NiemanLab: The press adopts a new level of transparency around images

Posted on December 9, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

NiemanLab: The press adopts a new level of transparency around images. “The press has often been light on contextual information and details about the images they use. Typically, publications only provide the reader with a tiny gray caption, perhaps with a name and maybe some context related to its use or production method or where it was found, such as ‘illustration,’ ‘archival photo,’ ‘photo,’ or ‘social media.’ … A newfound level of transparency around images could be vital in educating the press and the public about images and their credibility.”

Fresno Bee: Hmong culture in 1960s war-torn Laos documented by California man. Fresno State has archive

Posted on December 6, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

Fresno Bee: Hmong culture in 1960s war-torn Laos documented by California man. Fresno State has archive . “[Galen] Beery, a Southern California native, spent over a decade working in Southeast Asia, taking photographs to document history, as the region was at war: secret bombing missions happened across Laos and Cambodia while the United States fought in Vietnam. … Now, Fresno State is exclusively displaying more than 400 of his photos. The Galen Beery Legacy collection and exhibit launched in November with hundreds of digital images donated by the Hmongstory Legacy Project.”

University of Surrey: New AI tool lets users generate hi-res images on their own computer

Posted on December 4, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

University of Surrey: New AI tool lets users generate hi-res images on their own computer. “Up until now, to create a high-quality AI image, users had to subscribe to a service like Midjourney or DALLE-3, or buy their own very powerful computers. DemoFusion lets users generate a basic image using a freely-available, open source AI model like Stable Diffusion, then enhance it, adding more detail and features, at much higher resolution. The necessary computing power is available on any mid-range gaming PC or a Mac M1.”

Make Tech Easier: 11 iPhone Photography Tips to Get Better Shots

Posted on December 4, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

Make Tech Easier: 11 iPhone Photography Tips to Get Better Shots. “iPhones are renowned for their impressive cameras, but capturing a truly great shot takes more than just pressing the shutter button. This guide presents essential and actionable tips to help elevate your iPhone photography. From mastering lighting and composition to taking full advantage of available features and settings, these tips will help anyone looking to enhance their photographic skills.”

Gizmodo: Generating AI Images Uses as Much Energy as Charging Your Phone, Study Finds

Posted on December 3, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

Gizmodo: Generating AI Images Uses as Much Energy as Charging Your Phone, Study Finds. “Creating images with generative AI could use as much energy as charging your smartphone according to a new study Friday that measures the environmental impact of generative AI models for the first time. Popular models like ChatGPT’s Dall-E and Midjourney may produce more carbon than driving 4 miles.”

Biodiversity Data Journal: Envisaging a global infrastructure to exploit the potential of digitised collections

Posted on December 3, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

Biodiversity Data Journal: Envisaging a global infrastructure to exploit the potential of digitised collections . “While image analysis has become mainstream in consumer applications, it is still used only on an artisanal basis in the biological collections community, largely because the image corpora are dispersed. Yet, there is massive untapped potential for novel applications and research if images of collection objects could be made accessible in a single corpus.”

University of Washington: AI image generator Stable Diffusion perpetuates racial and gendered stereotypes, study finds

Posted on December 2, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

University of Washington: AI image generator Stable Diffusion perpetuates racial and gendered stereotypes, study finds. “What does a person look like? If you use the popular artificial intelligence image generator Stable Diffusion to conjure answers, too frequently you’ll see images of light-skinned men. Stable Diffusion’s perpetuation of this harmful stereotype is among the findings of a new University of Washington study. Researchers also found that, when prompted to create images of “a person from Oceania,” for instance, Stable Diffusion failed to equitably represent Indigenous peoples. Finally, the generator tended to sexualize images of women from certain Latin American countries (Colombia, Venezuela, Peru) as well as those from Mexico, India and Egypt.”

Business Insider: An image of Israel Kamakawiwoʻole shows Google search still can’t tell AI-generated pictures apart from genuine ones

Posted on November 28, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

Business Insider: An image of Israel Kamakawiwoʻole shows Google search still can’t tell AI-generated pictures apart from genuine ones. “If you’re struggling to differentiate AI-generated images from real ones, you’re not alone. An AI-generated image of the late Hawaiian singer Israel Kamakawiwoʻole is currently showing up as the top search result on Google when you search his name. Ethan Mollick, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, spotted the change and shared a screenshot of it on X on Sunday.”

Tech Xplore: Creating artistic collages using reinforcement learning

Posted on November 26, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

Tech Xplore: Creating artistic collages using reinforcement learning. “Researchers at Seoul National University have recently tried to train an artificial intelligence (AI) agent to create collages (i.e., artworks created by sticking various pieces of materials together), reproducing renowned artworks and other images. Their proposed model was introduced in a paper pre-printed on arXiv and presented at ICCV 2023 in October.”

Harvard University, Peabody Museum: Harvard’s Peabody Museum Shares 32,000 Newly Digitized Historic Photos of Kalahari Desert Indigenous Peoples

Posted on November 21, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

Harvard University, Peabody Museum: Harvard’s Peabody Museum Shares 32,000 Newly Digitized Historic Photos of Kalahari Desert Indigenous Peoples. “The collection of photographic and written records, created by the Laurence K. and Lorna J. Marshall family, documents how Indigenous peoples of the Kalahari Desert region—primarily the Ju/’hoansi, G/ui, and Naro—lived prior to extended contact with the Western world.”

From Ringo to Robbie: Nairn photographer’s 50 years capturing music legends (Press & Journal)

Posted on November 20, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

Press & Journal: From Ringo to Robbie: Nairn photographer’s 50 years capturing music legends. “The Marnie Archives are the work of a man who has been completely uncompromising in his choice of life path, sacrificing financial security, relationships and even home life for his craft…. Marc’s vast archive was nearly lost when the basement where they were stored was flooded. Now he’s trying to preserve the prints by digitising them for posterity. He reckons 90% of them have never yet been seen.”

Folha de S.Paulo: 100 years of Brazilian history in pictures (Google Blog)

Posted on November 13, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

Google Blog: Folha de S.Paulo: 100 years of Brazilian history in pictures. “This collection of photos, which helps us to understand the history of Brazil, is now available on Google Arts & Culture with over 10,000 images and 60 curated stories. The project offers a century-long perspective on Brazilian history and society, also serving as a unique view into world events from a Brazilian standpoint.”

PetaPixel: Canva Now Lets You Add Songs to Videos and Social Media Edits

Posted on November 12, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

PetaPixel: Canva Now Lets You Add Songs to Videos and Social Media Edits. “This week, the online editing app Canva launched a music library for use in designs. The new feature allows Canva Pro and Education users to add songs to videos, presentations, and social media posts through the editing app. These projects can then be published directly to multiple platforms without the extra step of exporting.”

Digital Camera World: I shot photos with a 108-year-old Kodak camera lens to commemorate the soldiers of WWI

Posted on November 11, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

Digital Camera World: I shot photos with a 108-year-old Kodak camera lens to commemorate the soldiers of WWI . “During WWI soldiers were prohibited from using cameras and taking photographs of life in the trenches, however, many still did. They did so by using a small compact camera called the Kodak Vest Pocket film camera that was easy to conceal, and later became known as ‘The soldier’s camera’. Tom Calton, a photographer based in Peterborough, UK, has repurposed its otherwise fixed lens, adapting it to be used on a modern Sony mirrorless camera…”

How-To Geek: GIMP Adds New Gradient Options as It Prepares for 3.0 Release