Exciting Lightroom news for every wedding photographer this week. We got the upgrade and integration we have all been waiting for!

That’s right. Welcome to the workflow, Generative Remove.

After Adobe released Photoshop’s Generative Fill feature earlier this year, photographers everywhere have been switching programs constantly to remove those hard to remove things that plague us at every wedding. It’s all powered by Adobe’s new AI Firefly technology. And finally we have some of these new tools integrated right into Lightroom. This will be a huge time/photo saver!

So what’s new?

The healing tool has been renamed to the ‘Remove Tool’ and this is the key to the update ⤵️

This all works WAY better to remove annoying objects in photos. Previously, you would need to take information from one part of your image and overlay it over the part you want to remove. Now, the AI actually generates new pixels. This allows complex sections to be removed and fixed.

The only problem. It’s kinda slow.

Well, slower than your typical heal or remove. So perhaps for small objects, keep using the standard tools. But overall, we are so excited for this update and it is already saving us so much time!

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Read a full run down about Generative Remove from Adobe here. And be sure to update your Lightroom application to try it out.

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Beside's the amazing new Generative Remove, here's a full list of new features in this May 2024 Lightroom update: 

‍- Lens Blur Tool: The AI powered make your background blurry tool was in early access, now is a full feature and can be applied in presets. Check it out here. ‍

- Tethered Capture for Sony: You can now tether your Sony cameras directly to Lightroom while shooting. Learn how here.

- Support for New Cameras and Lenses: See a full list here. ‍

- And of course, Performance Enhancements: Small changes to the design and layout, designed to make things easier to use and read. See what's new here.

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Let's celebrate a win though, Generative Remove! Thanks Adobe.

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