The world’s largest digital camera with a resolution of 3.2-gigapixels is being prepared for installation atop a Chilean mountain where it will scan the sky to help scientists gain knowledge about the Milky Way, dark matter, and other phenomena.
Work on the giant camera, named “The Legacy Survey of Space and Time” (LSST), has been underway for several years now; the team of researchers…
NASA Has Revived Hubble’s Most Heavily Used Camera
November 23, 2021
NASA is making significant progress on reviving the Hubble Space Telescope, which has been in safe mode since early November after the synchronization of messages that control its instruments were becoming lost.
Hubble was brought offline on October 25 after NASA…
Macro Photos Reveal the Hidden Beauty of Seeds
November 23, 2021
Macro photography provides a window into details of the world that often escape (or are invisible to) the naked eye. Photographer Levon Biss used close-up photos to capture the incredible diversity of embryonic plant in his project The Hidden Beauty of Seeds and Fruits.
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How to Create and Capture Stunning Ink Flow Photos
November 23, 2021
Have you wanted to capture your own ink flow photographs at home? Below, I’ll explain a few easy tips that make use of an inexpensive fish tank and a pot of ink or paint. As the paint is poured into the water a multitude of incredible shapes form which, when photographed, transform into the most unreal underwater sculptures.
Ink flow photography involves pouring ink, paint, or another colored…
NVIDIA GauGAN2 AI Turns Sentences into Realistic ‘Photos’
November 22, 2021
NVIDIA’s GauGAN2 artificial intelligence (AI) can now use simple written phrases to generate a fitting photorealistic image. The deep-learning model is able to craft different scenes in just three or four words.
GauGAN is NVIDIA’s AI program that was used to turn…
Dear Lens Makers: Please Make Slower, Longer, Lighter Macro Lenses
November 22, 2021
Dear lens manufacturers,
I’m writing this letter to remind you of something you well know. The age of mirrorless cameras is upon us. And with this comes the benefit that we can compose, focus, and shoot at f/8, f/11, and f/16.
In the prior age, that of the SLR…
A German-based startup named K|Lens is set to launch an ambitious new camera lens that the company claims is the first to bring 3D light field depth mapping to any full-frame camera.
K|Lens has been in contact with PetaPixel regarding its in-development lens system for several months. Since initial outreach, the physical design of the lens has changed a bit (the photos of the finished lens…
Fully Loaded: The Complex Connection Between Guns and Cameras
November 22, 2021
“Why are guns and cameras so closely connected?” This is what I set out to explore and investigate recently through my own experience in film. Between starting the production and finishing it, one major event made this connection a lot darker.
On October 21st…
Nikon Reveals the Strobe’s Dirty Little Secret: It’s Cheap
November 22, 2021
Nikon recently announced that it is collaborating with Nissin and Profoto on speedlights and studio lights. Is this an admission of the not-so-secret reality that lighting products are actually quite cheap?
Canon and Nikon have made a ton of cash off their…
Nikon Z9 Hands-On: Jen Pottheiser’s Thoughts on the Flagship Camera
November 22, 2021
Photographer Jennifer Pottheiser was given the opportunity to use Nikon’s new Z9 camera. She shares her real-world experiences with it and discusses what to expect from the upcoming pro-level powerhouse.
Jenn Pottheiser is a commercial photographer based in New York who has a long list of corporate, editorial, and commercial clients such as JP Morgan Chase, the National Basketball…
