In the old days, to make a photograph, photographers had to be very skilled. They had to do everything manually. Figure out exposure and the development process just right to make a picture. But photographic technology developed. Slowly, everything that was once hard became easier, and easier until today, every single step is automatic, down to detecting whether or not the person is smiling.
I suspect that if i had been born about 80 years ago, I would have been engrossed in photography. But today I can't really be, almost everything has been figured out.
However, I have gotten myself into a field which has the same characteristics of that photographic era. Computer animation is a very similar, very technical skill that only a small percentage of the population has figured out. It's part art, part technology, and delves with image creation.
The question I wonder is if and when and how 3d animation will be made easier, and if it will ever get to the point where anyone who wants can use it as a powerful tool. I suspect that being on the forefront of bring this type of high technology to the masses would be a good place to be.
Kyler
2 comments:
It still requires a very skilled photographer to make a good photograph. Just because anyone is able to "take a picture" does not mean anyone is able to make a good photograph. One must understand all the elements that are now done automatically to be able to achieve the desired effect.
I didn't say anything about a "good" photograph in this post. I meant to only comment on the technical barrier to entry that is similar in photography and computer graphics. And how overtime, that barrier gets pulled down.
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