An ETHICAL Approach to AI Tools in Photography (VIDEO)

Are you one of the many photographers who are concerned with the ethical implications of using sophisticated AL tools to create your imagery? Today’s video from a California pro discusses his approach to the ongoing debate, and he raises some interesting considerations you may not have considered.

Photographers trend to fall into one of three camps: There are those who consider themselves “digital creators” and have no qualms about AI because they always identify their photos as benefiting from artificial intelligences. Then there are AI enthusiasts that catch a lot of flak for directly or indirectly passing off their “fakes” as real photos.

The third group is the target of this 11-minute tutorial; namely, those who aspire to an ethical approach to AI for saving time and enhancing images in the same way “legitimate” adjustments are achieved with conventional post-processing tools.

Instructor David Herringis careful to follow what he considers the cultural …