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As new technology enhances and changes modern cameras, will lighting skills eventually become diminished simply because the camera can get the best shot at say 95% of the quality a pro can get without the hard earned skill of the professional? Will people settle for this slightly lesser quality, simply because of price? What I mean is, in future will the camera really need clever or great lighting or will the manufacturers design this out of the equation.

Everything these days seems to be geared to making human skills redundant and/or cheaper and thus we input less as individuals, happy to be able to get a great result without the learning curves.

I hope I am wrong but I do feel photography is going to be a massive casualty of the modern world simply because we seem hell bent on designing out the difficulties and skill required.

Instruction to design comp...

Do indepth scan of 'light science and magic' and integrate its conclusions and results into a program that will fit into a device. Integrate that device with the latest adobe gold mine and wolla (thats French) job done. Simply bollokc that lot into an internet muck spreader to fertalise any make of camera and off you go.

Miserable sod ain't I.:)
 
For software to 'light' an image properly it needs a 3d model, so whilst it's on it's way - it's a fair way off yet.
 
I agree. 3d Modelling is what may turn things around in post-production lighting.
 
I am convinced that adobe (or whoever) will come up with an editing inovation that will allow us to dick about with the light that was recorded at the time of capture and move that anywhere we want within the image. There are so many filters and post tweeks that can be used to create the perfect image, this is a fairly predictable next must have in my opinion.The camera, may become secondary to the editing software and thus allow the polishing of turds to become worthwhile.:)
 
Steve T said:
I am convinced that adobe (or whoever) will come up with an editing inovation that will allow us to dick about with the light that was recorded at the time of capture and move that anywhere we want within the image. There are so many filters and post tweeks that can be used to create the perfect image, this is a fairly predictable next must have in my opinion.The camera, may become secondary to the editing software and thus allow the polishing of turds to become worthwhile.:)
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That wouldn't do any good because the software would have no understanding of what it was lighting, you'd have to build up the objects in much the same way as you would with 3d modelling software.
 
simonbarker said:
That wouldn't do any good because the software would have no understanding of what it was lighting, you'd have to build up the objects in much the same way as you would with 3d modelling software.
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As I sad ;)
 
Even with the 1st gen Kinect it was possible to scan and map a model in 3D space with little effort. As always with photography and imaging in general, the *technical* aspects of it are trivial, easily studied and quickly referenced. However creativity and artistry remain the elusive and valuable aspects of the pursuit.

*Anyone* can be trained to operate a camera and studio. What they do with it afterwards is the key. If a smartphone in 2025 can allow me to reposition lights, refocus the image and alter exposure all after the fact on a virtual 3D representation of the scene - fantastic! That means I don't have to lug around a tonne of kit and worry about my settings. I can just concentrate on capturing something awesome.

IMO anyone found relying on financial or technological barriers to protect their career is backing a losing horse.
 
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