Articles by Lisa Marie Segarra at PetaPixel https://petapixel.com/author/lisamariesegarra/ Photography and Camera News, Reviews, and Inspiration Mon, 11 Mar 2024 19:21:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 191656271 Celebrity Photographer Arrested and Police Are Looking for More Victims https://petapixel.com/2024/03/11/celebrity-photographer-arrested-and-police-are-looking-for-more-victims/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 19:21:32 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=731931 LAPD

Celebrity photographer and acting coach Kenneth Howard Dolin was arrested last Monday on suspicion of sexual assault. Now, authorities believe there may be even more victims from his past.

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]]> 731931 Sheriff Apologizes for Sharing Photo of a Dead Body on Instagram https://petapixel.com/2024/03/05/sheriff-apologizes-after-posting-photo-of-dead-body-on-instagram/ Tue, 05 Mar 2024 22:30:53 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=730947 Photo of a sheriff's police car.

A Florida sheriff issued an apology after a photograph of a dead body was posted to his Instagram account.

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]]> 730947 NYA-EVO’s Latest is an Expandable and Weather-Resistant Photo Backpack https://petapixel.com/2024/03/05/nya-evos-latest-is-an-expandable-and-weather-resistant-photo-backpack/ Tue, 05 Mar 2024 21:36:20 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=730861 Someone rolls up the expandable top of a Fjord 50-C camera backpack.

NYA-EVO's latest gives adventure photographers a new backpack option that combines function and flexibility while maintaining the weather resistance that the brand has become known for.

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]]> 730861 China to Bring a Camera Surveillance System to the Moon https://petapixel.com/2024/03/04/china-to-bring-a-camera-surveillance-system-to-the-moon/ Mon, 04 Mar 2024 20:23:09 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=730578 The moon above the Earth's horizon.

In a development that sounds straight out of a science fiction movie, China may bring its national surveillance system to its planned lunar base.

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]]> 730578 Horrifying Dashcam Video Shows Car Fly Down 200-Foot Embankment https://petapixel.com/2024/03/01/horrifying-dashcam-video-shows-car-fly-down-200-foot-embankment/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 22:19:01 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=730429 Dashcam footage shows a car go off the road before heading toward an embankment.

Police revealed a dramatic dash camera video that saw a car careen off the road, plummeting 200 feet.

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]]> 730429 Nikon Says It is ‘Passionate’ About Providing Firmware Updates https://petapixel.com/2024/03/01/nikon-wants-to-keep-photographers-happy-with-firmware-updates/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 13:30:13 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=730186 Nikon Z8 mirrorless digital camera on a gold background

In a consumer landscape riddled with planned obsolescence, Nikon hopes to keep its camera users happier for longer through strong firmware support.

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]]> 730186 Google CEO Admits Gemini AI Image Failures: ‘We Got It Wrong’ https://petapixel.com/2024/02/29/google-ceo-admits-gemini-ai-image-failures-we-got-it-wrong/ Thu, 29 Feb 2024 20:42:46 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=730189 Google CEO Sundar Pichai on stage.

Google took its AI image generation tool Gemini offline last week following a number of errors. Now, Google CEO Sundar Pichai admits to employees, "we got it wrong."

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]]> 730189 Hackers Can Easily Take ‘Full Control’ of Popular Smart Doorbell Cameras https://petapixel.com/2024/02/29/hackers-can-easily-take-full-control-of-popular-smart-doorbell-cameras/ Thu, 29 Feb 2024 18:17:05 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=730113 Rendering of an Eken smart doorbell.

A new report finds that some popular smart doorbells are susceptible to hacking, allowing infiltrators to easily take control of them if they are nearby.

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]]> 730113 Analog Camera Apps Aren’t the Surefire Bets Investors Think They Are https://petapixel.com/2024/02/28/analog-camera-apps-arent-the-surefire-bets-investors-think-they-are/ Wed, 28 Feb 2024 19:22:19 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=729806 Logos for the apps Dispo, Lapse, and Later Cam.

Lapse is the latest analog camera app to see a great deal in funding, but it's rarely a bet worth placing.

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]]> 729806 App That Turns Your Phone into an ‘Old-School Camera’ Raises $30M https://petapixel.com/2024/02/28/analog-camera-app-lapse-is-all-about-friends-not-followers/ Wed, 28 Feb 2024 17:39:20 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=729762 Screenshots of the Lapse app.

Lapse, a camera app that mimics the days of waiting for film to develop before showing snapshots to friends, raised an additional $30 million in funding, fueling the trend of stripped-down social media platforms.

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]]> 729762 Rafael Fuchs Exhibit Captures Y2K Nostalgia https://petapixel.com/2024/02/12/rafael-fuchs-exhibit-captures-y2k-nostalgia/ Mon, 12 Feb 2024 17:00:38 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=726968 A sign on a door reads "19th Street Gallery" leading to a room with art on the walls.

On a nondescript block tucked away from the usual Park Slope crowds, 19th Street Gallery welcomes a crowd for its first showcase.

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]]> 726968 Instagram and Threads Won’t Automatically Suggest Political Content Anymore https://petapixel.com/2024/02/09/instagram-and-threads-wont-automatically-suggest-political-content-anymore/ Fri, 09 Feb 2024 19:22:10 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=726909 In a person's hand, a phone shows a screen from the Threads app in front of a computer displaying the Instagram logo.

In what could be one of the most impactful changes to the algorithm, Instagram and Meta's answer to X, Threads, will no longer suggest political content to users who don't opt in.

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]]> 726909 Midjourney ‘Close’ to Banning Trump, Biden Images for the Next Year https://petapixel.com/2024/02/09/midjourney-close-to-banning-trump-biden-images-for-the-next-year/ Fri, 09 Feb 2024 17:15:07 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=726793 A phone displays a social media account for Midjourney.

In the wake of an already contentious election season, Midjourney might ban images of President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump.

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]]> 726793 Apple’s New AI Image Editing Model Gives a Peek at What’s to Come https://petapixel.com/2024/02/08/apples-new-ai-image-editing-model-gives-a-peek-of-whats-to-come/ Thu, 08 Feb 2024 21:21:26 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=726732 Apple

Apple released an open-source AI model for image editing, possibly giving users a hint at what's to come in the company's upcoming generative AI features.

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]]> 726732 Tech Companies Meta, Adobe, and OpenAI Join Responsible AI Consortium https://petapixel.com/2024/02/08/tech-companies-meta-adobe-and-openai-join-responsible-ai-consortium/ Thu, 08 Feb 2024 19:58:02 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=726644 A sign for the NIST outdoors.

More than 200 companies and organizations signed on to join the US AI Safety Insitute Consortium to advance responsible use of artificial intelligence.

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]]> 726644 EU to Criminalize Non-Consensual Explicit Deepfakes https://petapixel.com/2024/02/07/eu-to-criminalize-non-consensual-explicit-deepfakes/ Wed, 07 Feb 2024 18:11:38 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=726450 European Union flags wave outside the government building.

The European Parliament and European Council reached an agreement Tuesday to criminalize sexually explicit deepfakes, an essential legal milestone as artificially generated images flourish.

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]]> 726450 Meta Expands Sextortion Resources for Teens https://petapixel.com/2024/02/07/meta-expands-sextortion-resources-for-teens/ Wed, 07 Feb 2024 16:20:27 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=726413 A building in the evening shows the Meta logo

A week after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was grilled during a Senate hearing on child safety, the company announced new protections for teens navigating sextortion scams.

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]]> 726413 Meta to Label AI Images on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads https://petapixel.com/2024/02/06/meta-to-label-ai-images-on-facebook-instagram-and-threads/ Tue, 06 Feb 2024 21:24:24 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=726324 A screenshot of what AI labels would look like on Meta's Instagram app.

Meta announced Tuesday it will begin labeling images detected to be AI-generated across Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.

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]]> 726324 ‘Photo Tour’ is an Upcoming Travel Photography-Themed Board Game https://petapixel.com/2024/02/06/photo-tour-is-an-upcoming-travel-photography-themed-board-game/ Tue, 06 Feb 2024 19:27:07 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=726225 Photo Tour: North America board game against a gray illustrated background.

An upcoming board game the turns players into travel photographers is taking off on Kickstarter.

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]]> 726225 This May Be Japan’s Moon Lander’s Final Photo as Lunar Night Descends https://petapixel.com/2024/02/05/this-may-be-japans-moon-landers-final-photo-as-lunar-night-descends/ Mon, 05 Feb 2024 21:19:42 +0000 https://petapixel.com/?p=726066 An image of the moon surface before lunar night.

In space, no one can hear a shutter click, and so Japan's moon lander sent off what may be its final photo in silence.

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