Last night, photographers and stargazers around the world were treated to the , a event in which Jupiter and Saturn appeared closer to each other in the sky than they have for hundreds of years. Countless photos were undoubtedly snapped of the rare sight, but photographer captured a particularly lucky one a few days ago showing the ISS zipping between the two planets. While Jupiter and Saturn appear close together in the sky once every 20 years or so, the last time they were as close as during The Great Conjunction , or 794 years ago. While planning to photograph the conjunction of Jupiter...…Last night, photographers and stargazers around the world were treated to the , a event in which Jupiter and Saturn appeared closer to each other in the sky than they have for hundreds of years. Countless photos were undoubtedly snapped of the rare sight, but photographer captured a particularly lucky one a few days ago showing the ISS zipping between the two planets. While Jupiter and Saturn appear close together in the sky once every 20 years or so, the last time they were as close as during The Great Conjunction , or 794 years ago. While planning to photograph the conjunction of Jupiter...WW…

Japaneses astronaut has emerged as the International Space Station’s resident photographer, uploading a slew of incredible images of Earth taken from the . Noguchi is a Japanese astronaut that joined the crew of the ISS via the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft which was propelled out of the atmosphere by the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on November 15. Back to where I once belong!宇宙に帰って参りました！ — NOGUCHI, Soichi 野口　聡－（のぐち　そういち） (@Astro_Soichi) Noguchi has been uploading images of Earth regularly to his Twitter, sometimes multiple times a day. Clearly a fan of photography and the glorious vistas very...…Japaneses astronaut has emerged as the International Space Station’s resident photographer, uploading a slew of incredible images of Earth taken from the . Noguchi is a Japanese astronaut that joined the crew of the ISS via the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft which was propelled out of the atmosphere by the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on November 15. Back to where I once belong!宇宙に帰って参りました！ — NOGUCHI, Soichi 野口　聡－（のぐち　そういち） (@Astro_Soichi) Noguchi has been uploading images of Earth regularly to his Twitter, sometimes multiple times a day. Clearly a fan of photography and the glorious vistas very...WW…

has invented a way to use AI to dramatically reduce video call bandwidth while simultaneously improving quality. What the researchers have achieved has remarkable results: by replacing the traditional h.264 video codec with a neural network, they have managed to reduce the required bandwidth for a video call by an order of magnitude. In one example, the required data rate fell from 97.28 KB/frame to a measly 0.1165 KB/frame – a reduction to 0.1% of required bandwidth. The mechanism behind AI-assisted video conferencing is breathtakingly simple. The technology works by replacing traditional...…has invented a way to use AI to dramatically reduce video call bandwidth while simultaneously improving quality. What the researchers have achieved has remarkable results: by replacing the traditional h.264 video codec with a neural network, they have managed to reduce the required bandwidth for a video call by an order of magnitude. In one example, the required data rate fell from 97.28 KB/frame to a measly 0.1165 KB/frame – a reduction to 0.1% of required bandwidth. The mechanism behind AI-assisted video conferencing is breathtakingly simple. The technology works by replacing traditional...WW…

My Name is Swen Cubilette, and I’m a 34-year-old photographer living in the Central Pennsylvania area. I’ve been shooting photos for about 5 years. In this article, I’ll share how I shot this levitation portal photo. To achieve the results in this image I first locked my camera on my tripod after I had found an area that had a suitable background that I felt would make the shot interesting. To prep the scene, I used a bucket and filled it with water from the river in order to wet the ground as to get more reflection from the light painting and to make the elements in the photo look more...…My Name is Swen Cubilette, and I’m a 34-year-old photographer living in the Central Pennsylvania area. I’ve been shooting photos for about 5 years. In this article, I’ll share how I shot this levitation portal photo. To achieve the results in this image I first locked my camera on my tripod after I had found an area that had a suitable background that I felt would make the shot interesting. To prep the scene, I used a bucket and filled it with water from the river in order to wet the ground as to get more reflection from the light painting and to make the elements in the photo look more...WW…

In December 2019, Los Angeles Lakers basketball superstar LeBron James posted a photo by courtside photographer to his Instagram and Facebook accounts without permission. That post has become the center of a raging copyright infringement legal battle. A search on for “LeBron James” shows 127,906 photos just on one agency at the time of this writing — in fact it has grown by 400 just in the last few hours. So, definitely, there are over millions of photos of the Lakers star on cellphones, pro cameras, and videos out there. But the question that is being raised is whether it is okay for even...…In December 2019, Los Angeles Lakers basketball superstar LeBron James posted a photo by courtside photographer to his Instagram and Facebook accounts without permission. That post has become the center of a raging copyright infringement legal battle. A search on for “LeBron James” shows 127,906 photos just on one agency at the time of this writing — in fact it has grown by 400 just in the last few hours. So, definitely, there are over millions of photos of the Lakers star on cellphones, pro cameras, and videos out there. But the question that is being raised is whether it is okay for even...WW…

This may be the modern-day equivalent of a stagecoach robbery: a pair of photographers were just brazenly robbed while they were sitting in traffic in San Francisco. Robbers smashed their rear window and stole a bag filled with $7,000 in gear, and it was all caught on camera. that husband-and-wife real estate photographers Ben and Masha of were waiting to get onto the Interstate 80 onramp at around 4:30 p.m. on Friday afternoon after finishing a photo shoot near Dolores Park. As the video above shows, a dark Honda then pulled up alongside the photographers’ Prius. A man jumped out, quickly...…This may be the modern-day equivalent of a stagecoach robbery: a pair of photographers were just brazenly robbed while they were sitting in traffic in San Francisco. Robbers smashed their rear window and stole a bag filled with $7,000 in gear, and it was all caught on camera. that husband-and-wife real estate photographers Ben and Masha of were waiting to get onto the Interstate 80 onramp at around 4:30 p.m. on Friday afternoon after finishing a photo shoot near Dolores Park. As the video above shows, a dark Honda then pulled up alongside the photographers’ Prius. A man jumped out, quickly...WW…

Tennessee state lawmakers working together with the Sullivan County District Attorney’s Office have introduced a bill to the state legislature that seeks to expand what is covered by “unlawful” photography. The new law focuses on a photographer’s supposed malicious intent. At present, the state law says that anyone out in public (even at such places as a gas station or supermarket) has no reasonable expectation of privacy, and as such nonconsensual photography is not illegal. But after the results of a case last year, there are attempts to expand what is deemed unlawful photography to...…Tennessee state lawmakers working together with the Sullivan County District Attorney’s Office have introduced a bill to the state legislature that seeks to expand what is covered by “unlawful” photography. The new law focuses on a photographer’s supposed malicious intent. At present, the state law says that anyone out in public (even at such places as a gas station or supermarket) has no reasonable expectation of privacy, and as such nonconsensual photography is not illegal. But after the results of a case last year, there are attempts to expand what is deemed unlawful photography to...WW…

Hong Kong-based camera manufacturer Nons has announced the SL645 camera, a new analog SLR camera that accepts Canon EF lenses and shoots Instax Mini film. The company says the new SL645 camera comes following the success of the SL42 and SL660 Instant Camera, and is being brought forward in an effort to bring more diversity and excitement into the instant film world. Like the SL660, the new SL645 camera will alow instant film shooters to leverage a variety of SLR lenses to capture and create images but this time with Instax Mini Film. The SL645 camera leverages a passive EF mount that...…Hong Kong-based camera manufacturer Nons has announced the SL645 camera, a new analog SLR camera that accepts Canon EF lenses and shoots Instax Mini film. The company says the new SL645 camera comes following the success of the SL42 and SL660 Instant Camera, and is being brought forward in an effort to bring more diversity and excitement into the instant film world. Like the SL660, the new SL645 camera will alow instant film shooters to leverage a variety of SLR lenses to capture and create images but this time with Instax Mini Film. The SL645 camera leverages a passive EF mount that...WW…