What if anyone with a computer could create lifelike photos or write music - no camera or guitar required? AI is rewriting the creative playbook for both photographers and musicians, and change isn’t coming, it's here.

This episode of Lenses & Lyrics explores how AI is transforming both photography and music - from making it possible for anyone to generate lifelike images with a prompt, to composing full-fledged songs at the click of a button.

The tour

• (00:00) - AI Is Changing Photography & Music for Everyone
• (02:40) - Where AI Hits Hardest: Product, Real Estate & Automated Campaigns
• (03:34) - The Music Crossover: Prompting AI to Write Songs
• (04:28) - Adapt or Get Left Behind: Using AI in Your Creative Workflow
• (05:23) - Setting Up the Gemini Song Experiment (Genres + Lyrics On Screen)
• (05:54) - Gemini Songs

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Who says creativity belongs in a single box? This episode reveals how celebrities from music, sports, and acting swap the spotlight for the shutter, uncovering a world where the person behind the camera wields just as much artistry as the person in front.

Some of the world's most recognizable faces are picking up cameras and expressing their vision as credentialed photographers. Musicians like Benson Boone, Method Man, Seal, and Moby, athletes and actors including Randy Johnson, Drew Carey, Leonard Nimoy, Jeff Bridges, Gary Oldman, Henry Winkler, Drew Barrymore, and Ben Folds. From sideline sports photos and haunting landscapes to fine art portraits and quirky nature finds, this episode shows how creative boundaries are made to be crossed, and how famous hands behind the lens tell their own stories.

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What happens when your love for music literally shapes the way you frame the world? On this episode of Lenses & Lyrics, meet someone who’s spun tracks, engineered albums, and tells musical stories through every photo.

This week, Scott Wyden Kivowitz sits down with Ash, a DJ, music engineer, producer, and concert photographer whose journey maps the rhythm between sound and vision.

From DJing and producing in the studio to photographing live music events, Ash shares the twists and turns of building a creative career out of passion, and the necessity of staying nimble. You'll hear about learning production at Full Sail, owning a studio, pivoting during the pandemic, and eventually finding an outlet in concert photography. Ash opens up about seeing live music through a photographer’s eye, why house and alternative hip hop fuel editing marathons, and offers candid advice for those seeking to photograph shows, even if the music isn’t their thing.

Rock with Ash

• ashthephotog.com
• asherpleasemakemusic.com
• Ash on SoundCloud
• instagram.com/ash.the.photo.g
• threads.com/@ash.the.photo.g
• The BTS Newsletter
• Full Sail

The tour

• (00:00) - Balancing the Beat & Photography with Ash
• (05:20) - Challenges and Adaptations
• (11:04) - Photography and New Beginnings
• (22:52) - Connecting with the Artist's Vision
• (25:18) - Defining Moments in Concert Photography
• (29:54) - The Open Mic Experience
• (32:54) - Gear and Techniques for Concert Photography

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