Photos by Jez

Author: Photos by Jez

  • Sunflower Splendour: FOTD Dec 17 with Enchanted AI Artistry

    Sunflower Splendour: FOTD Dec 17 with Enchanted AI Artistry

    Hi All 👋 My latest post for Cee’s FOTD.

    I am delving into my archives for warm, sunny shots during these frosty days.

    My FOTD posts for the next few days will be bright & cheerful sunflowers

    Sunflower
    Sunflower

    Any of you following my blog, will know I’m currently working on a project fusing my own photography with AI creativity. For more on my journey with AI, check out my Fan Of… series: https://jezbraithwaite.blog/2023/12/11/from-photos-to-fantasies-exploring-ai-art-manipulation-in-my-fan-of-series/

    I thought I’d do a bit of creative artwork with the image above. I’ve been experimenting with different settings for the sunflower, & decided this time to go with a fusion of enchanted elements & futuristic cityscape. My main points were to have a sunflower growing out of an old helmet in the foreground, alongside a mystical tower on a hillside overlooking a valley in which sits a futuristic city alongside a river. The image was also to feature fairies & dragons. This was the first image generated.

    Sunflower & futuristic cityscape

    I love the effect of the plume on the helmet being made of sunflower petals & grass, but I wanted the tower to be more of a feature & so I re-engineered the prompt.

    Sunflower & futuristic cityscape
    Sunflower & futuristic cityscape

    This time the AI made the old helmet the remnants of a futuristic statue; a good look but still not what I intended, so back to the prompt.

    Sunflower & futuristic cityscape
    Again, the AI melded the tower & helmet prompt, so I needed to separate them.
    Sunflower & futuristic cityscape
    Sunflower & futuristic cityscape

    I finally got the tower & helmet separated, but now they have also been separated spatially, whereas I had envisioned them on the same hillside. Back to the prompt!!!

    Sunflower & futuristic cityscape
    Sunflower & futuristic cityscape

    Okay, I’ve got to admit, I like this image; it’s not what I intended, but all the aspects are there. I like the half sunflower, half helmet effect & that on one side is a pristine natural landscape, & on the other, a futuristic world, echo’d by the sunflower/helmet. This is an image that requires more work & will feature again in a future post.

  • Sunflower Splendour: FOTD Dec 16 with Moonscape AI Artistry

    Sunflower Splendour: FOTD Dec 16 with Moonscape AI Artistry

    Hi All 👋 My latest post for Cee’s FOTD.

    I am delving into my archives for warm, sunny shots during these frosty days.

    My FOTD posts for the next few days will be bright & cheerful sunflowers

    Sunflower
    Sunflower

    Any of you following my blog, will know I’m currently working on a project fusing my own photography with AI creativity. For more on my journey with AI, check out my Fan Of… series: https://jezbraithwaite.blog/2023/12/11/from-photos-to-fantasies-exploring-ai-art-manipulation-in-my-fan-of-series/

    I thought I’d do a bit of creative artwork with the image above. I’ve been experimenting with different settings for the sunflower, & decided this time to go with a moonscape. For once, my prompt engineering gave the result I was aiming for first timeEnjoy

    Sunflower on the moon
    Sunflower on the moon
  • Sunflower Splendour: FOTD Dec 15 with Post-Apocalyptic AI Artistry

    Sunflower Splendour: FOTD Dec 15 with Post-Apocalyptic AI Artistry

    Hi All 👋 My latest post for Cee’s FOTD.

    I am delving into my archives for warm, sunny shots during these frosty days.

    My FOTD posts for the next few days will be bright & cheerful sunflowers

    Sunflower
    Sunflower

    Any of you following my blog, will know I’m currently working on a project fusing my own photography with AI creativity. For more on my journey with AI, check out my Fan Of… series: https://jezbraithwaite.blog/2023/12/11/from-photos-to-fantasies-exploring-ai-art-manipulation-in-my-fan-of-series/

    I thought I’d do a bit of creative artwork with the image above. I’ve a trio of re-imagined shots today. I decided to have the sunflower in a post-apocalyptic setting for today. The first image has the sunflower lit by a sunbeam, growing out of a crack in a highway running through a post-apocalyptic cityscape. I added in cars littering the highway as if a mass-exodus had taken place.

    Sunflower in post-apocalyptic cityscape
    Sunflower in post-apocalyptic cityscape

    I wanted the cityscape to be more futuristic, & the sunflower more of a feature in the picture. When I re-engineered the prompt, I told it to make the sunflower larger; this was the result: Mutant Sunflower

    Mutant Sunflower
    Mutant Sunflower

    Although not what I intended, I do like the idea of a giant mutant sunflower; who knows what calamity befell the city & led to this giant flower. I also like the futuristic cityscape in this one.

    To get the desired effect, I re-engineered the prompt again to make the sunflower more of a feature (not larger — it’s all about learning the AI’s language), and this was the result. I’m happy with how it came out; the sunflower stands tall & proud & the skies are clearing & becoming more blue again, perhaps a symbol of hope & recovery

    Sunflower standing tall
    Sunflower standing tall
  • Sunflower Splendour: FOTD Dec 14 with AI Artistry

    Sunflower Splendour: FOTD Dec 14 with AI Artistry

    Hi All 👋 My latest post for Cee’s FOTD.

    I am delving into my archives for warm, sunny shots during these frosty days.

    My FOTD posts for the next few days will be bright & cheerful sunflowers

    Sunflower
    Sunflower

    Any of you following my blog, will know I’m currently working on a project fusing my own photography with AI creativity. For more on my journey with AI, check out my Fan Of… series: https://jezbraithwaite.blog/2023/12/11/from-photos-to-fantasies-exploring-ai-art-manipulation-in-my-fan-of-series/

    I thought I’d do a bit of creative artwork with the image above. I’ve a couple of re-imagined shots today. The first was a very basic prompt using the sunflower picture; the sunflower is growing out of a camel skull in a barren desert with sand dunes & distant mountains.

    Sunflower in a barren desert
    Sunflower in a barren desert

    For the second image, I’ve added a mystical ruin by an oasis, & a couple of scorpions for interest.

  • Sunflower Splendour: FOTD Dec 13 with AI Artistry

    Sunflower Splendour: FOTD Dec 13 with AI Artistry

    Hi All 👋 My latest post for Cee’s FOTD.

    I am delving into my archives for warm, sunny shots during these frosty days.

    My FOTD posts for the next few days will be bright & cheerful sunflowers

    Sunflower
    Sunflower

    Any of you following my blog, will know I’m currently working on a project fusing my own photography with AI creativity. For more on my journey with AI, check out my Fan Of… series: https://jezbraithwaite.blog/2023/12/11/from-photos-to-fantasies-exploring-ai-art-manipulation-in-my-fan-of-series/

    I thought I’d do a bit of creative artwork with the image above. I’ve re-imagined the original shot to put the sunflower in a wintry wooded glade tended by fairies. I like the contrast between the warmth of the sunflower & the cold of snow covered trees.

    Sunflower in a wintry, wooded glade.
    Sunflower in a wintry, wooded glade.
  • Embracing the Magic in Nature — Lens-Artists Challenge #279

    Embracing the Magic in Nature — Lens-Artists Challenge #279

    Hi All 👋 My entry for this week’s challenge, set by Leya: Magical.

    For me, nature needs nothing added to it for that magical touch; simply a new day, golden sun & a hint of mist to soften the reflections & scene.

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  • Sunflower Splendour: FOTD Dec 12 with AI Artistry

    Sunflower Splendour: FOTD Dec 12 with AI Artistry

    Hi All 👋 My latest post for Cee’s FOTD.

    I am delving into my archives for warm, sunny shots during these frosty days.

    My FOTD posts for the next few days will be bright & cheerful sunflowers

    Sunflower
    Sunflower

    Any of you following my blog, will know I’m currently working on a project fusing my own photography with AI creativity. For more on my journey with AI, check out my Fan Of… series: https://jezbraithwaite.blog/2023/12/11/from-photos-to-fantasies-exploring-ai-art-manipulation-in-my-fan-of-series/

    I thought I’d do a bit of creative artwork with the image above; below are two different outcomes.

    The first is a very basic enhancement by the AI with minimal input from me.

    Hot Mod enhancement of my sunflower picture
    Hot Mod enhancement of my sunflower picture

    For the next, I manipulated the AI to draw up a background scene of grassland with distant mountains, put the sunflower over to one side, & the addition of magical fairies.

    Sunflower in a mystical setting with fairies
    Sunflower in a mystical setting with fairies
  • Crystal Visions: Enchanting Lensball & Hot Mods Art Fusion

    Crystal Visions: Enchanting Lensball & Hot Mods Art Fusion

    I am currently embarking on a new creative project based on my photography, & the use of AI to generate re-imaginings of some of my shots. You can follow my progress in my Fan Of… series (my first AI post here: https://jezbraithwaite.blog/2023/12/11/from-photos-to-fantasies-exploring-ai-art-manipulation-in-my-fan-of-series/), as I tackle prompt engineering within Hot Mods, a function of ChatGPT.

    Having seen my first post, Bushboy mentioned Lensy featuring; a shot of him was my very first go at prompt engineering. The original shot is of Lensy sat on a mossy branch in a wooded glade with the low winters sun coming through a break in the trees. As this was my first prompt, it is at it’s most basic & I simply told the AI to make the scene mystical. Below are the original & the re-imagining.

    More lensball re-imaginings will feature in the coming weeks.

  • Sunflower — FOTD Dec 11 & Macro Monday

    Sunflower — FOTD Dec 11 & Macro Monday

    Hi All 👋 My latest post for Cee’s FOTD.

    I am delving into my archives for warm, sunny shots during these frosty days.

    My FOTD posts for the next few days will be bright & cheerful sunflowers

    This is also my post for Macro Monday.

    Sunflower close-up
    Sunflower close-up