At first glance, the Metascapes look like real—albeit epic—landscape photographs. But there’s a twist: this famous NFT collection is a collaboration between the influential photographers Cath Simard, Ryan Newburn, and Iurie Belegurschi—and an Artificial Intelligence, or AI. Here’s how they did it: the three photographers uploaded thousands of pictures onto a Generative Adversarial Network, or… Continue reading The case for creating unconventional work in the NFT space
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22 Best WordPress Gallery Plugins for 2022
Tame chaos and transform your content. If you want to showcase your content and create an engaging experience for your website visitors, this article will help you do just that. In this post, I’ll review the 17 best premium WordPress gallery plugins available on CodeCanyon. I’ll also point out 5 of the best free plugins.… Continue reading 22 Best WordPress Gallery Plugins for 2022
Best cameras for real estate photography in 2022
Stan Horaczek Best Canon mirrorles EOS R Check Price You don’t need the most expensive model to get great results. Best Nikon Mirrorless Z6 II Check Price It’s full-featured, but light and compact for travel. Best Sony mirrorless A7 IV Check Price This is a fantastic all-around camera that’s ready for anything. The best cameras… Continue reading Best cameras for real estate photography in 2022
Best spotting scopes of 2022
Pablò, Unsplash Best for photographers Nikon Fieldscope ED50 Angled Check Price Attaches to your DSLR with a 50mm lens that helps you focus on every color. Best for stargazers Celestron Regal M2 100ED Check Price A 100mm lens delivers vivid images and the 20x minimum magnification brings the night sky to your backyard. Best budget… Continue reading Best spotting scopes of 2022
Best underwater drones of 2022
Jakob Owens, Unsplash Best untethered underwater drone PowerVision Power Ray Explorer Check Price Explore oceans with this premium model that comes with a full 4K camera. Best underwater drone for kids RoboSea Biki Check Price Get your kids started with this pick that captures 4K video and comes with camera stabilization. Best budget underwater drone… Continue reading Best underwater drones of 2022
Sigma 35mm f/2 DG DN prime lens review: A solid performer
The relatively small front element accepts a 58mm filter. Stan Horaczek Camera companies once promised that mirrorless systems would shrink our photography gear and make our kits much easier to lug around. Then, they started turning out exotic new lenses that are super-fast, impossibly sharp, and heavier than a triple-meatball sub. Luckily, just about every… Continue reading Sigma 35mm f/2 DG DN prime lens review: A solid performer
7 sure signs spring is here: Our favorite reader-submitted photos of the day
“Confinement From My Window”. Carla Francisco For this week’s Photos of the Day gallery, I’ve got spring on the brain. You know what they say: April showers bring May flowers, and this Californian Southern transplant is learning that this is very true in Alabama. But for all the torrential downpours and booming thunderstorms, the payoff… Continue reading 7 sure signs spring is here: Our favorite reader-submitted photos of the day
See the winners of Smithsonian Magazine’s 19th annual photo contest
“Najin Resting With Her Caretaker”. Matjaz Krivic Smithsonian Magazine just announced the winners of its 19th annual photo contest, and the results are simply spectacular. In six categories, the winners capture pandemic life, American identity, far-flung locales, and the intricacies of nature. About the contest Over the 19 years that Smithsonian Magazine has run the… Continue reading See the winners of Smithsonian Magazine’s 19th annual photo contest
Alec Soth on the serendipity of getting sidetracked
Ames, Iowa. Alec Soth Alec Soth has just released a new book, A Pound of Pictures, which is a collection of photos made between 2018 and 2021 as he traveled across the US. The project was initially supposed to follow Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train. But the original plan derailed and it became something more personal.… Continue reading Alec Soth on the serendipity of getting sidetracked
How to Merge 2D Animation Into Live Action Video Using Cartoon Animator and After Effects
Cartoon Animator has a simple way to export your 2D animations using an alpha channel, which allows your animation to have transparency; you can layer this video on top of any sort of background that you can imagine. In this tutorial you will learn how to merge a 2D animated character created using Cartoon Animator… Continue reading How to Merge 2D Animation Into Live Action Video Using Cartoon Animator and After Effects