Artificial Intelligence in photography is showing huge growth. We’re even seeing our social media feeds flooded with AI-created images. Just last month, we saw that an AI-generated image won first place at a fine arts competition. We’ve also seen Getty Images moving away from AI-generated images. I agree with this decision, but we also need to address the wider landscape because, quite simply, AI art isn’t going away. The Copyright issue The Copyright issue...

Skylum has just announced a brand new image editor. Luminar Neo is AI-driven editing software relying on Skylum’s already established technology. And yet, it provides you with more control and flexibility over your edits so it’s not all about AI. It sounds like a crossover between Luminar 4 and Luminar AI (reviewed here), with the best of both worlds. Also, colorists and composite artists should find it useful alongside photographers, so let’s see what it has to offer....

Sony has today announced their new flagship mirrorless camera, the Sony A9 II. The rumours of a 36-megapixel sensor were wrong, although it still looks like a nice upgrade over the original Sony A9. While some of the specs look quite similar, Sony says many features have been upgraded to “meet the needs fo professionals”. First, let’s get the general specs out of the way… Looking at the specs, it doesn’t seem like all that much has changed since the A9, except for the second card slot going UHS-II, but it has had quite a few improvements....

Tamron has introduced two new lenses: tele-zoom SP 70-200mm f/2.8 and ultra-wide 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5. They feature improved optical performance and some new features to make image quality even better. These lenses are versatile, affordable, and definitely competing with Nikon and Canon in terms their prices. 10-24mm F/3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD (Model B023) 10-24mm F/3.5-4.5 Di II VC HLD (Model B023) Model B023 is a wide angle zoom lens with the largest focal length range in its class (35mm equivalent is 16mm to 37mm)....

The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K seems to be all people have been talking about since its announcement a few days ago. A 4K raw cinema camera capable of shooting ProRes and CinemaDNG RAW video for under $1300. And while the design might have suggested it, did you know that it’s also a stills camera, too? YouTuber Kinotika had a quiock play with one during NAB recently and put together this list of the most important things you need to know about this camera....