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
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.
Hi All 👋 Thank you for all the support, likes & comments throughout 2023, particularly as I embark on a new project with AI ArtworkWishing you all a fantastic New Year& best wishes for a great 2024
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.
I thought I’d go with a seasonal theme for Patti’s challenge; snowy landscapes seem like an excellent response for “empty spaces”. We’ve had no snow as yet, but with temperatures not getting above 0?, winter is undoubtedly here
