I must have been under a rock when CS5 came out because for that 9 week trip abroad this past spring I was taking photos and not paying attention at all to the design world (except for what I saw in the cities I visited, and I do this whenever I go abroad). Therefore, I’ll have to admit I was a bit surprised when I saw this YouTube video today.

CS5 takes the content-aware feature to a new level. I can’t say it’s flawless, and it definitely calls for additional touch-up, but it eliminates a lot of the effort one would have to exert to get the same results. I’m excited but also nervous for this feature. These days, images are becoming less and less authentic. Digital art makes me miss the film days (and I’m glad I’m old enough to have been around for what was left of it, on a mass scale at least). Photoshop has caused designers, photographers, and now just about anyone to not create images, but disguise what they really are. Soon, all we’ll have to do is think of a picture, and Photoshop will paint it for us. I guess with all technological advancements though, you just have to roll with ‘em and see how they work out.