The first difference is the technical difference. Indeed, we can put an intelligent camera robot at home. We can give it a rotating camera and even give it some wheels so that it can run freely in the room. We can let this robot video us for 24 hours, and then intercept some clips that it thinks are better as photos or video clips. But even so, there will be many differences between the photos taken by it and those taken by us. This difference is mainly manifested in four aspects in technology:
The first aspect is the question of when it chooses to press the shutter, that is, the shooting time; The second point is what angle does it choose to take pictures? Third, what kind of focal length will it use and at what distance? Do you use wide-angle close-up or telephoto perspective? The above three points are about "choice". We can give the intelligent camera robot some programs to shoot according to certain rules and formulas, but I'm afraid this will be very different from the choice of real photographers. People will be more flexible and considerate, not just following procedures. Fourthly, more importantly, there is a great technical difference between intelligent camera robots and real people, that is, real people can interact with our objects. When you shoot a child, you can make him giggle or arouse his curiosity, so that we can shoot curious eyes, which is difficult for machines to do.
Why are machines and people different in these four points? In the final analysis, this is because of the second big difference-ideological difference. Machines have no thoughts. It only has programs and only knows how to do things according to the programmer's rules. But the photographer has his own life experience, three views, his outlook on life, his values and his world view. Life experience and three views will obviously affect the way photographers take pictures, so every photographer takes pictures differently from others. If this photographer's life experience is special and his three views are recognizable, then his photos may be very different from others.
Besides, photographers have their own narrative habits. It's like telling stories in words, and everyone has their own narrative style. When we use photos to tell stories and record events, everyone will have their own narrative habits. This can't be summarized by program.