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Devastating image of dead birds wins Bird Photographer of the Year 2024
Sep 24, 2024
Alex Baker
The Bird Photographer of the Year 2024 awards have highlighted the impact of urbanization on bird populations. This year’s top prize went to Canadian conservation…
Canon recalls the Speedlite EL-5 due to faulty batteries
Sep 20, 2024
Alex Baker
Canon is recalling units of its Speedlite EL-5, the flash designed specifically for mirrorless cameras. Canon Japan first issued the recall, which is apparently due…
Mesmerizing forest abstracts win Natural Landscape Awards 2024
Sep 18, 2024
Alex Baker
Canadian photographer Andrew Mielzynski has won the top prize at the 2024 Natural Landscape Photography Awards, an international competition dedicated to celebrating the beauty of…
LC-Tec creates world’s first Electronic Variable Diffusion filter
Sep 17, 2024
John Aldred
Diffusion isn’t something we typically think of being able to be done electronically. At least, not on a filter that sits over the lens at…
Adobe launches “commercially safe” Firefly Video Model
Sep 13, 2024
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Adobe has jumped on the AI video bandwagon and introduced the Firefly Video Model. Like the image model, this tool lets you type your prompts…
Snacking whale photo wins Ocean Photographer of the Year 2024
Sep 12, 2024
Alex Baker
Rafael Fernández Caballero has been crowned Ocean Photographer of the Year 2024. His image stunned judges with his captivating image of a Bryde’s whale poised…
Meta admits scraping every adult Australian’s public post to train AI, no opt-out
Sep 12, 2024
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Facebook’s parent company, Meta, has recently come under fire for scraping the public photos, posts, and other data of Australian adult users to train its…
Sony just dropped the ECM-L1 lav mic for creators but it’s not cheap
Sep 11, 2024
John Aldred
Sony has announced its newest lavalier microphone. It’s the Sony ECM-L1 ($279.99) and it’s features plug-in power support via a 3.5mm mini plug. As such,…
Adobe finally adds “real” color grading to Premiere Pro
Sep 11, 2024
John Aldred
When it comes to colour management, Premiere Pro always felt like it was a little lacking compared to some other software on the market. Well,…
Nanlite’s PavoSlim 240CL wants to light your small space in full colour
Sep 10, 2024
John Aldred
Nanlite has announced the new PavoSlim 240CL ($1,750). It’s a slim, lightweight and robust 4×1 RGB LED panel with a high output of 260W. That’s…