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“As If Nothing Happened”: I Used Artificial Intelligence To See How Some Celebrities Would Look Today If They Were Alive (10 Pics)
I am Alper Yesiltas, a lawyer and photographer living in Istanbul, Turkey. I've been imagining scenes and capturing memories for about 19 years now. During that time, some of my photos have been edited worldwide in books, magazines, exhibitions, and websites and were awarded in several photo contests.
I would like to share with you the first collection of images of my AI-based project called "As if nothing happened". Behind this project lies the question of "how would people look photo-realistically if some great events had not happened to them". I look forward to your feedback and suggestions.
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With the development of AI technology, I've been excited for a while, thinking that "anything imaginable can be shown in reality". When I started tinkering with technology, I saw what I could do and thought about what would make me the happiest. I wanted to see some of the people I missed again in front of me and that's how this project emerged.
Heath Ledger
I wish he hadn't been affected by the exhaustion of his role.
The hardest part of the creative process for me is making the image feel "real" to me. The moment I like the most is when I think the image in front of me looks very realistic as if it was taken by a photographer.
I am using various software programs. The time it takes for me to create one fully finished image varies, but I would say it takes a while for an image to feel "real" to me.
Michael Jackson
I wish he hadn't faced vitiligo.
I absolutely love seeing this. Michael was naturally super handsome and it would've been wonderful to see him like this
Kurt Cobain
I wish he had decided to stay.
There are 10 images so far in this project, I want to extend it but I want to do it in a selective way, so the process is a little bit slow for me. For future projects, there are various things I imagine about real life using AI technology. Like "Life in 2050" and "Alternate Museum".
Jimi Hendrix
I wish he hadn't sought the inspiration he needed elsewhere.
I see this and can picture him in retirement jammin out on a stoop teaching the younger generations how to shred.
Bruce Lee
I wish he hadn't taken that painkiller that day.
Rick the Dragon Steamboats twin. (80's WWE/WWF). But i still wouldnt mess with Mr Lee. Nope.
Elvis Presley
I wish he decided to live a life where he paid more attention to the health of his heart.
2pac
I wish he hadn't been involved in that event that would cause him to face the mafia.
Interesting that the OP knows who killed him, since law enforcement does not. 🤦♀️
I wish Phil Hartman was here. I wish he hadn't been as kind as he was to someone so undeserving. You are extremely talented.
Thinking of what the world would be like if we still had Karen Carpenter, Otis Redding, Buddy & Ritchie & JP, Ian Curtis, Amy Winehouse, Jim Morrison, and Selena, too. And 2016 was a horror show anyway, and there are too many losses, but oh, if we still had Bowie, Prince, and Carrie Fisher, the world might be slightly better.
let me guess... Mickael Jackson - John Lennon (Christopher Lee vibes :) ) - Freedy Mercury - Madonna - 2 Pac ? - Bruce Lee - Janis Joplin - Jimi Hendricks. very good work, very realistic.
I know OP only did music idols, but would love to see Princess Diana, Selena Quintanilla, Chadwick Boseman, Amy Winehouse... Heck even Bowie and Alan Rickman in their 90s
I only recognise one I'm guessing is Michael Jackson. Sorry without knowing their names I'm really bad at guessing lol x
Love the JL and FM but the hubs thinks Bruce Lee looks like Jimmy Page. Great work!
I’m not big on AI, but these look really good! The aging looks really natural and they all still resemble themselves. I admit I don’t know who the fourth person is, though she looks really familiar.
I wish Whitney Houston had understood how special she was. Also that none of these had ever taken drugs.
This has legit been my fave bp ever. I was absolutely crushed when Heath Ledger died. All of these people really. Janis Joplin was a bit before my time, but I still recognize her loss. I'm not sure I was comfortable with Madonna in this group- a different list with stars is they were just living a small life working retail would be interesting to me with her in that one, but looking into all the eyes of those we lost then seeing Madonna, It jolted me like I'd missed a big headline or something. 🥺 But, all in all, well done
I thought all of these were spot on, especially Michael if he hadn't altered his appearance. Freddy Mercury was so real and Janice was too. You did a wonderful job!
The musicians hit me the hardest, knowing how much we lost from not being able to enjoy anything new of their amazing natural gifts. And yours to capture them the way you did, thank you!
Absolutely fascinating and well done! Loved Freddie, Lennon, and Janis the most. I can't see the Madonna one on the list (although people do mention it), so I'd like to share it here (via Instagram) as I found it THE most interesting. It really grabbed me. She hasn't died, but she hasn't aged gracefully. What would she look like without all of the surgeries? Definite Bonnie Raitt vibe! Madonna-Al...6628f2.png
I loved this article but the no revelation of the dead reason made me Google it (Bruce Lee and jimi Hendrix and now i feel like a morbid creepy. 😩
most of those great artists lived too much intensively and burned their rocket fuel. But they travelled the distance that was worth the ride. Sorry to say but they were saved from seeing the present decadence of music
Most of them were on point it seemed but a few nope I'm not feeling.
"...if some great event hadn't happened to them?" ?!...You mean if they hadn't passed away?! Why not just say it?
Well I was entranced by all ….a Lennon fan I certainly dug that pic…. The list could go on unfortunately… but thank you for sharing👍✌️
These are very good. My favorite is MJ. A view of what could have been....
How about Phil Lynott, Marylin Monroe, Ricky Nelson, Steve McQueen, James Dean, Bob Marley, Alexander Godunov, to name a few?
I feel like a lot of these offer either a gross oversimplification, or ignore almost entirely what went wrong in their lives. Was vitiligo a foundational source of Michael Jackson's angst? I suspect not having it wouldn't have made that kind of difference. Was "the exhaustion of (Heath Ledger's) role" what killed him? Maybe, except he had addictions and depression. I dunno, it feels like many of these intentionally do not accurately represent what went wrong.
He had Bruce but what about his son, Brandon? Or Robin Williams? Or Britney Murphy. I'd like to see those faces again
I wish Phil Hartman was here. I wish he hadn't been as kind as he was to someone so undeserving. You are extremely talented.
Thinking of what the world would be like if we still had Karen Carpenter, Otis Redding, Buddy & Ritchie & JP, Ian Curtis, Amy Winehouse, Jim Morrison, and Selena, too. And 2016 was a horror show anyway, and there are too many losses, but oh, if we still had Bowie, Prince, and Carrie Fisher, the world might be slightly better.
let me guess... Mickael Jackson - John Lennon (Christopher Lee vibes :) ) - Freedy Mercury - Madonna - 2 Pac ? - Bruce Lee - Janis Joplin - Jimi Hendricks. very good work, very realistic.
I know OP only did music idols, but would love to see Princess Diana, Selena Quintanilla, Chadwick Boseman, Amy Winehouse... Heck even Bowie and Alan Rickman in their 90s
I only recognise one I'm guessing is Michael Jackson. Sorry without knowing their names I'm really bad at guessing lol x
Love the JL and FM but the hubs thinks Bruce Lee looks like Jimmy Page. Great work!
I’m not big on AI, but these look really good! The aging looks really natural and they all still resemble themselves. I admit I don’t know who the fourth person is, though she looks really familiar.
I wish Whitney Houston had understood how special she was. Also that none of these had ever taken drugs.
This has legit been my fave bp ever. I was absolutely crushed when Heath Ledger died. All of these people really. Janis Joplin was a bit before my time, but I still recognize her loss. I'm not sure I was comfortable with Madonna in this group- a different list with stars is they were just living a small life working retail would be interesting to me with her in that one, but looking into all the eyes of those we lost then seeing Madonna, It jolted me like I'd missed a big headline or something. 🥺 But, all in all, well done
I thought all of these were spot on, especially Michael if he hadn't altered his appearance. Freddy Mercury was so real and Janice was too. You did a wonderful job!
The musicians hit me the hardest, knowing how much we lost from not being able to enjoy anything new of their amazing natural gifts. And yours to capture them the way you did, thank you!
Absolutely fascinating and well done! Loved Freddie, Lennon, and Janis the most. I can't see the Madonna one on the list (although people do mention it), so I'd like to share it here (via Instagram) as I found it THE most interesting. It really grabbed me. She hasn't died, but she hasn't aged gracefully. What would she look like without all of the surgeries? Definite Bonnie Raitt vibe! Madonna-Al...6628f2.png
I loved this article but the no revelation of the dead reason made me Google it (Bruce Lee and jimi Hendrix and now i feel like a morbid creepy. 😩
most of those great artists lived too much intensively and burned their rocket fuel. But they travelled the distance that was worth the ride. Sorry to say but they were saved from seeing the present decadence of music
Most of them were on point it seemed but a few nope I'm not feeling.
"...if some great event hadn't happened to them?" ?!...You mean if they hadn't passed away?! Why not just say it?
Well I was entranced by all ….a Lennon fan I certainly dug that pic…. The list could go on unfortunately… but thank you for sharing👍✌️
These are very good. My favorite is MJ. A view of what could have been....
How about Phil Lynott, Marylin Monroe, Ricky Nelson, Steve McQueen, James Dean, Bob Marley, Alexander Godunov, to name a few?
I feel like a lot of these offer either a gross oversimplification, or ignore almost entirely what went wrong in their lives. Was vitiligo a foundational source of Michael Jackson's angst? I suspect not having it wouldn't have made that kind of difference. Was "the exhaustion of (Heath Ledger's) role" what killed him? Maybe, except he had addictions and depression. I dunno, it feels like many of these intentionally do not accurately represent what went wrong.
He had Bruce but what about his son, Brandon? Or Robin Williams? Or Britney Murphy. I'd like to see those faces again