Posts by Author: Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, concerts, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.
Photo of stinkbug’s maternal behavior wins 2023 European Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Oct 30, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
The European Wildlife Photographer of the Year has announced the winners of its 2023 contest. This year’s overall winner is Spanish photographer Javier Aznar González de Rueda for his image of a stinkbug’s maternal behavior. Congrats, Javier, you’ve made me hate stinkbugs just a tad less! Of course, there are other gorgeous photos among category winners, and we bring you the selection and a bit more about this year’s contest.
Is it AI or a photo? Here is how to check
Oct 28, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
I’m not gonna lie – AI-generated images are getting harder and harder to spot. They’ve become super-realistic, sometimes almost impossible to tell them apart from real photos. Add our short attention span to the equation, and the fact that we don’t spend too much time analyzing – and you get fake news and viral “photos” that aren’t photos at all. But regardless of how advanced AI generators are, human reasoning still has an advantage (at least for now). And I’m on a mission to help you quickly figure out what you’re looking at. In this article, I’ll share some telltale signs that an image is AI, and I’ll share some tools that will help you confirm it.
Study: Meta apps found most invasive, sharing 86% of your data with others
Oct 27, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
It’s hard to imagine spending a day without our phones, isn’t it? I’m sure you know that most of the apps you use daily aren’t actually great at keeping your data private. But have you ever wondered how much of it is actually shared? Which apps are the most invasive?
You can now edit photos with AI directly in Shutterstock’s library. And it sucks
Oct 27, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
After welcoming AI images and launching its own AI image generator, Shutterstock has now announced new AI-powered editing features. From now on, you can edit photos directly in its library, transforming any stock image you find into exactly the image you need. Or at least that was the original idea, because the execution is far from perfect.
Google launches new tools for spotting AI images and fake news
Oct 26, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Google has announced three new tools in Search to help you find the correct information and avoid getting manipulated. These tools will give more context…
“Candid” winning photo of CEWE Photo Award 2023 was staged
Oct 26, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
It was only yesterday that we covered the winning images of the CEWE Photo Awards 2023. However, the “candid” overall winning photo has raised eyebrows…
Painterly photo of a woman playing cards wins CEWE Photo Award 2023
Oct 25, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
The “world’s biggest photo competition,” CEWE Photo Award, has announced its 2023 winners. Indonesian photographer Dikye Ariani has been crowned the winner, and her striking…
33 US states sue Meta over “deliberately addicting children to social media”
Oct 25, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
A bipartisan coalition of 33 state attorneys general has sued Meta, accusing the company of intentionally designing harmful features on Instagram and Facebook. According to the lawsuit, the company knowingly addicted many young users to overuse these apps.
This is why YouTube photography videos aren’t good for you
Oct 24, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
All of us from the fast internet era have learned at least something from YouTube. Of course, photography is no exception – just remember all those tutorials and other videos you’ve watched. However, this approach has certain pitfalls, especially in this day and age when content is getting shorter along with our attention span. Photographer Scott Choucino shares some of these downsides in his latest video. Yes, I’m aware of the irony, but it’s still worth a watch.
This hilarious viral dog photo is not AI. Here’s how it was taken
Oct 24, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
If you’ve been scrolling through social media lately, chances are you’ve seen an equally hilarious and nightmarish photo of a jumping Afghan hound. When I first saw it on Facebook, its quirkiness literally made my day. Thanks to the comments, I found the photographer behind this hilarious image. It’s Salla Kuikka, a photographer from Finland. We got in touch, and she told us more about the photo that recently went viral.