We propose a technique that allows a person to design a new photograph

with substantially less effort. This paper presents a method that generates a composite image when a user types

in nouns, such as “boat” and “sand.” The artist can optionally design an intended image by specifying other

constraints. Our algorithm formulates the constraints as queries to search an automatically annotated image

database. The desired photograph, not a collage, is then synthesized using graph-cut optimization, optionally

allowing for further user interaction to edit or choose among alternative generated photos. An implementation of

our approach, shown in the associated video, demonstrates our contributions of (1) a method for creating specific

images with minimal human effort, and (2) a combined algorithm for automatically building an image library with

semantic annotations from any photo collection.-We propose a technique that allows a person to design a new photographwith substantially less effort. This paper presents a method that generates a composite image when a user typesin nouns, such as