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VISUAL CREATORS
For your artistic side.

🎨 Adobe’s AI Turbocharges Photoshop

You know that love-hate relationship you have with AI in Photoshop? Well, get ready for an upgrade. Adobe MAX London saw the launch of a swanky new Photoshop beta.

Reference Image lets you pick an image for the AI to follow, while Generate Image turns text into visuals. Generate Background and Generate Similar help with context and variations, and Enhance Detail fine-tunes sharpness.

Meanwhile, Adjustment Brush offers targeted edits, Font Browser has a library of 25K+ fonts, and Adjustment Presets apply effects in a click.

Sounds like Adobe’s pulling out all the stops on this one.

PRODUCTION MASTERY
The commercial aspects of creativity.

💰 Indie Films: Budget Breakdown

Indie films are a different ballgame when it comes to dollars and sense. While Hollywood moguls swim in cash, indie darlings make do with chump change—anywhere from $10K to $1M. Compare that to Hollywood’s top dogs dropping $100 million without batting a perfectly mascaraed eyelash.

But here’s the twist: a low budget doesn’t always mean low quality, or a low return. Remember "The Blair Witch Project"? The cult classic scared up $248M on a $60K budget.

So how do indie auteurs scrape together enough coin? It’s a mix of personal savings, friendly favors, grants, subsidies, the occasional corporate sponsor looking to star in a scene, and clever crowdfunding campaigns..

Where does the money flow? Paying the crew eats up a chunk, equipment’s a cost beast, and logistics play their part.

But in an industry where creative vision often clashes with financial reality, the indie spirit remains undaunted. Just ask an indie filmmaker; they’ll tell you: a little budget can go a long way—if you’ve got the vision to match.

CREATOR ECONOMY
Navigating the digital creative world.

🎨 Creator Economy: Yours To Conquer

You might not realize it, but you're likely already part of the Creator Economy just by posting on digital platforms. Yup, just by posting your art, videos, or blogs, you're part of this things.

Adobe's Future of Creativity study found that over 165 million creators joined the scene globally between 2020 and 2022. That’s a lot of people chasing creative freedom. Almost half of those polled by Adobe said their main motivation for joining the creator economy was freedom of expression.

But before you quit your day job to chase that YouTube stardom, consider this: it took MrBeast 12 years to amass his 252 million subscribers. His advice? Be smart and don't jump in until you're ready.

Remember: It's rare to immediately make a living as a full-time creator, and it's risky to quit your day job too soon. One in four businesses doesn’t make it past year one.

That doesn't mean you can't make money now. Affiliate marketing, teaching classes, selling goods, or freelancing your creative skills are all viable paths. The key is to diversify and think beyond ad revenue.

🔥 Press Worthy

📽️ VISUAL CREATORS

Canon opens up its RF mount to Sigma and Tamron, with both lensmakers quickly announcing new lenses.

Adobe teases Lightroom with the generative AI features found in Photoshop.

📈 PRODUCTION MASTERY

Adobe’s new Firefly Image 3 improves on its predecessor, generating more detailed and realistic images.

Tribeca Festival’s 2024 shorts lineup features 87 films from 27 countries, with female directors dominating.

🎭 CREATOR ECONOMY

Studio A24 faces backlash for using AI-generated images to promote film "Civil War", sparking debate on the need to label AI-created media.

X TV app coming "soon", featuring trending vids and cross-device viewing.

📚 Learn & Grow

📽️ VISUAL CREATORS

• 10 Things to Know Before Renting a Studio Space for Video

• This is why your photos are boring: Unlocking the Secrets to Captivating Photography

📈 PRODUCTION MASTERY

• What is Auteur Theory? Meaning and Examples

• How to Find Unique Film Shoot Locations Online

🎭 CREATOR ECONOMY

• The Benefits of Renting a Private Apartment VS a Traditional Photo Studio for Your Shoots

• Google Researchers Warn That People Could Get Too Close to AI Avatars