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Think of Generative Expand as Cropping in reverse gear.  It's mind-blowing. Instead of making the image smaller and deleting pixels, the new feature allows you to expand image content beyond its original borders by using the Adobe Firefly-powered Generative Fill function to create additional content that never existed but blends naturally with the original image. The new content can be an extension of the original data or based on the Command Prompt you type. This description is an oversimplification—read on for some real-world examples you haven't seen anywhere else.

The number of AI editing tools has taken an upswing. But with this advent of new tech comes a debate among photographers about striking a balance between efficiency and preserving their artistic vision. In this article, we'll explore what AI editing tools are here for, the challenges and benefits of using these AI tools, and how to achieve a harmonious balance between efficiency and creative expression.

As a photographer, improving your photography workflow leads to more time for shoots, booking more clients, getting paid quicker, and ultimately, running your business more smoothly. 

Many image editing applications claim to provide “one click optimization.” Most of the time, the juice isn’t worth the squeeze. This software is different; it delivers. Radiant Photo from Radiant Imaging Labs analyzes your image and suggests a preset as a starting edit. Accept their judgement or change to the preset of your choice. From there, proceed using your own presets, perform a Quick Edit, or progress into a Detailed Edit and Color Grading. But the story is not what Radiant Photo does, it’s about how Radiant does it. Which is pretty cool.

DALL·E 2 from OpenAI (the folks who gave us ChatGPT) uses AI to convert plain language text strings into realistic images and art. We typed in “Digital camera that looks like a red pepper” and DALL·E 2 generated the image you see here (we added the Shutterbug nameplate). For lovers of imaging, DALL·E 2 is addictive. Read more to view a few other things DALL·E 2 generated for us, and learn how to begin turning your words in pictures.

Radiant Photo, version 1.1.0.243. Review.

Topaz Labs Photo AI image editing software is unlike any auto-correction system you’ve ever tried when judged by accuracy, precision and flexibility. And it’s very easy to use. This 10 point review explores key aspects of this AI-driven image enhancement app to help you decide if it’s a good fit for your photography pursuits and editing workflow.