The WORLD VIRTUAL PHOTOGRAPHY DAY is a global community sharing and appreciating virtual photography from around the world! WVPD is the global celebration of all types of photography, but each year, we also have an optional theme to focus on. The 2023 theme is “UNDERSTANDING CLOUDS.” Along with any other photos you planned on sharing on World Virtual Photography … Continue reading WORLD VIRTUAL PHOTOGRAPHY DAY
Companies begin exploring the AI multiverse
With the costs of large language models and generative AI platforms coming down, companies are beginning to explore highly focused systems that can answer questions to specific, niche topics. We explore the pros and cons of this approach with Lawrence Spracklen, senior technical advisor at Numenta. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLL1YuJZIRw
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Photo News
Sharing the wonderful art of FOCUS Magazine #focusmagazinesl #VirtualPhotography Dance of Love by Cheeky Veltistos
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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!
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The Beauty at FOCUS Galleries
The Beauty at FOCUS Galleries - featuring Sorcha Tyles at https://artfocused.com/
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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
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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”
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FOCUS Magazine’s August Photo Contest
The theme this month is CLOUDS - which is also the theme for World Virtual Photography Day! Click on the image below to make it larger and easier to read. 🙂
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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
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ArtSteps
ArtSteps - from an article in August 2023 issue of FOCUS Magazine
