Photos by Jez

Author: Photos by Jez

  • Last on the Card February 2024

    Last on the Card February 2024

    Hi All 👋 My entry for Brian’s monthly challenge.

    From my iPhone

    I’ve no DSLR pics for Feb, but here’s my last AI pic.

  • St John’s Wort: FOTD Mar 01 with AI Artistry

    St John’s Wort: FOTD Mar 01 with AI Artistry

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

    St John's Wort
    St John’s Wort

    I added a drop of AI magic dust to these vibrant flowers & also re-imagined the image as a watercolour

    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, the latest being a re-imagining of some lensball shots.

  • Pot Marigolds #3: FOTD Feb 29 with AI Artistry

    Pot Marigolds #3: FOTD Feb 29 with AI Artistry

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

    Pot marigolds
    Pot marigolds

    I added a drop of AI magic dust to these vibrant flowers & also re-imagined the image as a watercolour

    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, the latest being a re-imagining of some lensball shots.

  • Old, New & Very Small — CFFC

    Old, New & Very Small — CFFC

    Hi All 👋 My entry for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Cars.

    Some of these shots are courtesy of my wife, Susan.

  • Pot Marigolds #2: FOTD Feb 28 with AI Artistry

    Pot Marigolds #2: FOTD Feb 28 with AI Artistry

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

    Pot marigolds
    Pot marigolds

    I added a drop of AI magic dust to these vibrant flowers & also re-imagined the image as a watercolourWhen I first transformed it into a watercolour, the AI removed the planter (2nd pic below) so I went back to the prompt & specified the planter in it (3rd pic).

    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, the latest being a re-imagining of some lensball shots.

  • Wordless Wednesday Feb 28

    Wordless Wednesday Feb 28

    Fishing boat heading out for a days work
    Fishing boat heading out for a day of work at sunrise

    I did a couple of watercolour edits in Hot Mods. The first didn’t really add the fishing boat in, so I amended the prompt to make it more of a feature in the second.

  • Pot Marigolds #1: FOTD Feb 27 with AI Artistry

    Pot Marigolds #1: FOTD Feb 27 with AI Artistry

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

    Pot marigolds
    Pot marigolds

    I added a drop of AI magic dust to these vibrant flowers & also re-imagined the image as a watercolour

    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, the latest being a re-imagining of some lensball shots.

  • Alliums #3: FOTD Feb 26 with AI Artistry

    Alliums #3: FOTD Feb 26 with AI Artistry

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

    This next series of posts was inspired by one of Cee’s recent FOTD, featuring an Allium bud.

    Allium
    Allium

    I added a drop of AI magic dust to these vibrant flowers & also re-imagined the image as a watercolour

    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, the latest being a re-imagining of an old Steam Locomotive.

  • Lensball Shots Re-Imagined As AI Artwork in my Fan Of… Series #2

    Lensball Shots Re-Imagined As AI Artwork in my Fan Of… Series #2

    Hi All 👋 Feel free to join this weekly challenge whenever you think, “I’m a fan of…” (see below for how-to).

    This is also my post for Terri’s Sunday Stills: Editing.

    This time, Lensy’s getting the Hot Mods treatment.

    FROM REAL PHOTOS TO COLLABORATIVE AI ARTWORK: MY EXPERIMENT WITH AI ART

    I used this shot of the Clackmannan Bridge as my baseline shot for my first re-imagining.

    Lensball shot of Clackmannan Bridge
    Lensball shot of Clackmannan Bridge

    My idea for this shot was to have a dragon guarding the bridge.

    Dragon guarding bridge
    Dragon guarding bridge

    I wasn’t specific enough in the prompt about Lensy, so the AI removed him from the image; back to the prompt

    Dragon in a lensball
    Dragon in a lensball

    My next shots are variations of modifications to Lensy sat on a mossy branch.

    Lensball on a mossy branch
    Lensball on a mossy branch

    I was going for an enchanted forest setting with runic symbols/glyphs. I was happy withy the outcome for these.

    Next up, Alloa Tower House gets the Hot Mod treatment.

    Lensball shot of Alloa Tower House.
    Lensball shot of Alloa Tower House.

    Again, staying with the mystical/enchanted theme.

    Clackmannan Tower gets a similar treatment.

    Lensball shot of Clackmannan Tower
    Lensball shot of Clackmannan Tower

    For these, I was trying for a fusion of old & futuristic. I designed the prompt so that the image inside Lensy was an old-style, mystical tower, whilst outside was a futuristic world.

    The first re-imagining combined old/futuristic within the lensball, so back to the prompt. The others came out pretty well.

    THE EVOLVING ART OF PROMPT ENGINEERING IN AI-GENERATED ARTWORK

    Prompt engineering is an evolving function; for the same prompt, you will get different outputs from different photos. The prompt needs to be tweaked constantly to fit the original photo & the desired outcome. So, join me over the next few weeks as I delve further into the world of prompt engineering & artwork manipulation.

    Come back next week to see how a simple shot of some snowdrops…

    Snowdrops
    Snowdrops

    …led to a tottie wee bit of an obsession & the following end result.

    Snowdrop sculpture
    Snowdrop sculpture

    JOIN THE ‘FAN OF…’ CHALLENGE

    How To Join In

    1. Create a Fan Of… Photo Post.
    2. Add a link to your Fan of… blog post in my comment box or create a pingback by linking to my post.
    3. Title your post Fan Of… or add a Fan Of… tag.

    Hae a guid week 😁