Artificial Intelligence
How to use your exposure settings for creative effect
Jan 18, 2017
John Aldred
Whether you’re shooting photography or video, film or digital, exposure generally boils down to three elements in your camera. ISO, aperture and shutter speed. All…
This Chrome plugin shows you how Facebook sees what’s in your photos
Jan 5, 2017
John Aldred
There’s been a lot of buzz lately around AI, “deep learning”, computer vision. It’s all to do with image recognition. Apple and Google have also…
How to shoot long exposure timelapse with direct sunlight in the middle of the day
Dec 16, 2016
John Aldred
Shooting long exposures on a bright day can be a hassle. Even with your aperture at f/16 and ISO as low as it’ll go, you’re…
Neural networks can now turn a 2D photo into a surprisingly accurate 3D render
Dec 8, 2016
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
A detailed and accurate face mapping is a complex task. It requires a series of photos with ideal and consistent lighting from different angles. If…
Can off the shelf AI Vision systems detect and censor art nude photographs?
Dec 1, 2016
Simon Walden
Question: can AI vision systems from Microsoft and Google, which are available for free to anybody, identify NSFW (not safe for work, nudity) images? Can…
How to fix colour casts with neutral density long exposures
Oct 11, 2016
John Aldred
Anybody who’s ever used strong neutral density filters knows about colour casts. Whether it’s the B+W 10 Stop or the Lee Big Stopper, they’re just inevitable….
Are filters even necessary for landscape photography anymore?
Oct 6, 2016
John Aldred
This is a topic that seems to come up every few years. As sensors increase in dynamic range, ND grads sometimes aren’t so essential. Raw…
Facial recognition systems can identify you even if your face is pixelated
Sep 13, 2016
John Aldred
Well, this could be quite the problem for privacy advocates everywhere. In locations such the UK, it could cause even cause legal issues for things like the Data…
Overpowering the sun; Shooting outdoor flash portraits in harsh bright sunlight
Sep 12, 2016
John Aldred
At some point or another, anybody who shoots portraits is going to need to shoot outdoors in bright sunlight. Even if you actively try to…
IBM’s Watson gives us the world’s first AI created movie trailer and it’s pretty creepy
Sep 6, 2016
John Aldred
I’m going to get it out of the way right at the start. Having watched the trailer, I want to go and see this movie. This trailer…