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A.I. Explore: Composing Elements
I had a concept and decided to create the elements in Midjourney, and compose them in Photoshop.
Several years ago I was walking at the North Carolina Zoo, and a fellow in front of me – in underhand-toss-a-rock distance from the trashcan – tossed his empty plastic bottle on the ground… and kept walking. I grabbed the bottle when I got to it – and tossed it in the trash. It hit me that day, that the litter comes mostly because of the disrespect of other people. With that in mind, I created this simple series of images.
For the beautiful background images, I made the following prompt:
• Photograph of the most picturesque and ideallic natural setting in the bend in a river. sandy bank backed by lush and beautiful wildflowers. Backed by Aspen, Poplars, Maples and hearty evergreen trees. Background of the Colorado Rockies. Perfect sunny day. –ar 16:9
For the plastic sheets I overlaid the image with, I created this prompt:
• plastic wrap texture for Adobe Photoshop overlays. black and white. hyperdetailed –ar 2:3
Images were composed in Photoshop. The image below shows the layers and settings. Those who use Photoshop may have your own way of structuring these. If this is new to you and you want to know how – just ask.
By the way – I am not anti-plastic… rather anti-disrespect of our fellow humans and the space we all call home.
PS – I received a comment on my LinkedIn Post that read: “You have to see the final image in your head, then ask yourself what does Photoshop need to make this happen, then render out the various elements, and assemble in PSD. Most people don’t think like this and would attempt to render the plastic in the initial render. I bet that would likely end up a mess. This is the way to do it, it’s a creative process, not sweetening renders.” – Chad Martin
I responded: “Exactly Chad Martin. There is a certain tug of war we creatives can play with tech – trying to force it to get a certain look, accomplish a particular task… We have to step back and ask ‘WHAT IS MY END GOAL?” Then work backwards from there – where practical is the guiding element… NEVER the tool being bent against its will to produce.
Now, there are some trick shots you might want to create in Midjourney – but those are more framing and composition. Those I want to share tips on sometime soon – but that is totally a different animal.”