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Instagram will let you send video notes status updates
Dec 14, 2023
Alex Baker
Video Notes will be the latest update to Instagram, Meta announced this week. The new feature will let you leave a two-second looped video. You…
Cheeky fox steals three backyard cameras in quick heist
Dec 14, 2023
Alex Baker
A woman in Tucson, Arizona, was left astounded when she watched back footage from her backyard wildlife cameras. The footage clearly showed a fox stealing…
New Year, new Neo: Luminar Neo’s Extensions go subscription-only from 2024
Dec 14, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
Skylum had announced a significant shift in its software distribution model for Luminar Neo. From January 2024, Luminar Neo will be available as a subscription-only software. No more standalone apps, just like Adobe CC and software like Capture One, Pixelmator Photo, and others.
Capture One Express will be gone in January 2024
Dec 14, 2023
Sagiv Gilburd
Capture One Express is one of the best alternatives for Adobe Lightroom. Being both a feature-rich product and also free to use, it is hard…
Photographer wins $6 million in copyright case
Dec 13, 2023
Alex Baker
A Californian photographer has won a copyright lawsuit and was awarded $6.3 million in compensation. The jury ruled that a retirement home business breached copyright…
Amazon still sells clothes hook spy camera despite facing lawsuit
Dec 12, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
Despite legal challenges and ethical concerns, spy cameras disguised as everyday objects are still readily available on Amazon. Recently, a camera disguised as a clothes…
AI-generator Civitai under fire for creating NSFW images of children
Dec 12, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
AI image generator Civitaire recently got under fire over being used to create problematic images. In fact, some of them might be child pornography, which led tech provider OctoML to sever ties with Civitai.
Don’t let the Grinch steal your holiday shoot this year
Dec 12, 2023
Alex Baker
A photographer has warned you not to use anything Grinch-related in your holiday shoots this year. If you do, he might just come after you…
The Geminid meteor shower is the strongest of the year, get ready to shoot it this week
Dec 12, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
The Geminids, the strongest meteor shower of the year, is just around the corner! This dazzling display is scheduled to peak on the night of Wednesday, December 13, into the early morning hours of Thursday, December 14. It’s cold, I know, but let me try and convince you why you should witness this spectacular show.
Canon patents in-camera tilt-shift settings
Dec 11, 2023
John Aldred
Tilt-shift lenses aren’t particularly common. They’re often limited to things like architectural and cityscape photography. Or, they’re used for product photography to help correct or…