Playing with ChatGPT

 Once upon a time I had photos of finished projects worn by their recipients - mostly me, sometimes DH, a cute dog and even a couple of headless shots of daughters. We were living in the country, with neighbors not very close by, and more of a chance a ‘photo shoot’ would be interrupted by wild turkeys cutting through the back field than a neighbor passing by to check out what you’re up to. Fast forward to now: urban setting, close by neighbors literally a few feet away, small and shady yard, and an introvert’s desire not to be noticed and you end up with sewing room hanger shots - sigh.

So, after seeing some pics of clothing on imaginary models created with ChatGPT I wondered if I could show something of mine that way - not as a regular practice (‘cause it feels kind of like cheating) but as a one off. Here’s how it played out —

I started out with a shot of my finished Lyon sweater by PetiteKnit. I was hoping it could be shown on a person who had a passing resemblance to me, so I included several features (hair color, hair style, complexion, age range - even style of earrings) that might skew the end result to a more ‘me’ look. I assumed (most likely incorrectly) that the actual sweater proportions would dictate body size so I just concentrated on the face. I asked for it to be worn with jeans (how I will wear it) and also requested a casual pose. And this is what I ended up with —

My twin? Not quite. Obviously AI must think women in the age range I gave all have incredible skin routines (or have had work done) because just look at that firm jaw and non-sagging neck. There are a few crinkles around the eyes - that’s something I guess. Totally got the hair though! 

Body size appears in range, if ever so slightly aspirational.

Casual pose was interpreted as pushed up sleeves and a hand in pocket, so that seems on track.

While I love the idea of showing projects on a human-ish form instead of boring hanger shots, I don’t think it’s necessarily always an accurate presentation of the item. This sweater pic is pretty close to how it looks on me, however other photos I played with were sometimes changed in small ways - a different collar, different sleeve length - things like that. As for getting a reasonable facsimile of a person’s appearance, I suspect you’d need paragraphs of precise physical description to even get close to a passing resemblance.

All in all it was fun to play with, even if imaginary me never returns. At the moment, a free version is available, so yet another rabbit hole to fall down instead of getting actual chores done!