The New York Times Friday August 4, 2023
The advertising industry is in a love-hate relationship with artificial intelligence, notes The New York Times. In the past few months, the technology has made ads easier to generate and track. AI is writing marketing emails with subject lines and delivery times tailored to specific subscribers. And a recent campaign from Virgin Voyages allowed users to prompt a digital avatar of Jennifer Lopez to issue customized video invitations to a cruise. The marketing world is worried, however, that A.I. may cost jobs.
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The Guardian Friday August 4, 2023
The theme of this year’s Cortona on the Move festival, held annually in Tuscany, is “More or Less,” and the way in which those two categories can be used to understand ourselves and our world. “Across 26 exhibitions, documentary photographers explore the contrasts between wealth and poverty, abundance and scarcity, and the marginal and the mainstream,” notes The Guardian. “I’ve always been very interested in why documentary photography has been so fascinated by poverty,” says photographer and festival artistic director Paolo Woods. Read the full Story >>
Reddit Friday August 4, 2023
A viral post on Reddit has people talking about a photographer who demanded $1,000 to be trained in the art of equestrian photography. Reddit user u/Flimsy-Field-8321 — a self-proclaimed horse person — met the photographer through a business networking group. Though he usually shoots family portraits and sports events, the photographer hoped to get in with the horsey set. He asked for help, and the Reddit user set him up with a horse trainer who could offer tips. In return, the photographer said he’d make low-cost photos during a horse show. Then he asked for $1,000 up front as a fee…for his own training. His offer was declined, notes Bored Panda. Your opinion?
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David Schonauer Friday August 4, 2023
Spurred by the pandemic and social media, more and more couples are throwing out the playbook for a traditional wedding--from large receptions to cake-cutting rituals--and that posses challenges for
the people they hire to create the perfect images of their big day, noted AP recently. Photographers are being asked to shoot more elopements and micro weddings (weddings with 50 or fewer guests) and
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