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  <title>Episode 174: Photos Clean Up</title>
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  <itunes:title>Photos Clean Up</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Aimless pedestrians wandering in the background of your photo? Trash on the ground in the foreground? Apple can help. In this episode we're looking at Clean Up, the new Apple Intelligence tool in the Photos app that uses generative AI to remove areas of a photo.</itunes:subtitle>
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&lt;p&gt;Aimless pedestrians wandering in the background of your photo? Trash on the ground in the foreground? Apple can help. In this episode we're looking at Clean Up, the new Apple Intelligence tool in the Photos app that uses generative AI to remove areas of a photo.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hosts:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Jeff Carlson:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://jeffcarlson.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;website&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://jeffcarlson.com/portfolio/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Jeff's photos&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://instagram.com/jeffcarlson" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Jeff on Instagram&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://glass.photo/jeff-carlson" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Jeff on Glass&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://twit.social/@jeffcarlson" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Jeff on Mastodon&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Kirk McElhearn:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.kirkville.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;website&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://photos.kirkville.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Kirk's photos&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://instagram.com/mcelhearn" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Kirk on Instagram&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://glass.photo/mcelhearn" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Kirk on Glass&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://journa.host/@mcelhearn" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Kirk on Mastodon&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Show Notes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;(&lt;a href="https://www.photoactive.co/home/episode-174-clean-up" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;View show notes with images at PhotoActive.co&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/photoactive/id1391697658?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Rate and Review the PhotoActive Podcast!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.photoactive.co/home/episode-60-pixelmator" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Episode 60: Machine Learning with Andrius Gailiunas and Pixelmator Pro&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.pixelmator.com/photomator/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Photomator&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://nitrophoto.app/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Nitro app&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://sixcolors.com/post/2024/10/you-can-use-clean-up-with-a-clear-conscience/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;You Can Use Clean Up with a Clear Conscience&lt;/a&gt;, Six Colors&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://petapixel.com/2024/10/31/apple-vs-adobe-one-is-clearly-better-at-ai-photo-clean-up/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Apple vs Adobe: One is Clearly Better at AI Photo Clean Up&lt;/a&gt;, PetaPixel&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Subscribe to the PhotoActive podcast newsletter&lt;/strong&gt; at &lt;a href="https://photoactive.co" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;the bottom of any page at the PhotoActive web site&lt;/a&gt; to be notified of new episodes and be eligible for occasional giveaways. If you’ve already subscribed, you’re automatically entered.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you like the show, please &lt;a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/photoactive/id1391697658?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;subscribe in iTunes/Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt; or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast. And don't forget to join the &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/photoactivecast/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;PhotoActive Facebook group&lt;/a&gt; to discuss the podcast, share your photos, and more.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Disclosure: Sometimes we use affiliate links for products, in which we receive small commissions to help support PhotoActive.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p><img src="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads-2024/images/d/d76bf7dc-58d3-4746-b5c1-17ac3c2b6d29/4B0e1A-4.jpg" alt="Untitled"></p>

<p>Aimless pedestrians wandering in the background of your photo? Trash on the ground in the foreground? Apple can help. In this episode we&#39;re looking at Clean Up, the new Apple Intelligence tool in the Photos app that uses generative AI to remove areas of a photo.</p>

<p><strong>Hosts:</strong></p>

<ul>
<li><strong>Jeff Carlson:</strong> <a href="https://jeffcarlson.com" rel="nofollow">website</a>, <a href="https://jeffcarlson.com/portfolio/" rel="nofollow">Jeff&#39;s photos</a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/jeffcarlson" rel="nofollow">Jeff on Instagram</a>, <a href="https://glass.photo/jeff-carlson" rel="nofollow">Jeff on Glass</a>, <a href="https://twit.social/@jeffcarlson" rel="nofollow">Jeff on Mastodon</a></li>
<li><strong>Kirk McElhearn:</strong> <a href="https://www.kirkville.com" rel="nofollow">website</a>, <a href="https://photos.kirkville.com" rel="nofollow">Kirk&#39;s photos</a>, <a href="https://instagram.com/mcelhearn" rel="nofollow">Kirk on Instagram</a>, <a href="https://glass.photo/mcelhearn" rel="nofollow">Kirk on Glass</a>, <a href="https://journa.host/@mcelhearn" rel="nofollow">Kirk on Mastodon</a></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p>

<p>(<a href="https://www.photoactive.co/home/episode-174-clean-up" rel="nofollow">View show notes with images at PhotoActive.co</a>)</p>

<ul>
<li><p><strong><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/photoactive/id1391697658?mt=2" rel="nofollow">Rate and Review the PhotoActive Podcast!</a></strong></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.photoactive.co/home/episode-60-pixelmator" rel="nofollow">Episode 60: Machine Learning with Andrius Gailiunas and Pixelmator Pro</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.pixelmator.com/photomator/" rel="nofollow">Photomator</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://nitrophoto.app/" rel="nofollow">Nitro app</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://sixcolors.com/post/2024/10/you-can-use-clean-up-with-a-clear-conscience/" rel="nofollow">You Can Use Clean Up with a Clear Conscience</a>, Six Colors</p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://petapixel.com/2024/10/31/apple-vs-adobe-one-is-clearly-better-at-ai-photo-clean-up/" rel="nofollow">Apple vs Adobe: One is Clearly Better at AI Photo Clean Up</a>, PetaPixel</p></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Subscribe to the PhotoActive podcast newsletter</strong> at <a href="https://photoactive.co" rel="nofollow">the bottom of any page at the PhotoActive web site</a> to be notified of new episodes and be eligible for occasional giveaways. If you’ve already subscribed, you’re automatically entered.</p>

<p>If you like the show, please <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/photoactive/id1391697658?mt=2" rel="nofollow">subscribe in iTunes/Apple Podcasts</a> or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast. And don&#39;t forget to join the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/photoactivecast/" rel="nofollow">PhotoActive Facebook group</a> to discuss the podcast, share your photos, and more.</p>

<p><em>Disclosure: Sometimes we use affiliate links for products, in which we receive small commissions to help support PhotoActive.</em></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p><img src="https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads-2024/images/d/d76bf7dc-58d3-4746-b5c1-17ac3c2b6d29/4B0e1A-4.jpg" alt="Untitled"></p>

<p>Aimless pedestrians wandering in the background of your photo? Trash on the ground in the foreground? Apple can help. In this episode we&#39;re looking at Clean Up, the new Apple Intelligence tool in the Photos app that uses generative AI to remove areas of a photo.</p>

<p><strong>Hosts:</strong></p>

<ul>
<li><strong>Jeff Carlson:</strong> <a href="https://jeffcarlson.com" rel="nofollow">website</a>, <a href="https://jeffcarlson.com/portfolio/" rel="nofollow">Jeff&#39;s photos</a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/jeffcarlson" rel="nofollow">Jeff on Instagram</a>, <a href="https://glass.photo/jeff-carlson" rel="nofollow">Jeff on Glass</a>, <a href="https://twit.social/@jeffcarlson" rel="nofollow">Jeff on Mastodon</a></li>
<li><strong>Kirk McElhearn:</strong> <a href="https://www.kirkville.com" rel="nofollow">website</a>, <a href="https://photos.kirkville.com" rel="nofollow">Kirk&#39;s photos</a>, <a href="https://instagram.com/mcelhearn" rel="nofollow">Kirk on Instagram</a>, <a href="https://glass.photo/mcelhearn" rel="nofollow">Kirk on Glass</a>, <a href="https://journa.host/@mcelhearn" rel="nofollow">Kirk on Mastodon</a></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p>

<p>(<a href="https://www.photoactive.co/home/episode-174-clean-up" rel="nofollow">View show notes with images at PhotoActive.co</a>)</p>

<ul>
<li><p><strong><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/photoactive/id1391697658?mt=2" rel="nofollow">Rate and Review the PhotoActive Podcast!</a></strong></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.photoactive.co/home/episode-60-pixelmator" rel="nofollow">Episode 60: Machine Learning with Andrius Gailiunas and Pixelmator Pro</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://www.pixelmator.com/photomator/" rel="nofollow">Photomator</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://nitrophoto.app/" rel="nofollow">Nitro app</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://sixcolors.com/post/2024/10/you-can-use-clean-up-with-a-clear-conscience/" rel="nofollow">You Can Use Clean Up with a Clear Conscience</a>, Six Colors</p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://petapixel.com/2024/10/31/apple-vs-adobe-one-is-clearly-better-at-ai-photo-clean-up/" rel="nofollow">Apple vs Adobe: One is Clearly Better at AI Photo Clean Up</a>, PetaPixel</p></li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Subscribe to the PhotoActive podcast newsletter</strong> at <a href="https://photoactive.co" rel="nofollow">the bottom of any page at the PhotoActive web site</a> to be notified of new episodes and be eligible for occasional giveaways. If you’ve already subscribed, you’re automatically entered.</p>

<p>If you like the show, please <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/photoactive/id1391697658?mt=2" rel="nofollow">subscribe in iTunes/Apple Podcasts</a> or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast. And don&#39;t forget to join the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/photoactivecast/" rel="nofollow">PhotoActive Facebook group</a> to discuss the podcast, share your photos, and more.</p>

<p><em>Disclosure: Sometimes we use affiliate links for products, in which we receive small commissions to help support PhotoActive.</em></p>]]>
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