A Journey to a Style – A Talk by Julie Edwards

I have been struggling with the subject for the next post and then this morning I started editing the keynote I have been presenting to camera clubs for the past few years in to this new "style" title. For the last few years my talk has been about how press photography, in particular how entertainment … Continue reading A Journey to a Style – A Talk by Julie Edwards →

Why?

9 years ago I started this blog with a post entitled "why". 150 (erratic) posts later and the title seems appropriate again. In Conversation With: Andrew M Smith & Liz Bales during the DEG Roadshow London / BASE Screen Forum on Tuesday 30 April 2024 at 240 Blackfriars Road, London. . Picture by Julie Edwards. … Continue reading Why? →

Ai – Analogy Incorrect

I was laying in bed this morning listening to a podcast where the presenter likened the use of Ai tools in the making of a film to the use on synthesisers. Actually he went further than that .. “The coming of Ai is just like the coming of synthesisers. Its happening we have to accept it” (that may be paraphrased but that was the gist). The statement was enough to make me want to throw my Ai based “smart” listening device out of the window!

Sometimes it does not feel like work

Seeing as I don't really walk that far on these mornings, it's a little tricky not to be repetitive. Today, with the sky & tide as it was, I decided on trying for a shot that featured the low sun, a breaking wave and a groyne.

They can write AI to rip off images…

Given the current state of Ai (advanced) and the commonality of the messages, I can only assume that for some reason, the platforms (Facebook and Etsy) are happy to host these scammers. If there were not, I can see no reason at all why these messages would not be delivered