The Importance of Maintaining Dialogue in the Abortion Debate
I was reading this wonderful paper on the importance of maintaining dialogue in the abortion debate (and of course other debates). I was struck by the idea that arguments/debates sometimes a reflection of where we are in life. So the question of how to maintain dialogue is a difficult one, especially when most people change by increments, rather than large sudden changes. The positions that some hold follow years of experiences and kno
Read MoreAbortion - censoring dehumanization discussion
Ongoing are my struggles with Instagram ever since posting a pro-life image of a vase with a flower on it. I was reported for inappropriate content. Since then, all my accounts are locked down for reach. I can only presume that initially my post was flagged by a user. However, multiple reports sent to Instagram since then would appear to indicate that Instagram has no intention of lifting the lock down. It seems that using art in celebration of pre
Read MoreAbortion - the Contemporary Child Sacrifice
I was speaking to someone recently about how we must have objective morality as defined by God, otherwise we as humans can create societies that favour, for instance, child sacrifice (practiced, for example, by the Mayans). Essentially, the wish to maximise pleasure or contentment within this life can lead to certain horrors becoming “the good”. In this, there must exist an element of doublethink in order to overcome the conscience. Of course, the real parallel here is that we have such a s
Read MoreFree Pro-life Images 1
I have decided to run a regular post where I upload some free Pro-life Images. These will differ to those I am submitting to Instagram and Pxlmo (pixelfed server). This should give people a reason to visit the webpage! As I mentioned before, the images are free to use for Pro-Life and Catholic users. If people want the high-res files, then use my new Contact page to get in touch.
Read MoreFree Pro-Life images
Even with AI, it is difficult to know if the images you are helping to create align with the message you are wanting to communicate. For this series, I’m really wanting to help advance the pro-life perspective. That is, to communicate that the little people within the womb deserve the right to continue their lives without being aborted. I’m not sure how well the images I’m helping to create align with pro-life or catholic views, but if anyone from these circles wishes to use the images (m
Read MoreAI Collodion - Pro-life Images
I have continued to play with the Dall E 3 image creator, and I think I have been able to lose the anatomical style. Firstly the casings have all but gone and now we are left with just the images. I did seem to notice a difference when I used the generator through Bing, and when I used it through ChatGpt. If I give CHatGPT an instruction, it seems to adapt it slightly from image to image. At least, the description of what it has done would appear to signify this. So, when I found some image
Read MoreDall E 3 - Collodion Pro-life Images
Okay, so once again I have underestimated the sheer power of AI. If we can ignore its artistic merits for a second, and instead stand back in awe at an AI process that can not only replicate the collodion alternative process, but can also add on further materials, whilst also computing a creatively very difficult topic. It’s absolutely fascinating to look at. I have been absolutely bowled over by the results. I’m very interested to know where we go from here with AI. I would guess it needs
Read MoreDall E 3 - Vases
Since Dall E 3 has been up for a while now, I decided to delve back into it again. The first noticeable change was that the images seemed to be higher in quality from a strictly technical perspective. But issues remain. Firstly, it seems difficult to get the AI engine, at least through Bing, to alter its subject style. Often I was presented with some rather trashy depictions of women, in highly suggestive poses, which is obviously wrong for the subject matter of pregnancy. Even when I di
Read MoreAI Image Generators - Dall E Problems and Improvements
I've decided to write a further update on the Dall E image creator. I have attained my favourite image so far ( see top), but at great difficulty. The sheer amount of images that I have had to trawl through to get this image…well let's just say it was a lot. The problem lies in a number of areas. Firstly the software does not seem to produce great composition on a regular basis. Composition, of course, is integral to an image capturing the eye. Secondly, the formation of hands, legs, an
Read MoreAI Art - a new business model
I've opened an Etsy shop for my AI Pregnancy Vases work. It feels strange opening a shop for AI, since AI has such a heavy hand in the final image. But the prompt is important in evoking a style to your images, and then there is the selection process… Many, many, many images have to be generated in order to obtain an image that is a) bodily well formed; b) aesthetically pleasing; c) not overly simple; and d) carries the theme of your prompt well. For this project, I have been trying to c
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