>>3375174>damage to industriesIf you don't know the basic principles of what exposure variable does what, but understand generally what the picture you want is, and know how to produce a picture with the effects of different exposure variables, what's the problem?
It's just a layer of abstraction.
Once imaging tech reaches a certain point, concerns like high-ISO noise and the difficulty of shooting a fast lens wide open in mid day sun will become totally irrelevant for most situations. Photography would be a matter of composing a picture, then directly controlling the depth of field and the amount of blur. Lighten or darken the picture to the exposure you wanted with ISO.
If something like a high-quality LYTRO ever came along, most of the artistic side effects of exposure/focus variables (besides maybe shutter speed and flash usage) could be controlled during post-processing. All someone would need to make a certain picture they have in mind only needs an idea of what they want, and the intent to do so.
It will be like when books, literacy, pens, and printing technology started to become widespread. It didn't kill the profession of writing, it just lowered the bar for entry and put scrub-tier writing professionals out of business. People who created written works that entertained or enlightened only had their lives made easier.
