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Midjourney soon to generate AI videos, reports say
Jan 5, 2024
Dunja Đuđić
Midjourney has become even better at generating photos with its latest version, but the company seems to have more surprises. According to recent reports, you’ll also be able to generate videos through Midjourney in only a few months.
Royal photographer sues US store for using his photo of Princess Diana
Jan 4, 2024
Alex Baker
Glenn Harvey, a former photographer for the British Royal family, is suing a Tennessee men’s wear store for using a photograph of Princess Diana without…
Midjourney tried to copy famous photographers’ styles, court docs reveal
Jan 4, 2024
Dunja Đuđić
Midjourney came under the spotlight again for all the wrong reasons. Recently revealed court documents show a massive list of names Midjourney keeps to “feed” its image generator and make it copy the distinctive styles of various artists. They include illustrators, painters, animators, and more. And, of course – photographs are no exception.
Pentax half-frame film camera now in prototype stage, release “as soon as possible”
Jan 4, 2024
John Aldred
The Pentax Film Camera Project has been quite an interesting journey to follow. Not least of all because it’s a new film camera being developed…
NASA’s Juno brings incredible photos of Jupiter’s moon Io in the closest flyby yet
Jan 3, 2024
Dunja Đuđić
NASA’s Juno orbiter has performed over 50 flybys of Jupiter so far. Besides documenting the gas giant, it also took photos during close encounters with…
Singaporean tourist dies after falling from cliff edge while taking photos
Jan 2, 2024
Dunja Đuđić
A Singaporean tourist, Nur Aisyah Binte MD Akbar (39), tragically died after falling off a cliff while taking a photo with her husband. The tragedy occurred at Minnewaska State Park near Rochester, New York, on December 22, 2023.
Florida woman sues Reese’s for misleading candy photos
Jan 2, 2024
Alex Baker
A woman from Tampa, Florida, is suing confectionary giant Reese’s for $5 million for misleading images on their wrappers. The woman filed a federal lawsuit…
What did AI mean for photographers in 2023?
Dec 29, 2023
Alex Baker
Artificial Intelligence took the reigns in 2023 with a new development every other day (or so it seemed). How is it possible that ChatGPT and…
New Hampshire photographer sues church over unauthorized image use
Dec 29, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
New Hampshire photographer Erin Paul Donovan is suing Wightman United Methodist Church in Prosperity, South Carolina, for using his copyrighted photograph without permission. Donovan alleges the church used the image, depicting New Hampshire’s White Mountains, as a thumbnail for a sermon video on its website in June 2021.
Irish bar’s $900 ad shot on a phone goes viral with real holiday message
Dec 26, 2023
Alex Baker
Maybe I’ve been chopping too many onions, or maybe I’ve just watched this ultra-low-budget advertisement for a Northern Irish bar that went viral over the…