Since half way through the year in 2024, I have been dabbling in using artificial intelligence (AI) in some of my art and photography work.
I know this is a scary topic for some, but I have found that AI can do the job when we feel we can't meet all the requirements of doing the job with just the tools we have on hand.
I am also not talking about ChatGPT.
I am talking about an artistic platform subscription that allows the user a certain amount of credits to be used each month in the pursuit of better achieving photographic goals.
Let me share a case in point.
Equine Loss
It is difficult to lose any of our pets, but the special bond you build with a horse is something unmatched in the animal world.
Recently, a friend and past client, experienced this loss first hand.
Over the years, I had taken photographs of her horse for holiday cards and wall art.
I know this is a scary topic for some, but I have found that AI can do the job when we feel we can't meet all the requirements of doing the job with just the tools we have on hand.
I am also not talking about ChatGPT.
I am talking about an artistic platform subscription that allows the user a certain amount of credits to be used each month in the pursuit of better achieving photographic goals.
Let me share a case in point.
Equine Loss
It is difficult to lose any of our pets, but the special bond you build with a horse is something unmatched in the animal world.
Recently, a friend and past client, experienced this loss first hand.
Over the years, I had taken photographs of her horse for holiday cards and wall art.
She came to me and asked if I might be able to take one of the past photographs and place her horse in a very specific location (in front of a barn, with a fence).
It was around this time that I had taken some Zoom courses, with instructions how to use a specific platform to help achieve goals such as this one.
So, I set about "training" the program in my account to be able to utilize this particular horse in any prompt I might construct to develop a pleasing piece of artwork. I then gave the client a few digital samples to look at.
Here is the one she ultimately chose, which we ordered as a 12 x 12 metal print. It came out beautifully!
It was around this time that I had taken some Zoom courses, with instructions how to use a specific platform to help achieve goals such as this one.
So, I set about "training" the program in my account to be able to utilize this particular horse in any prompt I might construct to develop a pleasing piece of artwork. I then gave the client a few digital samples to look at.
Here is the one she ultimately chose, which we ordered as a 12 x 12 metal print. It came out beautifully!
It's An Investment
How hard is it to learn this process?
Well, let me say this. It's a matter of how much time you want to invest. A small amount of time, and, sure--you can generate something. However, in order to get the results you want, upscale images to print quality and train subjects, it requires not only an investment in the learning process, but also a time and monetary investment.
Then, when you think you've got it all down, the AI platform rearranges things, adds new things/concepts and you are back to investing time again to be able to navigate the platform easily once more.
The good news is, I see this medium as a way to obtain a beautiful, wall art photograph of a pet that may have passed on, especially when all you have is cell phone photos. I used cell photos to train this photograph for a client who said she never had a piece of wall art of her very best friend, and always wanted to honor him.
How hard is it to learn this process?
Well, let me say this. It's a matter of how much time you want to invest. A small amount of time, and, sure--you can generate something. However, in order to get the results you want, upscale images to print quality and train subjects, it requires not only an investment in the learning process, but also a time and monetary investment.
Then, when you think you've got it all down, the AI platform rearranges things, adds new things/concepts and you are back to investing time again to be able to navigate the platform easily once more.
The good news is, I see this medium as a way to obtain a beautiful, wall art photograph of a pet that may have passed on, especially when all you have is cell phone photos. I used cell photos to train this photograph for a client who said she never had a piece of wall art of her very best friend, and always wanted to honor him.
And AI got every single one of his features and markings perfectly.
I have added this service to my menu of photographic services, and I would be happy to help you get a beautiful piece of art work for a pet you may have lost, or help you honor a pet that is now a part of your life.
Artificial intelligence can be a blessing.
I have added this service to my menu of photographic services, and I would be happy to help you get a beautiful piece of art work for a pet you may have lost, or help you honor a pet that is now a part of your life.
Artificial intelligence can be a blessing.
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