So, I got this weird idea the other day, messing around with those AI picture generators everyone’s talking about. I thought, hey, what if I tried to make pictures that look like selfies an old lady took? You know, like something my own grandma might snap, maybe a bit blurry, maybe a funny angle.
First off, I had to find one of those AI tools. There are tons out there now. I didn’t want anything fancy, just something easy to use. I clicked around on a few websites, some free, some asking for sign-ups. Found one that seemed simple enough, just a box to type stuff in.
My first try was basic. I just typed in “old lady selfie”. The pictures came out… okay? But kinda generic. Like stock photos, not real selfies. They didn’t have that personal, slightly awkward vibe I was looking for.
Getting More Specific
Okay, I figured I needed to give it more instructions. I started adding details. Things like:
- “Happy old lady taking a selfie in her kitchen”
- “Grandmother smiling, holding phone up close for selfie”
- “Selfie portrait of an elderly woman with reading glasses”
- “Slightly blurry selfie taken by an old woman”
That started getting me closer. The results were more varied. Sometimes the AI really nailed the feeling, other times it was just… weird. You get strange things sometimes, like wonky hands holding the phone, or eyes looking in different directions. It’s definitely not perfect.
I spent maybe an hour just trying different combinations. I added things like “wrinkles”, “laugh lines”, “cozy living room background”, “knitted sweater”. It was a lot of trial and error. You type something in, wait a minute, look at the four pictures it spits out, and then tweak the words and try again.
Finally Getting Somewhere
After a bunch of tries, I started getting images that really looked like what I had in my head. One looked exactly like a grandma trying to figure out the front camera, slightly too close, big smile. Another one had that slightly tilted angle you get when you’re holding the phone yourself.
It wasn’t about making perfect photos. It was about capturing that specific, slightly clumsy, personal feel of a selfie taken by someone older, maybe not super tech-savvy but happy to snap a picture. The AI could do it, but you really had to guide it. You couldn’t just ask once and expect magic.
So yeah, that was my little experiment. It’s interesting to see how you can push these tools to create something really specific if you just keep trying different words and ideas. Took some fiddling, but got there in the end.
