Is true art of photography killed off by AI software?

1 year 7 months ago #743003 by Richard K Photography
First off, let me say that I'm not trying to be negative.  It's just something I have observed over the recent years. Software like Luminar NEO for example.  I've seen people take absolutely nothing special shots and in minutes transform that shot to something that stops you in your tracks.  Replacing the sky, colors and removing things, all at one point were controlled from the photographer through patience, timing, moving around subject and a healthy dose of Luck!  These days you don't need any of that.  Just pay the $69 for the software (or what ever it cost) and you are minutes away from visual mastery.  

So onto my title here, do you think the true art of photography has been killed off?  


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1 year 7 months ago #743057 by Moe
Wellllll, that is tricky.  I think certain aspects has changed, yes.  But I also think the art has evolved.  After all, has photography history been about making things easier to capture the shot? Think about when there was just manual mode cameras, then aperture, shutter and priority mode were born.  Not to mention 'Auto'.  All of these took a portion of the prior thinking out of the equation.  

Just saying.  


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1 year 7 months ago #743089 by Sawyer

Moe wrote: Wellllll, that is tricky.  I think certain aspects has changed, yes.  But I also think the art has evolved.  After all, has photography history been about making things easier to capture the shot? Think about when there was just manual mode cameras, then aperture, shutter and priority mode were born.  Not to mention 'Auto'.  All of these took a portion of the prior thinking out of the equation.  

Just saying.  


:agree:  good point!  

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1 year 7 months ago #743222 by Storz
Funny that you bring that up as I was just looking at a demo of the sky replacement tool with Luminar NEO.  Thinking how many of my photos that are blah that would shape up really nice with changed sky!


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1 year 7 months ago #743324 by Toby J
100%, but this is no different then how photography changed from film to digital.  


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1 year 7 months ago #743435 by Crammer
No, it enhances it.   


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1 year 7 months ago #743519 by Dana Beasley
Things are different, 100%.  But killed photography?  No.  Just enhanced it and made it easier.  


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1 year 7 months ago #743595 by Roger Lang
Such an interesting topic that isn't a short answer.  Photography has always evolved and it will always do so.  What makes the art is how the photographer uses available tools to capture the shot.  With more tools available, the photographer is able to capture shots, creating their vision easier.  


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1 year 7 months ago #743717 by Kenta
Not at all, just new tools and goodies to take better photos 


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1 year 7 months ago #743719 by Razky
Some practice the art of photography, others practice the art of artificial imaging.


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1 year 6 months ago #743866 by Ted Baker
They both are the same IMHO


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1 year 6 months ago #743930 by Ira Weber
What this means is "Get it right IN the camera" is a meaningless statement for new generation photographers.  


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1 year 6 months ago #744036 by CatherineW
Some people just fear change.  Nothing wrong with software picking up some of the labors. Just means you can focus on other areas to be creative.  

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1 year 6 months ago #744043 by Hassner
I can remember the fears of digital and the end of film. 
"Photos will not be evidence in court anymore.” Etc. 
"You will not believe anything you see anymore..." Which is true, but as soon as it looks to good to be true, there are measures to find out if it is fake or not. 


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1 year 6 months ago #744094 by Peter Nunez
:agree:  And people thought it was the end of photography then, yet digital brought more people into photography!  


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