A Hands-On Workshop on AI, Photography & Creative Workflow with Fotor AI × SAIM

📅 Date: Wed 25 February 17:30 - 20:30
🎟 Hosted by: Fotor AI x SAIM

About the Event

Second Life for Images: Reworking Unfinished Images is a hands-on workshop exploring how AI can rescue, restore, and reimagine unsatisfactory or abandoned photographs.

Participants will be introduced to and use Fotor AI to repair damaged images, retouch imperfect shots, and experiment with AI-driven enhancements, while gaining insight into how AI is shaping today’s fashion and creative photography industries.

This workshop invites photographers and creatives to rethink their archives, challenge traditional workflows, and discover new creative possibilities through AI.

🤝 Sponsers & Partners

SAIM: An independent photography school and creative community based in Shoreditch, London, offering hands-on courses and workshops across digital, analogue, and studio-based image making. With professional studios, darkrooms, and a strong focus on practical learning, the Academy supports photographers and visual creatives in developing both technical skills and creative thinking within a collaborative environment.
Fotor: A global AI creative platform with 800M+ users worldwide, specialising in image editing, visual design, and AI-powered content creation.

This collaboration creates a meaningful exchange between craft and technology, allowing photographers to explore how AI can support — not replace — creative vision. By combining SAIM’s hands-on photography expertise with Fotor AI’s intelligent tools, both partners contribute to a more engaging, forward-looking approach to image making.

Attendee Benefits

You will have the opportunity to:

Gain practical hands-on experience with AI-powered photo restoration, retouching, and creative image generation, preparing them for evolving creative industries
Introduces attendees to industry-relevant tools that complement traditional photography skills
Develop a deeper understanding of AI’s role in modern photography
Engage in creative experimentation and peer discussion

🎁 All attendees will receive 1 month of complimentary Fotor AI membership and live AI credits during the session.

🎁 SAIM will provide free 1-1 portfolio review to everyone who join this workshop (attendees can book portfolio review in another time individually)

Evening Agenda

5:30 - Welcome & Introduction

An overview of Fotor AI and its core features for photographers.

Brief discussion on how AI is currently influencing photography, fashion, and creative industries from a commercial perspective.

6:00 - Opening Talk

The Power of AI technology: The Future of Photography

6:15 - Live Demo: Fotor AI in Action

Practical demonstrations of Fotor AI applied to photo enhancement & retouching.

6:30 - Hands-On Practice Session

Participants explore using Fotor AI for restoration and enhancement of their unsatisfactory or unused photographs.

7:20 - Sharing and Reflection

Photo sharing, reflections, and win the prize!

7:50 - Prize-giving & Post-event social 🎁

📌 Note for attendees: Please bring a laptop and at least one unsatisfactory or unused photography — this is a fully hands-on workshop designed for live creation.

👥 Judges

Adrian, co-founder of The Shoreditch Academy of Image Making, has been in the photography industry since 1969, working with major international brands and publishing widely around the world. He spent over 30 years as a Senior Lecturer and Course Director at University of the Arts London, where he developed postgraduate courses including an MA in Commercial Photography. He now focuses on advancing SAIM after retiring from academia.

Ian Jacko Jackson, co-founder of The Shoreditch Academy of Image Making, is a professional photographer specialising in alternative photographic processes and Cibachrome printing. He is also the founder and creative lead of SAIM’s Darkroom in Shoreditch.

👀 Why is it a must-attend workshop? ✨

Get hands-on experience with the latest generative AI image&video models (NanoBanana pro, Kling, Flux, Seedream, Seedance, Veo, Fotor).
Fotor Credits: Every participant will receive free Credits to create
SAIM free 1-1 portfolio review
Connect with like-minded photographers and creators in the heart of London.

Don’t forget your laptop — the workshop is fully hands-on and you’ll want to build along!

🎫 RSVP & Join

Secure your spot and get your ticket — giving unfinished images a second life and opening a new conversation about the future of photography.

Second Life for Images reworking unfinished images with AI