Identifying a fake picture online is harder than you might think

Identifying a fake picture online is harder than you might think

If you know how photo editing works, you might have a leg up at spotting fakes. Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock.com Mona Kasra, University of Virginia It can be hard to tell whether a picture is real. Consider, as the participants in our recent research did, these two images...
The future of photography

The future of photography

Written by: Freeda Alcala “You are seeing a redefinition of what camera is” – ISAAC REYNOLDS, Google’s Pixel camera product manager There is more to a smartphone camera than what meets the eye. It is breath-taking, revolutionary and slowly commands the world of...
What’s lost when we photograph life instead of experiencing it?

What’s lost when we photograph life instead of experiencing it?

With our attention diverted, we’re no longer in the moment. ‘Concert’ via www.shutterstock.com Rebecca Macmillan, University of Texas at Austin At a conference on June 14, Facebook executive Nicola Mendelsohn predicted that the social networking site would...