New work. All AI created. No cameras used. Only AI tools and models, prompts and ideas in my head. The past year I've been studying how to integrate AI into creative/photo production for small and large companies. This effort and execution is to learn about the capabilities of LLMs, APIs, and much more in order to stay on top of the next wave of visual content creation within marketing teams and agencies. As a professional shooter for decades, and one who leads large photo pr

If you use an iPhone, you might be interested in Adobe's Indigo app, promising to deliver higher-quality images. Adobe Indigo, now officially called Project Indigo, is a free, experimental camera app for iPhones that uses computational photography to produce natural-looking photos with more manual control than the native camera app.  It's designed to provide SLR-like image quality and offers features like manual controls, a live histogram, zebra striping, and the ability to s

Many AI updates this week. Adobe launching a foundry service to build GenAI models for enterprises. Anthropic launching a browser-based version of Claude Code. OpenAI introducing ChatGPT Atlas, an AI-powered web browser. Google Meet even launching an AI-powered makeup feature. Powerful tools coming our way, but I have a thought.  Can AI replace the unexpected shot? How many times have you been on a shoot, planned the scene the best you could, then captured something unforesee

Unplugged a bit in July, touring coastal cities in Italy, France, and Spain.  When you get away, your perspective resets, your energy is...

Created these panoramas on a recent European vacation. All shot using my iPhone 14 (upgrading to the 17 this fall). No tripod. No...

If you work in or lead a photo studio, whether low or high-volume, read my latest verybusy.io  article. The juggling act of leading a...

I captured these images years ago. No filter. Just straight shots of beautiful scenes in front of me. However, for all, I always wished...

I created this shot using an iPhone (14, not even a 16) at home, using non-professional lighting modifiers, utilizing Photoshop's GenAI...

"And that's what makes great products. It's not process, it's content". - Steve Jobs Well said. Leaders who haven't performed creative...

Let's call AI in photography what it really is. Special effects. Whether unrealistic fantasized special effects across the entire...

Sharing images from Jackson Hole and the Grand Tetons (with a few remote Wyoming shots mixed in) captured on assignment years ago. Such a...

An oldie but goodie, shot 37 years ago, with a poignant story behind it. A significant moment that has little to do with the image's...

My photographic expertise covers a myriad of subject matter, lighting scenarios, world locales, and client goals. Photographing people,...

FIRST STEP TO UNDERSTANDING LIGHTING IN A PHOTO STUDIO: You have full control. Understand the goal, recognize possibilities, and respect...

Just a springtime post of a few photos shot with my iPhone before or after work, or while on weekend walks. Love this time of year as it...

Over my career I've written articles for various photography magazines- Kelby Media's Lightroom magazine and Photoshop User magazine,...

“The best photos are taken with the camera you carry.” Applied this quote a year ago to a similar iPhone post. Shot these on an iPhone as...

Check out the nice Canvas Rebel feature piece on me, my career, and how I approach building successful digital production teams:...

A few years ago while on assignment in Southwest Florida, I wandered around Sanibel Island and J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife...

Sharing some writing I did in Photoshop User's latest issue (October 2023 through Kelby Media). I participated in an article on the top...