This is the story of how we are building Grid, the Guardian’s new image management system, working very closely with our editorial colleagues and using a modern technology stack. Oh, and it’s all Open Source.
This is the story of how we are building Grid, the Guardian’s new image management system, working very closely with our editorial colleagues and using a modern technology stack. Oh, and it’s all Open Source.
Before you head out for your next vacation, you may want to consider what your photos on Flickr reveal about your travel plans. A new study published in
As photography goes beyond a daily or even hourly exchange, it stops becoming a distraction from life; rather, it is life. “People are showing their lives not to create a document but as a part of living. If we were dogs we’d be peeing on fire hydrants. but instead we’re posting to Instagram and Facebook,” Mayes says.
Web ads are dramatically different from prior ad media, though — rather than just being printed on paper or inserted into a broadcast, web ads are software. They run arbitrary code on your computer, which can (and usually does) collect and send data about you and your behavior back to the advertisers and publishers. And there’s so much consolidation amongst ad networks and analytics providers that they can easily track your behavior across multiple sites, building a creepily accurate and deep profile of your personal information and private business.
Whenever I try to take a photo through a plane or hotel window, chances are there are plenty of reflections that show up on the final image and ruin it. Now, however, Google and MIT researchers have found a way to take these photos and automatically remov
And here is where it gets spooky: because the algorithm has to detect the reflection in a window, for example, it can also create a clear picture of the reflection
The thing about print adverts was that they stayed where they were. Photo by Bethan on Flickr. TL:DR: when Apple’s iOS 9 comes out in September, there’s going to be a dramatic uptake of…
That’s where we’re at: websites are getting overloaded with ads, beacons, trackers and scripts that are all scrambling over each other in their attempt to squeeze the last bit of information about us from every page.
But nobody asked us, the readers, along the way whether that was OK. And now, people are deciding that it’s not OK.
What Camera Companies Do With Raw Files Is Against Photographer’s Best Interests It’s that time of year when newly announced cameras are hitting the stores. This means that they are also crossing my desk for review. It’s a fun time, with one exception. Ra
The camera industry, with just a handful of exceptions, continues to insist on proprietary raw files. Every single new camera as it’s introduced produces a proprietary raw file which can not be read by any previous image processing software. This means that until Adobe, Phase One, DxO and others get around to writing support for the new file format for each and every new camera as it comes out, the user is forced to download, install and use the manufacturer’s proprietary raw processing software
Battling heavy critics of light field technology, Rosenthal talked to us about what his vision for the future is and why the technology will introduce an even bigger revolution than color photograph did when it was first introduced.
We thought it would be wise to run a few of the deep learning automated tagging services through a series of tests, not only to compare their accuracy but to also gauge the overall limitations.
As of today, all PhotoShelter Pro subscriptions include unlimited storage. Pro members, this means you are no longer restricted to 1TB; you now have the freedom to upload as many images as you like — at no extra cost! Have a Basic or Standard account with
As of today, all PhotoShelter Pro subscriptions include unlimited storage. Pro members, this means you are no longer restricted to 1TB; you now have the freedom to upload as many images as you like — at no extra cost!
A new study from L2 Insight on Instagram advertising reveals that the photo sharing app has slowly but effectively integrated Facebook user data in its offering
Using specific user case, the L2’s report sheds a deep inquisitive light on what appears to be a very well-crafted and effective strategy to take full advantage of Facebook’s data to deliver unique advertiser experience
On Tuesday, Instagram began tapping into the 70 million photos and videos posted daily to its service to put its 300 million users in the middle of current events, including Taylor Swift’s latest concert and the memorials to the victims of the Emanuel A.M.E. Church shootings.
The default behavior of hotword, a new, black-box module in Chrome (and its free/open cousin, Chromium) causes it to silently switch on your computer’s microphone and send whatever it hears t…
The default behavior of hotword, a new, black-box module in Chrome (and its free/open cousin, Chromium) causes it to silently switch on your computer’s microphone and send whatever it hears to Google.
Automated photo generating A.I. using all the knowledge acquired about photography, including which image types helps sell more products, which dominant colors appeal to viewers, which composition is the most effective would build a perfect photos according to your needs
Social networking sites like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Pinterest didn’t fare as well though they still beat out Google, which is aggressively courting photographers with its new Google Photos storage service.
The mobile photo sharing service, which has been mostly ad-free, is opening its feed to all advertisers and allowing them to target its users demographically.
It’s smart, it’s simple, it’s useful and it’s free. What more can you expect from a photo storage service? Google Photos certainly delivers on the mobile photo crowd’s major pain points with elegance.
free unlimited storage. With so many of the other features ( with variations) available via competitors, it was the only true unique play Google could make. And while a major draw for any mobile user, it is not the only attractive feature. Let’s review
As day 2 of the LDV Vision Summit started, it was clear that the topics were going to be different than the previous day. Here’s a brief overview of the last day
Day 2 opened the doors to more practical applications of visual tech, mostly around revenue. In other words, how companies are using the discoveries of researchers to extract value, information and monetary rewards. As in the previous day, panels were a flowing mix of individual presentations and group discussions. Here are some elements of day 2 which particularly caught our attention
Adobe wants to be the 800 pound gorilla of mobile photo editing. Today the company released the 2-minute sneak peek video above showing off some mobile
2-minute sneak peek video above showing off some mobile retouching features its currently developing. In the clip, Photoshop product manager Bryan O’Neil Hughes shows how effortlessly photographers will be able to edit 50.3 megapixel Canon 5DS photos in the app
The LDV Vision Summit just ended yesterday and with it, the conclusion of 2 full days of discussions about visual tech and its impact on our world. Here’s a brief overview of day 1
From immersive technology cameras to face recognition activated door bells, along with apps for ordering spare parts or others for creating animated photos, it was fascinating to see how widespread visual tech is inserted. A strong reminder on how our world is expanding its use of visual information.
