Big Announcement: Adobe Firefly AI for Commercial Use!

Plus - what were my biggest selling themes in September?

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Microstock Life
October 12, 2023

The summer slump is over, and earnings are bouncing back!

I had a great month at Adobe Stock in September, not just because earnings are up compared to August and also September from last year, but also because I had two nice surprises in my total earnings: more than $1,500 from the Firefly AI training bonus, and another $210 from images selected for the Free Collection.

As I do each month, I analyzed my top-selling themes from the past month to see where I’ve had the greatest ROI for my efforts. Here are the results:

  1. Diversity

  2. Recognition

  3. Culture

  4. Blank check

  5. Crumpled paper

  6. Practice

  7. Belonging

  8. Event

  9. Curiosity

  10. New Location

  11. Storytelling

  12. Expertise

  13. Impact

  14. New Hire

  15. Introduction/Welcome

  16. Mindfulness

  17. Customer Needs

  18. Quarterly Results Q4

  19. Emergency Action Plan

  20. Retirement

Big Announcement: Adobe Firefly AI for Commercial Use!

At Adobe MAX, taking place this week in Los Angeles, Adobe made a big announcement impacting how contributors may use its Firefly AI platform for generating images for sale at Adobe Stock and other agencies.

From its press release issued October 10, 2023:

Adobe today unveiled three new Firefly models – Adobe Firefly Image 2 Model, Adobe Firefly Vector Model and Adobe Firefly Design Model – models that are designed to generate content safe for commercial use. Adobe released over 100 major new AI features and updates across Creative Cloud flagship applications, including Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects and Adobe Stock.

“Since the release of our first Firefly image model in March, we’ve been taken aback by the amazing response from the community, who has demonstrated how useful Firefly is to enhancing experimentation and design and speeding up workflows, without compromising creative control,” said David Wadhwani, president, Digital Media Business at Adobe. “With over 3 billion image generations to date, including more than a billion in the last month alone, the early adoption of Firefly demonstrates the unique power of bringing foundation models into the workflows customers know and love.”

You can read the full press release here.

I’m eager to do some experimenting with Adobe Firefly, and I will record it for sharing on my YouTube channel. Stay tuned!

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