I'll get back to posting photography tomorrow, but I wanted to share one more AI image that I'm happy with. I made this image with the online software, Stable Diffusion. The word prompts that generated this picture were: cat wearing medieval clothing, photorealistic, studio lighting, studio environment, extreme detail, and ultra-sharp. Once these words are entered in the appropriate field, the results are seen within about 10 to 15 seconds. If you want to see more images -- variations -- just hit the button 'generate' again. There seem to be endless possibilities. When I like one or more renderings, I download them to my computer and then, as I said previously, I use Topaz software to increase the resolution and to sharpen the image.
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Jan 28, 2023, 4:01:40 PM
Jim - It's a good question, Rosemary. In a way, one could question ownership when taking a photo. A painter starts with a blank canvas and creates from scratch. A tremendous skill. But with a photograph, all a person does is push a button. The. forms, colors, textures are already there. So what did the photographer really do besides choose their lens and decide on how to frame the scene? With AI, software does the work but I select the best results, tweak their image until I like it, and embellish it in Photoshop. So, I don't know if this is a clear answer, but it's how I see things.
Jan 28, 2023, 1:09:28 PM
Rosemary Sheel - I like this one especially. Do you feel as if this image is yours the way you do when you "capture" an image with the camera? I must admit I plan to try some of these when I get a minute.