Sourcing images for clients is becoming extra frustrating with the rise of AI, and it was already frustrating before. Adobe has particularly leaned into the generative technology, including said images by default in searches and not allowing to save preferences for the future.
Every once in a while I’ll spend a little extra time and print something out and fire up the camera to create an image.
Invariably I knew what I made would not be selected but I have fun doing it — at the end of the day, that’s the win.
Before I removed the background noise:
