Philippe.
Hm… I’m with David; let us wait for Act 2 and see what happens as the play
continues.
In the meantime, I think it is useful to remember that the photographic
equation consists of three elements, two of which are photographic equipment
and the photographer.
The third is where, when and under what circumstances these two meet a specific
subject in a chosen location and atmosphere; in other words, in a scene
Painfully obvious to me in the video was the obsession with the photographic
equipment element which is, in the end, almost a trivial aspect of that
equation.
True, photographic output is bounded by the physics and functionality of the
equipment, just as painters' work is bounded by brushes and mediums, and
changes in photographic equipment functionality have indeed broadened the
possibilities that photographers can exploit.
Nonetheless, the most important part of the photographic equation, which
Arsenal doesn’t and cannot address, is, and always has always been, the
photographer and his or her choice of location, time of day, and perspective,
i.e., the scene and where to point the lens.
Only when the scene is advantageous can the photographer anticipate favorable
results with any equipment.
Arsenal’s computer program intends to optimize and deify the least important
aspect of photography, i.e., equipment operation, a worthy objective perhaps,
but one already well understood and under control by most equipment designers.
All the Artificial Intelligence in the world can't replace having the camera in
the right place at at the right time and pointed in the right direction at "the
decisive moment."
I hope you enjoy these thoughts.
Best regards,
Bill
On Sep 6, 2017, at 11:58 PM, Philippe <photo.philippe.amard@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:photo.philippe.amard@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
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What’s the next move?
Amities
Philippe
