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  • Vividon’s New Photoshop Plugin Uses AI to Change Photo Lighting David Crewe
    Ask any working photographer what the one thing that they cannot fix in post is, and the answer will almost always be the same: light. It's easy to clean up skin, tweak color and contrast, and even swap skies or extend backgrounds. Still, bad light has historically meant a costly reshoot, hours of painstaking compositing, or the quiet disappointment of delivering something a client doesn't like. Stockholm-based startup Vividon is looking to change that, and today it has opened early access to it
     

Vividon’s New Photoshop Plugin Uses AI to Change Photo Lighting

29 April 2026 at 22:21

A grid of 16 images shows a woman in a tan coat holding a brown bag in different lighting and color effects, alternating with images of a red fire extinguisher and fire safety products on varied backgrounds.

Ask any working photographer what the one thing that they cannot fix in post is, and the answer will almost always be the same: light. It's easy to clean up skin, tweak color and contrast, and even swap skies or extend backgrounds. Still, bad light has historically meant a costly reshoot, hours of painstaking compositing, or the quiet disappointment of delivering something a client doesn't like. Stockholm-based startup Vividon is looking to change that, and today it has opened early access to its AI relighting plugin for Adobe Photoshop.

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The 2026 CP+ Photo Expo Solidified Its Importance to the Industry

29 April 2026 at 22:05

Colorful illustration of a pink-haired person holding a camera and smiling, with vibrant yellow, blue, and pink background. The image includes the logo and text: "CP+ Camera & Photo Imaging Show 2026.

When Photokina collapsed in 2020, it was a major blow to the photography industry, adding to the sense of dread that the whole market was coming tumbling down. But now, after multiple years of growth, Japan's CP+ Show is living proof that photography is not just surviving: it's thriving.

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