Stefan Bohacek
I honestly enjoy writing good, descriptive alt text. Once you get used to it, it's no longer a chore, rather a fun exercise.
It gives you an opportunity to focus on the image you're sharing, sometimes revealing details you might miss.
It's a great writing challenge as well.
And it's just the right thing to do to help folks who rely on it.
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I hadn't thought about that
Coach Pāṇini ®
@stefan
There is a lot of overlap between writing alt-text for images and prompt engineering for generating images using “AI”
botvolution
@stefan
Sometimes when I've had to describe something slightly unusual or meme-y or chaotic then I've used a sort of Jane Austen wry tone, because why should an image description have to be dry or formal ? Why not try to transmit something about one's personal response to the image? Why not be funny?
BeAware
@dannotdaniel @paninid @stefan it's why ChatGPT is so good at writing alt text, I feel.
BeAware
@stefan @dannotdaniel @paninid either I use it that way, or I don't post alt text. I'm ADHD and slightly autistic, I cannot for the life of me, explain the textures on the blades of grass in a picture. The AI can do that or it won't be done.🤷♂️
Stefan Bohacek
@BeAware @dannotdaniel @paninid I have pretty mixed feeling about using AI for this purpose.
But interestingly, some blind people already rely on it. https://mastodon.social/@botwiki/111477849625070656
Stefan Bohacek
@BeAware @dannotdaniel @paninid Yes, sorry, that wasn't intended as a criticism, just my personal stance.
Carry on!
botvolution
econads
@botvolution @stefan
As long as it's also descriptive. I saw someone with # altTextIsAnArtForm in their bio, and their alt texts were just jokes which relied on you already being able to see the image. I felt bad for anyone who actually needed them.
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