The Decisive Moment, No Longer Decisive with The Help of Smile Detectors.
Photography was all about the decisive moment, but now with the help of smile detector technology, the decisive moment is no longer yours; the camera decides for you. Where is your artistic input now?
On the hindsight it is also one that frees up your mental facilities, giving you the chance to put more mind into composing and framing the image, not having to worry about clicking the shutter. It could be a nuisance, if someone couldn't stop smiling, the camera would just fire away as long as the subject is in sight. Not bad I think, all the smiling moments are faithfully captured. Not bad for capturing a smile, it's instant and spontaneous.
It'll be nice if there's also frown detectors and crying and tears detectors, that would sure help photojournalists a lot. Or one that is clicked by rocket fire and explosions. Then we'll get endless award winning pictures. But I guess many of them will give it a pass, as I would still like to maintain my control and decision over images that I create.
On the hindsight it is also one that frees up your mental facilities, giving you the chance to put more mind into composing and framing the image, not having to worry about clicking the shutter. It could be a nuisance, if someone couldn't stop smiling, the camera would just fire away as long as the subject is in sight. Not bad I think, all the smiling moments are faithfully captured. Not bad for capturing a smile, it's instant and spontaneous.
It'll be nice if there's also frown detectors and crying and tears detectors, that would sure help photojournalists a lot. Or one that is clicked by rocket fire and explosions. Then we'll get endless award winning pictures. But I guess many of them will give it a pass, as I would still like to maintain my control and decision over images that I create.