Interesting read on the future of digital imaging

I found this article interesting on the non-equipment(camera/lens) side of photography:

https://tcrn.ch/2S9E4Tl

Joe

Exactly what I wrote in my last newsletter - computational photography is going to play a bigger and bigger role...

"Quantitative Computational imaging will begin to play a bigger and bigger role. Want to have good
depth of field on your subject but totally blur the background? Computational imaging can make this
happen. Want to correct for small aperture diffraction? Computational imaging can do this and
automatically correct the RAW file for diffraction based on the aperture the image was taken with..."

There's a whole article in there on the future looking at the immediate future, the next few years and then out in time.  If interested, it starts on page 9:
http://www.ejphoto.com/Quack%20PDF/Quac ... 202018.pdf

Thanks, E.J.
I guess I’ll have to subscribe!  

Joe

SantaFeJoe wrote:Thanks, E.J.
I guess I’ll have to subscribe!  

Joe

Or just go to:
http://www.ejphoto.com/newsletter.htm

Thanks for the link Joe, it's an interesting article.

Phones have pretty much met their physical limit for cameras. It reminds me of computers a few years back. They finally reached the limit of what they could squeeze on a chip, so they went to duel and quad cores, where 2-4 chips work as one.

Creating a thing is just as interesting as creating workarounds to the things shortcomings.

Have Fun,
Jeff

Like I wrote in another thread under photography topics, I wish cameras could do the same things with the capabilities of their larger sensors as smartphones can. Using the same style apps would be nice too. Not everything is for purists(are there really any left?) anymore. Check out what this phone(not latest model, either) can do at night with a 4 second exposure, especially the image of the person walking in front of the red steel sculpture.

 Huawei Phone


Joe

AI is starting to play role in image processing... has anybody played around with this tool?
https://photolemur.com/v3/technology

I have downloaded the preview, need to find time to try it out.
Neural Networks have come a long way, especially when it comes to computer vision/image processing, making it easy to bring AI to photo editing.

What EJ is talking about is taking this even further.

rajandesai wrote:AI is starting to play role in image processing... has anybody played around with this tool?
https://photolemur.com/v3/technology

I have downloaded the preview, need to find time to try it out.
Neural Networks have come a long way, especially when it comes to computer vision/image processing, making it easy to bring AI to photo editing.

What EJ is talking about is taking this even further.

There are several AI apps in the Topaz suite now, some offer incredible advances in upscaling, noise reduction etc.  i am already using some of this in my photography.  AI is a significant component of quantitative computational photography.

This article is about iPhones, but it shows how things are progressing, especially in HDR images and Portrait mode:

https://luminous-landscape.com/are-the- ... -up-to-be/

You may or may not be able to read it. If not, try this:

http://www.raddrewphotography.com/

Joe

Interesting article about the future. EJ talked about this in his newsletter. With the advancements in AI and other data management the future looks different in a few years. Not sure of the timing but I expect sooner than later. Thom Hogan always says the camera makers are weak in the software side of their business and needs to look at tech companies and how rapidly they are advancing. Will be interesting to see the progression.