The way we edit photos changed forever in 2023. With the launch of Adobe Firefly and the integration of Generative Fill with Photoshop, it’s never been easier to retouch, refine and remove objects from images. I’m still not 100% sure where I stand on AI imagery, but I am in full support of using AI to make my editing workflow faster and more efficient.
When it comes to editing photos there are elements of it I love and elements I find incredibly laborious. The creative side of things, such as color grading and image manipulation, come very easily to me, but I find skin retouching, object removal and background smoothing time-consuming. Earlier this year when Adobe launched a whole new set of AI tools including Skin Refine, Background Expand and Generative Fill, I was intrigued to find out how well they worked and if they could replace the more laborious processes.
