About this episode

This episode discusses how AI is impacting commercial photography and the increasing value of real images.

349 - AI is changing commercial photography, but not in the way most photographers fear. In this episode, J. Nichole Smith and I dig into what is actually shifting in the industry, where the pendulum is already swinging back, and why real images are becoming more valuable, not less. What to Listen For Why AI images quietly kill trust and credibilityThe pendulum that is already swinging backWhat the joy economy means for your bookingsWhy marketing is emotional before it is logicalThe one quest...

People in this episode

Host: Nicole Begley

Guest: J. Nichole Smith

Topics covered

• AI in photography
• commercial photography
• trust and credibility
• joy economy
• emotional marketing

Keywords

• AI photography
• commercial photography
• trust
• joy economy
• emotional marketing

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