Where I Draw the Line
AI has become a normal part of many creative workflows, including photography. Because of that, I think it’s important to be transparent about how I use it at Higher RES Visuals.
The short version is this: I use AI as a tool, not as the artist.
There are parts of editing where AI can save a significant amount of time without changing the integrity of the photograph. For example, I may use AI-assisted tools to quickly select specific areas of an image, like hair, skin, clothing, or a background. I may also use it to remove a distracting object, clean up something in the environment, or modify a background distraction that pulls attention away from the person.
Those tools help me work more efficiently, but they do not make the creative decisions for me.
I still choose the images. I still decide the composition, color, tone, crop, retouching, and final look. I still make the artistic choices that turn a photograph into a finished piece of work.
Most importantly, I do not use AI to turn my clients into different people.
I’m not interested in creating a face that isn’t yours, reshaping your body into something it has never been, or replacing your real features with an AI-generated version of what someone thinks beauty should look like.
My goal has always been to create images that feel polished, intentional, and artistic while still looking unmistakably like you.
That distinction matters to me, especially in boudoir and empowerment photography.
These sessions are about seeing value in the person you already are. It would feel completely contradictory to celebrate your body, your story, and your individuality during the session, only to erase those things afterward in editing.
Technology changes. The tools available to artists change. But the authorship of the work still matters.
AI may help me make a selection faster or remove a distraction more efficiently, but the vision, judgment, and final result are still mine.
And the person in the photograph is still you.
That is exactly how I intend to keep it.
