Ai isn’t here to replace photographers, it’s here to mess with them, inspire them, and (if used right) give them superhero powers behind the lens. The trick is knowing how to lean into AI without giving away your creative soul (or your copyrights).

You’ve probably typed something like “astronaut floating in space” into your favorite AI art tool a dozen times—and gotten a dozen variations of the same silver-suited space guy in a starry void. But what if you could use that same idea and completely transform the style of the output?

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Meet Velvet Sundown, the world’s first AI-generated band that just dropped its debut album, and somehow, it slaps.

Let’s face it: most AI-generated images still scream "fake news" at first glance. Off lighting. Smudged textures. Vibes over clarity. And don’t get us started on the ones that look like something out of Area 51.

Did you know that simply adding "shot with a [insert film camera]" to your AI art prompt can totally change the look and feel of your image?