Tennis Anyone?

[CherylL]

Added a little smoke to my grand's tennis photo. I could not get the exact smoke effect with AI attempts. Ended up with two AI files masked and the subject masked on top of the stack.

 

[smoke665]

Ended up with two AI files masked and the subject masked on top of the stack.

We're only just scratching the creative surface of AI. Great idea

 

[Jeff15]

Nice shot ....

 

[Digger...]

AI, that's cheating...

 

[CherylL]

We're only just scratching the creative surface of AI. Great idea

Agree, AI is opening up new possibilities.

Nice shot ....

Thanks Jeff!

AI, that's cheating...

LOL, the technical term is "shortcut". AI did give her 2 extra arms. There is a satisfaction to creating my usual composites from scratch. AI is a time saver for some things.

 

[jeffashman]

Nice shot! At first I thought it was one of those prank tennis balls that explodes into dust when hit.

 

[JoolsW]

Agree... Cheating.

 

[smoke665]

Seriously people, you can choose to ignore the creative opportunities that AI opens up, but accusing those that do of cheating in some way is very narrow minded. There's a lot of misunderstanding out there on how it works and the degree of participation by the artist/photographer required.

@CherylL kudos for opening the tool box and trying something new.

 

[JoolsW]

The thing is this. If you engage AI for a project, you must accept that you didn't do ALL of the work. You've engaged a method by which you integrate work by other people into your work. As long as this is acknowledged, ok. But if you kid yourself that it is 100% original, well in my estimation that's cheating. Not narrow minded at all. It's maintaining good standards of creative honesty that AI threatens.

 

[Digger...]

Agree, AI is opening up new possibilities.


Thanks Jeff!


LOL, the technical term is "shortcut". AI did give her 2 extra arms. There is a satisfaction to creating my usual composites from scratch. AI is a time saver for some things.

I done an AI thing a few months ago just for giggles, the topic was a "cockatoo and rabbit tea party".

I got a cockatoo with 3 legs and the rabbits were hybrids, they had rabbit bodys but they had bird beaks & bird feet.

I wish i saved that pic.

 

[smoke665]

thing is this. If you engage AI for a project, you must accept that you didn't do ALL of the work. Y

This is exactly what I meant when I said "There's a lot of misunderstanding out there on how it works". AI is general term that encompasses multiple tools for the photographer. Are you proficient in their use or is your statement a generalized assessment of something you don't actually use?

@Digger... creative AI requires critical thinking to put the vision you have into words. One word can make a big difference. It isn't the one click silly stuff you see on social media.

 

[JoolsW]

Smoke, tell me how my comment is inaccurate. Ta.

 

[Inphoto]

That's a great idea, very well executed. AI gives new possibilities, it's a tool I must master....

 

[smoke665]

Smoke, tell me how my comment is inaccurate. Ta.

PM sent.

 

[CherylL]

The thing is this. If you engage AI for a project, you must accept that you didn't do ALL of the work. You've engaged a method by which you integrate work by other people into your work. As long as this is acknowledged, ok. But if you kid yourself that it is 100% original, well in my estimation that's cheating. Not narrow minded at all. It's maintaining good standards of creative honesty that AI threatens.

Please read my original post. I said I used a little AI for the smoke. I am not fooling anyone or myself. This photo took about an hour to get it just right. AI smoke wasn't what I wanted. The image was two smoke layers which I masked what I wanted. The subject was cut out and placed on top. The subject was masked so the ball and hands looked like they were in the smoke. Plus a few touch up layers.

It would be cheating to use AI if this was a contest entry that stated no AI. Or no compositing or dodge/burn.

Like @smoke665 AI is a tool.

Things to think about:
1. Did PS create the image with the brushes to mask? I changed the values and directed where the brushes painted. So is it PS's work or is it mine?
2. If you took a portrait against a backdrop made to look like an old world plastered wall is that cheating? Are you using someone else's work ( the backdrop)? Or is the backdrop a tool?
3. Have you used AI?