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Shutterbug Staff  |  Jun 20, 2025

A total of $7000 in cash prizes is being awarded. But hurry – the competition closes on June 30th. You can submit one photo per day until the contest ends, so get on the stick.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Jun 06, 2025

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of their AI-powered photo-management software, Excire is sponsoring People in Focus, a free-to-enter contest for people of all skill levels. The contest started June 1, 2025 and runs through June 30th. A total of $7000 in cash prizes is being awarded.

That's a serious purse, but what makes People in Focus unique is the umpiring. The competition is being judged entirely by artificial intelligence.

Shutterbug Staff  |  Jun 05, 2025

Zoner has changed the name of Zoner Photo Studio X to Zoner Studio. The new label reflects how much Zoner Studio's capabilities have grown well beyond merely editing photos.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  May 30, 2025

Why do professional photographers rely on AI-powered culling, AI-automated editing and AI-guided cataloging apps in their daily workflow? What are they gaining? With the help of my counterpart at Aftershoot, I reached out to two well-established pros to get some answers.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  May 08, 2025

If you deal with more than a couple thousand images, you need a DAM, a Digital Asset Manager. Excire offers two solutions that fit the billing of "best ever."

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  May 02, 2025

If you're using the latest version of Photoshop, you're likely exploring the cool new stuff that was recently added. Which enhancement do you find most exciting? There's no doubt in my mind — it's Adjust Colors. Here's why.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Apr 25, 2025

For spring 2025, Luminar Neo has been boosted with a new set of additional AI tools. Already a powerful and popular program, this upgrade adds features all photographers will appreciate. Here's the scoop.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Apr 24, 2025

At the Adobe MAX Creativity Conference in London, the San Jose-based software behemoth took the lid off a veritable ton of upgrades and improvements to Photoshop, Lightroom, Premier Pro and Firefly—and most of the other members of their editing family—and we're excited about all of them.

Shutterbug Staff  |  Apr 21, 2025

Expertly applied Masks have long been one of the most powerful tools in photo editing. But using Masks effectively can be very difficult to master—until now. The spring upgrade of Zoner Photo Studio X simplifies the process via AI-powered Masking Tools that automatically detect and select people, backgrounds, skies and other essential parts of an image.

Shutterbug Staff  |  Apr 02, 2025

What exactly is a "workflow," and how does the right advanced technology increase efficiency, conserve resources and improve the consistency of the end results?

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Feb 28, 2025

Adobe just announced Photoshop for the iPhone, a free app with an upgrade path to a new paid Photoshop Mobile and Web plan that provides more advanced tools. Adobe indicated the Android version will be available before year's end.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Feb 21, 2025

Unless you live on flotsam near Point Nemo in the South Pacific Ocean, you've already heard that Adobe Photoshop is now 35 years old. Photographers, graphic artists and other visual creatives—but especially photographers—should by all means celebrate.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Feb 14, 2025

Adobe just announced major enhancements to AI-powered editing in Lightroom & ACR, a text-to-video app based on Firefly, Project Neo (3D design app), significant speed enhancements in Illustrator and more.

Jon Sienkiewicz  |  Jan 17, 2025

Gigapixel AI allows users to enhance, upscale, sharpen, denoise, recover and reimagine images—even low-res, pixelated dreck—and render stunning, sharp, printable images. Here is our 10-point audit.

Shutterbug Staff  |  Jan 07, 2025

Real estate photographers face challenges unique to their industry, but the potential for high volume and revenue growth is outstanding. What are the obstacles and, more importantly, how can modern AI technology—plus hard work and talent—overcome these barriers and lead to greater success and much less stress?

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