Wedding photographers clean up shots with Lightroom's Generative Remove

What they did

The photographer uses Generative Remove in Lightroom to remove unwanted things from wedding photos, one spot at a time, and asked others how they stay productive while it processes.

How it went

Commenters split: some say it takes a few seconds, others say it is long enough to get a drink.

Worth knowing

• It blocks work on other photos while it runs, and you can't queue removals across images. A commenter says it runs in the cloud on Adobe Firefly and uses generative credits, so speed depends on internet and Adobe's servers. Another checks each result because it can add something "weird and random."
• Price check: Adobe Lightroom: free plan unclear; Lightroom (1TB): US$17.99/month, or US$11.99/month on a yearly plan (US$119.88/year) (checked Oct 26, 2026); Adobe Firefly: free plan; Firefly Standard: US$9.99/month, or US$8.33/month on a yearly plan (US$99.99/year) (checked Oct 26, 2026).

Try it yourself

Paste this into a chatbot, then add your own details underneath.

I'm a wedding photographer editing a gallery in Lightroom. Here are the distractions I want gone in each image: [list, e.g. exit sign, guest's phone, stray cup]. Group them by which ones Generative Remove can likely handle in one pass, which need the Healing or Clone tool instead, and which I should leave alone so the scene still looks real.

More people who did this

• u/ShootingPixelsPhoto (Reddit, Jun 14, 2026): Explains that Generative Remove is processed in the cloud by Adobe Firefly and uses generative credits, so a faster computer doesn't help.
• u/Pretty-In-Scarlet (Reddit, Jun 14, 2026): Checks every result before moving on because the AI can introduce "something weird and random."

Original post

See u/Venice_Photographer's original post on Reddit → (Jun 14, 2026)