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What to expect of Jon Kerrin's talk Topics that Jon will cover

Step into the heart of nature’s most dramatic moments • The Allure of Wild Weather in Photography
with this talk by nature photographer Jon Kerrin on pho-
tographing lightning, storms, and extreme weather. • Storytelling Through Storm Photography
• Understanding Weather Patterns for Better
"I’ll share insights on reading storm patterns, compo- Shots
sition techniques, camera settings, and staying safe
while capturing the raw power of the elements," he • Photographing Lightning & Storms – Technique
explains. "From the chaos of the skies to the beauty and Approach
within the storm, this session will inspire you to push • Safety in Extreme Weather Photography
your creative boundaries and bring wild weather to life • Post-Processing in Storm Photography
through your lens."

Which Photoshop "AI" editing tools are legal?

From questions asked during Martin Barber's E&D pres- These tools are legal because they use pixels already in
entation this month, it was clear that members are very the image you captured. PSSAs ruling also makes it easy
concerned about the legal use of Photoshop editing tools to understand: all elements in an image must have been
that may perform AI functions. Especially, since one could photographed by you and you must be able to produce
face a lifelong ban from organisations like FIAP if you in- the unaltered orginal of all elements if requested.
advertently use AI in an image you enter in a competition. All the major photographic associations agree that it is il-
As reported in the Cape Camera of April 2024, the follow- legal to add anything to your image that was not photo-
ing Photoshop tools that change content of an image are graphed by you — e.g. skies produced by Photoshop, but
legal in categories where manipulation is permitted: you may include a sky captured by you from another image
• Spot Healing Brush — or any elements generated from who knows where.
• Remove tool - just make sure Generative AI is Off
• Healing Brush Tool The reason why all these associations prohibit the use
• Patch Tool of AI, is because you are infringing someone's copyright,
• Content Aware Move Tool committing plagiarism, or simply just stealing from some-
• Red Eye Tool one's image without payment when you use AI.
• Clone Stamp and Pattern Stamp Tools. PSSA members will find the detailed article about AI writ-
• Content Aware Fill is allowed provided that pixels ten by Sheldon Boles of the Canadian Association for Pho-
from the same image are used. tographic Art in e-Image of April 2024 very useful.

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