If you're a professional photographer — or simply someone who loves taking photos — and you also own an iPhone (and who doesn't!), Adobe has some exciting news for you.
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Adobe has announced a new app called **Project Indigo**, and it's available to download right now — for free.
The app offers an alternative camera to the iPhone's built-in one, and what sets it apart is its ability to deliver image quality on par with an expensive professional camera, using nothing but your phone.
How does it work?
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When you take a photo in the app, it captures a burst of 32 low-exposure frames and processes them together to produce the final image.
By combining the data from all those frames, the app generates a final image that is exceptionally clean — virtually free of noise and motion blur.
This technique isn't new, but processing such a large number of frames is challenging both technically and in terms of hardware resources, which is why most apps work with far fewer frames.
On top of that, Indigo incorporates a highly sophisticated image-processing pipeline designed to maximize image quality while preserving the natural, neutral look of the scene — in contrast to the artificial rendering produced by the stock iPhone camera app.
The app also features a **Night Mode** that delivers outstanding results when shooting in low-light conditions.
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Another advantage of the app is aimed squarely at professional photographers.
Unlike the limited shooting controls offered by the default camera app, Indigo gives users access to a very wide range of settings, much like a professional camera.
This is a tremendous benefit for anyone who knows how to use those controls, as they enable the kind of creative shooting you'd expect from a DSLR.
The app supports exporting images in both SDR and HDR formats, and it syncs directly with Lightroom — making the transition to post-processing seamless and effortless.
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Future updates will bring additional features, including dedicated shooting modes for portraits, landscapes, and panoramas.
At the moment, the app is supported on the iPhone 12 and 13 Pro and Pro Max, and on all models from the iPhone 14 through 16.
Enjoy!
*Images: Sample photos taken with Indigo, with no additional editing.*