![]() ![]() ![]() For every landscape lover concerned about truth, there’s a jobbing real-estate photographer who just wants to make a nice quick photo to help their client sell their house.Īs things progress at such a pace, it’s important to edit responsibly as well as creatively. And before we get too worked up about Sky Replacement, it’s also worth thinking of those for whom it will be a godsend. ![]() Then there’s Lightroom CC’s Sensei-powered Search, which is a game-changer for lazy keyworders. Select Subject and the Object Selection Tool are both amazing time-savers, and the new Photoshop Neural filters look promising too. Download Photoshop and try for free (opens in new tab)Īside from the moral debate, AI is powering some of the most exciting editing tools we’ve seen in recent years.Replacing a sky is one thing – but if you’re letting a machine choose your keepers, you’ve arguably lost control of your photography. An AI feature in Lightroom’s cloud-based app even selects ‘your best photos’ for you, based on photographic principles. In this sense, there’s a real danger that AI is changing the act of taking photos, and the essential joys of the craft. ![]() More worryingly, this new tool might put off new photographers who are thinking of following the same path: why go to all that effort when you can get similar results with a couple of clicks? Think of all those dedicated photographers who’ve woken up early to catch the light, or traipsed back to the same spot time and again waiting for that perfect sky. Never again can you look at a gorgeous scene from someone’s gallery without a nagging suspicion that it’s a fake.įor a genre that is supposed to be a celebration of the great outdoors, it’s a worrying direction. Perhaps the genuine landscape photo is a thing of the past. (Image credit: James Paterson / Practical Photoshop) (opens in new tab) ![]()
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