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Thomas E. Witte, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Cincinnati | OH | USA | Posted: 11:32 PM on 10.05.09 |
->> Good news bad news; it looks like we won't need to worry about people stealing our photos anymore - just parts of them.
I'm intrigued by this but terrified as well. Now if someone doesn't want to pay the licensing fees I quote, there really isn't anything stopping them from making their own photo for free.
http://gizmodo.com/5374890/this-is-a-photoshop-and-it-blew-my-mind |
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Jamie Sabau, Photographer
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Pickerington | OH | US | Posted: 11:54 PM on 10.05.09 |
->> OMG!!! My job just got infinitely easier. I'm going to sit on my couch watching the game and draw sketches.
Anybody need to buy some rain gear...slightly used? |
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Michael Myers, Photographer
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Miami Beach | FL | USA | Posted: 1:14 AM on 10.06.09 |
| ->> No more need for cameras, lenses, and expensive travel arrangements. The magazine or paper that wants a photo can get it instantly, no photographer needed! :-( |
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Mark Peters, Photographer
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Highland | IL | USA | Posted: 8:08 AM on 10.06.09 |
->> Interesting sales pitch....
"Of course, the results are less than perfect, but they are good enough:" |
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Landon Finch, Photographer
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Colorado Springs | CO | USA | Posted: 10:16 AM on 10.06.09 |
->> That is some cool and amazing technology. It's just one more thing photogs will have to compete against at some point I suppose.
Funny line from article: "...presented it at Siggraph Asia 2009. An event that will be remembered forever in the History of Humanity as the day in which a million of dorks were finally able to put themselves in X-rated positions with Megan Fox." |
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Clark Brooks, Photo Editor, Photographer
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Urbana | IL | USA | Posted: 1:08 PM on 10.06.09 |
| ->> Looks like a hoax/joke/faux/folly to me.... |
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Louis Lopez, Photographer
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Fontana | CA | USA | Posted: 1:51 PM on 10.06.09 |
->> notice this sentence from the site.
" Of course, the results are less than perfect, but they are good enough:" |
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Dave Doonan, Photographer
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Kingston | TN | USA | Posted: 5:41 PM on 10.06.09 |
->> NO WAY!
this is bull!
it got to be a put up job! |
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Paul Alesse, Photographer
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Centereach | NY | USA | Posted: 7:47 PM on 10.06.09 |
->> You realize that this opens up an whole new realm of possibilities of SS Fun Pix don't you?
Draw...
Open field.
Rebilas left.
Liddy right.
Both on all fours.
Large animal udders.
Smiles.
Clothing optional.
MAKE IMAGE! |
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David Welker, Photographer, Student/Intern
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Springfield | MO | USA | Posted: 9:00 PM on 10.06.09 |
| ->> I do have to say, this is some amazing technology. As Landon pointed out, this, sadly might just be one more thing that we will have to compete with. But none the less a pretty cool technology. |
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Erik Markov, Photographer
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Kokomo | IN | | Posted: 8:47 PM on 10.14.09 |
| ->> after Landon's quote about Megan Fox and Siggraph, it made me remember going to their conference in '92 in Chicago. I was 17 I think, and I don't remember much about it. But I do remember a lot of stuff about computers and most of it made my head hurt trying to wrap my brain around the stuff they were presenting. |
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Jeff Mills, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Columbus | OH | USA | Posted: 10:55 PM on 10.14.09 |
->> I think a technology like this could prove to be a really useful tool.
I've worked with some graphic designers and art directors before doing some set up advertising and illustrative shots and they will give me specifically what they want, and I'll think I''l have it totally nailed down as for the look of the shot and then when you show them the finished product its always "thats not what I had it mind really..."
You'll do exactly what they told you and yet there can still be a big difference in how your envision in and what they had in mind.
If with this software I could, or they could, using a simple sketch, give a good rough visualization of the finished product, it could be a huge time saver.
Instead of having to shoot a few test shots and mock ups to present if you could do it virtually and then when they are happy with the everything actually do the real shoot with your models, props etc. It would really save time, labor cost etc. |
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Brian Schneider, Student/Intern, Photographer
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Clemson | SC | | Posted: 11:16 PM on 10.14.09 |
->> I went to the Siggraph conference in Boston back in 2006, it was very cool to see the current research trends and breakthrough. I loved the presentation at the conference about computational photography, it's a whole new way of thinking about how photos are made, rather than taken.
As others of stated, this conference is legit and probably the largest computer graphics conference in the world. |
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Stew Milne, Photographer
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Providence | RI | USA | Posted: 11:49 PM on 10.14.09 |
->> Siggraph is legit. I had an animation in it back in '96 in New Orleans. It's a lot of CG, computer animation, graphics, programming, etc.
This stuff looks like what the "computer geeks" were working on while we "artists" were making cool animations, movies, and photos. In my grad school, they wanted a balance of computer techies and artists. They ideas was that would we work and learn from each other. Problem is that technical people, if they don't have an artistic ability, can't learn to be an artist. Just as much as no matter how much you try, it's very hard for some artists to understand C++.
This looks like an attempt of a computer guy to make art through means of a program/software, instead of a typical method. |
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