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Getty flags another British royal family photo for being digitally altered

Getty has flagged another photo captured by the Princess of Wales as digitally altered that was released back in 2022, featuring Queen Elizabeth II surrounded by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. "Getty Images is undertaking a review of handout images and in accordance with its editorial policy is placing an editor's note on images where the source has suggested they could be digitally enhanced," a spokesperson told CNN. This comes on the heels of a recent controversy, where a photo of Kate Middleton was revealed…

UK Royals Busted for Another Manipulated Photo Taken by Kate Middleton

Just one week after Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, apologized for editing a photo of herself and her children on Mother’s Day, the UK royal family is in hot water again over another family portrait—which coincidentally is connected to Middleton.Getty Images Wants AI to Stop Copying ThemGetty Images, one of the world’s largest photo agencies, alerted the public to the second manipulated image on Monday when it placed an editor’s note on a photo of the late Queen Elizabeth II surrounded by her grandchildren and…

Kate Middleton Says Sorry, Admits She Photoshopped the Viral Photo of Her and Her Kids

Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, wants everyone to chill out about the photo of her and her kids, which has caused an international firestorm after being pulled by some of the world’s biggest photo agencies for being “manipulated.” According to Middleton, that is correct. In fact, she Photoshopped it herself.Will Scanlan Ever Find Love? | The Legend of Vox Machina“Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing,” Middleton said in a post on her and Prince William’s X, formerly Twitter,…

Back UK creative sector or gamble on AI, Getty Images boss tells Sunak | Artificial intelligence (AI)

Rishi Sunak needs to decide whether he wants to back the UK’s creative industries or gamble everything on an artificial intelligence boom, the chief executive of Getty Images has said.Craig Peters, who has led the image library since 2019, spoke out amid growing anger from the creative and media sector at the harvesting of their material for “training data” for AI companies. His company is suing a number of AI image generators in the UK and US for copyright infringement.“When I look at the UK, probably about 10% of its…

CES 2024: Create Generative AI stock images via text prompts, check what Getty and Nvidia unveiled

It's just the beginning of the year and we are seeing multiple technological advancements, especially in AI at the CES 2024. In fact, Nvidia has taken a big leap at the CES event by introducing a number of new innovations and AI features for its products. Known for its standout chips that have taken the world of AI by storm in recent months, Nvidia has also turned to other areas. In a big announcement, Nvidia has tied-up with Getty Images and introduced their AI image generator for designers and businesses named…

Getty photographer unveils biggest moments of 2023

As 2023 comes to an end, some of the year’s most defining moments have been remembered through powerful photographs.From record-breaking events such as cinematic blockbusters, the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup and the coronation of King Charles, to incredible hardships including devastating natural disasters and international conflicts — it has certainly been a year many people will not soon forget.And award-winning Getty Images chief photographer Cameron Spencer and his team were on the ground capturing it all on…

Yashar Ali’s future income is forfeit to repay Getty debt, judge says

Yashar Ali must forfeit his future earnings until his debt to a Getty heir is paid in full. A Los Angeles judge on Wednesday ordered the Twitter personality and online journalist to transfer his earnings — spelling out sources including Twitter, Substack, Venmo, GoFundMe and more — to a judgment creditor until his lapsed loan from Ariadne Getty, granddaughter of oil tycoon Jean Paul Getty, is repaid.Judge Michael L. Stern made the ruling after a brief hearing at Los Angeles County’s Stanley Mosk Courthouse. Ali, whose…

THE RADICAL ART AND LIFE OF CLAUDE CAHUN coming from Getty Publications

Getty Publications has announced that it will be publishing a new young adult, queer graphic biography this September – Liberated: The Radical Art and Life of Claude Cahun. Written and drawn by YouTuber and illustrator Kaz Rowe, Liberated will release as a 96-page hardcover on September 12, 2023 and will retail for $19.95. The press release: “At the turn of the twentieth century in Nantes, France, Lucy Schwob met Suzanne Malherbe, and lightning struck. The two became partners both artistically and romantically and…

Mayor Karen Bass fundraises for Getty House

Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s Julia Wick, with lots of help from Dakota Smith and Rachel Uranga.At some point in recent months, Mayor Karen Bass moved into Getty House, making her the fourth Los Angeles mayor to live in the Windsor Square mansion. She also began quietly fundraising for the Getty House Foundation, the nonprofit dedicated to upkeep and events at the official mayoral residence, with a series of small dinners held at the mayoral manse. “The Mayor is working…

Yashar Ali owes Getty heir; debt collector wants his income

The long-standing efforts of a Getty heir to recover thousands of dollars she loaned to journalist and Twitter influencer Yashar Ali have intensified, with a debt collector now seeking to seize his future income and money he gets through online payment platforms like Venmo.According to papers filed Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Ali owes well over $200,000 on loans made to him by Ariadne Getty, a philanthropist and granddaughter of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty. The online journalist’s debt has ballooned after years of…