Is photography dying? Part 2: evolution

jsrockit said:
No, I meant specifically well known photographers and trying to make the AI images look like those photographers style.
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Oh. Thanks for the clarification. I've got a stack of Cartier-Bresson examples somwhere ... almost tempting LOL.
 
Erik van Straten said:
When photography was invented, someone said "From today painting is dead".

Erik.
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When the Compact Disc was introduced, Herbert Karajan said "Everything else is gaslight." But now many people into recorded music are returning to vinyl recordings for a "warmer" sound experience.

I guess my point is that everything cycles. Digital/film, CD/vinyl, tactile recorded music/streaming music and on it goes. AI will replace some forms of photography and photography will continue in some form. I seriously doubt it will have too much impact on the film shooting, darkroom print-making amateur or enthusiasts like me who just like taking pictures and sharing them.
 
Dogman said:
I seriously doubt it will have too much impact on the film shooting, darkroom print-making amateur or enthusiasts like me who just like taking pictures and sharing them.
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I fully agree. This said AI will change the way things are done. McKinsey published a study on the impact of AI, including in the visual arts industry, and is predicting major changes in North American and Asian job markets. Tremendous impacts are expected in science and universities are regularly providing students with curricula and job market updates. Cheers, OtL
 
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Dogman said:
When the Compact Disc was introduced, Herbert Karajan said "Everything else is gaslight." But now many people into recorded music are returning to vinyl recordings for a "warmer" sound experience.

I guess my point is that everything cycles.
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Oh, you haven't heard...CDs are gaining in popularity again too.
 
Retro-Grouch said:
the lag time between going out of fashion and experiencing a revival is getting shorter and shorter
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A friend of mine who is a big wheel in the international garment business explained that nowadays, not the chain stores selling at the lowest price point but the ones able to respond to changing trends the fastest, are the winners in the game. Not that I'm concerned: if I like a shirt; a pair of pants, or a pair of shoes, I'll buy 5 of them. Cheers, OtL
 
I have many memories of cruising in my friends Ford Galaxy 500 listening to his Craig 8-track through Jensen co-axial speakers. I eventually got a Pioneer Super-tuner (KP500) playing cassettes/radio through Jensen co-ax's. Boston had a lot of good AOR playing in those days. Fun and carefree days for sure!

I still have all my vinyl and vinyl "ripped" cassettes - rock/jazz/classical/prog - (mostly Maxell XL II/XL II-S) from that era and my old stereo equipment.

Loved the fidelity and warmth of vinyl transferred to cassette. Lots of fond memories.

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I have visited Canada canoe museum while ago. They had day off version on display with build in patefon.
Just saying...
 
jsrockit said:
Cassettes have been on a comeback for awhile
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Many moons ago, when living on an Island in Sumatra, I found a cassette tape of Glenn Gould's Goldberg Variations. I played that tape a lot. In the tropical climate, it stretched and by the time I heard a CD version of the piece, I was surprised at how fast it sounded. Cheers, OtL
 
Out to Lunch said:
Many moons ago, when living on an Island in Sumatra, I found a cassette tape of Glenn Gould's Goldberg Variations. I played that tape a lot. In the tropical climate, it stretched and by the time I heard a CD version of the piece, I was surprised at how fast it sounded. Cheers, OtL
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That Glenn Gould recording is a sort of benchmark for weird musicianship. Love it or hate it (and I vacillate between the two), it would be hard to tell what's distortion on an ageing tape, and what's Gould's stylistic quirkiness.
 
Out to Lunch said:
Many moons ago, when living on an Island in Sumatra, I found a cassette tape of Glenn Gould's Goldberg Variations. I played that tape a lot. In the tropical climate, it stretched and by the time I heard a CD version of the piece, I was surprised at how fast it sounded. Cheers, OtL
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That's great. I love it.
 
Retro-Grouch said:
That Glenn Gould recording is a sort of benchmark for weird musicianship.
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I became more than a little interested in Gould: I have most of his recordings; read many books about his musical career, and even went to see his famous piano seat in a Toronto museum. But yeah, you're not the only one who thinks his style was unusual: In this clip, Leonard Bernstein introduces Glenn Gould to his audience -it's quite hilarious.

 
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Out to Lunch said:
I became more than a little interested in Gould: I have most of his recordings; read many books about his musical career, and even went to see his famous piano seat in a Toronto museum. But yeah, you're not the only one who thinks his style was unusual: In this clip, Leonard Bernstein introduces Glenn Gould to his audience -it's quite hilarious.

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It seemed to be a sad result for all:

"...fallout from the event has since been cited as one of the factors that led Gould to withdraw from public performances for the remaining two decades of his career."
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details:

New York Philharmonic concert of April 6, 1962 - Wikipedia

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Who knows? Some argue that his introverted character collided with the pressures of his fame and his public appearances. One thing is clear, after his rejection of the public stage, he increasingly became withdrawn from public life and limited his musical output to studio recordings. Unfortunately, he died young and did not experience the possibilities of digital recording technology. All this said he was a master of the piano and of Bach. Cheers, OtL
 
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