As you drive across the Mississippi River on Interstate 35W, you have – for a moment – a great view of the city of Minneapolis. Getting a photo of it is a bit of a challenge.
Continue reading “Minneapolis and the Mississippi”Generative AI: Let’s Pull Back The Curtain
Many photographers and artists see “Generative AI” as a ripoff, a way for non-creatives to generate images by combining and altering copyrighted works in a way that’s obviously totally derivative without quite seeming to be a “copy”. But what’s really going on behind the curtain?
Out on the 3rd Avenue Bridge
In Minneapolis, the 3rd Avenue Bridge has spanned the Mississippi for a hundred years, connecting downtown with the Northeast neighborhood. It’s newly renovated and is now pretty spiffy.
Continue reading “Out on the 3rd Avenue Bridge”AI and Christopher Columbus
If you’re a photographer, or someone who likes photography, you know we’re in the middle of a firestorm called “generative AI”. The ethical, legal and financial implications of software-generated imagery are the subjects of hot-burning controversy online, in corporate boardrooms and in the courts.
Continue reading “AI and Christopher Columbus”Elgin Standard Time
For 100 years, half of the pocket watches in the United States were made in Elgin, Illinois. I have one.
