Using ai for player photos

BaseballMan · 07-07-2025, 02:44 PM

I have players photos saved for different years to try and mimic aging.
Dont like seeing a young Dimaggio in 1951.
Facegen doesn't look good enough for me.
So i started messing around with ai and then is what i got.
The last photo of the guy in the hat was when i just asked ai to draw a picture of John Conkey. The president of the 1872 Boston Red stockings.
I haven't found a picture of conkey but it did get the era right without me telling it. I just told it to draw a picture of John Conkey.
Do you think this would be useful?

cinemaodyssey · 07-08-2025, 07:26 PM

While those look really well done, the historical community tries hard to minimize AI usage. This is primarily due to assumptions made by the computer on what the player MAY have looked like.

BaseballMan · 07-08-2025, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cinemaodyssey

While those look really well done, the historical community tries hard to minimize AI usage. This is primarily due to assumptions made by the computer on what the player MAY have looked like.

To be honest i barely gave it any input.
The ai usage doen't bother me if its not perfect.
To me its no different than facegen.
I will still have my real photos if i still want to use them.

BaseballMan · 07-08-2025, 07:40 PM

heres some more.
All from leonardoai except for al barker.
Its Aaron Judge, Al Barker (leonardoai),
Al Barker (grok), Cal McVey and Ivers Whitney Adams.
I wanted to see what it could do to recreate a baseball owner
from early baseball with not much information.
I did guide it bit on Adams and mcvey.

BaseballMan · 07-09-2025, 04:41 PM

A young and old Cap Anson, Al Spalding, Al Reach and 2 ai photos of George Bechtel.
I think did pretty good on Anson but made Al Reach look too young.
Also finding that ai seems to think every man has a Tom Selleck or Rollie Fingers mustache.
Ai seems to like to make everyone look extremely young or extremely old.
Al Spalding looks like the closest representation.
Gonna try to put him in a 1871 Boston Red Stockings uniform.
Otherwise, whats the point if its just basically the same photo.

BaseballMan · 07-09-2025, 04:42 PM

al reach

AESP_pres · 07-09-2025, 06:48 PM

What do you think of this... I use AI only for my FG creation, helps a lot when you have just a blurry picture or one of those painted baseball card.

BaseballMan · 07-09-2025, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AESP_pres

What do you think of this... I use AI only for my FG creation, helps a lot when you have just a blurry picture or one of those painted baseball card.

That looks great. Much clearer.

AESP_pres · Yesterday, 11:41 AM

Not many good picture of Lip Pike available, so I worked on one for you :-)

BaseballMan · Yesterday, 06:22 PM

Thanks

BaseballMan · Yesterday, 06:26 PM

Roger Maris, Mickey Cochrane and Barry Bonds.
Should have asked for the steroid effect on Bonds

BaseballMan · Yesterday, 06:33 PM

George Wright, Charlie Old Hoss Radbourn, Bobby Mathews and Charlie Mills.
AI kept wanting to give Radborn an ET long finger. I think it comes from that photo where people think he is flipping off the cameraman. I think its just a cigar. Looks to mangled in the photograph to be his finger.
I used Charlie Mills to see what it could do with a bad photograph.

BaseballMan · Yesterday, 06:38 PM

Comparison of two bad photographs.
First one is Warren White.
Second is Charlie Mills.
I could be wrong on names.
If anyone sees a correction, just let me know.

BaseballMan · Yesterday, 06:39 PM

bonus
John Lennon as a New York Yankee

BaseballMan · Yesterday, 06:43 PM

I've learned that the ai gets confused between baseball uniform and military uniform.
Also seems to think batting helmet ment football helmet.
So i tend to use words like jersey, cap and hat.
I'm just a beginner at this.

07-07-2025, 02:44 PM	#1
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,429	Using ai for player photos I have players photos saved for different years to try and mimic aging. Dont like seeing a young Dimaggio in 1951. Facegen doesn't look good enough for me. So i started messing around with ai and then is what i got. The last photo of the guy in the hat was when i just asked ai to draw a picture of John Conkey. The president of the 1872 Boston Red stockings. I haven't found a picture of conkey but it did get the era right without me telling it. I just told it to draw a picture of John Conkey. Do you think this would be useful? Attached Images

07-08-2025, 07:40 PM	#4
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,429	heres some more. All from leonardoai except for al barker. Its Aaron Judge, Al Barker (leonardoai), Al Barker (grok), Cal McVey and Ivers Whitney Adams. I wanted to see what it could do to recreate a baseball owner from early baseball with not much information. I did guide it bit on Adams and mcvey. Attached Images

07-09-2025, 04:41 PM	#5
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,429	A young and old Cap Anson, Al Spalding, Al Reach and 2 ai photos of George Bechtel. I think did pretty good on Anson but made Al Reach look too young. Also finding that ai seems to think every man has a Tom Selleck or Rollie Fingers mustache. Ai seems to like to make everyone look extremely young or extremely old. Al Spalding looks like the closest representation. Gonna try to put him in a 1871 Boston Red Stockings uniform. Otherwise, whats the point if its just basically the same photo. Attached Images Last edited by BaseballMan; 07-09-2025 at 04:43 PM.

07-09-2025, 04:42 PM	#6
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,429	al reach Attached Images

07-09-2025, 06:48 PM	#7
AESP_pres Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Province of Quebec Posts: 4,006	What do you think of this... I use AI only for my FG creation, helps a lot when you have just a blurry picture or one of those painted baseball card. Attached Images __________________ The FGs I did for the Universe Facegen pack if you don't want to download the complete file everytime the pack is updated. The complete set (1871 to 1978) Just the update.

07-08-2025, 07:26 PM	#2
cinemaodyssey Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,000	While those look really well done, the historical community tries hard to minimize AI usage. This is primarily due to assumptions made by the computer on what the player MAY have looked like.

Yesterday, 11:41 AM	#9
AESP_pres Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Province of Quebec Posts: 4,006	Not many good picture of Lip Pike available, so I worked on one for you :-) Attached Images __________________ The FGs I did for the Universe Facegen pack if you don't want to download the complete file everytime the pack is updated. The complete set (1871 to 1978) Just the update.

Yesterday, 06:22 PM	#10
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,429	Thanks

Yesterday, 06:26 PM	#11
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,429	Roger Maris, Mickey Cochrane and Barry Bonds. Should have asked for the steroid effect on Bonds Attached Images

Yesterday, 06:33 PM	#12
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,429	George Wright, Charlie Old Hoss Radbourn, Bobby Mathews and Charlie Mills. AI kept wanting to give Radborn an ET long finger. I think it comes from that photo where people think he is flipping off the cameraman. I think its just a cigar. Looks to mangled in the photograph to be his finger. I used Charlie Mills to see what it could do with a bad photograph. Attached Images Last edited by BaseballMan; Yesterday at 06:34 PM.

Yesterday, 06:38 PM	#13
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,429	Comparison of two bad photographs. First one is Warren White. Second is Charlie Mills. I could be wrong on names. If anyone sees a correction, just let me know. Attached Images

Yesterday, 06:39 PM	#14
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,429	bonus John Lennon as a New York Yankee Attached Images

Yesterday, 06:43 PM	#15
BaseballMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,429	I've learned that the ai gets confused between baseball uniform and military uniform. Also seems to think batting helmet ment football helmet. So i tend to use words like jersey, cap and hat. I'm just a beginner at this.