Photoshop lets us do many wonderful things. From simple edits, to complex transformations, the software has been the birth place of some spectacular work, but we have to start making a distinction between photography, and Photo-shopped/composite images which really aren't photographs at all.
They are great works of art in their own right, but it's always important to be upfront about your work, especially now in the world of 'fake news', and 'fake media'. . thephoblographer.com
Over the last few years, I’ve noticed a growing trend of photographers in the UK using workshops and styled shoots to boost their wedding portfolio. It wasn’t as prevalent when I started shooting weddings 6 years ago (following many years of documenting my own life with a camera), and I’m glad because if I’d not […] petapixel.com »
2019-03-11 21:29
When Adobe debuted the Firefly-powered Generative Remove tool in Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw in May as a beta feature, it worked well much of the time. However, Generative Remove, now officially out of its beta period, has confusingly gotten worse in some situations. [Read More]
Earlier this month, the star of the new Wicked movie Cynthia Erivo shared that she was livid with a fan-edited film poster that more closely resembled the poster for the popular Broadway musical show of the same name. [Read More]
The rapid adoption of generative AI has allowed the technology to bleed over the edges, seeping into multiple areas of modern life at a dizzying pace. Yes, artists can easily avoid opening up ChatGPT.
One third of 18 to 25-year-olds are editing their images before posting them on social media -- with many of them altering aspects of their physical appearance. [Read More]
When Adobe launched its Firefly generative AI, it noted that using it would have limits determined by what it calls Generative Credits. Those limitations will soon include all Firefly-powered tools in Photoshop and Lightroom, too. [Read More]
Over a decade ago, Lytro launched with a curious idea: what if a photo didn't have to stay the same after it was taken? What if perspective had control that could be played with again and again? [Read More]
There has been a decades-long relationship between photographers and Adobe. However, the company's recent public discourse and marketing have made some photographers feel uneasy and, in some cases, furious. [Read More]