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.

2023 Siena International Photo Awards winner shows the pain and meaninglessness of war

Oct 4, 2023 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

When I think of the Siena International Photo Awards, I think of photos that make a tear glow in the corner of my eye. The…

Why and how to use photography to document your personal life

Oct 4, 2023 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

If you’re a professional photographer, maybe you don’t feel like bringing your camera into your personal life all that much. Or you’re experiencing a creative…

NASA’s Perseverance rover captures video of 1.2 miles tall dust devil on Mars

Oct 3, 2023 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

On August 30, 2023, NASA’s Perseverance rover captured the fascinating sight of a Martian dust devil. The video, taken by the rover’s Navcam, provides a…

AI strikes again: Image of shirtless man kicking an alligator fools the internet

Oct 3, 2023 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

As AI image generators become more advanced, it becomes increasingly difficult to tell AI from real images. So, it’s no wonder that yet another AI creation has been fooling people over the past few days. The image is downright bizarre, showing a half-naked man kicking an alligator in the face. It spread like wildfire, with some folks turning it into a meme and some wondering – is this thing real?

OpenAI lets artists opt out of AI training data – but there’s a catch

Oct 2, 2023 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Many artists have complained about tech giants using their work to train AI models. Some, including writer George R. R. Martin, have even filed lawsuits against OpenAI, Stability AI, and other companies for using their work for these purposes without permission. OpenAI is now offering a chance to artists to remove their creative works from being used in the training data of DALL-E 3, the company’s newest image generator. But there’s a catch: the process is so detailed, complicated, and time-consuming, that artists have called it “enraging.”

Web Photoshop Launches with Adobe Firefly AI: No longer beta and no longer free

Sep 28, 2023 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

After almost two years in beta, Adobe has officially released Photoshop on the web. This is a simplified and accessible version of the photo editing software, but apparently, it’s not that simplified. Considering that Generative Fill also got out of beta in the meantime, it has become a part of Photoshop for the web, too.

Excire Foto 2024 uses AI to judge your photos

Sep 28, 2023 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Pattern Recognition Company (PRC) has launched the latest iteration of its photo-management program, Excire Foto 2024. Among other features, it lets AI evaluate your photos – and that’s the feature we’ll talk about the most. But of course, we’ll get you acquainted with other features, too, as some of them could be quite useful.

Incredible video of neuron connection wins Nikon Small World in Motion 2023

Sep 26, 2023 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Nikon Instruments Inc. has just announced the much-anticipated winners of its 13th annual Nikon Small World in Motion video competition. If you’ve ever thought visual art and cutting-edge science can’t be combined, this contest will convince you otherwise.

Selfie-takers force a baby pony off a cliff to its death

Sep 26, 2023 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

In a world where capturing the “perfect moment” has become an obsession, wildlife is paying the price. A heartbreaking incident recently occurred in Rhossili, Swansea, a headland home to free-grazing ponies. According to farmers, selfie-taking tourists and drone users forced a baby pony off a cliff, leading to its tragic death.