Adobe camera app Indigo adds AI critique and editing guidance
Adobe’s experiment with AI-enabled critique and editing guidance for photography shows how AI can become a built-in mentor, shaping how users frame, shoot, and edit images.
At a glance
- Project Indigo’s AI Playground adds photo critique and editing guidance features, plus advanced object removal and depth-of-field generation.
- The updates use Google’s Gemini-based Nano Banana as a starting point but may switch models over time.
- The features are being tested with a subset of Indigo users and could become a paid option if successful.
The story
Adobe’s experimental iOS camera app, Project Indigo, received an update that adds AI-powered critique and editing guidance as part of its AI Playground. The new tools offer a professional assessment of framing, lighting, colors, and emotional impact, alongside guidance for potential reshoots.
In addition to critique, the update includes capture and edit suggestions that explain how to reframe shots, adjust exposure, or remove undesirable elements. The update also introduces an element of deterministic outputs, offering multiple iterations of prompts to refine results.
Adobe’s authors note that Indigo’s AI Playground currently relies on Google’s Nano Banana model but may swap in other models over time. The features are in testing with a limited user group, with the potential to become a paid option if adopted widely.