Gordon Moat wrote:


One scary thought about that. If the editor is then the sole individual who
chooses the images, is there really much need for talent from the
photojournalist? Many news events could almost be covered in a sweeping and
careless P&S manner, letting the editor figure it all out at the office.

I suppose another potential future development would be a remote wireless
shutter for the editor as well. That way the photojournalist on location
merely points the camera, but the editor chooses when to fire the shutter.


No reason for all that. A lot of press conferences etc are held in fixed
locations. How hard would it be to just feed the video feed to an editor?
It's not just PJ but any event photography held at a fixed location.
Consider turning a church into one big photo booth. Intially you just pick
the angles that are important and cover them with video cameras. Eventually
you could cover every inch of the place with cameras. The things are only
getting cheaper and storage is basically free. Instead of paying a wedding
photographer the couple would pay a lower amount to the church. Some
churches might even ban photographers and require the couple to buy thier
service. Then the editor is replaced by an expert system and allowing the
couple to scan the tape for interesting images. The only thing stopping this
now is the cost of the hardware.

Nick