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Photographers: You’re Being Replaced by Software


11 years 11 months ago #227996 by Raymond II
This was a good read. What do you think about this article? www.petapixel.com/2012/05/15/photographe...eplaced-by-software/
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11 years 11 months ago #228037 by effron
Interesting, but I don't see a threat. There was a time the player piano was going to destroy musicianship.....:)
Why so serious?
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11 years 11 months ago #228058 by mattmoran
One part romantic baloney: "The one thing it doesn’t have that a photograph does is a connection to the real world."
And one part reactionary xenophobia: "...there is a good chance that a sixteen-year-old in Bangladesh will be able to produce marketable imagery for a fraction of the cost."

In short, I don't think too much of it.
-Matt
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11 years 11 months ago - 11 years 11 months ago #228153 by Henry Peach
Folks have been saying that technology is going to make the artist obsolete for centuries. The author makes the very common mistake of confusing the tools with the tool users. Software may replace the camera, or change it into something we don't recognize today, but it's not going to replace the creative mind of the craftsperson any time soon.

"A lot of photographers think that if they buy a better camera they'll be able to take better photographs. A better camera won't do a thing for you if you don't have anything in your head or in your heart." -Arnold Newman
mattneedham.zenfolio.com
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11 years 11 months ago #228169 by Baydream
It was interesting to read all the comments (not a quick task) and note how many called out the author and the site on it's bs.
Among the ones I liked were:
" He's not a novice but he's not that great of a photographer either. The DoF in the first image has glaring flaws. If it were me-- an amateur photographer, I'd trash it."
and
"Being a 3D motion graphics artist at a studio, and being a photographer on the side makes me think it's good (or at least decent) photographers who make good renders, not the other way around. The 3D artists here who don't take pictures rarely understand good lighting, composition etc."
and
"Ok, why don't you simulate a portrait of me. Or better yet, a long exposure of a small stream."

A better read than the article itself.
Shoot, learn and share. It will make you a better photographer.
fineartamerica.com/profiles/john-g-schickler.html?tab=artwork
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11 years 11 months ago #228190 by silvereagle135
Well in portraiture, neither 3d nor cheap labor abroad makes a lick of difference. Maybe cheap cameras do, people thinking they are photographers just because they bought something with such and such megapixels, but work speaks for itself, as do your personal relationships with your clients.

But sure, if your gig is shooting phones falling into water, you may be out of luck. Though isn't 3d rendering more expensive than paying a photographer? Why would you swap one for the other?
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11 years 11 months ago #228212 by Scotty
Lol really? They've been doing this since the 90s.


He must be desperate for hits.
When the last candle has been blown out
and the last glass of champagne has been drunk
All that you are left with are the memories and the images-David Cooke.
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11 years 11 months ago #228262 by Connie K Photos
Entertaining to read at most :whistle:
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11 years 11 months ago #228345 by Henry Peach

Scotty wrote: Lol really? They've been doing this since the 90s.


He must be desperate for hits.


Since the 1890's. :)

I predict tech blog writers will be replaced by software before wedding photographers are. ;)
mattneedham.zenfolio.com
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11 years 11 months ago #228375 by Baydream

Henry Peach wrote:

Scotty wrote: Lol really? They've been doing this since the 90s.


He must be desperate for hits.


Since the 1890's. :)

I predict tech blog writers will be replaced by software before wedding photographers are. ;)

:rofl: :rofl: :goodpost: :rofl: :rofl:
Shoot, learn and share. It will make you a better photographer.
fineartamerica.com/profiles/john-g-schickler.html?tab=artwork
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11 years 11 months ago #228383 by digishutterbug
I absolutely agree with it. It's right up there with the paperless office! Anybody work in one?
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11 years 11 months ago #228463 by Stealthy Ninja

Henry Peach wrote:

Scotty wrote: Lol really? They've been doing this since the 90s.


He must be desperate for hits.


Since the 1890's. :)

I predict tech blog writers will be replaced by software before wedding photographers are. ;)


Interesting. What are your views on the environment?
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www.aevansphoto.com
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11 years 11 months ago #228470 by Cre8tivefix
I'll just day this.......... Nah.
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