Photography Studio Software Market Size, Share, and COVID-19 Impact Analysis, By Type (Entry Level, Prosumer Level, Professional Level), By Platform (Android/ IOS, Windows, Mac), By End User (Fashion, Clothing & Apparel, Wedding Events, Public Relations, Advertising, Legal Evidence Specialists), and Regional Forecast, 2024-2032

A photography studio is a workspace specially designed and prepared to take photographs. Photography studio software allows professional photographers to enhance the management of their business operations, tasks, and studio functions. The software is used to crop and touch up photos, other than organizing them into albums and slide shows.

The rising number of specialized photographers having a passion for photography and developing cameras with exclusive software to boost photographic outlook, which is driving the photography studio software market. Similarly, photography management software is a platform that arranges, stores, manages, and protects your photos. This software is especially helpful for photographers with large libraries as it allows them to find image files within seconds. For instance,

• In 2016, Photography management software used a group of apps and services to run the business, such as Google Docs for information sharing, Google Calendar for scheduling, Mailchimp for newsletters, Shootq for client booking, Hello Sign for contracts and many others.

However, photography software allows photographers to manage and streamline business operations. This software benefits professionals in managing client relationships, setting up automated emails, managing finances, running feedback surveys, handling projects, bookings, and invoicing operations. Thus, the rising need for streamlining the processes of photography studios is estimated to drive the growth of the market in the future. For instance,

• In July 2022, Apple macOS Ventura added powerful and innovative features that improve the Mac experience. It adds new functions like Stage Manager to help mac users to stay focused on a task while seamlessly switching between apps and windows.

Impact of COVID-19 on the Photography Studio Software Market

The COVID-19 crisis is estimated to impact the market in 2020 negatively. Cameras and new digital photography tools were non-essential user products during the pandemic, thus, this software was not in much demand in 2020. Therefore, the camera companies were unsuccessful in the photography market to step forward by making budget cuts and switching strategies so they can acquire a market position.

Furthermore, the photo editing industry and photography have been booming at an impressive pace in the developing countries due to its high implementation among commercial and individual end-users. With a rising number of companies continuing to adopt remote working and increasing demand for online workflow, the need for advanced photo editing tools has augmented among end-users in the past few months.

With the coronavirus outbreak worldwide, many photography occasions were terminated to prevent the growth of infections. Amongst those events, NAB, CP+ expo, and MWC were some main trade shows disregarded as concerns over coronavirus developing exponentially. For instance, the U.K.'s leading photography trade show, The Photography Show, made a last-minute announcement that they would be adjourning the annual event to September for safety reasons.

Key Insights

The report will cover the following key insights:

• Micro Macro Economic Indicators.


• Drivers, Restraints, Trends, and Opportunities.


• Business Strategies Adopted by the Players.


• Impact of COVID-19 on the Photography Studio Software Market.


• Consolidated SWOT Analysis of Key Players.

Analysis by Type

Based on type, the market is bifurcated into Portrait Photography, Architecture and Interior Photography, Food and Beverage Photography, and others. The general lifestyle photography trend is expected to inflate the market growth. This trend is a great way to develop the brand identity and elevate the look and feel of an e-commerce site.

However, websites and mobile applications such as Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and Pinterest have led to a rising trend of sharing images on these platforms to increase social acceptance and popularity among peers. Photography software is estimated to benefit from this trend as individuals and organizations progressively demand professionally clicked photographs for public relations, media communication, and other professional services. The increasing internet penetration in several developing countries, and in between urban and younger population, is further driving the demand for professional photographic services.

Regional Analysis

The global photography studio software market is divided into five regions: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, and South America. North America is one of the most significant markets for picture editing software. The expansion of the photo editing software market in North America will be simplified by factors including the presence of major fashion houses, the popularity of advertising on social media platforms, and the upsurge in online advertising. The development of the market in this area is expected to overtake the market's growth in both South America and the Middle East and Africa.

The distribution of the photography studio software market by region of origin is as follows:

• Asia Pacific – 26%


• North America – 49%


• Europe – 6%


• The Middle East and Africa – 16%


• South America – 3%

Key Players Covered

The key players in the market include Adobe Systems Software Ltd., Serif Ltd., Corel Corporation, Cyberlink Corporation, DXOMARK Image Labs SAS, ACD Systems International, Inc., ON1, Inc., Macphun, Magix Software GmbH, Zoner, Inc., DXO Optics and others.

Segmentation

Key Industry Developments

• In January 2021, Corel launched Corel Paintshop Pro X4 photo-editing software to deliver new enhanced features to meet the need of photographers. The Paintshop Pro X4 software offers Photo editing quality tools to manage, adjust, edit and share the entire photo collection.


• In October 2022, ACD Systems International's flagship software launched ACDSee Photo Studio – AI face Edit and AI Actions to enhance photographic tools. It consists of new features for photographers to update their photographic tools.