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Harman Photo introduces Phoenix 200, its first-ever color film
Dec 4, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
HARMAN Photo has released a new color film called Phoenix 200, and it’s special in several aspects: It’s the first one the company made from scratch in the UK, it’s their first color film and the newest color film currently in the market. In addition, it comes with a backstory and gorgeous colors and contrast for your photos.
Stability AI’s new AI generator creates images faster than you imagine them
Dec 1, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
On Tuesday, Stability AI introduced a new AI image-synthesis model, Stable Diffusion XL Turbo. The bombastic name reveals its main advantage: it generates images at an unprecedented speed. It produces images in a single step, compared to the 20-50 steps its predecessor required. In other words, it can generate images as fast as you can type… maybe even faster.
Photographers, keep an eye out for auroras around the world this weekend
Nov 30, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
A powerful solar flare erupted from the sun on November 29, 2023. It was classified as an M9.8-class, one of the strongest in recent years….
Amazon unveils its very own text-to-image generator
Nov 30, 2023
Alex Baker
We knew it wouldn’t be long before Amazon jumped onto the generative AI bandwagon. But here they are, just announcing their new text-to-image generator, amongst…
Holiday Gift Guide – The best new tripods, sliders and gimbals of 2023
Nov 30, 2023
John Aldred
Another lap around the sun means another winter holiday season! Black Friday may be over, but here are some more gift ideas this giving season,…
Stability.AI’s video tool animates classic memes, and they’re scary as hell
Nov 29, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
Someone used Stability.AI Video Diffusion to turn classic memes into videos, and the results are… Uncanny, to say the least.
Selfie-deaths now a public health problem, say researchers
Nov 29, 2023
Alex Baker
Taking selfies is now a ‘public health problem’ according to researchers in Australia, following a spate of deaths at popular beauty spots. The study revealed…
The first 360 action camera in space takes impressive photos of Earth
Nov 29, 2023
Alex Baker
In January this year Insta 360 attached two of its Insta360 X2 cameras to a satellite. Now they have just published photos and videos from…
Holiday Gift Guide – The best photo and video lights of 2023
Nov 29, 2023
John Aldred
Another lap around the sun means another winter holiday season! Black Friday may be over, but here are some more gift ideas this giving season,…
Yul Brynner’s personal Leica cameras sold for over $3 million at an auction
Nov 28, 2023
Dunja Đuđić
In a recent auction held in Vienna, Austria, two Leica MP cameras owned by legendary actor Yul Brynner sold for over €2.76 million (around $3.03 million). Brynner personally used both of them, and they’re considered to be among the rarest and most sought-after Leica cameras in existence.