After I made myfull photo archive available for free sume reddit users that I thank like NobodyButMeow created a Qwen Image Lora after my photos. What stroke me was that using the initial caption text the photos resemble the original a lot, as you can se bellow. I have to mention that I am also using a WAN 2.2 refiner like in the workflow here . The LORA is available here, no triggerwords needed. Here is a sample prompt for the second image : “A landscape at sunset, featuring a prominent, conical mountain in the foreground. The mountain is covered with snow, and its peak is illuminated by the setting sun, casting a warm, golden glow across the scene. The sky is filled with dramatic clouds, adding depth and texture to the composition. In the foreground, there is a small waterfall cascading over a rocky surface, partially covered in ice and snow. The water appears to be flowing gently, creating a sense of tranquility. The background reveals a vast, open landscape with more mountains and a body of water reflecting the sunset colors.”
A lot of people asked how they could get results like mine using chroma Radiance. In short you cannot get good results out of the box. You need a good negative prompt like the one I set up and use technical terms in the main prompt like: point lighting, volumetric light, dof, vignette, surface shading, blue and orange colors etc. You don’t neet very long prompts and it tends to lose itself when doing so. It is based on Flux so prompting is closer to flux. And the most important thing is the wan 2.2 refiner that is also in the workflow. Play around with the denoising, I am using between 0.15 and 0.25 but never ever more, usually 0.20. This also get rids of the grid pattern that is so visible in Chroma radiance and wrong hands and fingers. The model is very good for “fever dreams” kind of images, abstract, combining materials and elements into something new, playing around with new visual ideas. In a way like SD 1.5 models are. It is also very hit and miss. While using the same seed allows for tuning the prompt keeping the same rest of the composition and subjects changing the seed radically changes the result so you need to have pacience with it. Imho the results are worth it. Also sometimes you need to correct things in photoshop using generative fill. The workflow I am using is here . Here is a small gallery :
This is the refiner/upscaler I am using for most of my images. It uses the realism and details of wan 2.2 video model but for images to polish images from qwen/Chroma/SD1.4/SDXL/Flux etc.
Because somebody on Reddit asked how could he caption a dataset for Qwen Image and mentain consistancy I made a small ComfyUI workflow that uses Qwen 2.5 VL 7B Instruct to autocaption the images in a folder, name them, caption them and save them all in another folder. It should be straightforward to use but you will have to manage the missing nodes and models yourself
This video was created using a 3 steps total workflow in 720p, around 25% faster than normal 2 steps per model workflow. The idea was that since the first high noise model is high noise anyways, there may be a configuration of parameters that only needs 1 step for it. It seems to work but I have mention that from time to time the image gets blurry and have not tested it other with images from THESE series witch have a very particular style and the motion is very still.
Here is the workflow, you can try it yourself. Note that you need the lighting loras and the Wan2.2 I2V Models (I am using GGUF versions). Any missing nodes should be downloaded using the manager. https://aurelm.com/upload/ComfyWorkflows/Wan_22_IMG2VID_3_STEPS_TOTAL.json Here are 2 videos made with this trick:
Qwen image has been getting a lot of unjustified heat for something wonderful (consistancy when updating prompts). Now I understand why some people want that random factor, finding the perfect shot by just hitting generate so I made this custom workflow that uses Qwen24VL3BInstruct to generate variations of the initial prompt, improving it and simulating the “old ways” of doing things. This uses Qwen Image Edit as base model for generating image, but the initial prompt tweaking nodes in the left can be copy pasted to any workflow. Link bellow and samples + youtube tutorial:
Workflow for getting Midjorney like images Version 2 (with Borealism LORA) Workflow for SRPO Refiner Edit: Changend the workflow and updated with better prompt generation. There is now a midjourneyfier boolean at the beginning of the left group so you can either diversify the prompt like the first example with the wires below or midjourneyfi the hell out of it like the later photos.
As a photographer and AI enthusiast and technical artist I experimented everything possible long before midjourney and such came along (back in the days of discu diffusion in 2021). So I got a head start. Of course as a photographer I was very interested on how to use it for photography, and upscaling in this case. All commercial tools at this point suck for me. But working with open source tools like comfyUI I finally managed to get something incredible. Example here : (first is 100% crop of tohe eye in the last image, second is upscaled version of the eye and then zoom out to original).
Daca e ceva ce am invatat acum 5 ani cand am renuntat sa ascult ce spune presa si mi-am luat inima in dinti si am petrecut o zi alaturi de emigranti la granita Grecia/Macedonia a fost fix asta: Sa nu mai ascult ce spune presa.
Before we go any further I think it is important to establish who I am and what I do. Therefore I think the best way to introduce this (very subjective indeed) review with a gallery of photos I managed to do using the camera in the few months since I switched systems. And while the camera indeed has flaws and for pixel hunters it is not the best system, all-in-all I found it to be by far the perfect combination of technology, portability and quality. Here is a small gallery. Read More
Am bombanit mai bine de 3 ani despre ce frustrari aveam de faptul ca ma aflu intr-un ecosistem foto imbatranit si pe moarte, despre cum ambii giganti Canon si Nikon refuza pur si simplu sa evolueze, bazandu-se pe propria lor nisa prinsa la randu-i intr-un set de dogme dubioase. Despre cum incepusera sa apara precum ciupercile dupa ploaie mirrorlessuri cu capabilitati mult peste ce aveam. Am trecut de la aps-c la fullframe acum 8 ani si datorita faptului ca Canon inovase, adusese capabilitati de filmare 1080 cinema-like intr-un body de fotografie. Aceeasi inovatie pe care a adus-o a blocat-o insa de frica probabil sa nu isi canibalizeze body-urile extrerm de scumpe dedicate videografiei.
Intr-un moment de nostalgie de weekend combinata cu astenia de primavara am sapat putin prin arhive si am regasit primele mele site-uri, incepand cu acum mai bine de 18 ani. Am avut noroc cumva, ai mei mi-au luat computer de pe la 12 ani si pe la 15, cu mai mult de 20 ani in urma aveam deja internet. Pe langa eternele forumuri pe care o ardeam (adica doar computergames.ro) am descoperit rapid o pasiune pentru grafica si web design si mi-am trantit rapid un site, gazduit de home.ro. Restul e istorie.
Nu au trecut nici 5 secunde si deja aud tiuitul ala surd atât de familiar si îmi dau seama ca nu am cum sa mă mai întorc iar in încă 5 totul va dispărea într-o mare de culori. Mai arunc o ultima privire in jur chiar in clipa in care contururile imaginii se accentuează si imaginea seamănă cu un desen cubist de o claritate impecabila.
Ma sperie ocazional genul de rationament folosit de persoane din jurul meu in acest trend de islamofobie la nivel european. E acelasi gen de retorica si rationament folosit in discutiile electorale sau listele de comentarii de pe varii articole pe internet.
Imagineaza-ti ca stai la coada la un ghiseu al statului de 4 ore si sunt 35 grade iar tu stai in transpiratia proprie si a altora, asteptand ca respectivul functionar sa faca ce naiba birocratie are de facut si sa iti dea niste acte. Nu e greu sa iti inchipui ca te-ai vedea in situatia in care sa starnesti un scandal, nu ?
Acum imagineaza-ti acelasi lucru dar pe un maldar de gunoaie, in timp ce esti cu familia, dupa mai bine de 1 ora de mers prin soare si cine stie cate zile de calatorit in cine stie ce conditii. Si apoi, dupa toate astea, cand la final nu mai poti si izbugnesti in furie cineva te filmeaza iar filmuletul e folosit drept justificare, folosindu-ti imaginea pentru a te arata si pe tine si cei ca tine cu degetul.
In fiecare zi afli cate ceva nou despre lume sau despre tine. Ieri am avut unul din acele momente de „aaaaah, deci asta era”. Nu am si nici nu am avut vreodata capacitatea de a forma imagini mentale. Prima oara cand am avut un sentiment ca ceva e in neregula a fost in copilarie cand incercam sa folosesc metoda numaratului oilor, precum mentioneaza si primul dintre articole. Pur si simplu nu reuseam sa vizualizez asta si mai mult ma frustram decat sa ma odihnesc. Mai apoi m-a deranjat atunci cand incercam sa desenez si ma loveam de imposibilitatea amintirii unui chip uman. Imi puteam aduce aminte trasaturi, proprietati si sentimente si astea erau mai mult adjective imaginare. Nimic consistent si nimic precum o imagine. Acest lucru se manifesta si acum dar l-am ignorat crezand ca asa trebuie sa stea lucrurile. Nu conteaza daca e vorba de parinti, prieteni buni sau locuri, ceva ce aduce macar a imagine lipseste cu desavarsire . Stiu ca pare ciudat ca cineva a carui principal domeniu este vizual insa dupa cum am aflat nu e chiar asa neobisnuit.
A trecut ceva timp de la ultimul articol pe blog asa ca nu ar strica sa incep cu ultima calatorie foto in Croatia. Scopul nu este atat de a prezenta calatoria ci mai degraba a raspunde unei parti din intrebarile ce mi se pun legate de felul in care lucrez, in care caut cadrele fotografice. Zilele trecute am avut ocazia sa particip job-related la o conferinta in Zagreb legata de comunicare vizuala (adica desen si arta in general) si am profitat de ea pentru a ma plimba si vizita o tara ce imi era noua.Read More
Cand eram mic de multe ori stateam intins pe acoperisul casei la bunici si ma holbam ore in sir la stele. Eram fascinat de imenistatea universului, de misterul care se ascunde in spatele covorului nesfarsit de puncte mici si stralucitoare. Mi-am pastrat fascinatia respectiva si e unul din motivele pentru care viata mea a decurs cum a decurs.
Cand m-am facut mai mare mi-am luat prima luneta, era o chestie de 3 milioane din pavilionul H, lentila frontala 50mm, nimic extraordinar dar a fost prima oara cand am distins cu ochiul liber silueta lui Saturn si mi-am satisfacut o mare curiozitate din copilarie. Mai tarziu m-am apucat de fotografie, am lasat luneta deoparte si am inceput sa explorez lumea prin prisma obiectivului. Apoi am trecut prin perioada psihedelicelor si am explorat universul prin perspectiva universului insusi. Apoi mi-am luat si un microscop si am explorat lumea sub-milimetrica.Read More
