A week ago or two, I published OpenAI’s newest statement about access and pricing, in that article I mentioned the subsidiary program that they planned to launch in order to assist artists in need. During this time the OpenAI will grant the account 350 credits each Monday for 10 weeks (starting today). And after November 7, leftover credits will go to another artist in need of support. Whether you use this opportunity to commercialize your work or simply help and keep training the system, it’s totally up to you, you have all the freedom to use those credits on any type of project. Today I’ve got my 350 credits and the idea of the first project has been born immediately.
Unseen Places is a personal project made of 10 urban photographs of familiar yet nonexistent places. The key idea is to generate a prompt that can be intuitive, and suggestive yet very specific at the same time. Information-heavy prompts in natural language trains the system and at the same time help you to save your credits and generate quality content faster than before.
Prompt builder example
Prompt 1: “urban street photography, an old 19th century mansion standing in the street, it’s evening sun set illuminated the walls of the building, there are birds in the sky, melancholic aesthetic vibes, hyper realistic, Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 IS Macro STM”
Prompt 2: “urban street photography of nighttime Tokyo, it’s rainy, street neon lights are illuminating the bus stop, there’s a man sitting on the bench of the bus stop, tumblr aesthetic, Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM hyper-realistic”
Prompt 3: “urban street photography of 80s Seoul, summertime, a sunny, hot afternoon, marketplace, a woman is buying squids, vivid colors, OM system 12–40mm PRO II 40mm, 1/100 sec, f/2 8, ISO 800”
Prompt 4: “urban photography, abandoned Soviet amusement park, foggy setting, an old Soviet doll left on a ground, a feeling of disaster, helplessness and unease, OM system 24–80mm PRO II 40mm, 1/100 sec, f/2 8, ISO 800”
Prompt 5: “urban photography, a gondola is slowly floating in the river in the foreground, vivid colorful buildings in the background, lazy afternoon, tumblr aesthetic, Sony FE 70–200mm f/2.8 GM OSS Wide Lens”
Prompt 6: “urban photography, Parisian cafe during morning, tumblr aesthetic, Tamron 10–24mm f/3.5–4.5 Di II VC HLD”
Prompt 7: urban photography, New York, rush hour, rainy day, vivid colors, Contax G2
Prompt 8: urban photography, black and white, morning commute in Berlin, Leica M6, Ilford HP5+
Prompt 9: urban photography, urban street photography, evening, autumn, French Riviera, seaside, tumblr aesthetic, Rollei 35s
Prompt 10: “urban photography, midnight city, christmas decorations, a tram is passing by, golden and dark green hues, festive mood, SONY, ILCE-7RM2”
Used lenses:
Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 IS Macro STM — Offers amazing versatility in a wide-angle macro lens. It has a 0.5x magnification ratio and a close focusing distance of 0.56 ft./0.71m for excellent macro photography.
Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM —Delivers groundbreaking resolution and image quality, Sigma’s finest creations yet.
OM system 12–40mm PRO II 40mm, 1/100 sec, f/2 8, ISO 800 — Delivers exceptional image quality anywhere you are, great choice for content creators.
Sony FE 70–200mm f/2.8 GM OSS — Delivers high sharpness alongside smooth, clean bokeh.
Tamron 10–24mm f/3.5–4.5 Di II VC HLD — A convenient wide-angle zoom.
Contax G2 — Designed as a vacation camera, now it’s the world’s most advanced rangefinder camera. Refined electronic, autofocus 35mm camera with the world’s best optics.
Leica M6, Ilford HP5+ — Praised by many who like to shoot in black and white.
Rollei 35s — Small and mighty that can fit in your pocket and is capable of some great shots.
SONY, ILCE-7RM2 — Advances the revolution in resolution with higher sensitivity, response and refinement.