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Shutterbug Staff  |  Nov 19, 2024  | 

The official first day of winter is still more than a month away, but we're already focusing on mild, sunny weather and the June 7-8 celebratory opening weekend of the colossal Photoville Festival that will run through June 22, 2025. Now in its 14th year and promising to be bigger and better than ever, the free, public event is now in its planning stages and cordially invites you to submit your visual story proposals for consideration.

Submit your proposal today to be a part of New York’s favorite photo festival dedicated to global visual storytelling in the heart of NYC!

Shutterbug Staff  |  Nov 15, 2024  | 

The new AI-driven features in Zoner Photo Studio X elevate the platform directly to the professional photographer’s workstation. Even more important, ZPS X puts powerful pro tools into the hands of amateur enthusiasts who want pro results — at prices absolutely everyone can afford. Despite the amazing power, using ZPS X is easy enough even for smartphone-shooters to reap enormous benefits.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Nov 15, 2024  | 

AI Retouching is coming to Aftershoot soon, and you're invited to join the waitlist to become a beta tester.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Nov 07, 2024  | 

Skylum, makers of popular AI-powered Luminar Neo, has announced the release of Aperty, an all-new professional portrait editing solution that promises faster natural-looking results and abundant advanced features.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Oct 25, 2024  |  First Published: Oct 26, 2024  | 

You can sharpen images with precise control in five easy steps, and once you master this technique, you'll never use the Unsharp Mask or Smart Sharpen again. Here's the illustrated tutorial and a couple end-result sample images.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Oct 24, 2024  | 

Active photography entrepreneurs sometimes feel like they're working in an information vacuum because their workday leaves little time for rubbing elbows with their peers. Further complicating the isolation, it's natural for professional photographers to regard other pros as competitors, someone with whom it's unwise to share proprietary business details. It would be great to anonymously compare truthful notes. In this light, we welcome this peek behind the (shutter) curtain provided by Aftershoot.

Shutterbug Staff  |  Oct 22, 2024  | 

Absolutely free support for emerging image makers: qualified college-level students 18 and older may now be eligible to enjoy many of the valuable member-exclusive benefits Canon previously reserved for full-time professional photographers via the new Student Canon Professional Services program — all at no cost. The generous initiative includes perks ranging from expedited repairs and discounted repair services to a dedicated hotline for assistance and mentorship.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Sep 27, 2024  | 

It comes as no surprise that many professional and some high-output amateur photographers use AI-assisted editing apps and/or plug-ins to perform standard image editing operations in bulk. Pros have outsourced common, repetitive editing tasks (like knocking out backgrounds) for years. In fact, beginning back in the good ol' days of analog photography, studios routinely outsource retouching and — of course — film processing and printing.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Sep 03, 2024  | 

Everyone is a Content Creator to one degree or another. Some earn their daily bread; others dribble out their daily dread. No matter where you fit on this spectrum, using top creator tools can help you up your game.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Aug 23, 2024  | 

Can you call Michael H. Steven’s pictures photography? No — no way. In all but a few cases, no camera was involved. Creative imagery? Yeah, that label might work. But where does it fit? Somewhere near the intersection of Photography Parkway and AI Boulevard. Under the blinding neon sign of a mildly demented mind. But is it art?

Shutterbug Staff  |  Aug 14, 2024  | 

Professional photographers are always on the lookout for reliable ways to streamline their workflow, automate tedious, repetitive tasks and bolster the consistency and clarity of their creative vision. Thousands of photographers worldwide have incorporated Neurapix into their post-processing procedures. Two highly successful pros tell us why they adopted Neurapix and how Neurapix has affected their businesses.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Aug 09, 2024  | 

You stumble into your favorite Starbucks half-awake as you do every morning and WHAM! There's Elvis standing at the end of the counter — fringed shirt, sequined guitar strap and all. You do a quick draw from your iPhone holster while The King patiently waits for his venti peanut butter banana flat white with an extra three pumps of funnel cake syrup, but — damn! — the battery is dead. What do you do? You're missing your chance to join the annals of consumer photojournalism and a shot at certain Instagram history. That's about a zillion Likes being blown to tarnation.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Jun 21, 2024  | 

Ever wish you could wave a magic mouse and edit a large batch of Raw images in Lightroom Classic—in your own personal style—in just a minute or two? Meet Neurapix AI

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  May 31, 2024  | 

Success is 95% preparation. Here are 10 essentials to consider when readying for a photo session.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  May 24, 2024  | 

Yes, I want to shoot some film. But where the heck do I get it developed?
Relax! There are a number of options, five of which we identify here. One will possibly surprise you.

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