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AI Versus Human Photo Editing - Which Do You Prefer?

I decided to do a quick post on photo editing the old fashioned way (Lightroom Classic and Photoshop with my favorite plug-ins for me) vs just giving ChatGPT or Gemini a simple prompt and seeing what happens.

Table of Contents

1. Observations
2. Before & After
3. Closing thoughts

Observations

• Original Photo Details: Taken with a Sony A1 II at f/11 for 1/125 sec at 70 mm ISO 100 [0 EV, Pattern metering, No flash, Manual with FE 28-70mm F2 GM]
• ChatGPT 5.2: Distorted the head, but didn't really do much to improve the contrast or tones.
• Gemini Nano Bannana Pro: Did a better job at making noticable ehancements, but mars the photo with a huge Gemini logo.
• Ron's Edit's: Still my favorite, both for personal satisfaction and final results

Before & After

Before | After Original vs ChatGPT 5.2

Before | After Original vs Gemini Nano Bannana Pro

Before | After Original vs Ron's Edit with Lightroom Classic, Portraiture & ColorEfex

Closing Thoughts

Are you switching to letting AI enhance your photos? If so, what's your favorite and how has your experience been? If not, why not?