Film photography is popular for many reasons, but chief among them are color and grain: in short, the "vibe." Photographer Pablo Maraver spent the last year and a half focusing on the former, extensively using and testing 14 different 35mm film stocks to build a comprehensive guide to their color science. [Read More]
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Pretty much any advertising photo of a watch and the face will almost always show the same time: 10:10. Most photographers do this to best show the company logo, but scientists have determined there was a more psychological reason to use this time. [Read More] petapixel.com »
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Here’s a 2-minute video by SciShow that explains why the red-eye effect often turns irises into bright red spots in flash photos. The basic idea is that when a camera flash hits an eyeball in a dark environment, some of the light often reflects off the blood vessels in the back of the eye and […] petapixel.com »
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A team of computer scientists has developed a novel watermarking method that could make it easier to detect AI-generated videos. [Read More]
A couple of months ago, PetaPixel reported on a remarkable security camera video that recorded the first-ever view of the Earth's surface shifting along a major fault line during a massive earthquake.
A recent study has raised concerns about the increasing ability of artificial intelligence (AI) to generate convincing fake microscopic images. [Read More]
For over a century, The Explorers Club Annual Dinner has stood as a prestigious gathering, celebrating those who relentlessly push the boundaries of human endeavor. For the past ten years, photographer Felix Kunze has been its visual chronicler, capturing portraits of attendees with a distinctively simple, yet timelessly classy style. [Read More]
Scientists used precisely controlled soundwaves to suspend insect specimens, capturing detailed photographs from multiple angles without damaging the specimens. [Read More]
The iconic CERN teams up with major science laboratories for an international photography competition: the Global Physics Photowalk. [Read More]