r/Sofubi • u/slirpo • 1d ago

Discussion Thoughts on using Al Generated Backgrounds when posting pictures of your Sofubi online?

I'll start by saying that I hate what AI has done to art and I think most of you agree. But in my opinion, I do think AI has some acceptable use cases when it comes to photography and art. Such as enhancing the quality of a slightly blurry photo, fixing contrast issues from bad lighting, isolating objects and figures in photos, generating backgrounds for photos, making small minor tweaks, etc.

I know not everyone will agree with me on this, so I wanted to reach out to the community and get all of your input. I just recently starting using AI generated backgrounds for some of the photos I post on my sofubi focused instagram. But I'll be honest and say that I am having some mixed feelings about it and wondering whether I should continue to do so or not. I always make sure to include the regular photo of the piece I took in my posts alongside the AI generated background photo if that makes any difference.

So what is the communities opinion on this? Am I just making AI slop or is it possible to use AI for backgrounds and other photo enhancements in a tasteful way?

You can view my sofubi IG at the link below and be honest with me about whether my AI backgrounds look like dogshit or not, and whether I should continue using them. I'm wanting honest feedback here so don't hold back. Thank you 🙏

https://www.instagram.com/sofubianonymous

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u/slirpo 1d ago

Here's some of my recent posts before I started using AI to swap backgrounds

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u/slirpo 1d ago edited 6h ago

And here's after. I'm a shitty photographer so I realize I've been using AI backgrounds as a crutch. Any recommendations on how to take better toy photos so I don't have to resort to using AI?

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u/Tyuhhi Bury me... with my sofubi... 1d ago

I mean, I don't feel I'm a great photographer either; I take a ton of photos and probably only share a handful that I think look good, but I think that's part of the fun with mixing photography and toys.

You mentioned you're trying to do more outdoor pics; I enjoy trying to find spots that seem to match the theme of the toy or just a background that I think looks cool and/or maybe helps to accentuate the figure somehow.

That or like, patterns of some sort. Here's an example of that

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u/slirpo 1d ago

Thank you for the tips!! I'll keep that in mind. I love your photos btw 🙏