First of all, Photoshop isn't at all a bad piece of software. It has been the foundation of photo editing for such a long time. And if used well, it can help creators blend imagery and imagination, making some interesting work in the process.
But it's also used in ways that I believe are unhealthy - especially when it comes to body identity. . thephoblographer.com
I've had an Adobe subscription for over 10 years now, possibly close to 15. Even though I've been more of a Capture One user for the last 3 years for my photography editing, I still maintain my Adobe Photography Plan to use Lightroom mobile and Adobe Photoshop.
Skylum has announced a new photo editing application for portrait photographs called Aperty. The first 1000 preorders get a lifetime license. The Aperty beta is expected to start in August of this year with the official release coming in September.
Almost every camera manufacturer makes its own photo editing software, but we aren't super enthused to use any of them -- especially if camera features are locked behind them. [Read More]
Generative artificial intelligence is a highly contested topic in the art world. On the one hand, there’s the technology that saves hours of editing on changes they would have been making manually anyway.
Adobe has abandoned its $20 billion takeover bid for design platform Figma. The prolonged acquisition attempt has been wrought with regulatory opposition in the United States, European Union, and United Kingdom. [Read More]
Canon has developed a method that allows smartphone users to control multiple cameras in an array simultaneously which would, for example, allow them to record a video with the wide-angle camera while shooting photos with the main camera at the same time. [Read More]
As a photographer, I’m often at the mercy of internet speeds. I live in a rural area with mediocre internet — and that’s being generous. And when I travel, I’m controlled by a Wi-Fi hotspot that quits working under heavy cloud cover.