AI is Getting Dumber - Photography Is Nothing with Zach Dobson & Courtney McCracken

Episode 02 - This week Zach & Courtney discuss how AI is getting dumber, photographing kids in the style of a war photographer, how famous women are remembered for their trauma, and more!

“Photography is nothing–it's life that interests me.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson

Index
0:00 - Courtney & Zach debate how to pronounce "moire"
0:26 - Zach thought he didn’t get any good photos but he did
2:05 - Courtney thew a Nerf battle birthday party & Zach was surprised about the photos he took 📷
5:49 - How Nerf war photos were influenced by war photographers 📷
10:07 - Photographers want people to see large versions of their photos
11:22 - Zach can tell a good photographer from a great photographer by how they use the frame
12:34 - Courtney & Zach discuss models vs candid vs regular people on photoshoots
18:20 - Catherine Leroy search results 📷
19:53 - Dickey Chapelle 📷
20:14 - Women are reduced to a byline about their trauma
23:01 - Uplifting photograpehrs
23:33 - Learning about photographers we're not crazy about
23:56 - Zach portraits of Courtney and kids in Bruce Gilden style 📷
25:42 - Street photos weren’t seen broadly before internet & socials
28:42 - Fact checking with ChatGPT
30:15 - Courtney says AI is not taking over the world
34:19 - Media literacy is vital and finding fake photos
36:38 - Fake photos we've seen recently
37:00 - Fake Mount St. Helens 📷
38:11 - Fake Margaret Bourke-White 📷

Find Zach
Website: https://zachdobson.com/
Instagram:   / zachdobsonphoto  
TikTok:   / zachdobsonphoto  
Threads: https://www.threads.com/@zachdobsonphoto

Find Courtney
Instagram:   / courtneymccracken_  
TikTok:   / happy_life_lessons  
Threads: https://www.threads.com/@courtneymccr...

About the Podcast
Photography is Nothing with Zach Dobson and Courtney McCracken is a weekly conversation about photography and all its impact. Each week Zach and Courtney discuss their latest adventures, life lessons, and anything else that sounds interesting.

Photography is Nothing invites you into the conversations they were already having as a married couple running a photography and media company in the current world.