This month begins with April Fool’s Day, and you’re probably wondering why I’m mentioning that…
Well, with AI being used everywhere it’s becoming harder and harder to be ‘fooled’ by images that aren’t real, or even videos purporting to be the views or activities of famous people.
How can you tell the difference between an AI photo that has been completely created online and one taken by a human photographer?
Here are six things you can check for:
- Unnatural, flawless or bizarre features.
- Distortion – particularly in videos – the person often moves peculiarly, or leaves odd gaps in their speech.
- Warped hands or fingers.
- Background anomalies, i.e. inconsistent shadows, or repeated patterns that shouldn’t be there.
- Inconsistencies in focus where this shouldn’t occur, ie. some parts sharp and others completely out of focus (when you wouldn’t expect it).
- Background discrepancies – where things that should, don’t line up properly.
Many modern photographers do use AI-powered programs that help to adjust exposure, contrast and colour balance. Typically, this aids professional photographers, particularly wedding photographers, to speed up their workflow, by automating repetitive tasks.
However, most professional photographers know and understand when to use these programs and when to leave the photograph they have captured without changes.
In fact, when you are working for professional photographic awards, you are expected to submit the original images straight from the camera.
Some photographers who use their camera to create abstract-type works, make use of these editing programs in a completely different way. In the past they may have had to manipulate the images when working with the negatives in the darkroom.
When I take photos, the most important part for me is taking the photo – using the right lens and camera to do the job and capture the best photo possible. I’m not so interested in the post-production, as I know many photographers are. My biggest love is to capture the best photo of whatever subject is in front of me.
If required, I use filters to create effects when I’m taking photos, or make use of the shutter speed on my camera. This is perfect when wanting to capture streams of bright coloured lights when cars are passing – you set your shutter to a slower speed to create that effect.
When I’m photographing an artist’s work to sell, or sofas, it’s important that I capture them correctly, without any changes to the colour, because the customer wants to know what the actual product looks like.
I work hard, not to fool my clients, but provide them with the images that are true to life.
If you’d like to talk to me about photographing your business, then please contact me here: Info@moore-photographics.com
