I also think, FWIW, that Gen Z & Alpha(?) care much less about authenticity because they were raised on filters, avatars, PhotoShop, CGI.... Do they care if Thanos, or Livvy Dunne, or the room I'm Zooming from is "real?" And if not, do they care if they themselves produce anything "real?" I'd think in photography, as in writing and other creative industries, the average young person will care less about their skill with the technique of the art and more about their skill in the use of AI tools to produce approximations of that art.
Good points! I think this is exactly why for so many things AI is bound to take over. Certainly for many commercial applications. But I think that superpower of "real" will maintain some sort of niche need for photography. For those times, increasingly rare though they might be, that "real" is deemed important.
I suppose the example might be on that zoom call you reference. The room can be anything, but the audience still wants to see your "real" face. (Until they don't, which certainly could happen.)
Perhaps it's a subtle backlash against that very inauthenticity of filters and photoshop et al that have led to a resurgence in analog photography. Its shortcomings make it appear to be nothing if not "real."
Well said Bill. Who knows where its going. I am am still looking at it as a novelty but fully expect that reality to hit home in some way.
I also think, FWIW, that Gen Z & Alpha(?) care much less about authenticity because they were raised on filters, avatars, PhotoShop, CGI.... Do they care if Thanos, or Livvy Dunne, or the room I'm Zooming from is "real?" And if not, do they care if they themselves produce anything "real?" I'd think in photography, as in writing and other creative industries, the average young person will care less about their skill with the technique of the art and more about their skill in the use of AI tools to produce approximations of that art.
Good points! I think this is exactly why for so many things AI is bound to take over. Certainly for many commercial applications. But I think that superpower of "real" will maintain some sort of niche need for photography. For those times, increasingly rare though they might be, that "real" is deemed important.
I suppose the example might be on that zoom call you reference. The room can be anything, but the audience still wants to see your "real" face. (Until they don't, which certainly could happen.)
Perhaps it's a subtle backlash against that very inauthenticity of filters and photoshop et al that have led to a resurgence in analog photography. Its shortcomings make it appear to be nothing if not "real."
Anyway, thanks for adding to the discussion!