So I wander over to this photography substack and see photos created in Midjourney. A photography blog, with curent article about the future of photoraphy, expressing a commitment to photography.
Why are you using stolen creative?
Ignorance is not possible here(?) As a photographer, you surely understand copyright, creative work, and the way AI utilizes published work to extract fundamental components to "mimic" in ways that bypass the creative process, and (very) effectively replace photography?
Perhaps it's a lack of awareness of the legitimate meaning of "derivitive work"?
Credibility lost within a minute of visiting... I don't see any disclaimer of irony or other, and certainly not readily evident in the captions. I just see someone avoiding paying a photographer, or doing the work, but chosing to accept the benefits of publication. While claiming to advocate for photography/photographers.
Besides being a photographer, I also collect photography. I have a limited budget, but once a year buy something by Alec Soth or Nan Golden the past couple years. I make a purchase based upon an image, but also upon knowing where this image fits in the artist's history. What they are doing lately, their direction, what they are struggling with. Not simply the photo. Otherwise I would just put up my own works, or cut photos out of books. The intent of the photographer is primary in my choices. While the photo of the young woman seems perfectly done....have you ever seen the work of Judith Joy Ross? Her portraits of young people leave you startled. Her book Portraits of the Hazelton Public Schools is joyous, leaves to feeling proud to be a human being for a change. These stories, and background information might be something some reject as unimportant, but the artists struggle to see and know the less than obvious is critical to moving art forward. Could art move forward if it were created by machines? And would we any longer care what it has to say?
Kim, the demise of photography, as with painting and reading, has been announced in the past and yet still all three things live on. What is art cannot be replaced, no matter how distracted its audience might be by other things. And so, we persist. As do you--and thank you for that.
May 24, 2023·edited May 24, 2023Liked by Nowhere Diary
I don't find them anymore soul-less then most IG posts I desperately want to know the prompts you used to get these. That is a level of artistry that we should not discount I can wait till we get this level of prompt manipulation in the editing process. What beautiful surreal masterpieces( or disasters) will we be able to create?
I appreciate your AI concerns, Kim. And yet, these images are quite beautiful. I had noticed that you'd gone quiet and I'm happy to see you resurfacing after tending to the necessary elements of your offline life. Perhaps we could Zoom sometime? I would love to hear more about where you're heading with Nowhere Diary. If there's ever a way we might collaborate, I'm all ears. Welcome back!
So I wander over to this photography substack and see photos created in Midjourney. A photography blog, with curent article about the future of photoraphy, expressing a commitment to photography.
Why are you using stolen creative?
Ignorance is not possible here(?) As a photographer, you surely understand copyright, creative work, and the way AI utilizes published work to extract fundamental components to "mimic" in ways that bypass the creative process, and (very) effectively replace photography?
Perhaps it's a lack of awareness of the legitimate meaning of "derivitive work"?
Credibility lost within a minute of visiting... I don't see any disclaimer of irony or other, and certainly not readily evident in the captions. I just see someone avoiding paying a photographer, or doing the work, but chosing to accept the benefits of publication. While claiming to advocate for photography/photographers.
Besides being a photographer, I also collect photography. I have a limited budget, but once a year buy something by Alec Soth or Nan Golden the past couple years. I make a purchase based upon an image, but also upon knowing where this image fits in the artist's history. What they are doing lately, their direction, what they are struggling with. Not simply the photo. Otherwise I would just put up my own works, or cut photos out of books. The intent of the photographer is primary in my choices. While the photo of the young woman seems perfectly done....have you ever seen the work of Judith Joy Ross? Her portraits of young people leave you startled. Her book Portraits of the Hazelton Public Schools is joyous, leaves to feeling proud to be a human being for a change. These stories, and background information might be something some reject as unimportant, but the artists struggle to see and know the less than obvious is critical to moving art forward. Could art move forward if it were created by machines? And would we any longer care what it has to say?
Kim, the demise of photography, as with painting and reading, has been announced in the past and yet still all three things live on. What is art cannot be replaced, no matter how distracted its audience might be by other things. And so, we persist. As do you--and thank you for that.
I don't find them anymore soul-less then most IG posts I desperately want to know the prompts you used to get these. That is a level of artistry that we should not discount I can wait till we get this level of prompt manipulation in the editing process. What beautiful surreal masterpieces( or disasters) will we be able to create?
Excited to see what will come. While sometimes it’s good to accept change, some change isn’t always necessary or acceptable.
Good to have you back. You have been missed
What is Midjourney? Who are those faces? Why always the lost stupid glances?
I appreciate your AI concerns, Kim. And yet, these images are quite beautiful. I had noticed that you'd gone quiet and I'm happy to see you resurfacing after tending to the necessary elements of your offline life. Perhaps we could Zoom sometime? I would love to hear more about where you're heading with Nowhere Diary. If there's ever a way we might collaborate, I'm all ears. Welcome back!
Appreciate the mention! We are going to give it our best shot and will listen to our users.
Photography is in a really weird place right now, but I still believe in real photography long term.