FOCUS Magazine Photo Contest for August!

The theme for World Virtual Photography Day this year is “Understanding Clouds.” So I thought it might be nice for us to celebrate it with our monthly contest! So the theme is…. CLOUDS! And whatever that means to you creatively. It’s a tough one but you can do it! The clouds have to be genuine … Continue reading FOCUS Magazine Photo Contest for August!

Virtual Photography + AI

Did you know that you can upload your virtual photos to Midjourney? Usually stable diffusion AI can make the photos you've taken in a virtual world/game a bit more realistic. Midjourney has an enormous and ever growing data bank of images that it pulls from, so it can take any photo and "imaginize"it. I just … Continue reading Virtual Photography + AI

AI “Hallucinations”

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says, “I probably trust the answers that come out of ChatGPT the least of anybody on Earth.” A few things wrong with that statement! He also says, "There’s a balance between creativity and perfect accuracy, and the model will need to learn when you want one or the other.” What about … Continue reading AI “Hallucinations”

Art Around the World

Photo by NastyaSensei on Pexels.com Today, I happened to speak with a number of people about their virtual art. There was a person from Australia, Finland, Portugal, Bosnia and Wisconsin. Talk about covering the globe! I am constantly thrilled to see how truly unifying art can be -- virtual art even more so because it's … Continue reading Art Around the World

Art on Tour – August 2023

Catherine Nikolaidis at Kondor Art Centre Catherine Nikolaidis at Kondor Art Centre August Noir by Catherine NikolaidisPerfect for the month of August (in the northern hemisphere) is Catherine Nikolaidis’ exhibit at Kondor Art Gallery entitled, “August Noir.” Walking into the classic gallery room, it feels almost like there are 12 windows that display beach scenes in … Continue reading Art on Tour – August 2023

The August 2023 Issue of FOCUS Magazine is here!

It's here! This month, we have Sorcha Tyles as our Featured Artist this month, with her soothing photos that are perfect for the month of August. We also have reviews of Kondor Art Centre, The Third Eye Art Gallery as well as KA NA RU Gallery and Crafter’s Garden – a gallery that is new to us and MORE.