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A weekly experiment in AI interpretation: I share a photo, ask AI to describe it, then generate an image from that description. This is edition #018. Prompts are in grey boxes. Descriptions are in italics.
Chat gave me six different Prompt Styles and we're trying them all on the same image over the upcoming weeks. The first week was hilariously bad, the second week was uneventful, the third week made me question the continued value of this newsletter. Last week? More unsuccessful tries. A pattern is starting to emerge.
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LLM models used
GPT-4o for prompt engineering, image interpretation, and image generation.
The input with Prompt Style: Caption to Concept
Purpose: Use the image as a narrative seed.
The output
Caption:
Sun-soaked joy: man and dogs cool off after a day out at sea.
Before:
They likely spent the morning cruising along the Florida Keys, fishing or island-hopping from their boat. The man launched anchor in a quiet, shallow spot where the water’s calm and inviting. The dogs, eager and wagging, probably jumped in right away—used to this kind of playful adventure.
After:
They’ll swim back to the boat, dogs shaking off the salty water before hopping aboard. The man might towel them dry, open a cooler for a cold drink, and steer the boat back just before sunset, all of them salty, happy, and a little tired.
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