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Ep. 347: Lots of Lenses and Nonsense – and more

August 9, 2021
Episode 347 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 –  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer, Ron Hautau In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us. Show Opener: Photographer…
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Is Apple Actually Going to Snoop on Your Photos?

August 8, 2021
Is Apple actually snooping on your photos? Jefferson Graham wrote an article last week warning this based on the company’s child safety announcement. An attention-grabbing headline? Certainly. Accurate? It’s complicated. There has been much criticism from privacy…
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Shooting with a 21-Year-Old Camera: The Fujifilm S1 Pro

August 7, 2021
I find it incredibly fun to use older, especially unique, digital cameras both as a challenge and for sheer enjoyment. I think part of it is psychological. With archaic cameras sporting outdated technology we anticipate subpar results, and so we focus more on what we can…
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Canon Patents a Battery Indicator That Shows Life of Connected Packs

August 7, 2021
Canon has filed a patent for a system that expands the battery indicator of a camera to also display the remaining life of a connected USB-C battery supply. According to the patent document, this update will show both the internal (normal) battery charge state along with the battery percentage of the external connected power supply as well. The patent documents, noticed by Canon News, was…
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Rare and Dazzling ‘Meteor Cluster’ Caught on Camera

August 6, 2021
The Subaru-Asahi Camera which is installed at the Subaru Telescope dome in Maunakea, Hawai’i captured a rare “meteor cluster” event, an unusual phenomenon where a group of meteors appeared from the same direction in the sky for 10 seconds. The rare meteor event is…
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A Slippery Slope? Apple Will Soon Snoop on Your Photos

August 6, 2021
The photos on your iPhone will no longer be private to just you in the fall. The photos are still yours, but Apple’s artificial intelligence is going to be looking through them constantly. Apple’s algorithm will be inspecting them, looking out for potential child abuse and nude photo issues. This should be of major concern to photographers everywhere. Beware! On one hand, this is a great…
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Olympus M.Zuiko 8-25mm F4.0 Pro field review

August 6, 2021
Introduction 89% Overall score Jump to conclusion The Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 8-25mm F4.0 Pro is a compact, high-end lens designed for photographers using Micro Four Thirds camera bodies. Covering a 35mm-equivalent focal length range of 16-50mm and boasting…
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How To Photograph Beer and Successfully Retouch in Photoshop

August 5, 2021
In this 18-minute video, photographer Dustin Dolby explains many of the tricks beverage photographers use and shows how anyone can achieve professional-level beer photos with just a few speedlights and some entry-level camera gear. Dolby says that every little detail matters when it comes to creating the perfect shot for advertising beverages.While beer photography tutorials come in all shapes…
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