A group of researchers have put together a system called PhotoSketch which allows the user to literally sketch a desired scene, label each part of the scene with keywords, then PhotoSketch searches the web for photos and assembles a photographic version of the sketch.
Real or fake? I don’t know but the creators have released the source code (Windows only) and presented a paper at SIGGRAPH Asia 2009 on the technology.
check out the video:
found here
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interesting idea, and perfect for those people who like to sketch out ideas and need to see how they look to show a client. I wonder how copyright works in those cases? Nice for quick comps. Still means a nice proper photoshoot to get it right though.