About Rene Bechard |
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I was born in Hartford CT where I lived for 42 years. I then moved to Cincinnati Ohio and later to Dayton Ohio where I live today. As much as I do miss the beauty of New England, I have come to really love being an Ohioan. The sky is big and it is easy to find dark skies for starscapes. I have been a lover of photography most of my life and it wasn't until 2013 when I first received a DSLR camera that I began taking the craft VERY seriously. My goal was to master the holy trinity of ISO/Shutter Speed/Aperture without thinking about it, as if it were second nature. Which I am grateful that I have. |
There are so many categories of photography that I love with photographing insects being my most favorite. As a young girl I was always afraid of bugs but not anymore. I actually feel a great sense of sorrow as fall slips into winter and they disappear. I also enjoy wildlife photography, landscape and capturing the night sky. I feel uncomfortable doing street photography as I feel like I am spying on people, imposing my camera onto their personal space however I do love viewing other photographers street images. Wedding photography is my least favorite because it is very hard. It is soooooo nerve wracking and brought the reality of 'bridezillas' into a true, clear focus. For all of the work one puts into wedding photography, it is a monumentally hard job that the compensation never equals.
Recently with the development of AI, I have been using this amazing tool to create artwork using my photography as a 'seed' meaning, you us your photography and enter detailed yet condensed text and the AI program you use produces your vision. This process is truly a hit or miss situation and one does experience more misses than hits, however when you do get a hit, it can be breathtaking ! The image below illustrates the before and after;
Recently with the development of AI, I have been using this amazing tool to create artwork using my photography as a 'seed' meaning, you us your photography and enter detailed yet condensed text and the AI program you use produces your vision. This process is truly a hit or miss situation and one does experience more misses than hits, however when you do get a hit, it can be breathtaking ! The image below illustrates the before and after;
As you can see, using AI seeding is a true collaboration between human and AI creativity. For me, I feel that using AI to enhance your original work be it photography, painting, corllaige, sketching should be considered valid original artwork.
If you would like more information regarding my photography or AI work, please CONNECT with me.
If you would like more information regarding my photography or AI work, please CONNECT with me.
My Equipment
Canon 7D MII
Canon R6
Canon 100-400
Canon 100 Macro
Canon 17-55
Tokina 11-16
Opteka 6.5 Fisheye
Canon 24
Xeen 35
Samyang Cine 50
Sanyang Cine 16
Sigma 150-600
All Photo / Video processing is done using ADOBE products
Canon R6
Canon 100-400
Canon 100 Macro
Canon 17-55
Tokina 11-16
Opteka 6.5 Fisheye
Canon 24
Xeen 35
Samyang Cine 50
Sanyang Cine 16
Sigma 150-600
All Photo / Video processing is done using ADOBE products