Guardian news focus on point and click cameras
Print Guardian today reports that there is a new fashion for point and click cameras. A photo shows Megan Rapinoe at the Paris Olympics. Emily Dinsdale, Dazed magazine’s arts and photography editor, suggests this results from "a desire for authenticity in an era where deepfakes mean distrust for the visual image." Kodak has seen demand for film double in recent years.
But what interests me is the quick mention of the new Google phone camera as background. Other Guardian stories have reported on moves to ban phones in schools, moves to make social media illegal for people aged under 16, opinion about leaving phones at home when on holiday to encourage more reading from the printed page. Is it possible that print media face other issues? There may be nostalgia for newspapers and they survive on some scale but when will print journalists consider the proportions ?
The Guardian used to have specialised sections on Education and Technology during the week. There was usually some repoting on BETT, a tech show for schools. Recently the ExCEL event is mostly ignored by print reporting. There are no phones on display and Apple is not always there but Google and Microsoft show software that might appear on mobile devices. This year Adobe showed Adobe Express, online AI including images. Serif Affinity continued with classic desktop design tools. It is possible that phones will remain a mystery in schools but there are now Google adverts on UK television so the capability will become known. Apple may launch something before January but as always much is secret.
Somehow 18 year old students arrive at university with some knowledge of AI, even if phones ar illegal or confiscated in schools. BETT now has a section for HE called Ahead by BETT. Online search will find a basis for future discussion. The show will also be interesting. Expect a big stand for Kodak.
I am finding that LinkedIn now can rewrite my text and also creates a header graphic.