My Childhood Perception of Mortality
THE STORY The memory of the first time I faced mortality has resurfaced as I explore the wold of AI generated images. I have this distinct memory when I was 7 or 8 years old playing in my back yard. We had a bramble of berries behind our shed that barley had enough […]
How Does AI Perceive Itself?
I think about what the AI is thinking as it paints. It is very common for artist to put them selves in their work. I wonder how the AI decided to fit itself in this painting. How much is this is really about my inputs, my bias editing, my retouching, etc versus the magic […]
Drawn by Artificial Intelligence
I got the invite to use Dall E 2, it is one of the latest text-to image generators that uses Artificial Intelligence. While sitting in front of my painting, I wondered if I could generate a similar image of the painting by prompting the AI correctly. I thought this would be a novel idea, […]
Dear Diary…
I’m the type of guy that uses my please and thank you’s when I use Siri. Why?! I fear the impending future doom of our AI overlords, and am banking on them remembering who was kind. I feel like the type of content we create, distribute and nurture will have long term consequences. I […]
Ghost Influencer
I’m often used as a ghost influencer…
Cosmetic Treatments
I had met Dr. Taghva at a photoshoot I was commissioned to shoot for New Beauty Magazine…
Eco-Friendly Modular Architecture
I love working with innovative companies like Gen 7.
New and Rarely Seen Alpina
I was shooting on a misty morning in Napa. The sporadic drizzles made it necessary to have one of my assistants wipe the car between every exposure. With patience, a rich blue emerged in the background of the photograph as the sun peered through the clouds and kissed the car with just enough light to make the […]
Know Your Farmers Market
You have to know when and where the various farmers markets are if you live downtown. I love walking down the street to the Pershing Square Farmers Market. In general, the vibe is sociable and I can talk about food with the people there. Also, there is great variety between stands and amongst the variety […]
What She REALLY Wants for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is like amateur dating night. It’s a deadline for all the procrastinators trying to work up their nerve to ask out that special someone or it’s the date that has been reserved for over a month! Either way, expectations are high, restaurants are packed and parking sucks. So this year I have found what […]