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Hector Gomez Creative Blog

AI-generated portrait of a woman with a crown of orange flowers and flawless, poreless skin, an example of plastic-looking skin

AI-generated portrait of a woman with a crown of orange flowers and flawless, poreless skin, an example of plastic-looking skin

Plastic Skin: How an AI-Touched Image Gives Itself Away.

AI's failure modes rarely look like errors. They look like an image that's slightly cheap, without anyone able to say why. Here's what to check, and in what order.

Woman with red hair reaching toward the camera in dramatic red light

Woman with red hair reaching toward the camera in dramatic red light

The Importance of Lighting in Photography

Lighting can make or ruin a photograph. How light, its direction and its color change an image and the story it tells.

Woman with her hair in a bun seen from behind, with a sheer fabric draped over her bare shoulders

Woman with her hair in a bun seen from behind, with a sheer fabric draped over her bare shoulders

Photoshoot Tips for Models

How to prepare for a photoshoot that shows your potential: planning, styling, posing, attitude and talking with your photographer before the shoot.

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How to Tell a Story With a Single Photograph

How to Tell a Story With a Single Photograph

Storytelling: How to Tell a Story With a Single Photograph, Part 1: Inside the Frame

Black and white photo of a man inside a transparent sphere on the beach, reflected on the wet sand

Black and white photo of a man inside a transparent sphere on the beach, reflected on the wet sand

Mini-Guide to Visual Language in Photography

Man in a hat inside a transparent sphere at the shoreline, a surreal conceptual photo

Man in a hat inside a transparent sphere at the shoreline, a surreal conceptual photo

The Art of Composition in Photography: 12 Techniques, with Exercises

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