Can you spot a fake? Are you sure?

[Buckster]

Can you spot a fake? Are you sure?

Look and see...

Photorealistic 3D Images - Business Insider

 

[pgriz]

Wow. Some of the images have a slight detail or two that gives a clue that the image is not what it seems, the majority are extremely convincing.

Hmmm... why hire a private eye when you can make the image show anything you want? Or a photojournalist, when you can make reality whatever it needs to be? Guess we can now put to bed the idea that "a photograph never lies", even if never really was true.

Great find, Buckster. Both enjoyable viewing, and something to ponder in terms of the bigger picture.

 

[RolandRB]

Can you spot a fake? Are you sure?

Look and see...

Photorealistic 3D Images - Business Insider

What are peoples opinion (fake or no fake) on the huge wave photo:

Biggest storm of the year sweeps Britain off its feet with flooding, gales and lightning strikes | Mail Online

 

[photospherix]

speechless

 

[spacefuzz]

They really are getting better. The give away on these for me is the texturing / gradients are too smooth. But as soon as they develop an algorithm for that.....it will be nigh impossible to tell!

 

[Ballistics]

There are some in there that are impossible to know that they were digitally created.

 

[spacefuzz]

There are some in there that are impossible to know that they were digitally created.

You have to look really close at the textures, the computer applies the lighting so perfectly they look too smooth throughout the total photo. Like the peeling paint in the window shot. It shouldnt be quite that perfect. In the image of the camera, the brass looks *too* perfect and smooth. Its really amazing work though.

 

[Ballistics]

Yeah, there are some that have clear signs.

But the white bedroom, bread shot, leather couch and the toy car?

I'm willing to guarantee if those were posted here for C+C instead of prefaced with "which one of these are digital fakes", no one, no matter how experienced would have picked out that they were fake.

 

[amolitor]

It's easy to pick out the fakes, and to point out the "tells", when you've been told which ones are the fakes. I can easily tell that the more expensive speakers sound better, too, if you tell me which ones they are.

 

[PropilotBW]

The bagels and bread are extremely realistic!

 

[rexbobcat]

I'm not sure this is a threat to photojournalism yet.

It's not like the artist presses a button and a sentient computer creates the image in minutes.

I'm sure some hard work went into these images.

 

[Ballistics]

I'm not sure this is a threat to photojournalism yet.

It's not like the artist presses a button and a sentient computer creates the image in minutes.

I'm sure some hard work went into these images.

Well, technically, you don't just press the shutter button either.

Say you get a job to shoot the President at the inauguration. You're from NY.

You have to:

- pack your gear,
- get in your car,
- drive to the airport,
- get on a plane
- land at the airport
- get off the plane
- get your luggage
- drive to the event
- set up
- shoot
- do every above but backwards

Or, you can drive to work, sit at a computer, come up with the idea and and render the scene.

I'm not saying that CGI is faster, but is it necessarily slower?

Product photography is a great example where photographers are almost out of a job. Many new advertisements are all CGI.

Photographers: you?re being replaced by software
CGI takes the place of the camera in product photography | Digital Trends

 

[rexbobcat]

I'm not sure this is a threat to photojournalism yet.

It's not like the artist presses a button and a sentient computer creates the image in minutes.

I'm sure some hard work went into these images.

Well, technically, you don't just press the shutter button either.

Say you get a job to shoot the President at the inauguration. You're from NY.

You have to:

- pack your gear,
- get in your car,
- drive to the airport,
- get on a plane
- land at the airport
- get off the plane
- get your luggage
- drive to the event
- set up
- shoot
- do every above but backwards

Or, you can drive to work, sit at a computer, come up with the idea and and render the scene.

I'm not saying that CGI is faster, but is it necessarily slower?

Product photography is a great example where photographers are almost out of a job. Many new advertisements are all CGI.

Photographers: you?re being replaced by software
CGI takes the place of the camera in product photography | Digital Trends

I was referring to photojournalism specifically.

And yes, many product shots are already CGI such as those car advertisements where the car is in an unlikely place such as a boxing ring.

 

[Ballistics]

I'm not sure this is a threat to photojournalism yet.

It's not like the artist presses a button and a sentient computer creates the image in minutes.

I'm sure some hard work went into these images.

Well, technically, you don't just press the shutter button either.

Say you get a job to shoot the President at the inauguration. You're from NY.

You have to:

- pack your gear,
- get in your car,
- drive to the airport,
- get on a plane
- land at the airport
- get off the plane
- get your luggage
- drive to the event
- set up
- shoot
- do every above but backwards

Or, you can drive to work, sit at a computer, come up with the idea and and render the scene.

I'm not saying that CGI is faster, but is it necessarily slower?

Product photography is a great example where photographers are almost out of a job. Many new advertisements are all CGI.

Photographers: you?re being replaced by software
CGI takes the place of the camera in product photography | Digital Trends

I was referring to photojournalism specifically.

And yes, many product shots are already CGI such as those car advertisements where the car is in an unlikely place such as a boxing ring.

I know, hence why I mentioned the Presidential Inauguration. But not necessarily that it would do away with photojournalism, but photojournalism may be tough to believe eventually.

 

[rexbobcat]

Well, technically, you don't just press the shutter button either.

Say you get a job to shoot the President at the inauguration. You're from NY.

You have to:

- pack your gear,
- get in your car,
- drive to the airport,
- get on a plane
- land at the airport
- get off the plane
- get your luggage
- drive to the event
- set up
- shoot
- do every above but backwards

Or, you can drive to work, sit at a computer, come up with the idea and and render the scene.

I'm not saying that CGI is faster, but is it necessarily slower?

Product photography is a great example where photographers are almost out of a job. Many new advertisements are all CGI.

Photographers: you?re being replaced by software
CGI takes the place of the camera in product photography | Digital Trends

I was referring to photojournalism specifically.

And yes, many product shots are already CGI such as those car advertisements where the car is in an unlikely place such as a boxing ring.

I know, hence why I mentioned the Presidential Inauguration. But not necessarily that it would do away with photojournalism, but photojournalism may be tough to believe eventually.

Photoshop has already made that a reality. But it would be hard for a newspaper to CGI an inauguration beforehand or during considering that news nowadays is more about the scoop than the story itself.

I don't think that at this time 3D models can be create quickly enough to satisfy the instant gratification culture. Since wire service are now online and he Associated Press is as well, newspapers can purchase photos and news at a bargain.

It would be both unethical and impractical.