It's Rick Sammon Day with Scott Kelby and Rick Sammon | The Grid Ep 695

About this episode

Scott Kelby discusses photography and AI with guest Rick Sammon while showcasing a new photo book and updated portfolio.

Scott Kelby flies solo this week on The Grid while Erik Kuna is off leading a night photography workshop in New Mexico. Before welcoming Rick Sammon, Scott shares a gorgeous photo book that KelbyOne’s own Jason Stevens created from their recent Paris trip, then takes a look at his newly updated portfolio featuring travel portraits, iPhone photography, and behind-the-scenes galleries. Rick joins for a wide-ranging conversation about his new KelbyOne weather photography class with meteorologist Mike Caplan and a playful exploration of AI—from still images turned into cinematic videos and animated portraits to infrared conversions, painterly effects, and creative prompting in ChatGPT. It’s an inspiring look at how AI can complement photography while keeping the fun and creativity front and center, with giveaways and a reminder about the upcoming Photographing People Conference to wrap things up. This Week’s Sponsors: ON1 | Platypod | KelbyOne

People in this episode

Host: Scott Kelby

Guest: Rick Sammon

Topics covered

• photography
• AI in photography
• weather photography
• portfolio review
• night photography
• creative prompting

Keywords

• photography
• AI
• Rick Sammon
• portfolio
• night photography
• KelbyOne
• creative prompting

Sponsors

ON1, Platypod, KelbyOne

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: KelbyOne

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