About this episode

Kersten Luts interviews Colin Smith about the enduring skills in photography amidst the rise of AI and the evolution of Photoshop.

After 25 years of Photoshop, which skills still matter—and which are being replaced by artificial intelligence? In this episode of The Camera Shake Podcast, Kersten Luts sits down with PhotoshopCAFE founder Colin Smith for a wide-ranging conversation about Photoshop, photography, generative AI and the future of visual creativity. Colin explains why AI is an incredibly useful assistant, but still cannot replace taste, observation, judgement or a clear creative vision. They explore how Photoshop has evolved from its earliest days, why layers transformed digital image editing, and how automated masking, Generative Fill and AI retouching are changing professional photography workflows. Colin also shares the story behind PhotoshopCAFE, his approach to online education, and how he has stayed relevant through books, courses, YouTube and constant changes in creative technology. The conversation covers photo retouching, non-destructive editing, copyright, authenticity, creative limitations, computational photography and the future of cameras. It also offers practical insight for photographers, videographers and anyone building a photography business in a fast-changing industry. Most…

People in this episode

Host: Kersten Luts

Guest: Colin Smith

Topics covered

• Photoshop
• artificial intelligence
• photography
• creative vision
• photo retouching
• online education
• future of visual creativity

Keywords

• Photoshop
• AI
• photography
• creative vision
• photo retouching
• online education
• Generative Fill
• computational photography
• craftsmanship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PhotoshopCAFE

Products: Photoshop, Generative Fill, AI

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