Issa Maaz
Beirut, Lebanon
Photographer, Graphic Designer, AI Specialist
Real optics, generative AI — one workflow
Real optics, generative AI — one workflow
Projects
AI & DIGITAL ART
PHOTOGRAPHY
COMMERCIAL & BRANDING
THE TOOLKIT:
Canon 90D · Prime Lenses · Studio Lighting
Adobe Photoshop · Topaz Gigapixel
Generative models selected per project.
Canon 90D · Prime Lenses · Studio Lighting
Adobe Photoshop · Topaz Gigapixel
Generative models selected per project.
THE HYBRID APPROACH:
My foundation is photography — real light, real shadow, real composition.
I hold generative AI to that same standard.
I hold generative AI to that same standard.
That's what keeps the work out of plastic-AI territory: true texture, real
grit, images that read as photographed rather than rendered.
grit, images that read as photographed rather than rendered.
Live event or brand identity, the method is the same.
HOW I USE AI:
I use generative tools on most of what I make. Most of my time goes on what happens after the render.
Every self-initiated image on this site that began as a generation is labelled CONCEPT. Client work appears only with written permission, and every client is told in writing which parts of their project involved generative tools before we start.
I don't imitate a named living artist's style, and I don't present a raw generation as a finished photograph.
Questions about the process on any specific piece — ask.
