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A photo of the AI Grok on a screen

The internet is calling out Grok for “nudifying” photos. But it’s not even the first time X’s AI has been under fire for undressing photos

By Hillary K. Grigonis published

A new X feature and an AI bikini trend is resurfacing a debate on consent in the age of AI

Artificial Intelligence
Doctor Who toy standing in front of the Tardis lit by a setting sun

Using AI to animate my toy photography proved far more controversial than I thought!

By George Cairns published

Opinion I’m using AI to animate my toy photographs. I’m not surprised by the polarised opinions that I’ve been getting, but I’m having too much fun to stop!

Opinion
A closeup of Photoshop on a laptop

Is it time to break up with old Photoshop tools like Unsharp Mask and the Healing Brush? These 7 former favorite Photoshop tools now have faster modern replacements

By Hillary K. Grigonis published

PHOTOSHOP Tools like Unsharp Mask, Lasso, and the Healing Brush have modern replacements that could save users a lot of time (in some cases, even without AI)

PHOTOSHOP
Screenshot of AI actor Tilly Norwood from AI-generated YouTube video from Particle6 TV

How AI changed everything for photographers and videographers in 2025

By Tom May published

2025 IN REVIEW This was the year that the future arrived – on set, in the edit suite and in your camera bag

2025 IN REVIEW
A grid of ten various AI-generated images, including portraits, a landscape with a man in a yellow suit, a product shot, a hand holding a glowing orb, an orange car in a garden, a chair in a room, a goldfish in a bowl, a person wearing a coat of colorful flowers, and a scenic view through a circular window.

Adobe in 2025: The year that photography (and photographers) became raw material for brands

By Tom May published

2025 REVIEW While photographers were lured by AI features, Adobe quietly repositioned them as suppliers in a broader content economy

2025 REVIEW
Generative Fill before and after

Photoshop can now use third-party AI for Generative Fill. But what is each model best for, and when should you switch from Firefly to Nano Banana or Flux?

By Hillary K. Grigonis published

TUTORIAL Photoshop's Generative Fill can now use models like Nano Banana and Flux.2, but what is each AI model best for?

TUTORIAL
A grid of AI-generated images across 12 common themes

Researchers let an AI generate thousands of images without human input. The lack of originality was “sobering for computational creativity”, with images only falling into 12 cliched styles

By Hillary K. Grigonis published

AI A group of researchers had an AI write a prompt and an AI generate an image, and found only 12 common motifs repeated in thousands of images

AI
Sony A1

Sony shows the original A1 some love with a meaty firmware update, while ZV-E10 II gets FREE 4K 120p license

By Mike Harris published

News Sony’s former flagship camera receives a raft of improvements, while ZV-E10 II owners can benefit from slick 4K 120p slow-motion

News
TikTok "ban notice" from January 19 2025, on top of an American flag

After extending the deadline four times, the US TikTok ban is coming to a close. Is it too much to hope for the same thing for DJI?

By Hillary K. Grigonis published

OPINION A deal to keep TikTok active in the US is in the works. As an American drone pilot, I'm hoping it's a good sign for the DJI ban

OPINION
Aftershoot photo culling software review

Photographers saved 89 million hours – 12 work weeks each – using AI in 2025, study suggests

By Hillary K. Grigonis published

EDITING Data from Aftershoot indicates that photographers saved around 473 hours each during 2025 by using automated culling and editing

EDITING
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