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Adobe's new Indigo app
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

Sean Arbabi
Oct 271 min read


Can AI Replace The Unexpected Shot?
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

Sean Arbabi
Oct 232 min read


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

Sean Arbabi
Aug 261 min read


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

Sean Arbabi
Jul 291 min read


6 Dos & Don’ts, from a Photo Studio Director's POV - my latest VeryBusy article
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...

Sean Arbabi
May 84 min read


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

Sean Arbabi
Apr 141 min read


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

Sean Arbabi
Mar 11 min read


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

Sean Arbabi
Feb 241 min read


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

Sean Arbabi
Nov 5, 20242 min read


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

Sean Arbabi
Oct 19, 20241 min read


The story behind a Tilden Park walk
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...

Sean Arbabi
Aug 31, 20243 min read


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

Sean Arbabi
Aug 24, 20242 min read


Photography in the studio vs. photography on location...
FIRST STEP TO UNDERSTANDING LIGHTING IN A PHOTO STUDIO: You have full control. Understand the goal, recognize possibilities, and respect...

Sean Arbabi
Jul 23, 20241 min read


Flower power
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...

Sean Arbabi
Apr 24, 20241 min read


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

Sean Arbabi
Jan 31, 20241 min read


The best photos are taken with the camera you carry.
“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...

Sean Arbabi
Jan 28, 20241 min read


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

Sean Arbabi
Dec 11, 20231 min read


"A vet I met during my travels" (shared back in 2011)....
A few years ago while on assignment in Southwest Florida, I wandered around Sanibel Island and J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife...

Sean Arbabi
Nov 11, 20232 min read


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

Sean Arbabi
Oct 14, 20231 min read


Mixbook photo album
Fun making a photo album with Mixbook from our recent summer vacation. Created a few photo books with Apple and Blurb, but it had been a...

Sean Arbabi
Oct 1, 20231 min read


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