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Insta360 Ace Pro Action Cam Gets New Features and Permanent Price Cut
Insta360 issued a massive firmware update to its action camera, the Insta360 Ace Pro, and announced it's dropping the price -- permanently. [Read More]
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How an Enthusiastic New Photographer Made Birding History
41-year-old musician and school band director Michael Sanchez bought his first camera just a month ago. Last week, while trying to get nice sunrise landscape shots at Hug Point along the Oregon coast, Sanchez took photos of a small, dark-looking bird in the dim dawn light. While not initially realizing it, Sanchez had captured some of the only photos ever of a blue rock thrush (Monticola solitarius) in North American history. [Read More]
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AI-Powered Excire Foto 2024 Update Streamlines Photo Organization
Photo management software Excire Foto has been updated to Excire Foto 2024, bringing significantly improved AI-powered photo filtering, culling, and organizing tools to photographers. [Read More]
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Donald Trump Is the Most Popular Subject for AI Images: Report
As artificial intelligence-powered deepfakes grow more prevalent, some are more at risk than others. The public figure who has the biggest target on their back? Former president Donald Trump, who has, for what it's worth, has shared AI-generated images of himself on social media. [Read More]
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DJI's New Mini 4K Drone Doesn't Require a License and Is Just $299
DJI's newest drone, the DJI Mini 4K, costs just $299 and weighs less than 249 grams, ensuring it doesn't require FAA registration. It promises to be among the most compelling and affordable entries into drone photos and videos. [Read More]
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AI Ex-Termination: Photoroom and OkCupid Delete Your Ex From Photos
The AI-powered photo editor Photoroom received a $43 million investment injection two months ago, and that money is being put to use deleting people's exes from photos on the dating platform OkCupid. [Read More]
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This Man Accidentally Pulled Off the World's Greatest Photobomb
When American tourist Paul Cole was visiting London in 1969, he'd grown tired of visiting museums so he decided to have a wander around Abbey Road while waiting for his wife. [Read More]
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Discovery of 20,000 Photographs Reveal World's First Police Crime Lab
A huge collection of rediscovered photographs reveals new details about the world's first police crime lab which was founded by the "Sherlock Holmes of France" in the early 20th century. [Read More]
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My Bizarre Evening Down the R1 Rabbit Hole
Rabbit's CEO was 30 minutes late to his session with the media because he had to finish his synth DJ set. [Read More]
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The Celebrities You Might Not Know Are Into Their Photography
Everyone is a photographer, and that includes celebrities. But, some celebrities are seriously into their photography. [Read More]
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Astrophotographer Reveals Amazing Spirals Around 'Green Devil' Comet
Norwegian astrophotographer Jan Erik Vallestad captured beautifully detailed photos of the city-sized comet 12P and, thanks to special image processing techniques, revealed a fantastic spiral formation surrounding the comet. [Read More]
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Wildlife On a Maine Pond: A New Series of Nature Photography Journals
For nearly as long as I've been taking pictures, I've loved photographing loons. They have offered countless hours of joy behind the lens, taught me lessons about photography and ecology, and helped me find weaknesses in the cameras I've spent my career evaluating. [Read More]