Is Classic Editing Dying

[AIInspire]

Do you think AI will make traditional photo editing obsolete?

 

[ripptechlabs]

idk that's a good question. little stuff like red eye removal, "makeup" / airbrushing out blemishes, removing background junk/people... absolutely.

As far as some of this "reconstruction/restoration" stuff I've seen (so far)... its doing a p-poor job of it. It gets the general gist of the image correct, but the details change so much. clothing, jewelry, hair styles, etc. it still does its own thing. Not to say that won't improve, or you couldn't do it in small parts (see point 1) ... Same goes for colorization/grading/etc. unless it absolutely sticks to the original images.

Full on composite stuff, adding people/objects, I think will be a while, but who knows.

Product photography, also absolutely for a lot of things.

I think really serious/specific stuff will still require "craftsmen" in the field, but that's true of everything.



probably need to update this to "This looks AI" "I can tell by the..."

I think you might see some "real image verification" stuff pop up, which will be more important in the future than ever.

 

[brianx]

I've edited my images in Photoshop ever since version 1 I'm still not an expert! The new AI tools in PS such as object removal or generation are very good although I do add my own editing afterwards when needed. I now produce most of my work directly in AI and only use Photoshop for those areas AI can't manage. But I'm a hobbyist, so my work is mostly viewed online which is very forgiving. I see videos behind the scenes on product shots for commercials and am amazed at the lengths they go to. AI can now make similar results in far less time and for a commercial, precise realism isn't needed. Adverts are simply not expected to be 'real' are they!