Episode 138: DPReview and AI Photography

We had an entirely different topic planned for this episode and then learned just before recording that the website DPReview is being shut down after 25 years of covering digital photography and being the best resource for camera reviews. At about the same time, Adobe announced Firefly, its generative AI tool for making photos and artwork by typing text prompts. What does it all mean for photographers?

Hosts:

• Jeff Carlson: website, Jeff's photos, Jeff on Instagram, Jeff on Glass
• Kirk McElhearn: website, Kirk's photos, Kirk on Instagram, Kirk on Glass

Show Notes:

(View show notes with images at PhotoActive.co)

• Rate and Review the PhotoActive Podcast!

• PetaPixel TV

• Samsung’s Moon photos are fake — but so is a lot of mobile photography

• Jeff's Photo AI Newsletter

Our Snapshots:

• Jeff: Adobe Firefly
• Kirk: To Photograph Is to Learn How to Die, Tim Carpenter

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