About the Image(s)

As many of you have said, I'm always trying new things and approaches to my photography. This month is no exception. This image is made by using my base image of a rusted Studebaker automobile photographed just last week in E. Central Indiana with my converted Nikon D300 and then applying Photoshop's relatively new Generative AI software to it. The original image was decent enough, but I thought I'd select the car, input "old buildings" as my AI clues, and let the software do its thing. I'm sure several of you have tried this, and thankfully it's a part of the current edition of PS and doesn't require ANY additional software. Not being a Lightroom user, I have no idea if the functionality is available on LR.

A couple of thoughts...first, if you select the subject for which you want a new background and use the lasso tool, remember to Select Inverse so the background is what AI is changing, not the subject itself (I speak from experience). There is also an immediate selection capability at the bottom of the image screen when the file is opened. It may not be as precise as your own selection. Another thought is to be sure to look at all THREE Generative AI solutions that PS gives you...one may be more to your liking than another.
Lastly, as a member of PSA's definitions committee and also one of the authors of the AI policy for PSA, please keep in mind that for PSA-approved Exhibitions, the work I've done here on the image is NOT an allowable entry. It contains too much content from another source than the photographer. Still, I enjoy it for personal use or even for the pure artistic representation. To say that AI is a passing fad would be terribly over-simplifying...for good or bad, it's with us in so many parts of our lives today! Embrace the technology...or at least appreciate it!

PS...The Studebaker was a car made solely in South Bend, IN until the last year (Canada). This is the 1950 Studebaker Champion. All manufacturing ceased in the 60's.