Where does vision begin to see?
Anatomy of an Image
What becomes of photography in a post-photographic epoch?
“Original” photograph (above), shows birds and people walking during daylight through a Barcelona city square. Taken on a Fujifilm XT20 mirrorless digital camera. Settings: Focal length and lens: 55mm with a 1/4 light diffusion filter, F Number: f/22 Exposure: 1/8 seconds ISO 200. Largely unedited output.
Proof print of original.
Image to Video via Runway ML with prompt “Birds Flying Through Public Square”
Image to Video via Runway ML with prompt “Birds Flying Through Public Square”
A series of photographs from the original scene stiched together using Runway ML’s frame interpolation tool. Track Two by Corre.
Photographic CMYK 33x66 inch large print on thick, matte paper, held on wall by clips.
JPEG format of the file with a window overlay showing the file in TXT text format.
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Expanded frame of original made with Adobe Photoshop Generative Expand feature.
Expanded frame of original made with Adobe Photoshop Generative Expand feature.
iPhone screenshot of camera roll interface showing proof print of original image.
Discerning ChatGPT4’s image description and meta-cognitive capablities.
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Midjourney’s /describe feature producing prompts from the print of the original digital image.
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GIF of Gaussian Splat scan of large print.
Midjourney6 output of original image + text prompt: “A painting inspired by and in the style of this long exposure photograph."
Midjourney’s /describe feature producing prompts from the print of the original digital image.
GIF of Gaussian Splat scan of large print.
Midjourney6 output of original image + text prompt: “A painting inspired by and in the style of this long exposure photograph."