Alright, so I wanted to mess around with generating some images, specifically focusing on the prompt “old white male.” I’ve seen some crazy stuff online, and figured I’d give it a shot myself. Here’s how it went down.
First, I fired up my go-to image generator. Nothing fancy, just the usual online tool everyone uses.
Then, I typed in the prompt, “old white male.” Pretty straightforward, right? I didn’t add anything else at first, just wanted to see what the baseline result would be.
I hit the generate button and waited. It took a few seconds, which always feels like forever when you’re curious.
The Initial Results
- The first few images were, well, pretty much what you’d expect. I got a bunch of pictures of older Caucasian men. Some were smiling, some were serious, some were wearing suits, others were in casual clothes.
- Honestly, they were kind of boring. Nothing really stood out. It was like looking at a stock photo library.
So, I decided to spice things up a bit. I started adding some descriptive words to the prompt. For example:
- “old white male, angry”
- “old white male, laughing”
- “old white male, wearing a funny hat”
This is Where it gets a little more insteresting.
By adding those extra terms, the images became way more specific. The “angry” ones had guys scowling, the “laughing” ones had dudes cracking up, and the “funny hat” ones… well, let’s just say some of those hats were truly something else.
I kept experimenting, adding more and more detail. I tried things like:
- “old white male, sitting in a rocking chair on a porch”
- “old white male, holding a fishing rod”
- “old white male, wearing a Hawaiian shirt”
The more detail I added, the more unique and interesting the images became. It was like I was directing a little photoshoot, telling the AI exactly what I wanted to see.
Final Thoughts
It’s pretty wild how much control you have with these image generators. Just by changing a few words, you can completely transform the output. It is just playing around is my point. And my little experiment with “old white male” showed me just how powerful these tools can be, even with a simple, basic prompt.
It was cool to see how small word changes create huge differences.