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Revolutionizing Photography: ON1 NoNoise AI 2024 Unveils Breakthro…

Revolutionizing Photography: ON1 NoNoise AI 2024 Unveils Breakthro…
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Imagine a world where the hiss of noise in your night sky photography or the grain in your wildlife shots simply vanishes, leaving behind nothing but crisp, clear images. This isn’t a distant dream anymore; it’s the reality brought to life by ON1 with the launch of ON1 NoNoise AI 2024. Promising not just an incremental improvement but a leap in image editing technology, this software is poised to redefine the boundaries of what’s possible in photo editing.

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The Heart of Innovation: AI-Driven Noise Reduction

At its core, ON1 NoNoise AI 2024 employs machine learning to intelligently differentiate between noise and crucial details in images. This approach marks a significant departure from the traditional noise reduction techniques that often compromise image detail for clarity. The software’s ability to maintain the integrity of the image while eliminating unwanted noise is a game-changer, especially in genres like astrophotography and wildlife photography where detail is everything. With the introduction of AI-based RAW image demosaicing, ON1 NoNoise AI 2024 ensures that noise reduction is applied at the most foundational level, promising unparalleled results.

Empowering the Photographer: Enhanced Usability and Performance

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ON1 NoNoise AI 2024 isn’t just about superior noise reduction capabilities; it’s also about putting the power back into the hands of the photographer. The redesigned user interface is a testament to this, offering a sleek, modern look coupled with an intuitive user experience. Whether you’re a seasoned photo editor or someone just starting out, ON1 NoNoise AI 2024 provides you with powerful tools at your fingertips. Features like advanced layer editing and the new AI Deblurring Model for reducing motion blur are particularly noteworthy, offering creative possibilities that were previously hard to achieve. Performance enhancements, including faster processing and batch exporting, further streamline the editing workflow, making it more efficient than ever before.

A Look to the Future: Pricing and Availability

As ON1 NoNoise AI 2024 hits the market, it does so with an attractive proposition for early adopters. Currently available for preorder at a discounted price, the software also offers additional benefits for existing ON1 product owners and ON1 Everything subscribers. This strategic move not only makes the latest in noise reduction technology accessible to a broader audience but also reinforces ON1’s commitment to its user community. With support for numerous new camera models, ON1 NoNoise AI 2024 is not just a tool for today but a foundation for tomorrow’s photographic innovations.

With each iteration, ON1 continues to push the boundaries of what photo editing software can achieve. ON1 NoNoise AI 2024 stands as a beacon of progress in the digital photography landscape, promising to bring us one step closer to the ideal of perfect images. As we look ahead, the potential for further innovation in this space is boundless, and ON1 NoNoise AI 2024 is leading the charge.

School of Art to Host Keynote Conversation at LHUCA

School of Art to Host Keynote Conversation at LHUCA

LUBBOCK, Texas (NEWS RELEASE)

WHAT:

Texas Tech University’s School of Art will officially open its exhibit “Belonging: Contemporary Native Ceramics from the Southern Plains.”

WHEN:

7 p.m. Friday (Feb. 23)

WHERE:

The Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts’ (LHUCA) Icehouse, 511 Avenue J

EVENT:

The School of Art’s Landmark Arts opens “Belonging: Contemporary Native Ceramics from the Southern Plains.” The collection is curated by assistant professor Klinton Burgio-Ericson and is on display through March 23.

With its many and diverse entanglements, the concept of belonging grounds a fresh exploration of contemporary Native art in clay. This exhibit spotlights the contemporary ceramics practices among Native American artists in the region, and their reflections on belonging based in particular cultural roots, ancestral connections, personal insights, and individual experiences.

The exhibition features artwork by seven native artists living and working in the Southern Plains. Due to the size of the collection, the exhibit is housed off campus at LHUCA. The official opening will feature a keynote conversation from Karita Coffey (Comanche) and Anita Fields (Osage/Muscogee).

Other artists include:

  • Chase Kahwinhut Earles (Caddo)
  • Raven Halfmoon (Caddo/Choctaw/Delaware)
  • Cannupa Hanska Luger (Mandan/Hidatsa/Arikara/Lakota)
  • Jane Osti (Cherokee National Treasure)
  • Cortney YellowHorse-Metzger (Osage)

Media and the public are invited to attend the keynote conversation followed by a reception in the galleries at 8:30 p.m.

CONTACT:

Rachel Kiwior

Director of Marketing & Communications, J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts, Texas Tech University

rachel.kiwior@ttu.edu

(806) 834-6163

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NYC photography museum Fotografiska is now offering $10 tickets on select dates

NYC photography museum Fotografiska is now offering $10 tickets on select dates

Prestigious photography museum Fotografiska is now offering $10 admission to all visitors on the second Sunday of every month, so you can plan to visit the museum on March 10, April 14, May 12, or June 9 if you want to get the deep discount.

The price of admission, which is usually $31, includes access to the curated shop in the building’s lobby, access to The Café, which offers artisanal pastries and coffee, and of course, the museum’s world-class photography exhibits. 

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Fotografiska has branches all across the world including in Stockholm, Berlin, and Shanghai and is known for displaying cutting-edge photography by contemporary artists. Their exhibits often have elements of social commentary, and one of their aims is to be an art space that generates conversations to drive change. 

Currently on display at Fotografiska is Human / Nature: Encountering Ourselves in the Natural World, which explores the relationship between people and nature as well as humans’ tendency towards destruction; Futuristic Ancestry: Warping Matter and Space-time(s), which highlights the work of French multimedia artist Josèfa Ntjam; and a retrospective of photographer Frank Ockenfels, who is known for his playful approach towards portraiture. 

Founded in 2010 in Stockholm, Fotografiska aims to inspire a more conscious world through the power of photography. The Museum produces a broad range of rotating exhibitions featuring the world’s greatest photographers — both world-renowned artists and rising stars. Genres include conceptual, landscape, portrait, documentary and more. Exhibitions change frequently so there’s always something new to experience.

To score the discounted select Sunday tickets, book here. It’s worth noting that the museum is open until 9pm on Sundays, so you’ve got plenty of time to visit. In addition, the museum also offers special discounts on Mondays-Fridays from 10:30am-12pm. Check the museum’s website for more details.

Marvel at Hundreds of Mathematician Max Brückner’s Remarkably Precise Models of Polyhedra

Marvel at Hundreds of Mathematician Max Brückner’s Remarkably Precise Models of Polyhedra

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If you’re a mathematician who specializes in geometry, you might be called a geometer. No other term could so neatly describe the meticulous focus of German scholar Max Brückner (1860-1934), who was lauded during his lifetime for his remarkable collection of polyhedra models.

In 1900, Brückner collected many of his specimens into the book Vielecke und Vielflache, Theorie und Geschichte, or “Polygons and Polyhedra, Theory and History,” which dives into great detail about the mathematically exact, three-dimensional shapes. His discoveries include beautifully complex forms known as the final stellation of the iscosahedron and the compound of three octahedra, the latter of which M.C. Escher incorporated into his 1948 wood engraving, “Stars.”

Dig into more of Brückner’s incredibly precise models in the Internet Archive. (via Present & Correct)

 

A page from a 1900 book by Max Brückner about polyhedra showing an array of detailed geometric models.

A page from a 1900 book by Max Brückner about polyhedra showing an array of detailed geometric models.

A page from a 1900 book by Max Brückner about polyhedra showing an array of drawings of detailed geometric models.

A page from a 1900 book by Max Brückner about polyhedra showing an array of detailed geometric models. A page from a 1900 book by Max Brückner about polyhedra showing an array of detailed geometric models.

A side-by-side image showing detailed drawings of polyhedra.

A page from a 1900 book by Max Brückner about polyhedra showing an array of detailed geometric models.  A page from a 1900 book by Max Brückner about polyhedra showing an array of detailed geometric models.

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HARNESS RACING: Buffalo raceway introduces new track photographer

HARNESS RACING: Buffalo raceway introduces new track photographer
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HAMBURG — Buffalo Raceway is excited to announce our new track photographer for the 82nd racing, John Emmerling.

Emmerling, a Hamburg native, has been an avid amateur photographer for the past 20 years. He has always enjoyed racing, action, and aviation photography. When the position at Buffalo Raceway opened this past fall, Emmerling jumped at the opportunity to take a more professional approach.

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WKU junior named WHNPA Student Video Photographer of the Year

WKU junior named WHNPA Student Video Photographer of the Year

WKU Visual Journalism and Photography student Brett Phelps, a junior from Bardstown, has earned national recognition from the White House News Photographers Association®.

Phelps, the web visuals editor for the Talisman and a double major in Photography and Strategic Marketing, was named the WHNPA Student Video Photographer of the Year in the association’s annual ‘Eyes of History®’ visual journalism competition student contest judging.

When told about his win by Student Video Chair Bethany Swain, Phelps said, “I am truly honored to have my work celebrated by this prestigious organization and to join a group of individuals I consider heroes in this profession. To be awarded this distinction is immensely humbling, and it reinforces my passion for bringing compelling visual stories to light through the lens of my camera.”

Phelps also placed first in Sports, second in Vertical Social Video, Single, and honorable mention in Long Form Feature. Phelps’ entry included 48 Minutes; A New Road To Travel; Like Father, Like Son; and 48 Minutes Vertical Trailer.

The student contest winners will be honored at the annual ‘Eyes of History®’ gala on June 1 in Washington.

The White House News Photographers Association® is a 103-year-old non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the efforts of Washington’s professional visual journalists. The WHNPA aims to provide professional and educational outreach to its members and the community through scholarships, programming, an annual competition and a celebration of the industry at the annual ‘Eyes of History®’ gala.

Contact: Tim Broekema, (270) 745-3005

Eclipse Award-Winning Photographer Barbara Livingston Gifts Jim Raftery’s Turfotos Collection To Keeneland Library

Eclipse Award-Winning Photographer Barbara Livingston Gifts Jim Raftery’s Turfotos Collection To Keeneland Library

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Keeneland Library received a history-making gift from six-time Eclipse Award-winning photographer Barbara Livingston, who has donated an estimated two million photographic negatives from the collection of famed Turf photographer Jim Raftery.

Raftery’s Turfotos Collection is the most comprehensive photographic collection of Thoroughbred racing in 20th century North America, chronicling the sport’s human and equine legends for nearly 60 years, from the late 1930s through the early 1990s.

“We are incredibly grateful to Barbara for placing this incomparable historic industry asset in our care,” Keeneland Library Director Roda Ferraro said. “The Raftery Turfotos Collection is the largest gifted still image acquisition in Keeneland Library history, and we are honored to preserve Jim Raftery’s legacy for future generations of researchers, writers and racing fans.”

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Livingston, the longtime chief photographer for Daily Racing Form, acquired the Turfotos collection from Raftery’s family in 2020 as part of her personal quest to preserve racing’s photographic history.

“Jim Raftery was among the all-time great racing photographers; he was stunningly prolific and a character to boot,” Livingston said. “I gave the majority of negatives and slides from the Raftery Collection to Keeneland Library because they will provide the collection a safe haven.

“I grew up inspired by so many photographs from the collections of Skeets Meadors, C.C. Cook, and more, that Keeneland Library provided to others for their use,” she said. “I saw how the Library preserved these collections, as well as the respect they have for history and photographers. The Library was clearly the right choice for me and, more importantly, it was the right choice for Jim Raftery and his family. Jim Raftery’s name will now continue to be seen and, with Keeneland’s help, his photographs will no doubt inspire future photographers, racing historians and racing fans.”

In December, Ferraro traveled to Livingston’s home in upstate New York to coordinate the four-day move of 3,300 pounds of negatives via truck to a climate-controlled off-site storage facility in Lexington.

The Library began processing the collection in January, an undertaking that given its size and scope will span decades. Bin by bin, the negatives will be rehoused in archival enclosures and stored in the Library’s 24/7 temperature- and humidity-controlled vault.

Kelso with trainer Carl Hanford | Keeneland Library Raftery Turfotos Collection

Each negative will be indexed and triaged for digitization. An internal indexing system, custom-built by the Library for this project, will render each negative searchable by place, horse, race, person and date, among other metadata fields.

“Without an intake, archival rehousing, processing and indexing workflow customized to this uniquely rich and sizable collection, we would have two million inaccessible negatives,” Ferraro said. “We created a system centered on access and preservation of the negatives in their original form and, when warranted by condition or a high likelihood for potential future use, a digital form.”

The most imperiled negatives will be digitized during processing. Select others will be digitized to respond to patron image requests after each respective negative is indexed and searchable.

“This is a painstaking, slow-moving process, particularly when we encounter negatives that require research to build our collection index with as much identifying information as possible,” Ferraro said. “It can be daunting to look ahead to the roughly two million negatives, but as with all our photograph collections, this is a critical preservation effort that will enhance our capacity to serve our global user base and tomorrow’s public and industry stakeholders.”

Keeneland Library works with the entire industry daily to connect journalists, writers, filmmakers, educators and publicists to its photography holdings for use in articles, books, documentaries and exhibits along with race track and farm promotional materials.