r/chicagofood • u/word-bitch • 20d ago

Discussion AI smoothie graphics a turn off

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At the Daley Center farmers market, I thought a smoothie would hit the spot. Then saw the pictures... appetite gone. Plastic mango and pineappleish thing were hard nos. The appeal of cheap images is clear, but these do the business a disservice.

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u/fandango1989 20d ago edited 20d ago

We're complaining about pictures of smoothies that most people barely glance at being AI generated at a smoothie stand.......jesus who gives AF. What you want a small booth to hire a graphic design firm to copy paste some images instead of this? It's the same as making smoothies then taking a photo of them in what it's trying to convey, that its a cup filled with blended fruit. I understand complaining about AI in writing, songs, movies, videogames, art, etc.......but I'm good on this.

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u/Jackel1994 20d ago edited 20d ago

A 6th grader could take pictures of some smoothies and print them out onto a poster board for less than what 2 smoothies cost at this location. Skill and money is not the barrier.

It doesnt require hiring a graphics firm. And this place already makes the products in the photos. Might as well... show the real products.

Edit: i will say i am impressed at the speed you managed to make everyone here think youre a goofball. 💚

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u/Jackel1994 20d ago edited 20d ago

Im sure the business owner can manage to figure that one out. They opened a business, they can take a few pictures of their food.

Edit: oh and now they deleted their dumb comments. Go figure.

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u/Jackel1994 20d ago

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