The First Ai Food Photo Generator Has Launched For Restaurant Menus Should Food Photographers Be Worried

If you weren’t already concerned enough about AI image generators and watermark erasers, you might want to sit down to read this. The first AI food image generator has just launched online, aiming at the restaurant market to ease the friction of photographing their menu offerings. Ai.lunchbox.io is now open to the public and restaurant market and is entirely free to use. The kneejerk reaction is one of alarm. Is this yet another attack on the working photographer’s income revenue?...

April 8, 2023 · 6 min · 1147 words · Jessica Russell

The History Of The Fisheye Lens And Why It S Used For Album Covers

Fisheye lenses are useful for different purposes, from scientific to artistic. But there’s one field where their unique look has been consistently popular from the early ‘60s to this very day: album covers. In this interesting video, Vox brings you a brief history of fisheye lenses. It explores why they have been such a popular tool, both for album covers and music videos, for nearly 60 years.Advertisements The video starts with Harry Styles’ latest album, published only a few days ago....

April 8, 2023 · 4 min · 670 words · Daniel Pierce

The New Modular Zhiyun Crane 3S Gimbal Is Built To Handle Big Beefy Cameras

Zhiyun has just announced their new Zhiyun Crane 3S motorised gimbal, and it’s a bit of a monster. It’s based around the design of the Crane 3 LAB, but the Crane 3S is a very different animal indeed. For a start, the weight capacity has been raised to an impressive 6.5kg, thanks to newly engineered motors. It’s not a replacement model for the Crane 3 LAB, but more a higher capacity version of it....

April 8, 2023 · 5 min · 911 words · William Davis

The Pitta Is A 4K Camera That Transformes Into A Drone Action Or Security Camera

This looks like a pretty interesting little camera, although I have to say, given its shape, I’m a little disappointed it’s not 360°. It’s being funded through Kickstarter, and has already smashed way past its $50,000 goal, currently sitting at almost $300K with 29 days still to go. The PITTA is spherical in design but comes apart into two pieces to attach “modules”. The action camera module contains 1/4-20″ socket for mounting to tripods, selfie sticks and gimbals....

April 8, 2023 · 3 min · 460 words · Paula Byrd

The Secret To Those Dreamy Shallow Depth Of Field Shots In Army Of The Dead Was A 60 Year Old Canon Lens

Whether you love or hate Zack Snyder’s latest flick, Army of the Dead (which I have now watched since my last post about it), it sure did have some beautiful cinematography. One shot in particular really stands out. It’s the Michael Bay-esque spinning shot around our heroes as they blast away with their weapons while being told the plan for… Ok, if you haven’t seen it, stop reading now, because there will likely be spoilers here....

April 8, 2023 · 3 min · 527 words · Lance Cortez
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