The saddest thing about AI is that it goes after all the creative professions that are simply fun and rewarding. Over a decade ago I left a career in translation, because the writing was on the wall for that already. I moved to IT, tech writing specifically, and the reality has caught up again with me, and I am frankly terrified with the lack of perspectives that AI brings. I will be writing prompts if I keep my job at all. It is just sad. The speed at which AI develops and grows is simply staggering, and it is difficult to predict what will happen within a year, which is a bleak outlook for our lives.
I agree with a lot of what’s being said in the comments here and your post resonates with me big time. I have a lot of very hardline opinions on AI as a career artist, simply, I think it’s a pox. That said, the only way out is through and it’s pushed me and many others to go even harder with what we do best. Use our hands and minds to create the way only we can, prove over and over again that AI simply cannot produce anything that feels genuinely human made.
It is wild how the terminal concept of what to do with photography has shifted so fast. Totally understand these feelings... and not wanting to rely on a shrinking base of clients. Yet, I do see some lights over here in Asia. People seem more interested to take pictures than ever, but the deliverables are totally different... we will all figure it out, I reckon. I hope...
Btw the lighting on that May 2025 shot is spectacular. Absolutely love it.
Hi Giulia - honestly I feel this so much, and I haven't even gotten my foot in the door properly! Mostly I worry how AI is already shifting everything about fashion photography and like you said - it might completely evaporate in the next few years. The added work of constantly fighting to stay on the radar, all the emails, pitching, the budgets being low and apparently shrinking, it's all making me question if there is any future in fashion photography for us, middle folks. Famous photographers will survive, but the amount of jobs will shrink for sure, so it's starting to feel like a race to the bottom. I also do wonder like you - is this just another challenge? Do I push through it and "adapt"? But honestly, it's starting to feel more and more like a sinking ship than anything exciting. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, it really resonated!
The saddest thing about AI is that it goes after all the creative professions that are simply fun and rewarding. Over a decade ago I left a career in translation, because the writing was on the wall for that already. I moved to IT, tech writing specifically, and the reality has caught up again with me, and I am frankly terrified with the lack of perspectives that AI brings. I will be writing prompts if I keep my job at all. It is just sad. The speed at which AI develops and grows is simply staggering, and it is difficult to predict what will happen within a year, which is a bleak outlook for our lives.
I agree with a lot of what’s being said in the comments here and your post resonates with me big time. I have a lot of very hardline opinions on AI as a career artist, simply, I think it’s a pox. That said, the only way out is through and it’s pushed me and many others to go even harder with what we do best. Use our hands and minds to create the way only we can, prove over and over again that AI simply cannot produce anything that feels genuinely human made.
It is wild how the terminal concept of what to do with photography has shifted so fast. Totally understand these feelings... and not wanting to rely on a shrinking base of clients. Yet, I do see some lights over here in Asia. People seem more interested to take pictures than ever, but the deliverables are totally different... we will all figure it out, I reckon. I hope...
Btw the lighting on that May 2025 shot is spectacular. Absolutely love it.
Hi Giulia - honestly I feel this so much, and I haven't even gotten my foot in the door properly! Mostly I worry how AI is already shifting everything about fashion photography and like you said - it might completely evaporate in the next few years. The added work of constantly fighting to stay on the radar, all the emails, pitching, the budgets being low and apparently shrinking, it's all making me question if there is any future in fashion photography for us, middle folks. Famous photographers will survive, but the amount of jobs will shrink for sure, so it's starting to feel like a race to the bottom. I also do wonder like you - is this just another challenge? Do I push through it and "adapt"? But honestly, it's starting to feel more and more like a sinking ship than anything exciting. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, it really resonated!