Tag Archives: AI

combatting deep fakes

Posted on November 21, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Unless you have being living ‘off the grid’, you have heard about artificial intelligence (AI) and deep fakes. Even TV programs have addressed the issue where a ‘deep fake’ is made by using images of a person and possession(s) … Continue reading →

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bugging the birds

Posted on July 11, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. One of many disciplines photographers enjoy is that of wildlife photography. In his current talk, Florida photographer Brian Matiash discusses ways to improve wildlife photos post camera. These examples include the use of Photoshop and the latest buzzword(s)  around … Continue reading →

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faking it

Posted on April 19, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Les Jones sent me an email the other day about Berlin-based “photomedia artist” Boris Eldagsen. Boris won one of the prestigious World Photography Organization’s Sony World Photography Awards with his photograph called “THE ELECTRICIAN” from his series “PSEUDOMNESIA Fake … Continue reading →

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first the film …

Posted on April 11, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. … and now the lens? The idea of using a digital sensor rather than a film coated with a sensitive medium revolutionized photography. Before digital technology as we know it today, fax machines and television were (and still are) … Continue reading →

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I met a camera that wasn’t there …

Posted on December 20, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. We have all (well some of us) heard about artificial intelligence (AI) tools and the amazing job they can do to create a photo. They can also create photos of cameras that were never made! The PetaPixel site shows … Continue reading →

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