What is happening to photography? (Page 11): If it amuses you please sit at home asking AI to create images for you. But please do not call it photography and do not pretend that you...

Nigel7 Loc: Worcestershire. UK.

If it amuses you please sit at home asking AI to create images for you. But please do not call it photography and do not pretend that you have captured/created that image. Personally I cannot imagine getting any satisfaction from this. What a waste of the 50+ years I have spent learning my craft.

Grahame Loc: Fiji

Nigel7 wrote:

If it amuses you please sit at home asking AI to create images for you. But please do not call it photography and do not pretend that you have captured/created that image. Personally I cannot imagine getting any satisfaction from this. What a waste of the 50+ years I have spent learning my craft.

Do you realise that there are those amongst us who have the interest and intelligence to learn more than one craft?

Bill_de Loc: US

singleshot wrote:

I really don't give a squat.

So why did you bother to post anything?

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srt101fan

Canisdirus wrote:

I didn't...it was just...inane.

The point I try to make with the colonoscopy comment is that there are many different kinds of photography - portraiture, photojournalism, product photography, nature photography, landscape photography, astrophotography, macrophotography, sports photography, studio photography, etc, etc.

The various kinds of photography may require different equipment and most certainly require different approaches. This should of course be obvious. But think of how often folks post comments delivered as universal photographic truths when in fact they only apply to a fraction of the photographic world. In my opinion that's not good for folks trying to learn.

Canisdirus

srt101fan wrote:

The point I try to make with the colonoscopy comme... (show quote)

Yes...common knowledge...none of it will be protected from AI.

Wallen Loc: Middle Earth

Anthony padua wrote:

So the days of f stops shutter speed focus are over it is amazing what AI can do.!!!

Welcome to cellphone photography

Wallen Loc: Middle Earth

twosummers wrote:

Hi my friends - I've been absent from the site for... (show quote)

To wrap things up, AI generated images are just that, Images.

They are not photographs but bits and pieces gathered from billions of photographs & images floating in the net. Hence, they will never replace photography, which is mainly about capturing moments.
AI is not capturing anything. It is creating a visual representation out of words.
Even the AI photo enhancement works the same way. It tries to find or recreate a similar looking but better resolution equivalent and paste/blend that over the photo to be enhanced.

If there be any work that will be hugely impacted by AI, it would be the graphic designers, not the photographers.
If one wants to peek into the world of graphics designers, play with AI. That is basically what they do. They provide images out of ideas for adverts, product hero, glamour touch-ups & etc.

As for photography, keep enjoying it.
If there would be a line that photographers can gain from AI, it would be creating a visual template to aim for.
Use the AI produced image as a composition guide map to reproduce as a good quality photograph.

Canisdirus

Wallen wrote:

To wrap things up, AI generated images are just th... (show quote)

Except your conclusion is...delusional.

AI will completely take over still pro photography statistically...hobby?...few care...but AI will dominate there as well.

Folks will choose the path of least resistance...like we always have...that's AI.

There are trillions being spent on AI...right now...many trillions to come.

AI hasn't even gotten started yet.

srt101fan

Canisdirus wrote:

Except your conclusion is...delusional.

AI will completely take over still pro photography statistically...hobby?...few care...but AI will dominate there as well.

Folks will choose the path of least resistance...like we always have...that's AI.

There are trillions being spent on AI...right now...many trillions to come.

AI hasn't even gotten started yet.

AI will completely take over still pro photography statistically.

There you go generalizing again, ignoring the many different types of photography. Need I mention colonoscopy imaging again?

terryMc Loc: Arizona's White Mountains

Canisdirus wrote:

Except your conclusion is...delusional.

AI will completely take over still pro photography statistically...hobby?...few care...but AI will dominate there as well.

Folks will choose the path of least resistance...like we always have...that's AI.

There are trillions being spent on AI...right now...many trillions to come.

AI hasn't even gotten started yet.

Please explain in detail how AI creates, without recording anything in real time, an image of me standing next to my classic car at a local car show; an image of my daughter kissing her new husband at their wedding in the quaint little local church; or any of a billion other images of real things and real people happening in real time. I have to know when to trash my cameras and brush on my prompt syntax...

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

terryMc wrote:

Please explain in detail how AI creates, without recording anything in real time, an image of me standing next to my classic car at a local car show; an image of my daughter kissing her new husband at their wedding in the quaint little local church; or any of a billion other images of real things and real people happening in real time. I have to know when to trash my cameras and brush on my prompt syntax...

Stretching things a bit?
I know you know what they are talking about.......
AI can't create pictures of YOUR bunions either.
But if you describe yourself in detail it may be able to do that in the future.
You know, like describing someone to a police artist.

Bill_de Loc: US

Canisdirus wrote:

Except your conclusion is...delusional.

AI will completely take over still pro photography statistically...hobby?...few care...but AI will dominate there as well.

Folks will choose the path of least resistance...like we always have...that's AI.

There are trillions being spent on AI...right now...many trillions to come.

AI hasn't even gotten started yet.

People who believe that, still believe that digital photography will someday out pace film photography. Many photo magazines from 30 or so years ago assured us that film will always rule. You just can't take my Kodachrome away!

Have a good day everybody.

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Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

AI won't replace photography, it will augment it.

imagextrordinair Loc: Halden, Norway

Canisdirus wrote:

Except your conclusion is...delusional.

AI will completely take over still pro photography statistically...hobby?...few care...but AI will dominate there as well.

Folks will choose the path of least resistance...like we always have...that's AI.

There are trillions being spent on AI...right now...many trillions to come.

AI hasn't even gotten started yet.

Someday there will be no more photographers... Anyone will be able to talk to a Mirror-less, global shutter, AI powered camera and command to do anything including editing in camera.

At some point robots will be be better programed and be more adaptive to future camera design, replacing expensive humans, but that's another subject.

Backgrounds, enhancements, AI generated replacements, and fantasy will be things that will be automatic and bring great joy to our next generation, their pets and family robots.

Communicating with an AI camera will become annoying and will prompt privacy concerns, but with venue restrictions initiated by our politicians for things like news releases and sporting events, reprogramming the robot photographers of 2030 will be swift and painless...

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

imagextrordinair wrote:

Someday there will be no more photographers... Any... (show quote)

Time will tell, won't it.