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AI cameras help show regeneration of Australian outback after wild fires

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The impact of wildfires on the Australian outback and wildlife was devasting. The 2019-2020 season was particularly bad, causing unprecedented harm and affecting over 3 billion animals. Of course, it takes time for the environment to recover from such an event, and conservationists are monitoring the recovery via AI technology and a network of cameras.

Seven million photos from around 1,100 sensor-activated cameras in eight bushfire-affected areas across Australia were collected and analysed. The project is a collaboration between the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Conservation International, and local land managers.

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See ballet dancers like never before in this exquisite aerial series by Brad Walls

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Award-winning Aerial Photographer Brad Walls has teamed up with The English National Ballet to create a unique photographic series shot from above. The photoshoot took place at the newly designed English National Ballet studio in Canning Town, North London and features six of the English National Ballet’s Corp de Ballet dancers.

Walls’ goal for the project was to disrupt traditional ballet photography, shifting its focus from individual dancers to the ballet corp. He believes that the beauty of ballet lies in its delicacy and teamwork rather than focusing on a singular dancer in a dramatic pose. Using only a drone, Walls created a series of 14 images that emphasize harmonious shapes and patterns captured from a height of 5-10 meters above the ground.

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How to get better footage with your drone

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You can’t make any length of video these days without including some kind of drone shot, it seems. However, as anyone who has started flying drones would tell you, it’s not easy. In fact, it’s not easy to even fly the thing, let alone actually create those epic smooth aerial shots that we’ve all grown so fond of.

However, with a little perseverance and practice, you can learn to get better footage from your drone shots. In this video from Adorama, filmmaker Aidan Robbins shares his top ten tips for getting the most out of your drone.

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The V and A museum is opening a huge new photography centre this month

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The esteemed Victoria and Albert Museum in London is opening a brand new centre later this month. It’s dedicated entirely to photography and the enormous collection that the museum houses.

The museum is based in Kensington, near Harrod’s, the Natural History Museum, and the Albert Hall. It is a must for anyone visiting the city, especially now that so many important historical photographs will be on display in the new gallery.

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Photographer takes images ten years apart of Toronto from exact same spot

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A Toronto photographer took photos ten years apart to show just how much the city had changed in that time. Taken on his phone, the images are all taken from the exact same location and point of view. It’s fascinating to see the differences. Some are obvious, others are almost unrecognisable.

Spanish photographer Guido Gutierrez Ruiz has a passion for urban planning and architecture. After scrolling through his old Instagram photos, he thought it would be interesting to go back and revisit some of the locations he’d shot all those years ago in 2013.

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Amnesty International removes AI generated images after criticism

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Amnesty International recently used AI-generated images to depict police brutality in Colombia to mark the two-year anniversary of the protests. The human rights NGO initially defended the use of the images. However, after much criticism, have since taken them down.

Amnesty’s Norway regional account posted three AI-generated images on their Twitter feed. The tweet was to acknowledge the two-year anniversary of a major protest in Colombia where police brutalized protestors and committed “grave human rights violations.”

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What should you really be spending money on as a photographer?

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What do you spend most of your money on when it comes to photography gear? It probably depends on quite a few things: how long you’ve been a photographer, whether you’re a pro or a hobbyist, and what sort of photography you do.

But one thing is for sure: we photographers love to waste money on all the wrong things. In this video, Scott from Tin House Studio weighs in on what he thinks we should be spending our hard-earned cash on.

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Lingerie brand Undiz uses AI generated images for billboard ads in French first

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You knew this was going to happen. We all did. It just happened that much quicker than we expected. Major brands are now using Ai generated images to advertise their products instead of choosing the more traditional photographer/human model option.

French lingerie brand Undiz has caused a few ripples recently by using nothing but AI-generated images to advertise its bikini range. Several of these ads have been spotted around Paris on billboards and bus stops.

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EU rules to reveal AI training data could lead to massive copyright claims

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The EU’s AI Act has reportedly added a new addition to the legislation that could have a large impact on AI image generators regarding copyright. The late addition would allegedly force companies such as OpenAI to disclose their use of copyrighted training data.

Obviously, this could have a huge impact and start a chain reaction of copyright lawsuits against the image-generating companies. Large stock image companies such as Getty have already started the process of suing Stable Diffusion over their use of copyrighted images to train their AI.

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This unusual podcast aims to educate new photographers via a fictional character, and it’s terrible

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Have you ever thought to yourself, “I wish there was a way to learn commercial photography by listening to a ditzy fictional character make lots of mistakes?” Nope, me neither. But now we all can, thanks to this new fictional podcast called The Art of Seeing.

The podcast is the brainchild of longtime commercial photographer and educator Lee Love. It follows newbie photographer MacKenzie (Mac) as she navigates the trials and tribulations of the world of commercial photography. “Will MacKenzie Make It, or Have to Crawl Back to Her Hometown, Defeated?” the homepage asks.[Read More…]

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