Using Midjourney for Eye-Popping Imagery — Phil Gamache // Humans of Martech podcast

Show Notes

• 04:50
  Using Midjourney for podcast cover art images

  The decision to use Midjourney was driven by the desire to leverage AI to enhance the podcast's visual presence and cut through the marketing noise. It was found to be impressive in its capabilities compared to other image generation tools like DALL
• 05:39
  Learning to use Midjourney for image creation

  Midjourney does have a learning curve, but there are numerous tutorials available on YouTube and a user guide provided by Midjourney. While a Discord account is required, it's possible to set up a private server channel for more control and privacy in the image creation process.
• 06:51
  Keeping image creation private on Midjourney

  To protect its IP, Humans of Martech created a private server and connected the Midjourney bot. Guest images are pasted into Midjourney to create unique cover art and an additional bot called InsightFace Swap makes the illustrations resemble the guests more closely.
• 09:35
  Maintaining brand consistency with Midjourney images

  Humans of Martech podcast combines different stylized prompts, ending with a reference to a specific artist's style. By specifying the style of the artist, aspect ratio, and the desired concept, they ensure thematic and brand consistency within their podcast images.
• 12:45
  Refining Midjourney image outputs

  After generating an initial image using Midjourney and the Insight Face Swap, Humans of Martech iterates on the image for improvement. This involves revising the prompt with variations, such as different styles, and reapplying the face swap for more consistency.
• 14:42
  Leveraging ChatGPT to streamline Midjourney image prompt creation

  Humans of Martech leverage ChatGPT to suggest creative prompts for blog post header images. However, they enjoy the process of going through the podcast cover art process manually and dont mind the time that it takes to create those images.