Evoto has attracted a lot of attention in the past 5 years or so. When you consider Adobe’s decades-long domination of the editing and retouching space, that is a major accomplishment. Today, Evoto has announced a major update with a variety of new culling and editing improvements for photographers. It even includes an Asset Hub designed to help photographers make money.
Adobe has announced Photoshop Elements 2027, with tools designed to make photo editing easier without requiring users to learn a complicated interface. As you might expect, the new additions are AI-powered and designed to speed up your workflow and help you organize your archive.
Leica is in a tricky position when it comes to creating a new M camera. The fanbase welcomes new models, but Leica knows that if they stray too far from the essence of the M, users may reject the new model. The M5, introduced in 1972, made dramatic changes from the design of the previous M4 model and met relatively weak demand.
A new Leica camera always attracts attention. And while the M line is the brand's most famous line, there are many devotees of the SL system, which is a more contemporary system akin to cameras offered by Nikon, Canon, and Sony. Today, Leica announced the newest iteration, the SL3-P, a 44-megapixel camera designed for both speed and performance.
Leica is the only professional camera company to offer three 35mm film cameras. These cameras, M-A, M6, and MP, are popular among the fan base despite the dominance of digital photography in the past two decades. If you have a few dollars to spare, you have a rare opportunity to own an original MP camera once owned by the photographer known as the first paparazzo.
The Photography Show returns to New York City this week, presenting thousands of photographs available for purchase or viewing. The show is the oldest running event of its kind and presents a remarkable variety of photographic styles. It is worth a visit if you're in the New York City area this week.
Unlike photography, video production often involves more than one person. There are sound technicians, editors, color gradeers, camera operators, directors and art directors. It is also common for team members to share multiple versions of edited footage. Managing these files and providing easy access to everyone on the team is a priority for every video production team.
New iterations of our favorite tech appear regularly, and though the new version is often indistinguishable from the previous one, the manufacturer tells us we can't live without it. The previous version of the product is quickly forgotten, as it is now considered obsolete, with nothing to offer over the new model.
Decades ago, when a new iteration of your favorite camera model was released, you looked forward to seeing the meaningful improvements the new model offered. Today, the Mk II version of a camera is likely to be almost indistinguishable from its predecessor. The only time the new offering is unique is when that camera was made by Leica.
This week marks the return of the Sundance Film Festival to Park City, Utah. The festival showcases dozens of new documentaries, shorts, and feature presentations, as well as a variety of panels of interest to independent filmmakers.
You must overcome two fundamental challenges before you can produce a work of art. First, you need a vision of what you want to create. Next, you must have the skill to manipulate the tools necessary for the manifestation of that vision.
For decades, I have struggled with retouching my headshot images. I deal with a variety of problems, ranging from fixing crooked neckties to removing flyaways. The biggest problem for me, however, is evening out skin tones, or more specifically, reducing redness in the skin. A new Color Variance slider in Lightroom may help anyone dealing with this issue.
Using text-to-image prompts in Adobe’s Firefly app is as simple as writing a one-sentence prompt and pressing Enter. Creating images that align precisely with your creative vision is more challenging. To give creators more control over AI-generated adjustments, Adobe integrates several third-party AI engines into their Creative Cloud apps.
Today begins the first day of Adobe MAX, a gathering attended by 10,000 creatives who travel to Los Angeles for a series of presentations, classes, and demonstrations of Adobe’s latest innovations. This morning’s keynote presentation offered a look at new additions to several apps and insight into where the company is headed.
AI-based software company Evoto held its first-ever live-streamed event today to announce its latest build, Evoto 6.0, featuring numerous powerful updates designed to streamline retouching for photographers. Evoto Instant, a new platform aimed at event shooters seeking the fastest possible turnaround and delivery of their images, was also announced.
Adobe’s professional video editing software has been popular among professionals and amateurs for over 30 years. One reason for the program’s longevity is the consistent addition of new features. Today, Adobe has announced major updates for timeline editing, video playback, and audio editing.
There is an ever-increasing number of features added to our cameras, designed to simplify tasks such as focusing and determining the correct exposure. I love the process of taking pictures, and this move toward a reliance on automation is of little interest to me.
New York City recently hosted an excellent, two‑day photo expo aimed at photographers, content creators, and filmmakers. Presented by BH Photo, the oddly named BILD Expo hosted presentations and panels featuring photographers from a variety of genres and eras as well as a packed showroom floor with vendors of every level.
I love attending any free photography-centered event that offers refreshments and shooting opportunities. Most of these events go all out to provide a unique shooting experience, complete with everything from balloons to dancing bears.
Adobe MAX is a gathering of photographers, filmmakers, and designers who want to see the latest innovations the company is working on and learn from other creatives who have mastered using the company’s software to fulfill their creative vision.
Today, Adobe is hosting its Adobe MAX conference for creatives in London, UK. The event showcases new software innovations and offers classes geared towards helping users maximize their ability to create and modify their art using the brand’s software.
Some photographers view the craft of photography as a creative pursuit that enriches their lives on a deeply personal level, while others are motivated by income or social media attention. Some are driven to use their cameras to effect change.
Adobe has been at the forefront of incorporating AI-based technology into its platforms, with the goal of allowing more people to take an idea from conception to finished product. Today, Adobe is announcing the incorporation of agentic AI across many platforms, including Acrobat, Express, Premiere Pro, and Photoshop.
Adobe's Photoshop software is so prevalent today that the name itself has morphed into a verb that refers to the process of editing an image in any given software. Over the years, Photoshop has acquired editing and AI-based features that weren't even dreamed of by the early adopters of the software.
A videographer must master both the process of shooting and the process of editing to create a compelling final video. During the shooting phase, you capture the scenes necessary to assemble the final project in the editing phase. Once you begin editing, your only option is to work with the footage you captured during shooting.
Since the inception of digital photography, every camera marketed to consumers has had a large LCD screen. Without this screen, it is not possible to set preferences for basic camera operation, nor can you verify that you are capturing images at the correct exposure. Without a rear screen, you can’t confirm that the camera has captured an image when you press the shutter button.
When setting up a shoot for a client, it is important to have clear communication among all parties involved in the shoot. Once the shoot is over, however, communication about how the deliverables are to be prepared is just as important. To make this communication as smooth as possible, Adobe has announced a new tool that will be added to Photoshop.
One skill a photographer must develop is determining which elements in a scene have the most potential to draw the viewer’s attention in the final image. Reducing the visual mass of distracting elements is crucial in directing the viewer’s attention. Sometimes, it is a matter of physically moving an object in the composition.
The arrival of a new flagship from a top camera maker inevitably sparks a debate regarding how much sense it makes to upgrade to the latest model. Camera makers boast of the many improvements their new models offer, but each photographer must determine if those improvements are worth the cost of upgrading.
For centuries, art was created in a physical form and limited to one original copy. If an artist wanted attribution, they could sign or carve their name into the artwork. No matter where the art traveled, the attribution traveled with it. Today, much of our work is shared digitally, where watermarks or crediting do not appear alongside the art.
Before the recent advent of AI-based retouching, I struggled to make rather basic adjustments to my portraits. Using AI plugins, however, I can quickly whiten teeth and eyes, smooth over wrinkles in the fabric, and remove blemishes from a face. Portrait retouching has benefited greatly from AI-based intelligence.
With the rise in popularity of AI-generated images and AI-generated modifications of photographs, there has been an increased desire for transparency regarding whether AI was used wholly, or even in part, in creating an image.
In the 6 years that I have owned a DJI Spark drone, I have yet to create a photo or video clip that I have deemed worthy of sharing. I am a portrait photographer who loves the simplicity of capturing images with a Leica M. Using a drone to capture scenes has always appeared needlessly complicated.
Adobe has announced an integration of camera hardware and software that will be a game changer for news and event photographers. Beginning today as a beta implementation, photographers using a camera with C2C (camera-to-cloud) technology built in will be able to upload images from their camera into Frame.io, where images can be instantly edited using Adobe Lightroom.
It’s no secret that photographers from various genres are experiencing a decline in bookings. The ease of using a smartphone and the quality that anyone can get from those devices have reduced the need to hire a professional for small and even mid-level shoots.
