Rethinking Photo Editing: AI-Driven Alternatives to Adobe
The article argues that photographers can optimize workflows beyond Adobe's Lightroom/Photoshop by using AI-powered tools like Excire Photo for automatic keywording and face recognition, which speeds searching, sorting, and culling large libraries. It also surveys non-Adobe RAW processors and editors—DxO PhotoLab, ON1 Photo RAW, Affinity Photo/Nik Collection, and more—noting perpetual licenses and strong results in RAW development and editing. The takeaway is to explore alternative tools to match your budget and workflow, rather than staying locked into the legacy Adobe pipeline.