My Addiction to AI-Generated Imaging

Day 112 - Today, we stayed home as Jay has caught a cough and cold. 

I kept myself amazed by seeing how AI images continue to improve. In the six, short months I've been active, the bar has been raised substantially.  I primarily depend on Midjourney for creating this type of image.  

All four of the following were the results of writing a word prompt.  The system then offers four choices nearly instantly.  In most cases, one will seem more like one has envisioned.  Next, the favourite can be refined and altered through subsequent revisions.  Usually, after seven or eight rounds, I'm pretty happy with the results.  I must add though that at times I move on to something else

Now, I am quite disappointed when an image of a fake person doesn't look realistic.  In this example, I tried to recreate a school photo of an imaginary girl from the mid-70s.  

     

Of course, the lighting and background can be fine-tuned to be just right as well. Here is a fawn just as the first rays of sun popped up over the mountains.

Adjectives seem to help in making an image just right.  I was looking for regal.  So I put in pride and honour to ensure the look of this collie image.  The dog of my youth was named, Sandy.  A pet can make an outsized contribution to a young person's life.  So, this photo was intended to be a tribute to her.

The software has been training on millions of Internet images.  So, it knows what a selfie is.  It can also mimic film and camera types.  Here I suggested an iPhone 12 before sunset at this fake couple's backyard BBQ.

 

I just love playing with this technology so much! I commented on Flickr to another user that before, with photography, one could only create images one could see, but that now I can create things I can only imagine!