Hey gang! I like to use Dall-E 2 (Bing) since it works well and fairly quickly, I know how to use it, and sometimes the surprises are useful in image placement (or they can inspire me to take a slightly different direction). I'll use stock photos from time to time, or pics I own, but tend to use AI images every day. They are so much fun, and I believe the visual component of my work is very important, especially considering my background.
I end up using pixabay for a lot of mine. They have photos and graphics and they also have sounds and music clips. I also like leonardo.ai for generated content.
For me it has be my own images of the subject. Don't get me wrong, some AI creations are mind- blowing. But it's how I write - the images are an integral descriptive part of the piece.
Adobe Express has become my go to for the past couple years (originally Adobe Spark). The paid version is included with another Adobe subscription I have for Lightroom. The starter templates and stock images are great, and they've introduced generative tools this year. I also really like that I can create a template to keep consistent branding with my pots. I tried Canva briefly, but found myself going back to Adobe.
The generative tools have been fun to play with, but I'm still using stock images and designs for my posts. The generative stuff just seems off. That could be an issue with my prompt writing as well.
I'm now using Midjourney for almost everything. I've always been very particular and picky with the images I want and I have often spent XXXX [time spent redacted] on pixabay and other stock photo websites and had to settle for something not ideal.
With Midjourney, although not perfect, I can get much closer to what I want and much quicker.
I've been also enjoying experimenting with its blend function and the "follow-up" prompting to edit an image.
Hey gang! I like to use Dall-E 2 (Bing) since it works well and fairly quickly, I know how to use it, and sometimes the surprises are useful in image placement (or they can inspire me to take a slightly different direction). I'll use stock photos from time to time, or pics I own, but tend to use AI images every day. They are so much fun, and I believe the visual component of my work is very important, especially considering my background.
I end up using pixabay for a lot of mine. They have photos and graphics and they also have sounds and music clips. I also like leonardo.ai for generated content.
For me it has be my own images of the subject. Don't get me wrong, some AI creations are mind- blowing. But it's how I write - the images are an integral descriptive part of the piece.
Adobe Express has become my go to for the past couple years (originally Adobe Spark). The paid version is included with another Adobe subscription I have for Lightroom. The starter templates and stock images are great, and they've introduced generative tools this year. I also really like that I can create a template to keep consistent branding with my pots. I tried Canva briefly, but found myself going back to Adobe.
The generative tools have been fun to play with, but I'm still using stock images and designs for my posts. The generative stuff just seems off. That could be an issue with my prompt writing as well.
I'm now using Midjourney for almost everything. I've always been very particular and picky with the images I want and I have often spent XXXX [time spent redacted] on pixabay and other stock photo websites and had to settle for something not ideal.
With Midjourney, although not perfect, I can get much closer to what I want and much quicker.
I've been also enjoying experimenting with its blend function and the "follow-up" prompting to edit an image.