of outstanding materials, tremendous stability, and unprecedented modularity that, when combined, results in a device that “is the future of tripods.” While all tripods can...
Watch and learn the difference between “YouTube lighting” vs “cinematic lighting”
I thought this was quite an interesting video. It’s an interesting take on how we light for different subject matter. It isn’t saying that one method of lighting is necessarily better or worse than the other, just that the goals of the shoot are very different, the...
Does Shooting Video on Medium Format Make Any Sense?
Medium format has become far more accessible to more people than it has ever been in the past, and that includes the ability to shoot video on the giant sensors. In this 9.5-minute video, Photographer Jay P. Morgan looks to find out if shooting RAW video on medium...
Format Launches Workfow: Adds Gallery Support and Business Tools
Format, a website-building platform that competes with the likes of Squarespace, has announced Workflow: a new suite of tools designed to help professional photographers run their businesses. Additionally, in support of the struggling industry due to COVID-19, a Pro...
AI ‘Deep Nostalgia’ Images Have Deep Limitations
News outlets and social media accounts have been overrun with old photos that have been animated with MyHeritage’s “Deep Nostalgia” feature, an AI-based deep learning algorithm licensed from Israeli-based D-ID. In this episode of PhotoShelter’s podcast, Vision...
A Purely Digital Art Collection is Currently Bidding for Over $3 Million
A collection of images by digital artist Beeple called “The First 5000 Days” is currently up for auction. It is the first fully-digital set of art pieces protected with a unique non-fungible token (NFT) that guarantees its authenticity and is currently bidding for $3...
How to Do Remote Photo Shoots Using Zoom
As a photographer, I work from my home base in Istanbul, completing assignments for places like The New York Times. But, just like everywhere else, COVID-19 has put a damper on normal human interactions in Turkey. So, when a photo editor at The New York Times gave me...
Gitzo Launches Légende Tripod: ‘The Best Tripod We Could Make’
Gitzo has announced a crowdfunding campaign for the Legende Tripod and Backpack. Gitzo calls it “the best tripod we could make” that is backed by an “unlimited warranty” and made from eco-friendly materials along with easily repaired parts that emphasize...
Photographer Captures the Ultra-Rare Black Panther Under the Stars
Wildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas has released a set of photos showing an ultra-rare wild black panther under the starry night sky. The photos took him a whopping 6 months to successfully capture. Burrard-Lucas first successfully captured a black panther (the...
Sony Alpha 1 Review: Yeah, It Really Is That Good
The Sony Alpha 1 is really impressive on paper. What it can do has taken the industry by storm and the expectations of this camera are just as high as its $6,500 price. Clearly, it has been the focus of a lot of hype. So, does it live up to those expectations? The...
A Closer Look at the Mars Perseverance Rover’s Incredible Cameras
The Mars Perseverance Rover, which already has sent back some incredible images from the Red Planet, is equipped with 23 cameras designed for a host of tasks. Its main camera array is particularly impressive, able to see details as small as a tip of a pencil close by,...