A drone operator is a photo/videographer. You don't need a film camera or a 5D Mark IV to be called a photographer.

Maybe that's what you don't get.

And don't worry, AI/robot wars are only happening in the science fiction movies you say you don't watch.

All I am saying is, that I just wish that all stock photographers who has relied on this income as I did, will better stop doing it asap. And try suplement it while there are still few months left of money coming in.

No. It's realism.
During that meeting, we discussed extensively with their AI experts, stuff you don't seem to want to understand.

So this is where the designer resources market comes into it - the supplier side. Top product mockup photographers also make a lot of money. Through eRank I was able to research some of them who sell around 300 mockup photos (JPEG, PNGs and PSD smart object files) at around $5 to $12 a mockup - A WEEK! That's a minimum of $78,000/annum.

As an example, except for styling and something specific arrangements, most common, useful, stock food photos, will be unnecessary. The demand will be fulfilled by AI....

It's also possible that most of the stock photo agencies will be a thing of the past. No longer necessary and who needs to search through millions of images for "that perfect image" when they can create what they want, on demand? AI will cost less as well. No subscription for 750 images a month needed.
...

but the bigger mistake here is assuming that buyers are as tech savvy as many here - many still dont know how to deal with their phones or the tv remote - expecting all buyer to immediately start producing their own content isn't logical

Enjoy it in action here from 2:40:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg2yHIKQ7oM

They won't even have to go anywhere. Horrific

Quote from: Anny1234 on March 29, 2023, 08:30

All I am saying is, that I just wish that all stock photographers who has relied on this income as I did, will better stop doing it asap. And try suplement it while there are still few months left of money coming in.

We can agree with that. As I said, stock photographers rehashing old concepts will have to give up.

But really new content, creative content that only humans can invent, will still be needed, and it will be better valued than today, when it's drowned into a see of replicas.
This is a drawing I made yesterday during an AI centric presentation made by McKinsey group,

Written by AI for you :-). Despite the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence, there are certain areas of the photography business where AI will not be effective. AI is being increasingly used in photography to automate certain processes and to improve the quality of images. However, there are certain aspects of photography that still require human input and creativity.

One area where AI will not be effective is in the creative process of photography. Although AI can be used to assist photographers in certain tasks, such as image recognition and face detection, the creative process of taking a photograph still requires a human touch. AI can only do so much in terms of capturing the nuances of a scene, the emotion of a moment, or the composition of a photograph. Furthermore, AI can only take photographs from predetermined vantage points, so if a photographer wants to take a photograph from an unusual angle, this will require human input.

Another area where AI will not be effective is in post-production. Post-production involves editing and enhancing photographs, and this often requires an artistic eye that AI simply cannot provide. Although AI can be used to automate certain tasks, such as color correction and image sharpening, the creative decisions that go into post-production still require human input.

Finally, AI will not be able to replace the business

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And sometimes it just goes batshit crazy - This was basically "cat hunting a mouse":



I really have no idea where Midjourney went wrong here. 

So there are still some major issues. But, I think with how fast AI is progressing, we can expect most if not all of them to be sorted out within maybe a year.

lol. The mouse??

I love all the alien creatures that AI manages to create - and the beautiful 3-armed ladies. Would suit Sci-fi.

I have these creatures all over my garden. Maybe it's a local thing?

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Quote from: Anny1234 on March 29, 2023, 08:30

All I am saying is, that I just wish that all stock photographers who has relied on this income as I did, will better stop doing it asap. And try suplement it while there are still few months left of money coming in.

We can agree with that. As I said, stock photographers rehashing old concepts will have to give up.

But really new content, creative content that only humans can invent, will still be needed, and it will be better valued than today, when it's drowned into a see of replicas.
This is a drawing I made yesterday during an AI centric presentation made by McKinsey group,

Please, tell us more about the story behind your drawing.

I think it's self explanatory. Today AI has a support function, while the core of the work is done by people.

Tomorrow, the core of the work will be done by AI, while people will support the AI (training, creative input, strategy changes, etc).

Besides the drawing, the fact is that today, a large part of the office jobs (~40%) are only demanding from people to follow relatively simple procedures, to understand the rules of the system, to avoid mistakes...
Zero creativity, but 9-5, bonus, team-buildings, health-care coverage, etc

All these jobs will disappear.
AI will do all that 24/7, better, faster and much cheaper.

So, requalification, skills upgrade, creativity are mandatory for those who want to survive.
Hopefully, the productivity increase through automation will generate enough growth to maintain the area of the core and the donut about the same, offering enough employment to those willing to change.

Even in light of market saturation, many companies choose to remain in operation. When a company operates in a saturated market, there are a few concepts and strategies that they can use to stand out, stay solvent, and possibly even increase sales. The first is creativity. A company's product or service offering has to be more innovative in a saturated market than its competitors to entice customers to buy.