OCT 23, 2022 // Photographic Portraits with AI & Whimsical Wind Downs
Hey So Mister, May I Take Your Photo?
That was my line. Forever.
And as of late, it’s been
/imagine...
A close-up portrait photograph of an old [chinese/vietnamese/try your own] man with a beard, wearing traditional attire, [chinese, china--replace here], 1900s, cinematic, shot on IMAX 70mm, high contrast, HDR, intricate details, extremely realistic, accurate proportions, high-resolution DSLR photograph
And as of late, it’s been
/imagine...
A close-up portrait photograph of an old [chinese/vietnamese/try your own] man with a beard, wearing traditional attire, [chinese, china--replace here], 1900s, cinematic, shot on IMAX 70mm, high contrast, HDR, intricate details, extremely realistic, accurate proportions, high-resolution DSLR photograph
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/65c693c51face42a4237b15a8cf5bf9235f32e507b17f558cc5ededb25f4c63b/Celestoid_A_close-up_portrait_photograph_of_an_old_chinese_man__c34e4d91-43c6-4778-ad80-309ccab24f88.png)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb8cea1c44fc735d554adbf6c76b240969ab5016ff98d7792c7ceefdd9832878/Celestoid_A_close-up_portrait_photograph_of_an_old_chinese_man__94d892b3-5a50-4674-88c6-e3246d830161.png)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2fe5c8552f4020c05f73ebf842d5a680a918a734f40f620d63283045d28b7a20/Celestoid_chinese_immigrant_1890_wealthy_chinese_by_Photographe_c26efed4-a8ec-455c-a806-029618a83b86.png)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/827919692a880b65da6e71b35377c081c6d2e1b69e0cc8ffaff35ba14434b83e/Celestoid_A_close-up_portrait_photograph_of_an_old_chinese_man__6852ffd7-5f16-490b-8e66-82832f6590bb.png)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/221ffcacccea70cff4f1598edf0fd2d86552d94b2817ab0529a1c9d5de4f5c4d/Celestoid_A_close-up_portrait_photograph_of_an_old_chinese_man__a9e81428-ab95-47ac-838b-3416d6d34e4d.png)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ae1201cd9f4960d90643510183bead3609812b9081be3aa721c56276fee58130/Celestoid_A_close-up_portrait_photograph_of_an_old_chinese_man__f0fc6892-90e7-48d0-a517-dad2b061a08e.png)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/04469bb4ec0c53ec3a0a03755033dd9ae124f6007ef1a7e77bdc487af520861b/Celestoid_A_close-up_portrait_photograph_of_an_old_vietnamese_m_d6beb0c2-94cd-476c-ba4b-dabb4c40cdcc.png)
Maybe a bit too much HDR for my own taste but gosh—as a street photographer, good luck getting lighting like these in a real life situation. It’s just not fair. I’d still be fidgeting with settings. Definitely will continue to play around. I miss traveling, so I’m choosing to write prompts to create photos of people from places that I’ve visited. Below: A girl from the Karen Tribe of Thailand, A girl from Romania, A girl from Myanmar. All three with IMAX 70mm. As if.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2dfbf30b0b52cf213e7414c4eb10ed238704dec7f4d78f016cab26bce6f360b1/Celestoid_portrait_03.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dc6b4d371760a98ddc70f817a2d0d85121bebf1048f4398e5960e87df46108a5/Celestoid_portrait_02.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f5568673ddd07bb8e8520d891aff2fde348592d31e76f7f80e0c10e482dc3db2/Celestoid_portrait_01.jpg)
Switched cameras
(rainy image prompt) + A Vietnamese woman in the rain, Close-up portrait, raining, Photo Real, Cinematic Lighting, cinematic color grading, Bokeh blur, Sony Alpha α7, Character design, Octane render
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/86b38b5b0116681ea1321b42f0661a27b42fd8e48511f1d2d4db51967ff80b02/Celestoid_A_vietnamese_woman_in_the_rain_Close-up_portrait_rain_238462de-0baf-4f42-8c74-3765979cb94a.png)
Morocco, Philippines, Malaysia
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8ca85384c3e7e5f13af76d67ad2a7a84d695299ec3d0b859db0431d486197373/Celestoid_A_berber_man_in_Morocco_by_Photographer_Steve_McCurry_43b9c574-9297-4bd1-930b-41088177938e.png)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1daad3530371ef5d9c4781878de75a7af46e1c34d3714c498e0b0c849667c8e0/Celestoid_Mangyans_of_Mindoro_Philippines_by_Photographer_Steve_ae091d99-bbdf-4249-998b-0667d25610bd.png)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/df8320ab04ff676b7f97420ef2177f24877b12707ea617bb90adfc9049ea5f21/Celestoid_A_berber_man_in_Morocco_by_Photographer_Steve_McCurry_37bf41b4-e0a7-4250-a092-4237c135d6f9.png)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f2a6e3fc588365578ed3a3152718051ac0d7a7da3cc0281c8017181cec85bb32/Celestoid_A_berber_man_in_Morocco_by_Photographer_Steve_McCurry_6f88b940-c98a-47b2-9657-f1f366203728.png)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eb6d4f1edea0245bf8d4347f1f4d2191728fc0870a77a7821761bcc08a932d0c/Celestoid_Traditional_woman_Hong_Kong_alley_1950s_by_Photograph_0597c035-4fde-46f4-9778-4683970ed71d.png)
Ok enough reality for one day!
✨️ Time for fun nonsense experiments. My Favorite Kind!![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c9cb6c53a36f3643f2baee43f4433f4f51f0c928bfbfda49653a466f5e5967d1/Celestoid_Floating_princess_by_ray_caesar_and_wes_anderson_an_c_4d43782d-2295-4943-a229-1c7b735f53d9.png)
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![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/697752405a1c965aaa318a4d087c6306c1ff5eb642289bb3305c6d09e2a7b957/Celestoid_Floating_princess_by_ray_caesar_and_wes_anderson_an_c_a61c2bcc-9c93-4af4-a69d-e4d9abdafd10.png)
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![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b3931804f46201dfe3a3e20d72954945df970d66abb4dc1d402e03cd30242272/Celestoid_Floating_princess_by_ray_caesar_and_wes_anderson_an_c_6552b4e5-c621-4975-842f-0247735fd498.png)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8561eccca11914b399d3fa045515914bdc05c19165395317e5e47876964153e6/Celestoid_portrait_of_a_nostradamus_by_ray_caesar_and_wes_ander_7f521d63-5163-4ba2-bb5b-f5f2d96d7b96.png)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/74f8892f7de26bfc98f1466a623a3417fed51e08f07de201891a19d1e99cec2c/Celestoid_a_lobby_party_by_ray_caesar_and_wes_anderson_and_cgi_0782df9a-9a8a-4292-bf28-508112b9859e.png)
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Good night 🌒