Filmulator is an open-source RAW photo editor based on the process of developing film, and while far more limited than software like Lightroom or Capture One (it lacks tags, for example) its tone mapping algorithm is supposedly designed to be faster and easier to get a good result that mirrors the depth of color film. Filmulator... Continue Reading →
Noooooooo
Oh man, I can't believe how many photo places are going belly up. First I hear that Fuji is shutting down production of one type of color film, and in the same week I hear Costco is closing down all their photo labs in the stores. We are writing to inform you about the upcoming... Continue Reading →
Drone Photography
I found this article from Design You Trust while surfing photo contests. Drone photography used to be grainy images or super expensive machines, and now they are commonplace enough we have whole photo awards for them! Most people don't know but we have drone photography classes at ARC. A drone photographer has to have passed... Continue Reading →
Netflix stole photographer’s work…
'They used my picture and I should've got paid for it' By Nell Mackenzie Business reporter, BBC News Sean Heavey recognised his photo the moment he saw it on Stranger Things. “God, that storm looks familiar,” he said, as he and his son watched the hit Netflix show. When he watched a documentary about the making... Continue Reading →
The Getty Challenge
Museums around the world have had to close due to the spread of the corona virus. Many of them have online virtual tours and lectures that you can watch while we wait for the world to get back to normal. But we have reached a new level of art appreciation when the Getty Museum challenged... Continue Reading →
AI is selling your Photo identity
I'm not terribly surprised by this, but it's still really important to understand how our photos are used, without our consent, on the internet and how it's being mined for your identity. I've decided that any student in my classes (Prof. Worsfold, that is) that can show me they've had their data removed from Clearview... Continue Reading →