Variations on a Theme - Ad Pic 1 by dbwalton
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Variations on a Theme - Ad Pic 1
Using a picture from an ad, I added prompt words to get something drastically different enough to be considered derivative work. For those not familiar with US Copyright Laws, a derivative work is one that is different enough that a side-by-side comparison shows it is not a copy of the original work. Derivative works are not violations of copyright laws, whereas copies are.
It ad had a girl in daisy-duke shorts and a plaid coped top. As you can see, these aren't as I described the photo in the ad.
That said, these images, because they are Ai generated have NO COPYRIGHT rights. Under US Copyright regulations, one cannot copyright an Ai image - no mater how much work you place in to it. This is something, at some point, an artist is going to take it to the US Supreme Court to decided how much Ai is a violation of copyrights AND how much Ai works can be considered original art. Of course, the proof would be upon the complainant to show an Ai work is a copy of their work.
Oh, and I don't show the ad because that WOULD be a violation of copyrights. I will be doing a series of variations that are based on a photography where I own the copyright.
Comments (5)
PCottontail
Wonderful images! I read that some AI engines do facial recognition on the result, measuring the distances between pupils, nose, and mouth, and if it comes close to a real person, it distorts an eye. I see it more on the realistic AI algorithms, while others look fine. When photography was new, artists insisted it was not an art form. Ansel Adams developed techniques like the Zone system; in a way, you are a pioneer like he was.
dbwalton
Well, thank you for that complement, but I'm just a neophyte in Ai work. There are those out that that run circles around what I do.
By the way, I once met a friend of Ansel Adams. Someone commented that Ansel would roll in his grave if he saw what people do with Photoshop. This friend of Ansel commented something to the effect, "I KNEW Ansel Adams. Did you? I can tell you that he would have LOVED digital photography and would have fully embraced it."
PCottontail
I can see that, and omg, can you imagine? He spent a lot of time in the darkroom.
dbwalton
Oh, yes. And, he'd camp in a tent with a darkroom inside the tent!!!
The man was amazing. Jack Welpot, a friend of Ansel, was also an amazing photographer.
Funny story... as an adult I met Jack Welpot at a junior college. I decided to sign up for a photography class at the j.c. so I could use their dark room. It turned out, they didn't have a dark room, but I decided to stick it out.
My teacher, a young woman of about 40, invited Jack to come lecture and show some of his slides. As he was showing his slides, he showed some of the inside of his tent he took with him to Yosemite to do a shoot with Ansel. As he flipped through the slides, one came up of a young lady inside his tent... well... let's say she was missing a few articles of modesty. We all recognized it as our instructor. She turned beet red.
I don't think she invited Jack back in subsequent semesters.
UteBigSmile
OMG these hands again, thats a great lack at AI! "Nobody is Perrrrrfect"!
PS."I will be doing a series of variations that are based on a photography where I own the copyright". Yes do it!!!!!!
PCottontail
That's an excellent story, thanks!
cblueyes
Beautiful and love the variation too :) 🌷
dbwalton
Thank you.