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Stock Photography’s Crossroads: Can a Getty-Shutterstock Merger Fix It?

As someone who spent over a decade in the stock photography and creative tools industry, I’ve seen firsthand how it has evolved. The news of a potential Getty and Shutterstock merger made me think about how the stock photography industry actors found themselves at a crossroads and what future lies ahead.

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Adobe’s Generative AI Jumps The Shark, Adds Bitcoin to Bird Photo

Last year, Adobe updated its Firefly generative AI platform multiple times, the most recent coming in September. Over that time, the Lightroom and Photoshop tools that rely on the technology have gotten steadily worse and the system's choice to add a Bitcoin logo to a photo of a seagull is a perfect distillation of the problem.

Four panels show colorful wearable devices. Left: orange on a woman's hair, second: pink on a wrist, third: blue on a waistband, right: yellow on an ankle. Bright backgrounds enhance the vibrant colors of the devices.

Sony mocopi Pro Kit Streamlines Motion Capture for 3D and VR

While imaging companies rarely use CES as a platform to launch new consumer cameras and lenses anymore, the major electronics tradeshow remains a great place for camera makers to show off interesting technology. Sony unveiled the mocopi Pro Kit this week in Las Vegas, a groundbreaking motion capture solution for creating animation, gaming, virtual reality, and live streaming content.

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