Posts by Author: Alex Baker
Alex Baker is a portrait and lifestyle driven photographer based in Valencia, Spain. She works on a range of projects from commercial to fine art and has had work featured in publications such as The Daily Mail, Conde Nast Traveller and El Mundo, and has exhibited work across Europe
Vero: the Instagram alternative that photographers are flocking to
Aug 29, 2022
Alex Baker
Still photographers are officially fed up with Instagram. Every new feature that Meta introduces seems to take the app further and further away from its…
No more crash landings: Now your drone can land on a steep slope
Aug 29, 2022
Alex Baker
Researchers have developed a new landing system that allows drones to land in rough conditions, even on surfaces sloped as steep as 60 degrees. That’s…
Why AI is a threat to the photography industry
Aug 28, 2022
Alex Baker
“Can a robot write a symphony? Can a robot turn a canvas into a beautiful masterpiece?” So asks Will Smith in the 2004 movie iRobot….
Nigeria becomes first country to ban foreign models in advertisements
Aug 28, 2022
Alex Baker
Nigeria’s advertising regulator has announced a ban on using foreign talent in television advertisements. The first-of-its-kind move means that foreign models and voice-over artists will…
Is the difference between an f/2.8 and an f/4 lens really worth the price?
Aug 28, 2022
Alex Baker
You’re buying a new lens and there are two versions available of the same focal length. Do you go for the f/4 aperture, or do…
Instagram ‘testing’ near-copy of BeReal in new IG Candid Challenges
Aug 24, 2022
Alex Baker
The great social media copycat strikes again it seems. Instagram is currently testing out a new feature which bears an uncanny resemblance to the popular…
Latest images from James Webb telescope show Jupiter’s own auroras in incredible detail
Aug 24, 2022
Alex Baker
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured two new images of the planet Jupiter, in detail as we’ve never seen before. NASA says that the observations…
Dolphins fitted with Go-Pros observed hunting sea snakes for the first time
Aug 21, 2022
Alex Baker
If you’ve ever wondered what flipper eats for lunch, now we know. For the first time dolphins were observed catching and eating live fish after…
Retouch4Me is a suite of Plugins that use AI to retouch your photos in the blink of an eye
Aug 20, 2022
Alex Baker
It seems like you can’t go a day without hearing about AI lately. It’s well and truly becoming a regular part of our lives, and…
Drone footage shows tourists getting dangerously close to Iceland volcano
Aug 18, 2022
Alex Baker
You might have seen some spectacular video footage recently of the latest volcanic eruption in Iceland. A new fissure opened up this month not far…