How do you think the great photographers of the past would feel about todays new technology
Oct 17, 2023 14:33:54 #
PJMImage
Loc: Winona Minnesota
How do you think the great photographers of the past would feel about today's new technology, particularly the new artificial inteligent systems that becomming widely available these days?
Oct 17, 2023 14:51:17 #
cahale
Loc: San Angelo, TX
PJMImage wrote:
How do you think the great photographers of the past would feel about today's new technology, particularly the new artificial inteligent systems that becomming widely available these days?
Probably the same way Model T owners would feel about a new Ferrari. Wow!
Oct 17, 2023 14:57:15 #
Yes, absolutely agree with cahale. They would be thrilled with the quality of the images and the ease of processing images.
Oct 17, 2023 14:57:38 #
Depending on who you think the great photographers of the past were, I think there would be a variety of opinions. Do you think they would all have the same opinion?
Oct 17, 2023 15:03:54 #
If they were afraid of keeping out the riff raff with high barriers of entry, they'd be abhorrent of the point&shoot bodies back then, or the PS-only adherents today, or the entire SOOC crowd. As long as you can afford expensive equipment and unlimited film and later annual $600 PS upgrades, you could keep the amateurs out of the market.
But, the real meaning of the "greats" is an understanding that equipment is a tool of their process, not a barrier to use against others, and the better the tools (more efficient, more powerful, maybe even less expensive), well the better the possible results in the hands of the creative. Imagine the vision of "the great" when a camera is no longer even a requirement in an AI-enabled process.
But, the real meaning of the "greats" is an understanding that equipment is a tool of their process, not a barrier to use against others, and the better the tools (more efficient, more powerful, maybe even less expensive), well the better the possible results in the hands of the creative. Imagine the vision of "the great" when a camera is no longer even a requirement in an AI-enabled process.
Oct 17, 2023 15:05:17 #
Some of us here are old enough to qualify as great photographers from the past. Not famous, but great. My view is that I enjoy the features. If we make images to please viewers, we might like all the tools to do that.
Oct 17, 2023 15:24:49 #
wdross
Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado
PJMImage wrote:
How do you think the great photographers of the past would feel about today's new technology, particularly the new artificial inteligent systems that becomming widely available these days?
I think they would have loved it like a duck likes water.
In one of the post today it was brought up about pro capture or pre capture. In the film days, the pros had to be absolutely accurate on anticipating the shot. And even the absolutely best of the pros would blow it on more than one occasion. This cost film at 10 to 20 frames a second. Then it was another 36 exposure roll in and out of the camera - unless one had a bulk film back.
First, does one think they would have liked shooting digital where they were not loading and unloading film all the time? Second, does one think they would have liked a way to still capture the "decisive moment" even if they were a little slow on the shutter?
And these are only two aspects of today's technology that I am sure they would have liked to have had in their day.
Oct 17, 2023 15:37:22 #
larryepage
Loc: North Texas area
PJMImage wrote:
How do you think the great photographers of the past would feel about today's new technology, particularly the new artificial inteligent systems that becomming widely available these days?
I think it very much depends on whether you are talking about having today's technology in the days that they were living or whether they would be living in today's world and seeing it in the overall context of the times.
In their own times, I doubt seriously that they would have very much good to say about the new technology, at least not all of it. But if they were living today, I think that some of them would be open to the possibilities the new technologies might offer.
I continue to be intrigued by the quick acceptance and normalization of the newest technologies among photographers compared to its near total rejection by other artists.
Oct 17, 2023 15:39:55 #
They would probably be horrified that computer graphics home boys are considered photographers!!
Oct 17, 2023 15:40:54 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
PJMImage wrote:
How do you think the great photographers of the past would feel about today's new technology, particularly the new artificial inteligent systems that becomming widely available these days?
The great photographers from how long ago?. Twenty-five years ago? Fifty years ago? One hundred and fifty years ago? Once they understood it and got used to using it, I suspect their reaction, positive or negative, wouldn't be any different than the current crop of great photographers? Even today some people still prefer film over digital. Some digital shooters like the ability to shoot using older film emulations. Some modern photographers still prefer shooting black and white.
Oct 17, 2023 16:08:21 #
cahale wrote:
Probably the same way Model T owners would feel about a new Ferrari. Wow!
More like the Model T owners feel about Tesla rather Ferrrari. Self driving car.
Oct 17, 2023 16:29:38 #
I gave a lot of thought to the question and decided they would probably react something like this
Oct 17, 2023 16:42:28 #
RodeoMan
Loc: St Joseph, Missouri
What would a carpenter from bygone days think about having power tools? or even more a sawmiller cutting siding and sheathing? We can give example following example of where technology has made life easier for folks in all walks of life.
Oct 17, 2023 17:03:44 #
RodeoMan wrote:
What would a carpenter from bygone days think about having power tools? or even more a sawmiller cutting siding and sheathing? We can give example following example of where technology has made life easier for folks in all walks of life.
Especially the taxi drivers replaced by robots ...
Oct 17, 2023 17:09:10 #
PJMImage wrote:
How do you think the great photographers of the past would feel about today's new technology, particularly the new artificial inteligent systems that becomming widely available these days?
In answer to your question, probably the same way most folks feel about any new new technologies.
Some folks still think that digital will replace a lot of film work.
By the time AI gets more popular something else will take on the roll of explorer. Otherwise life could get boring.
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