The prompt doesn’t make the image; the eye for the extraordinary in the ordinary does.

Quote of the Week 13

“The prompt doesn’t make the image;
  the eye for the extraordinary in the ordinary does.”
 
 
Original German quote:

“Nicht der Prompt macht das Bild, sondern die Fähigkeit, das Besondere im Beliebigen zu erkennen.”
― Gemini AI



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