AI-era composition is like photography: surf the collage manifold, don't paint
snikolov · x · 2026-10-22
A creator reflects on AI image generation: instead of crafting every stroke from a blank canvas, they coast on existing ones and "surf the manifold of iterated collaging." Composition becomes akin to photography—like swirling ink in water—where a different crop, orientation, or zoom changes how the eyes move through the piece. Creating shifts from effortful work to "I know it when I see it."
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