>>4506107 Get a real job? Also, AI literally is just making shit up. There is zero chance an AI tool alone added all that detail in without any fuckups or hallucinations.
>>4506110 >Get a real job? Like what? I only like photography and I used to photoshop big boobs to my girlfriends since highschool. There's nothing else I can do
>>4506124 For weddings you'd want more sure, but can always rent You realistically need like $400 to start for the others, but if you're remotely competent you can just make that back in 1-2 sessions
>>4506127 >full frame body + 24-85 lense You don't even need that much lol, but there are plenty of cheap options Just sounds like you're making excuses now
>>4506142 That's what I did. Started with senior portraits of my classmates on a D60 + 55-200 for $100. Then bought a refurb D90 and added AF-D 85 1.8. Started doing concerts too, mostly with D90 + 35 f1.8, then just kept upgrading until I started in on engagements and then weddings and everything else. Most of my wedding work in the last decade has been on crop bodies too.
>>4506146 >let me think of another excuse Do you have friends or coworkers or family with family that is in school? College grad photos are very common too. Do you know anyone in a professional field that could use some updated headshots? Do you go to any events or gatherings where you could take pictures at and share?
I did my first engagement session with a friend couple and it worked out so well I did their wedding too, first time. From there I just kept doing more and more weddings and other work.
Getting started is the hardest part, but I believe in you
>>4506153 Funnily enough running your own business (which is effectively what being a photographer is) requires you to have at least some ability to socialise with the majority of people.
Whether your camera is full frame or cropped is actually irrelevant because 90% of the population won't know or care what that means. In fact I bet anyone reasonably socially talented could buy an old digicam and offer retro portrait sessions to make money.
People love to insist that the reason they fail is lack of gear or lack of skill in a given area, they never look at their social skills.
>>4506171 Anon, let's say you're not living in Canada or wherever the fuck you are, let's say you're living in India. Imagine that when you look outside you see pic rel. Why would you need your social skills in a society you hate?
>>4506173 >Who's using AI tools for retouching I use it for removal in Photoshop to remove blemishes of the scene, just more efficient than the clone/stamp/patch tools I used before I use C1's Match Look Tool for easy starting adjustments I use Topaz Photo & Video for enlarging/upscaling old photos and videos, sometimes for denoising AI masking in any program I've tried has been pretty good
>>4506248 In fairness I've seen plenty of ricers do exactly that to stand out, but the original picture clearly isnt doing that so go figure the AI is just making shit up.
OP that's the thing. Doing this is just AI gen but providing it with a baseline so you don't have to be so specific with your prompt. Yeah it's moderately true to the original but it's still just a from-scratch AI gen. You may as well just not take a photo because when I take a photo it's because I want to remember and look back on reality. I can just make shit up in my head if I want to look at fake shit.
>>4506259 I m not at home to test iit but seems like os generative ai so no. But the workaround is to make adobe business account trial for 2 weeks using throwaway email. Login and use the ai. Repeat every 2 weeks
>>4506287 I mean I used to also use it for "free" when I was poor and before they went to the sub model I've made more than enough from photography to cover it lol
>>4506290 >I felt like it was important to support the multi billion dollar company y'know? Not enough people pay them. What's it like knowing you traded $3000+ for software that script kiddies can get for free?
>>4506291 It feels fine knowing that I pay for lots of things other people are too poor to afford I'd feel worse if I couldn't afford the cheap subscription
>>4506291 Did the math, $1280 since Jan 2016, so half of what you suggest It also covers the hosting for my secondary website through Adobe Portfolio too I don't make use of LR or most cloud functionality
>>4506107 "retouching"?I might be slightly retarded, are you trying to say "editing in post"? The best photos in the world are never straight out of the camera, friend.