Photos by Jez

Tag: Jez Braithwaite

  • Periwinkle — Macro Monday Feb 12

    Periwinkle — Macro Monday Feb 12

    Hi All 👋 My latest post for Macro Monday

    Periwinkle
    Periwinkle
  • Pink Roses: FOTD Feb 12 with AI Artistry

    Pink Roses: FOTD Feb 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 windy days.

    Pink Roses
    Pink Roses

    I added a drop of AI magic dust to these beautiful wee?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.

  • Inquisitive Swan — Monday Portrait Feb 12

    Inquisitive Swan — Monday Portrait Feb 12

    This is a fun challenge not hosted by anyone, so if you want to join in, just post a photo.

    Inquisitive swan
    Inquisitive swan
  • Lensball Shots Re-Imagined As AI Artwork in my Fan Of… Series #1

    Lensball Shots Re-Imagined As AI Artwork in my Fan Of… Series #1

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

    It’s my birthday at the end of the week, so I’ll be taking a wee break. Fan Of… will return on the 26th of February.

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

    Enchanted Lensball
    Enchanted Lensball

    The inspiration — Exploring the World of AI-Generated Artwork: My Journey in the ‘Fan Of…’ Challenge

    Probably, most of you are wondering why AI; it all comes down to the time of year. Here in Scotland, daylight hours in winter are pretty much between 0900 & 1500 & unless you get one of those bright, clear days. The weather can best be described as dreich (those grey, miserable, wet days) where the light is not so great. Don’t get me wrong, If there’s something worth photographing, I’ll happily be out in the worst of weather?

    I also work in retail; this sees an increase in work hours & very little chance to get out with Snappy. The end result is that I can feel my creativity start to wane; not being able to get out with my camera certainly puts a dampener on the creative spirit — & so over to AI & Hot Mods.

    For more about AI in the creative world, visit Susan’s site & in particular, the series of posts that she’s writing: Post 1 & Post 2.

    This form of AI artwork allows me to use my own photography as a basis for AI prompt engineering. In all my Fan Of… posts about AI creativity, I’ll show the original image & then the various outputs from Hot Mods as I work with the AI to create new artwork.

    As you’ll see from these posts, the expected output is not always what I wanted (I’ll share these as well), so I’m back to rewriting the prompt.

    This is the original image I shot & used as the basis of my prompt engineering.

    From Real Photos to COllaborative AI Artwork: My Experiment with AI Art

    The first re-imagining is Lensy in an enchanted forest with a dragon that can only be seen through him.

    (more…)
  • Straiton Pond for Water Water Everywhere #209

    Straiton Pond for Water Water Everywhere #209

    Hi All 👋 Feel free to join in whenever you have a water picture to post (any type of water, in any state, will do). See below for how to join the fun

    My next series will feature Straiton Pond, near Loanhead, just outside of Edinburgh.

    It’s my birthday at the end of the week, so I’ll be taking a wee breakWWE will return on the 26th of February with more shots from Straiton Pond.

    Straiton Pond
    Straiton Pond

    How To Join In

    1. Create a Water Water Everywhere Photo Post.
    2. Add a link to your WWE blog post in my comment box, or create a pingback by linking to my post.
    3. Title your post Water Water Everywhere or add WWE tag.

    Hae a guid week 😁

  • Edinburgh Reflections — Cellpic Sunday

    Edinburgh Reflections — Cellpic Sunday

    Hi All 👋 This is my latest post for John’s Cellpic Sunday.

    This is The Ivy in Edinburgh. I took this shot just as we came out of Rose Street & was impressed by the reflections in the building. The entrance to Rose Street is the gap in the buildings in the reflection that can be seen on the left-hand side.

    The Ivy, Edinburgh
    The Ivy, Edinburgh
  • Yellow Chrysanthemum: FOTD Feb 11 with AI Artistry

    Yellow Chrysanthemum: FOTD Feb 11 with AI Artistry

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

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

    Chrysanthemum
    Chrysanthemum

    I added a drop of AI magic dust to these beautiful wee?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.

  • Silent Sunday Feb 11

    Silent Sunday Feb 11

    Fannyside Lochs
    Fannyside Lochs

    I transformed this into a watercolour using Hot Mods.

    AI transformation of Fannyside Lochs into a watercolour
    AI transformation of Fannyside Lochs into a watercolour
  • Swan Family — Thursday Trios

    Swan Family — Thursday Trios

    Hi All 👋 My latest post for Mama Cormier’s Thursday Trios.

    I took these shots of two adult swans & their juvenile at Straiton Pond, just outside of Edinburgh.

    Swan family on Straiton pond
    Swan family on Straiton pond

    I did a couple of watercolour transformations. In the first, I didn’t specify the number of swans or mention their ages; in the second, I told the AI that there were two adults and one juvenile swan.