I asked each of the ladies attending my upcoming Sapphic Soiree to provide a photo I could share with the others. Then, I submitted those photos to Midjourney (an AI image generator), and asked it to “describe” them – to suggest a prompt that might produce those photos. It did well, in some ways; awfully, in most. Here’s what it came up with for Cee (with the others to follow):
Cee
1️⃣ A photo of the face and upper body from an iPhone camera selfie taken by her friend on a New York street, showing a young woman with light brown hair in a ponytail hairstyle wearing a black dress. She has pale skin, freckles, and is smiling slightly. The sunset sky is visible in the background, with buildings behind them. She is holding a small burgundy purse with the strap around her shoulder. Street lights and traffic lights can be seen in the background. –ar 59:128
2️⃣ A photograph of an extremely beautiful, plump [?????] woman smiling and taking selfies on the street at sunset in New York. She has big eyes, pouty lips, and is wearing a black top with necklaces around her neck. –ar 59:128
3️⃣ A photograph of an average [?????] woman with medium-length brown hair, wearing black and smiling at the camera on her phone in front of New York City’s skyline against a sunset backdrop, taken from a low angle, and posted to Snapchat. The photo is slightly blurry. –ar 59:128
4️⃣ A photo of an average-looking [?????] woman, smiling at the camera in New York City, wearing a black top and carrying a burgundy purse, with sunset lighting, posted to Snapchat. –ar 59:128
And then, using those prompts, it produced this:
Um. No thanks.
I’ll take Cee.