The other day I got an email through my inbox with the subject line, "You can now hire the world’s first AI photographer." At first, I didn’t really grasp the magnitude of this email, or the impact it could have potentially on photographers (i.e. people like me), but the more I thought about it, the more angry it started to make me.
My biggest concern when it comes to AI is that people will use it as a cheap, fast alternative to investing in professional, well-shot images by someone who has spent years perfecting their skills. It takes absolutely no time at all and is completely free to create a professional-looking logo on Midjourney - but that doesn’t mean you should. Similarly, just because you can “Hire an AI photographer” (or, more accurately, pay for a subscription) doesn't mean it will do a better job than a human photographer.
