“ Photographs are like gems: the real and the synthetic are often physically indistinguishable, but there is no question to the ultimate value. A photograph that depicts a moment of real life, whether that of a human activity or of the natural world, is of a higher order than the most perfect replication created by or for the camera with luck removed from the formula.” -Galen Rowell
No time spent at the computer can ever replace the joy I feel when I am outdoors, traveling or in a favorite location with my camera creating photos. It is a unique thrill for me to employ my skills to artistically capture a subject. I love the fact that AI will help me to spend less time in post process and more time in the field. But when it comes to using my words to create computer generated art, the joy is short lived - a quick fix rather than a lasting memory. It is sad that people will one day not be able to tell the difference between computer generated photorealistic art and true photography. But as for me, I want to savor the life experiences that I have behind the lens. And I hope to continue to share that joy with other like minded photo enthusiasts. Thank you for all you do Ian.
Photography includes a human pressing a shutter. AI is computer generated, they are not the same and should be represented as such. That said sharing through social media those over saturated, not likely photos and AI get the attention. AI’s ability to over state what’s presented will gain the attention of the typical viewers killing photography.
A photo is a single image made in a camera. Period. It is my opinion that when you begin to add in skies, waves, mountains or anything else that was not in the original photo in the camera, you are now creating digital art, whether the added images are your own or not. Same with photo stacking. It is no longer "a photo" it is a multitude of photos. I have no problem adjusting "a photo" if need be pertaining to small adjustments, it is still one photo. I have no problem with AI as long as the artist who created it, labels is as such. I feel so many photos today are manipulated to an extent they look completely unreal and ridiculous. I started my photography journey years ago with negatives and slides, you really had to work hard to make sure everything was correct so you got "a photo" you were proud of. In the photography world today, those who know how to use editing software well, don't seem to care what the image looks like in camera since they know they can manipulate in the computer to be what ever they want it to look like. It is very sad to me that the "art" of photography is being lost to time and technology. In order to get a great photograph, one has to plan and hope that the weather and other elements will come together to form that "one photograph" that is a keeper. I appreciate your opinions on the subject of AI and hope you keep more "photo myths" videos coming. I give this video 4 Bigfoots! 😊❤
“ Photographs are like gems: the real and the synthetic are often physically indistinguishable, but there is no question to the ultimate value. A photograph that depicts a moment of real life, whether that of a human activity or of the natural world, is of a higher order than the most perfect replication created by or for the camera with luck removed from the formula.”
-Galen Rowell
No time spent at the computer can ever replace the joy I feel when I am outdoors, traveling or in a favorite location with my camera creating photos. It is a unique thrill for me to employ my skills to artistically capture a subject. I love the fact that AI will help me to spend less time in post process and more time in the field. But when it comes to using my words to create computer generated art, the joy is short lived - a quick fix rather than a lasting memory. It is sad that people will one day not be able to tell the difference between computer generated photorealistic art and true photography. But as for me, I want to savor the life experiences that I have behind the lens. And I hope to continue to share that joy with other like minded photo enthusiasts. Thank you for all you do Ian.
Photography includes a human pressing a shutter. AI is computer generated, they are not the same and should be represented as such.
That said sharing through social media those over saturated, not likely photos and AI get the attention.
AI’s ability to over state what’s presented will gain the attention of the typical viewers killing photography.
A photo is a single image made in a camera. Period. It is my opinion that when you begin to add in skies, waves, mountains or anything else that was not in the original photo in the camera, you are now creating digital art, whether the added images are your own or not. Same with photo stacking. It is no longer "a photo" it is a multitude of photos. I have no problem adjusting "a photo" if need be pertaining to small adjustments, it is still one photo. I have no problem with AI as long as the artist who created it, labels is as such. I feel so many photos today are manipulated to an extent they look completely unreal and ridiculous. I started my photography journey years ago with negatives and slides, you really had to work hard to make sure everything was correct so you got "a photo" you were proud of. In the photography world today, those who know how to use editing software well, don't seem to care what the image looks like in camera since they know they can manipulate in the computer to be what ever they want it to look like. It is very sad to me that the "art" of photography is being lost to time and technology. In order to get a great photograph, one has to plan and hope that the weather and other elements will come together to form that "one photograph" that is a keeper. I appreciate your opinions on the subject of AI and hope you keep more "photo myths" videos coming. I give this video 4 Bigfoots! 😊❤