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eBay has introduced a new AI-powered background enhancement tool allowing sellers to "transform their product photos from everyday snapshots into professional grade imagery."

Shopify has added an AI image editor to its Magic Suite that aims to help sellers create professional product photos.

Profoto is expanding its software solutions with Assetflow, a new workflow management tool designed to support e-commerce studios and streamline collaboration through an entire creative process.

Claid.ai already produced artificial intelligence (AI) software that clipped photos from backgrounds, but now it has a new feature that will generate detailed background images for them.

After hyping a major announcement, Donald Trump revealed his next major project: NFTs. But reverse image searches of some of the "digital trading cards" revealed them to be edits of clothing easily found in Google search, raising copyright questions.

Claid.ai, a self-described artificial intelligence (AI) company, has launched new software that automatically enhances, removes backgrounds, and fixes lighting in photos uploaded to e-commerce sites by users who might not have the best equipment.

Amazon has announced a way to virtually try-on shoes through augmented reality (AR) via the camera on a smartphone. The feature is designed to give shoppers an idea of how shoes will look on their feet, but will not be able to tell them if they truly fit.

Yesterday, Profoto announced that it had acquired the robotic, automated photography studio company StyleShoots for $18 million. After hearing feedback, the company's CEO promises that the goal isn't to put photographers out of business.

Profoto has announced that it has acquired StyleShoots, the makers of hardware and software solutions that completely eliminate the need for a camera crew and deliver finished e-commerce fashion photos through an automated, robotic photo studio.

The digital payments company Square has launched the Square Photo Studio app which allows sellers to easily take "professional" product photos from a mobile device and sync them to their online store or Square item catalog for free.

Orbitvu produces a range of automated product photography devices that are designed to streamline and automate much of the photography that is required for the eCommerce space. And while it has a range of machines for products and fashion, its latest is just for bicycles.

You walk through the supermarket aisle until you face various choices for the product you wish to eat. In the case of cereals, it can be 20 or more different options. You reach out and pick one, which you feel is the right decision based on a well-educated process.

AI-editing software autoRetouch has announced the expansion of its services to now include all retail products, not just clothing, and is also now available as a plugin via the Shopify App Store.

Technology company Orbitvu has designed several studio machines that automate the burn-and-turn nature of product photography and allow a full 360-degree rotation for photo and video with consistent lighting.

Announced today, Sony has released an update to the Sony Software Development Kit (SDK) that allows for custom imaging solutions with the company's cameras.

Software company autoRetouch has debuted a new software feature that promises to reduce hours of post-production time down to seconds. Automating what is called a "ghost mannequin" photo, the software quickly creates composite images for use in e-commerce.

Instagram is officially expanding its Commerce Eligibility Requirements, opening up the Instagram Shopping experience to smaller businesses, including "creators." Photographers with a large enough following could stand to benefit in a bit way.

As the coronavirus pandemic brings the world economy to its knees, retail intelligence firm Stackline put together a report identifying the 100 fastest growing and 100 fastest declining industries based on e-commerce data from March. No surprise, the outlook is especially grim for cameras.

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Hasselblad just took a big step in a new direction of camera sales with the launch of its own online store. The store will make it easier for photographers to buy Hasselblad gear straight from the manufacturer.

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It was a pretty popular week for photography-related iOS app releases. First Facebook steps all over Snapchat's toes with its new 'Poke' app, and now Shutterfly has decided to enter the mobile market, putting its recent Penguin Digital acquisition to work. The launch comes just in time to squeeze in some last-minute personalized Christmas shopping, something that you couldn't do with the old version of the app.

In the words of Shutterfly General Manager Karl Wiley, "Mobile commerce is now the new normal," and Shutterfly doesn't want to miss out on the new normal.