I conducted a small final photoshoot using the studio as a finishing response to water pollution in relation to microplastics and the consequences of plastic ending up in he ocean each day.
I looked through each image however some were very similar. I flagged the ones with the best composition and had the most focus on them. I wanted to use cling film and coloured gels to create an illusion of a beach, small and choppy waves created by plastic to symbolise how the ocean is filled with plastic, so much so that its impossible to see it with the naked eye. I also layered this over other rubbish made from cardboard and foil to give the illusion that this was being carried by the sea waiting to be consumed by an unknowing animal as this is something that happens everyday.
MY EDITS:
For these last two images, I chose to use filters used in roll-up cigarettes as smoking is a general and regular thing that millions of people across the world do multiple times a day, a huge factor towards air pollution that is normalised and thrown on the ground almost anywhere. I felt it was important to show this in the ‘sea’ because it is something that is so disregarded and contributes to waste and pollution in so many different forms.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is technology which causes computers and machines to simulate human intelligence by making decisions, learning and reasoning as well as creativity through image generation and processing.
It works by using learning algorithms to process and understand huge amounts of data and uses forward and backward chaining to come up with conclusions to answers.
Experimenting with AI on my Anthropocene photos
Neural Filters
With the neural Filters I was able to apply artificially generated filters to the photo which can manipulate factors such as the time of day and the season it is.
Below I experimented by applying neural filters to the Anthropocene photo I took of some tiles in an overgrown field.
Original image⬆
Daytime + SpringEveningLate evening + Sunset
Generative Fill
Making the photo I took look more Anthropocene like
Original unedited photo⬆
I First started by generating dead fish in the water to show the effects sea pollution is having on aquatic wildlife.
It also adds emotion to the photo by seeing the dead fish may make the person looking at the photo feel upset, causing them be more mindful about the impact they are having on the environment.
Afterwards I generated some barrels of oil with oil leaking out of one of them as I wanted to show how dangerous and harmful oil spills are to the ocean and because the red paint in the sea is harmful like how oil in the sea is.
Generative photo expansion
I took this photo of the new developments at the waterfront. I really liked the lighting in the photo, however the top of the building is clipped and you can’t see the whole building.
I used generative AI to expand the photo so now you can see the whole building, however it was struggling to work with the metal sculpture on the right.
However with generative fill I can just select the sculpture and remove it.
I really like the way the photo looks now and it looks so much better than the original photo I took, as the way I positioned the camera in the photo was terrible but AI managed to fix it.
Image Generation
Below are the photos artificial intelligence came up with when I used the prompt Anthropocene in adobe Firefly.
It is interesting to see how Artificial Intelligence understands the topic anthropocene.
For Anthropocene, I have gone with this photo because it represents the nature in the photo but also shows the destruction and human killings including the smoke entering the atmosphere in the background at the top of the energy station.
