By pascaljappy | Art & Creativity
To me, it all boils down to whether you enjoy using it. This is a real photograph, made with a real camera (not even a Smartphone) by a human being (me) in a real-life location (Leadenhall market in London). Its ethereal quality bears some resemblance to the polished look of images generated by diffusion […]
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By pascaljappy | How-To
How’s that for a clickbait title? The thing is … I mean it. If you want to become a good photographer, that is. The difference between engineering and photography is hard to overcome. You can learn rules in engineering. It takes time, an understanding of maths and physics, and some serious effort, to become […]
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By pascaljappy | News
Before becoming a photo-loving marketer, I did research in AI. My PhD in Machine Learning is – literally – from another century, but my interest in the topic never waned. And seeing AI spread to our hobby, as well as to many other areas of our daily lives, has made me dive in again. […]
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By pascaljappy | Opinion
I did not write this article. ChatGPT did. Colour plays a vital role in the work of photographers Saul Leiter, William Eggleston, and Joel Meyerowitz. Each artist uses colour in a distinct and meaningful way, creating a unique visual experience for the viewer. Saul Leiter was a pioneer in the use of colour […]
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By pascaljappy | Review
As OS updates sneak into our smartphones, uninvited and undetected, some new features make their appearances and surprise users. AI, it seems, is getting a firmer grip on photographic practises. Among the features that awaited me on my recent trip to the UK was one abysmal “Live” thingy that appears to capture images before […]
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By pascaljappy | Monday Post
Pascal commits … After 600 episodes, you may wonder what keeps us going. And you may have that overwhelming feeling that our photography is so vastly superior to the rest of the world’s that it’s almost painful to step out of DS and into … well, anywhere else, really! You’re right, of course, and […]
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By pascaljappy | Monday Post
Futurists have long foretold the rise of the machine. Novelists put it into words. Film makers added apocalyptic video to the narrative. Robots crushing humans, AI taking over decision centers, you know the drill. So much so that it’s become a future we simultaneously accept (it will come) and reject (but not just yet, this […]
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