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petapixel 31h ago

‘The Odyssey’s’ AI-Generated Competitor Is Bereft of Humanity

Christopher Nolan's upcoming epic, The Odyssey, which was shot with groundbreaking IMAX cameras and features immensely talented actors, has an AI competitor. A new AI-generated adaptation of the classic Homeric epic is also hitting screens soon and I have to ask, what the hell are we doing?
petapixel 9h ago

This is What It’s Like Projecting Gigantic 70mm IMAX Film for ‘The Odyssey’

Watching The Odyssey in Christopher Nolan's preferred 70mm format is not accessible for everyone -- there are only 41 theaters in the entire world that will show the large-format film projection.
petapixel 9h ago

Samsung Shows Off its Next-Gen Foldable Screen Tech Ahead of New Galaxy Fold Debut

Although Samsung isn't yet showing off its next-generation Galaxy foldable device -- although the South Korean tech giant is teasing it on social media -- the company is sharing new details about a crucial technology in any folding phone, its folding display.
petapixel 11h ago

Google Images is Getting a Makeover for Its 25th Birthday

For years, internet users navigating to images.google.com have been greeted by a mostly blank screen with a search bar in the middle -- that will soon no longer be the case.
petapixel 12h ago

George Lucas Says ‘There’s Nothing You Can Do About AI’

George Lucas, who is one of the most influential people in modern filmmaking but hasn't made a movie in some years now, says that artificial intelligence makes it easier to create cinema.
petapixel 36h ago

‘The Odyssey’ Actors Needed a Mirror System to See Around Gigantic IMAX Camera

Director Christopher Nolan has shed more light on what it was like shooting the first-ever feature film entirely on 70mm IMAX cameras.
petapixel 4h ago

Lomography’s New Half Frame Camera Promises ‘Double the Fun, Twice the Photos’

Lomography has announced the Simple Use Reloadable Film Camera Half Frame, a new, more economical take on the company's classic accessible 35mm film camera.
petapixel 19h ago

The Tamron 12-20mm f/2.8 Is Wholly Redesigned and Promises G Master Quality

Tamron has announced the 12-20mm f/2.8 (Model A084) lens, a new fast-aperture and ultra-wide zoom lens for Nikon Z and Sony E-mount full-frame cameras. Not only is this an entirely new lens formula, but it represents a branding shift for the company, too.
petapixel 36h ago

Meta Smart Glasses Owners Too Scared to Wear Them in Public

Last week, Meta announced it will disable the camera on its smart glasses if it detects a user concealing the LED recording light -- in what was a clear response to criticism of the wearable tech.
petapixel 36h ago

Huawei Pura 90s Pro Max Hands-On: A Promising Phone for Photographers

Huawei is back -- sort of. The brand that once looked like a serious disrupter in multiple markets only seven years ago is launching its photography-focused flagship phone for global users. The Huawei Pura 90s Pro Max nomenclature is an obvious reference (at least to me) to competitors but the imaging focus is what the Pura models are about.
petapixel 31h ago

Official Guide Outlines How to Avoid Sexual Camera Angles of Women Athletes

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has published official guidelines that address how to showcase women athletes without overly sexualizing the camera angles.
petapixel 34h ago

Are These Photographers Too Close to This Wild Puma?

An incredible video of a well-known puma moving through a crowd of photographers as she stalked her prey in Torres del Paine National Park in Chile prompted criticism online -- but the photographers have defended themselves.
petapixel 9h ago

Godox’s New Inflatable Full-Color Light Sets Up In a Minute

Godox has announced the Knowled AM800R, a new 800-watt inflatable RGBWW LED mat light designed for film, television, and commercial productions. Featuring a 4 x 4-foot (1.2 x 1.2 meter) lighting surface, the fixture combines high-output soft lighting with an inflatable frame that can be deployed in about a minute.
petapixel 18h ago

The Fujifilm Eterna 55 Is Getting Automatic Electronic ND Support

Fujifilm has published a firmware roadmap for the Fujifilm Eterna 55 cinema camera, the contents of which it says are designed to further expand its capabilities and applications as a filmmaking tool.
petapixel 34h ago

This Free to Enter Photo Competition Has a $70,000 Total Prize Fund

A photography competition has put out an open invitation for photographers across the world to submit their images that depict how health is experienced, represented, and understood.
petapixel 14h ago

Mayor Mamdani Announces ‘Click-to-Cancel’ Rule Aimed at Companies Like Adobe

The mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, has announced a new "Click to Cancel" rule, a first-of-its-kind initiative in the U.S. that is aimed at helping consumers cancel subscriptions much more easily.
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