Creative showcase

Beauty is not optional for me.

I make creative work because beauty is not optional, and I would feel like a hypocrite if I never tried to add more of it to the world. My process is mostly intuitive flow, capturing what bounces around my head and showing what becomes possible once you stop worrying about "proper" methods and focus on the output. For me form is part of function; if that does not resonate, this work probably is not for you.

Working thread
Currently working on

Winter album for Nova Lain

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Tool stack

GenAI

  • Suno

    Suno

    Compositions for Nova Lain

  • Midjourney & MJ Video

    Midjourney & MJ Video

    Stills and moving prompt experiments

  • SeeDream

    SeeDream

    Abstract motion sketches and tests

  • Sora

    Sora

    Short narrative tests

  • Veo

    Veo

    Cinematic render passes and refinements

  • Magnific

    Magnific

    Upscaling and polish work

Cameras

  • Pentax 645

    Pentax 645

    Medium format analog shots

  • iPhone 16 Pro

    iPhone 16 Pro

    Quick everyday capture

  • Panasonic Lumix DMC GF5

    Panasonic Lumix DMC GF5

    First camera with interchangeable lenses

Editing

  • Creative Cloud

    Creative Cloud

    Hub for my Adobe tools

  • Lightroom

    Lightroom

    Primary color grading

  • Photoshop

    Photoshop

    Detailed layer tweaks

Projects

Nova Lain

Nova Lain

Nova Lain started when Suno v4.5 finally felt like a collaborator instead of a toy. It began with vocal laced tech beats and now drifts into ambient and jazz tinged hybrids.

You can listen on Spotify, Apple Music, or wherever you usually stream.

  • AI music
  • Afterfall album
  • Winter release
Analog Photography

Analog Photography

Medium format hooked me because a digital body costs several thousand euros and this Pentax 645 was a few hundred. I chase blur, movement, landscapes, and small city moments.

Mostly Portra, long exposures, and Baltic winds.

  • Pentax 645
  • Portra 400
  • Medium format
Generative Images

Generative Images

Watching AI systems improve has always been fun, but making things with the tools is better. I keep building small studies that turn into images and videos that feel like memories from the future.

Mostly Midjourney, SeeDream, Sora, and VEO.

  • GenAI
  • Motion
  • Research
Justus August