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Complete tangent, what is going on with this image [1]? Render? AI? Too much post-processing? It has some computer game graphics look to me, but I can not quite

by danbruc 6mo ago

Complete tangent, what is going on with this image [1]? Render? AI? Too much post-processing? It has some computer game graphics look to me, but I can not quite put the finger on what seems off. [1] https://images.blackmagicdesign.com/images/products/davinciresolve/photo/hardware/hardware-md.jpg?_v=1775692984 https://images.blackmagicdesign.com/images/products/davincir...

miksuko 6mo ago
Ridiculously engineered studio lighting and HDR, I would suppose. Stuff can start looking very artificial when you start bringing in good equipment.
- goldenarm 6mo ago
  We may be witnessing a fascinating trend : AI images are making professional-grade imagery look like spam, and natural lighting and blurry images are becoming the new "human" esthetic.
  - yieldcrv 6mo ago
    the last two generations (9 months) of image models do natural lighting and blurry images really well too
o10449366 6mo ago
Softbox lighting and it looks off because obviously no one lights their work desk like they would for a professional photo shoot.
dan-robertson 6mo ago
I’m not sure if it’s AI so much as a composition of dozens of images stacked on top of each other. The shadows of different objects seem to be going in different directions.
Kkoala 6mo ago
Looks like a rendered scene yes
alkonaut 6mo ago
That lens (Sigma Cine 18-35/F2) is a big lens, but it looks almost too big there, like it was composited in, or the perspective is somehow strange.
schrijver 6mo ago
For years now all their images have this look, everything sharp at all distances. I enjoy it because it goes against the shallow depth of field trend that has been dominant, it’s refreshing. I think they achieve it by focus stacking, compositing multiple images focused at different distances.
- Applejinx 6mo ago
  Oh, neat! Wachowski 'Speed Racer' but as its own aesthetic.
niek_pas 6mo ago
The camera and headphones are composited in, pretty sure the skyline is shopped in as well (the shadows on the desk should be much harsher given the bright sky), same with what's on screen. The displays being mirrored for no reason doesn't exactly help sell the reality of it either. The bookshelf is looking sus too.
Bengalilol 6mo ago
I thought it was 3D. A further bit of a tangent, but anyway: what really strikes me is the choice of such an image to represent whatever they're trying to convey. It feels bland, and there's a kind of underlying sadness to it... the books, the small sculpture, the shelf, the desk... it all drags me down. I'm pretty sure the "fakeness" is intentional. The image seems designed to appeal to a specific target audience (when I look at their 'AI erase/replace tool' example I get a clear idea).

by danbruc 6mo ago

miksuko 6mo ago

Ridiculously engineered studio lighting and HDR, I would suppose. Stuff can start looking very artificial when you start bringing in good equipment.

goldenarm 6mo ago
We may be witnessing a fascinating trend : AI images are making professional-grade imagery look like spam, and natural lighting and blurry images are becoming the new "human" esthetic.
- yieldcrv 6mo ago
  the last two generations (9 months) of image models do natural lighting and blurry images really well too

o10449366 6mo ago

Softbox lighting and it looks off because obviously no one lights their work desk like they would for a professional photo shoot.

dan-robertson 6mo ago

I’m not sure if it’s AI so much as a composition of dozens of images stacked on top of each other. The shadows of different objects seem to be going in different directions.

Kkoala 6mo ago

Looks like a rendered scene yes

alkonaut 6mo ago

That lens (Sigma Cine 18-35/F2) is a big lens, but it looks almost too big there, like it was composited in, or the perspective is somehow strange.

schrijver 6mo ago

For years now all their images have this look, everything sharp at all distances. I enjoy it because it goes against the shallow depth of field trend that has been dominant, it’s refreshing. I think they achieve it by focus stacking, compositing multiple images focused at different distances.

Applejinx 6mo ago
Oh, neat! Wachowski 'Speed Racer' but as its own aesthetic.

niek_pas 6mo ago

The camera and headphones are composited in, pretty sure the skyline is shopped in as well (the shadows on the desk should be much harsher given the bright sky), same with what's on screen. The displays being mirrored for no reason doesn't exactly help sell the reality of it either. The bookshelf is looking sus too.

Bengalilol 6mo ago

I thought it was 3D. A further bit of a tangent, but anyway: what really strikes me is the choice of such an image to represent whatever they're trying to convey. It feels bland, and there's a kind of underlying sadness to it... the books, the small sculpture, the shelf, the desk... it all drags me down. I'm pretty sure the "fakeness" is intentional. The image seems designed to appeal to a specific target audience (when I look at their 'AI erase/replace tool' example I get a clear idea).