Artificial Intelligence
Google Photos now recognizes your pets among other animals
Oct 18, 2017
Dunja Đuđić
If you have a pet (or pets), you know they’re too cute not to take photos of them. All the time. Google now has a…
Shutterstock’s tech lets you play with text on canvas to find photos. Not there yet
Oct 14, 2017
Dunja Đuđić
Shutterstock has introduced their new search tool, which helps you narrow down the search results even further. Composition Aware Search lets you search the images…
Gear Spotlight: Polar Pro Drone Polarizing and Neutral Density Filters
Oct 14, 2017
JP Danko
If you’re flying a drone and want professional photos and video you need a set of polarizing and neutral density filters. I have been using…
The problem with variable NDs and why fixed NDs are still relevant
Oct 2, 2017
John Aldred
Variable neutral density filters are quite a wonderful thing. In theory. They let you adjust your exposure outside of the camera’s own systems as the…
Apple is critiquing your photos with new AI computer vision tech acquisition
Oct 2, 2017
John Aldred
TechCrunch report that Apple has acquired a small computer vision AI tech startup, Regaind. They say that the report has come from multiple sources, and…
This AI tool makes a 3D model from a single portrait photo
Sep 20, 2017
Dunja Đuđić
Creating a 3D model of someone’s face usually requires multiple shots taken from different angles. But researchers from the University of Nottingham and Kingston University…
Instagram turns to AI to fight the online comment trolls
Aug 21, 2017
John Aldred
No matter what the platform, the Internet is plagued with a common problem. Whether it’s Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, or a regular old fashioned forum on…
Google AI now takes professional photos. And it does it based on Street View images
Jul 17, 2017
Dunja Đuđić
Thanks to Google Street View, we can see many corners of the world we may never even visit. Some artists even use it to create…
Five essential filters for travel photography
Jun 10, 2017
JP Danko
In my post on essential gadgets for travel photography, I mentioned that I always pack five specific lens filters with me. So in this post…
Don’t Let AI Ruin Your Photography
May 30, 2017
Allen Murabayashi
This week, Google’s AlphaGo program beat the world’s best Go player, Ke Jie, in 2 straight games in a best of 5 series. Go is considered…