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# Will computer-generated images spell the end of photography?
- URL: https://www.killscreen.com/will-computer-generated-images-spell-end-photography/
- Published: 2012-06-01T18:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2015-11-17T15:00:37.000Z
- Description: Advertising firms have never really gone for photorealism, but rather a fantasy version of reality. Photoshop was just a stepping stone in their journey to using competely computer-generated images, which are often clearer and cheaper. The images are hyperreal: so perfect and realistic that we can’t
- Author: Rachel Helps
- Tags: News, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-26 09:39

![palm tree planet](https://storage.ghost.io/c/25/84/2584b75d-4bd6-4cce-8259-f1d1c65abbb5/content/images/4098/4769812928_3d81fc86cd_z.jpg)

Advertising firms have never really gone for photorealism, but rather a fantasy version of reality. Photoshop was just a stepping stone in their journey to using competely computer-generated images, which are often clearer and cheaper. The images are hyperreal: so perfect and realistic that we can’t distinguish them from reality.

Similarly, 3D animation in movies and games is increasingly realistic; climbing out from the uncanny valley into “is that really CG?” Office environments that include [house plants](http://greenplantsforgreenbuildings.org/attachments/contentmanagers/25/InteriorPlantsWorkerProductivity.pdf?ref=killscreen.com) and [nature walks](http://lifehacker.com/5876390/surround-yourself-with-nature-to-boost-your-productivity?ref=killscreen.com) have increased productivity, but will the day come when we prefer to observe computer-generated worlds and images over our natural surroundings?

\[[via the Creators Project](http://thecreatorsproject.com/blog/is-cgi-software-poised-to-kill-photography?ref=killscreen.com)\] \[[img](http://www.flickr.com/photos/crvfoto/4769812928/sizes/z/in/photostream/?ref=killscreen.com)\]