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Headshots are pretty vulnerable because no-one really cares if it's fake, as long as it actually looks like you. But there are a number of areas of photography

by throwaway22032 2y ago

Headshots are pretty vulnerable because no-one really cares if it's fake, as long as it actually looks like you. But there are a number of areas of photography that don't really have to worry about AI because the entire point is capturing the moment. For example, wedding photography. A picture that looks like you and your husband dressed up doesn't cut it. It's the moment, capturing everyone together, the crowds, etc. The best I can imagine is that you could have someone walking around with a basic phone (or CCTV) wide angle capturing everything in low res, and then an AI could take those images and create convincing looking upscaled versions of them with interesting perspectives and composition etc. I still think though that people will want the real deal. Sports photography and journalism are similar.

throwaway48540 2y ago
There actually is a guy doing fake wedding photos for people who lost theirs (in fire, didn't have backups, etc) or didn't have the nice wedding they hoped for, and it's quite a successful business. Another case, it's very popular in Asian cultures to go on a trip around Europe and get "wedding" photos in wedding dress in front of famous castles. There's no reason why these photos couldn't be generated with AI since the moment is fake already - and it's all about the photo. I worked for a company that was driving these people around, they spent max. 10 minutes at each location.
- Mountain_Skies 2y ago
  Sounds like the 90s and Glamour Shots all over again. The point of those photos was to look expensive to send the message that you're someone important who is worthy of such spending of resources. Once it becomes available to everyone, it no longer has that value.
  - throwaway48540 2y ago
    Ad the first case - I don't think that's accurate, sometimes people just want to have nice pictures to look at for themselves. Ad the second case - we will see, but it definitely won't happen overnight, and there will be a lucrative market in between.
- jononor 2y ago
  Those wedding photos sounds like they are all about the bragging rights. And most likely actually going there, will continue to have much higher bragging rights. Might even get even higher if (AI) simulations become widespread.

throwaway48540 2y ago

There actually is a guy doing fake wedding photos for people who lost theirs (in fire, didn't have backups, etc) or didn't have the nice wedding they hoped for, and it's quite a successful business. Another case, it's very popular in Asian cultures to go on a trip around Europe and get "wedding" photos in wedding dress in front of famous castles. There's no reason why these photos couldn't be generated with AI since the moment is fake already - and it's all about the photo. I worked for a company that was driving these people around, they spent max. 10 minutes at each location.

Mountain_Skies 2y ago
Sounds like the 90s and Glamour Shots all over again. The point of those photos was to look expensive to send the message that you're someone important who is worthy of such spending of resources. Once it becomes available to everyone, it no longer has that value.
- throwaway48540 2y ago
  Ad the first case - I don't think that's accurate, sometimes people just want to have nice pictures to look at for themselves. Ad the second case - we will see, but it definitely won't happen overnight, and there will be a lucrative market in between.
jononor 2y ago
Those wedding photos sounds like they are all about the bragging rights. And most likely actually going there, will continue to have much higher bragging rights. Might even get even higher if (AI) simulations become widespread.