What a fantastic time to be a photographer.

What a fantastic time to be a photographer. Between modern cameras, powerful computers, and software the possibilities are nearly endless for creativity. I have in many forums and news stories about the dreaded A.I. (artificial intelligence) and with some respect there may be a reason for concern. Still, so far I find the use of A.I. in software has streamlined editing. Making complex selections is nearly a single click of a button.

Let’s take the featured photo as an example. We could have brought lights, scrims, and other equipment to the area. It would have been a challenge, at best. We had to climb down a steep rocky incline to get to the stream and small waterfall. While the water wasn’t too deep in places much of the equipment would have had to be placed in the stream of flowing water. The other option was as we did, to carry a camera and a small amount of equipment, expose it to ensure we got the highest quality image we could and then fine-tune it in editing software. The use of A.I. masking and selections made this process take much less time than if I had to make manual selections.

Even as someone who has been involved in photography for 40+ years, I love embracing new technology. It can be frustrating at times but it has certainly made many processes much easier and faster. This allows me to get back out there to take more photos rather than spend hours doing the mundane processes of editing.