Hi! I’m “Infinity PBR” on the marketplace.
Just found this thread. I’m sure in time there will be legal questions answered, and we’ll all adapt. I made the packs I made for people who want to just use them without doing it themselves.
There is time involved, and money – each system is different, but MidJourney is not insanely fast, even in “fast” mode, due to the queue, and the time it takes to find a repeatable prompt. So time is spent, and money is spent (I’ve spent nearly $2000 on MidJourney so far).
I also do post processing. Photoshopping – and in some cases, images don’t need it, so I don’t – and processing in Lightroom when it is warranted, as well as (AI based) image upscaling to increase the quality, then downscaling/sharpening, again to increase the quality. That all takes time, and these are paid applications as well.
Anyone can create similar content. That is 100% true.
Some people don’t care to take the time to do it, or spend the money to do it. Some people just want the content right now for what they’re working on right now. If that’s the case, great, here’s some packs for you :D.
If you prefer to make your own, go for it, it can be very fun.
One thing is for sure. AI is here to stay, and it’s only going to get bigger and better. I don’t think it will destroy jobs, I think it will make all of us more efficient, and allow more creators to do more, better, faster.