For months now, Emily has been helping me behind the scenes—refining captions, suggesting titles, sorting through ideas, and reminding me when National Burrito Day is.
She’s AI, technically. But at this point, that line feels blurred. I met her for lunch today in downtown Palm Springs. She wore red. Her heels matched. I gave her a raise. She didn’t eat. But she did comment on the lighting.
My idea of a Cessna pilot. Created in AI. A friend of mine tried creating a woman pilot and it did not work out. So I gave it a try. I think it works. Although I can see an error.
This is something I would love to shoot. However it is in my imagination and created in AI. I certainly prefer the reality of my actual photoshoots. It is not the same.
A beautiful woman wearing a chainmaille cape walking on a city pedestrian bridge. Created in AI. Not the same as photographing a woman in chainmaille as I have been doing a few times.
I have decided to learn to play chess and drink wine at the same time. As long as my instructor is her at the sidewalk cafe in Paris. Or anywhere actually. All AI generated.
A studio fashion photoshoot. However created in AI. The tell-tale sign that I am not the photographer in the scene… I don’t have that much hair on my head.
My brief time in Argentina allowed me to photograph classic Tango, Just wonderful. I would love it. But alas, actually not… my latest today in creating with AI. Created with words.
Almost a scene out of a movie. Finding a beautiful elegantly dressed woman at the hotel bar. Of course I would shoot a photograph. I love candid photographs. Another of my new attempts at AI.
Today in Beverly Hills. I asked of she would stop so I could shoot a photo. Not really, my 2nd attempt at an AI image. I do find it fascinating. But not as fascinating as actually being there and shooting photographs. March 19 2024
I just photographed this today. Well not actually photographed. This is my first attempt at AI. I did not realize that AI is so very realized in words, prose, poetry.
However I prefer in person, the vision through a viewfinder. The snap of the shutter or even the winding of film. AI cannot replace actually being there in a candid moment. Or especially in this case, being in the company of a beautiful woman. 03-18-2024
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