January 15, 2026

Yesterday I played around with AI and did these two photos. It’s amazing how good these are. It’s also a bit sad. How do we know what is real in photography and what is not?  I used to edit my photos quite a bit and admittedly that is somewhat AI. I never did replace skies or do heavy editing as I’d rather be outside than sitting at the computer. I never enjoyed editing much. That’s partly why I’ve been shooting so much lately in Jpegs and not doing any editing. (I also know that when you shoot in Jpeg the camera does some editing for you too). But, I might lift shadows or crop some but I want my photos to be as real as possible. I know that’s why some do heavy editing. To them it makes the photo more like what they actually saw. I’ve not found that to be true. Some of those photos look way unreal to me. Also, I want to show off God’s creation, not my editing skills. It’s arrogant to think His creativity needs improvement. So, no AI for me. I want it to stay fun and genuine.