I attempted to use the AI function on Photoshop to generate images that replicate a world, before, during and after the affects humans have had on earth. I found this project particularly interesting using the ‘generative fill’ setting. I found this component of the topic particularly interesting and fun to do as I was bale to use my creativity and imagination to generate anything I wanted onto an image using photoshop. This was a very useful tool for me to learn how to further use Photoshop and expand my editing skills. I focused on adding things such as trees, buildings, people and rubbish into photos to create both negative and positive approaches.

To do this, I first of all entered an image I took at Harve Des Pas beach.

I selected a part of the image I wanted editing, I did this using the rectangular marquee tool.

I then pressed generative ill and typed ‘smoke’ this was to make the building look like there is smoke and pollution coming out and leaking into the clouds.

I also then added some hotels around It to show the development of overpopulation and the building of urban areas around natural landscapes.

I also then added some scattered rubbish onto the beach, as I believe the takeover of plastics will massively increase.

BEFORE: AFTER:

Here is my side by side before and after of my image edited and unedited. Although this is a far-fetched image of the affects of Anthropocene, I believe this could be the negative effects on Earth if humans were to continue with their contribution to the danger of anthropocene etc.

In this image I decided to darken the mountain and rock slightly to show how the air has been affected due to gases and pollution in the air. I also then added 3 wind turbines using Photoshop and also then added some rubbish and plastic looking waste into the ocean, however, I think that this image would’ve looked stronger and more realistic without it.

BEFORE: AFTER:

I also used AI to make this original image on the (left photo) to make it look like it is on fire. This I think worked well and signifies global warming and forest fires taking place. I think this quite a high quality image as it looks quite realistic.

BEFORE: AFTER:

Here is another AI image I generated to display deforestation and forest fires due to human activity. I like this image apart from a section that could be improved.

This section I think brings down the quality of my image and makes it look unrealistic. However, In future this could be prevented by choosing another of the options that Photoshop provides.

I also had this image which I added hotels, houses and buildings to. I did not want to go too overboard with my edits and lower the quality of the image by making it look unrealistic.

I also then added a road to this identical image, I think this road adds another extra element to the picture as there was originally a dirt path which has been modernised by a road for cars.

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AFTER:

I decided to just add a few more buildings to this image to make it even more urbanised than it currently is. I also then added some litter and plastic to look like its been washed up from the sea, this incorporates both extra buildings and rubbish washed up on the beach. This image then signifies pollution as well as urbanisation, which are two top contributors to Anthropocene.

This image is of Beauport bay and I decided to add some more people in and add lots of very far fetched large hotels and houses to show a beautiful beach that has been very urbanised. I think this image looks semi-realistic but not overly realistic as the hotels look very AI generated.

BEFORE:

I took this photo of the road at Havre Des Pas in order to show the Island in its current element and how there is a balance of industrialisation with natural landscapes.

AFTER:

For this photo I decided to remove most urbanised parts, aside from the road, all cars, buses, fences and industrial machines to show a more minimal landscape without humans and show what ‘could be’ in an idealised world. This photo demonstrates positive effects of Anthropocene and how tranquil and healthy the Island could become again.

I then also decided to take a step further and remove the road, and include a field, this is to show an even more idealised area that would be environmentally positive and ideal. The greenery and natural landscape I have added into the photo shows a perfect Jersey. However, to further improve this photo I would like to have removed the houses and buildings in the back of the photo, this would have made it even more realistic.