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[–] Zwiebel@feddit.org 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] kushana@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's definitely part of it. I think I also like to consider my pictures as representations of memories/moments, instead of chasing the fidelity to make them as close to reality as possible. My photos don't need to look 1:1 to real life - because they aren't real life!

[–] _g_be@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

And now phones are overcompensating, sharpening, airbrushing, and AI correcting photos. They've captured reality and kept going, soon exceeding reality