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3 Steps to Creating a Dramatic B&W Infrared Photo in Photoshop

February 10, 2022
Like most photographers, I love black-and-white infrared images. There is a purity and intensity to a well-crafted monochrome image, and there are many software options out there to help convert an image to black-and-white. In my experience, the best way to convert an infrared image to monochrome is a method that gives me the most control over how each color is translated. Filters that…
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Sony Discontinues A-Mount Lenses, the Final Nail in A-Mount’s Coffin

February 10, 2022
Sony Japan has listed all of its A-Mount lenses as “discontinued” or “no longer available” through its store. While Sony removed its A-Mount DSLRs in a similar fashion nearly a year ago, this appears to be the final death knell for the format. A-Mount Lenses Have Been Discontinued Sony’s Japanese camera product listing now denotes all A-mount lenses as either “discontinued”…
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YouTube TV bringing picture-in-picture to its iOS app, wider surround sound support coming too

February 10, 2022
Google’s YouTube TV service, despite its high price, is one of the best ways to keep live channels without traditional cable. Now, in an interview, a YouTube TV exec has confirmed that picture-in-picture support is coming to iOS and surround sound will see expanded support too. Speaking to The Verge, YouTube chief product officer Neal Mohan confirmed a few features coming to YouTube TV in the…
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Cellebrite kit can’t unlock iPhones – but the company can, at $4k each

February 10, 2022
9to5Mac has learned that the Cellebrite kit sold to customers can’t unlock iPhones – but the company can and will if customers send the phones to them. It’s likely Cellebrite wants to keep its methods in-house, fearful of another intervention like the Signal one last year… Background Cellebrite sells both hardware and software designed to unlock smartphones and extract the data stored…
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