Hi All 👋 My latest post for Cee’s FOTD.
Out on a walk yesterday, I spotted this wee patch of snowdrops just coming to bloom.
I added a drop of AI magic dust to these already pretty 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.
Hi All 👋 My latest post for Cee’s FOTD.
Although Cee’s taking a much-deserved break, I’m keeping my FOTD posts going as I explore further with flowers in Hot Mods. Looking forward to Cee’s return in February
I am delving into my archives for warm, sunny shots during these frosty days.
Out on a walk yesterday, I spotted this wee patch of snowdrops just coming to bloom.
I added a drop of AI magic dust to these already pretty 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.
Hi All 👋 My latest post for Cee’s FOTD.
Although Cee’s taking a much-deserved break, I’m keeping my FOTD posts going as I explore further with flowers in Hot Mods. Looking forward to Cee’s return in February
I am delving into my archives for warm, sunny shots during these frosty days.
A couple of days ago, I did a post based on an idea by my wife — a floral fountain. This was to imagine a fountain with flowers taking the place of water. The end result was good but not quite what she envisaged, so back to prompt engineering to get the desired effect.
I used some new bouquet images and one of my shots of the Doulton Fountain in Glasgow as the baseline for the project.
The images below fit Susan’s description. I’m currently working on another post about the floral fountain, where I’ll share more about the journey through prompt engineering to get the right look. Between the concept and the end result, there were about 2 hours of continuous adjustment and 10 iterations.
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Hi All 👋 My latest post for Cee’s FOTD.
Although Cee’s taking a much-deserved break, I’m keeping my FOTD posts going as I explore further with flowers in Hot Mods. Looking forward to Cee’s return in February
I am delving into my archives for warm, sunny shots during these frosty days.
I’ve done a bouquet in a library before, but wanted to revisit this setting. Below is the baseline picture I’d taken a while back.
I wanted the bouquet and lamp to be in a library setting with a well-used chair and threadbare rug.
I liked the outcome of this but had imagined the scene in a large, old library, so back to the prompt.
Again, a great result. I wanted the scale of the library to be the same but make the bouquet more prominent
Now, it was time to darken the setting with the golden glow of dusk coming through the windows & plenty of shadows. I also wanted to see how it would come out as a watercolour.
This scene got me thinking: Could I make only the area lit by the lamp in colour and the rest in black & white? I set about engineering the prompt to give the effect below.
Then prompt work was well worth the effort & I was really happy with how the image came out.
Next, I decided to go a bit crazy with a damaged library & view of a dystopian world beyond, & a bit of selective colour thrown in for good measure.
This one is much closer to what I envisioned from a futuristic/steampunk blend.
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.
Hi All 👋 My latest post for Cee’s FOTD.
Although Cee’s taking a much-deserved break, I’m keeping my FOTD posts going as I explore further with flowers in Hot Mods. Looking forward to Cee’s return in February
I am delving into my archives for warm, sunny shots during these frosty days.
This one took a slightly odd turn, thanks to my good wife, Susan. I was thinking about a setting for the next bouquet when Susan came up with the idea of having flowers cascading out of a fountain. Ever one to oblige; for this, I used the two pictures below as the baseline for the idea. One, a colourful bouquet of flowers; the second, a Cellpic shot of The Ross Fountain with Edinburgh Castle behind.
This is the first re-imagining from the prompt.
I took this further by rendering it as a watercolour.
Now the fun really begins. My next setting for the flower cascading fountain was a futuristic plaza in a cityscape.
Although I liked the general look & feel of this one, I wanted the fountain to be more prominent & viewed from ground level.
Next up, steampunk, but I wanted it to be a more modern steampunk.
This kinda worked in so much that the steampunk has been blended with a futuristic skyline of towering buildings, but wasn’t quite the look I was hoping for; so, back to the prompt.
This one is much closer to what I envisioned from a futuristic/steampunk blend.
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.
Hi All 👋 My latest post for Cee’s FOTD.
Although Cee’s taking a much-deserved break, I’m keeping my FOTD posts going as I explore further with flowers in Hot Mods. Looking forward to Cee’s return in February
I am delving into my archives for warm, sunny shots during these frosty days.
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.
I’m using AI in the next series to re-imagine the bouquets in different settings. We’re on a cruise, this time in a luxurious dining room with a futuristic cityscape as a view.
Hi All 👋 My latest post for Cee’s FOTD.
Although Cee’s taking a much-deserved break, I’m keeping my FOTD posts going as I explore further with flowers in Hot Mods. Looking forward to Cee’s return in February
I am delving into my archives for warm, sunny shots during these frosty days.
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.
I’m using AI in the next series to re-imagine the bouquets in different settings. I’ve gone medieval with this re-imagining. The bouquet is set in a medieval tower alongside an enchanted zodiacal mirror. The second is a watercolour rendering of the same prompt.
