HOW WE USE GENERATIVE AI AT HITCHMAN HOMESTEAD

Wagon photos and galleries

We use generative AI to retouch some of the wagon photos on our website. That can include adjusting lighting, removing distractions, obscuring brand names or details that could identify a client, and cleaning up backgrounds. We also use AI to digitally remove protective window film from photos. We leave the film on the wagon through the final photo shoot to protect the windows until delivery. We like to keep the focus on the wagons, even when our shop, homestead, or livestock make an appearance.

Some galleries may include AI renderings based on wagons we’ve built by hand. These images may show a finished wagon in a different setting or with AI-generated staging or people. We include them to help you picture a wagon in your own space or imagine how you might use it.

Designing your wagon

We use generative AI during design development, with photos of our own finished wagons, materials, and finishes as reference. We may also draw on websites or inspiration photos you share, along with scenery images from Google Maps as well as client-supplied social media.

If you’d prefer that we leave AI out of your wagon’s design process and you’d still like to see a concept before we start building, Todd can draw his vision for your wagon by hand in pencil. The drawing fee covers the initial rendering and up to three revisions. The fee becomes nonrefundable once you receive the finished artwork. If you proceed with your build, we’ll credit the drawing fee toward your wagon balance.