I call this series, "Mirror People". I ripped the name off from a Love and Rockets track.

I can't speak for the video realm, but I can say without a doubt that if done correctly, there's almost no way to distinguish between real and AI-generated people for stills imagery. I predicted this would happen in a matter of months after I started using the technology in 2022, and I'm fairly confident it's already come to pass.

The ideas behind one of my articles here called Photography to the Rescue! How to Legally Copyright Your AI-Generated Art was still kicking about inside my head when I created this piece. Primarily, I wanted to create a generative art piece and then photograph it. And then continue editing it in order to own the copyright. That’s exactly what I did with Another Vision. It bears little resemblance to its original. The heads are completely different. The coloring and texturing as well have been modified.

I’m pleased to announce that the Aksa Collection has made its debut as a series of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) on the renowned NFT marketplace, Rarible. This limited edition collection of 21 prints, originally captured at the picturesque Aksa Beach in Mumbai using the innovative Intentional Camera Movement (ICM) technique, is set to captivate the hearts of both NFT enthusiasts and fine art collectors alike. Each of the 10 NFTs in the collection represents a one-of-a-kind masterpiece, making them a highly sought-after acquisition in the digital art realm.

I think the title is doing most of the heavy lifting for me. It’s been publicized widely, and voiced by the US Copyright Office, that AI-generated works are not permitted because they are not originally created by a human author. Now, somewhere along the way, it was determined that photography was. Even though the process is ultimately the same. There’s a click of a shutter button. Or there’s a click of the mouse. What leads up to these actions may be drastically different but the actual physical process is the same. But let’s not muddy the waters. This article is about how to copyright your AI-generated images, not to split hairs on the definition of human authorship.

I’ve coined a term for stopping up to your maximum aperture on the lens and walking around in Aperture Priority mode on Auto ISO: Goofy Mode. It’s what everyone is bound to do when they purchase a fast prime lens (like a Sony 85mm 1.8.) and set out and about and put it through the paces.

When discussing the masters of street photography, it is accurate to say that their portfolios often consist of only a handful of iconic images, regardless of their lengthy experience in the field. Personally, I can relate to this, as I have about three images in my own modest collection that I truly admire and consider to be iconic within my own sphere. This particular photograph is one of them. I captured it on New Year's Day, 2020, on the active railroad tracks at the Dhakuria Railway Colony in Kolkata. While the presence of a passing train at that precise moment would have enhanced the image, I cannot expect everything to align perfectly unless I resort to Photoshopping.

Bingo Was His Name-O

In shadows deep, where darkness grips his soul,
Resides poor Bingo, plagued by writer's block.
His muse has fled, leaving an empty scroll,
Leaving his words to wither, die, and mock.

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