S72 + AI: Authentic Headshots + AI Headshots
DON’T FEEL UNCERTAIN IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL IMAGE WITH OUTDATED LOW-QUALITY HEADSHOTS. GETTING QUALITY HEADSHOTS IS EASY. I WORK WITH YOU TO MATCH YOUR PERSONALITY, BRANDING & STYLE FOR A CUSTOM HEADSHOT BETTER THAN ANY OTHER PHOTOGRAPHER'S, GUARANTEED.
Real Headshot Used For Training
AI Generated Headshot
AI Generated Headshot
AI headshots generated by selfies taken by the user tend to come in many styles and most come out poorly. You can spot bad AI headshots everywhere these days. And I mean really bad. You're probably familiar with the phrase, garbage in garbage out. The key to getting good AI generated headshots is the data you feed the AI. With AI, the data are the training photos. If you want to stand a chance at getting good AI headshots, you need quality reference images.
With S72 + AI, we start with a personalized headshot session at my studio, where I work closely with you to capture a headshot that truly reflects your personality and professional or personal brand. My custom approach ensures your headshots are unique, authentic and tailored specifically to you.
These high-quality, authentic headshots then become the foundation and inspiration for AI generated headshots. Using advanced technology, AI headshots are generated that place you in various settings and backdrops that you get to choose, perfect for adding variety to your online presence. Unlike AI headshots based on selfies or inferior photos, my approach ensures the AI generated headshots are of higher quality and more realistic due to the higher quality training images. During our session, I will take photos of you from every angle, which will give the AI headshot generator plenty of high resolution information to generate your AI headshot.
With S72 + AI, you get the best of both worlds: custom authentic headshots that showcase your true self and versatile AI-generated photos that fit seamlessly into different contexts. Elevate your personal or professional brand with images that stand out and stay true to who you are.
As with most things in life there are trade offs. The same goes for both genuine headshots and AI generated headshots. Below are a list of some of the pros and cons of each:
Real Headshot Used For Training
AI Generated Headshot
AI Generated Headshot
AI Headshots Pros & Cons
AI Headshot Pros
Variety of Settings and Backdrops: AI can generate images with different backgrounds and settings, providing versatility for different uses.
Cost-Effective: They’re cheap.
Convenience: You can get them done without leaving your house.
Authentic Headshot Pros
Personal Touch: I capture your unique personality and brand, resulting in a truly authentic and personalized image.
Authenticity: The result is a genuine representation of you, which is crucial for building trust and credibility with your audience.
Customization: The session is tailored to your specific needs, allowing for adjustments and personalized touches that reflect your brand.
Attention to Detail: I focus on details like lighting, composition, and expression, which greatly enhance the final image. Every detail can be customized unlike AI.
Expert Guidance: I provide direction on poses, expressions, and angles that best showcase your features and brand.
Consistency: A professional headshot session ensures a cohesive set of images that align with your brand’s visual identity.
Image Quality: My photos are taken with a high end medium format camera. The files delivered are high resolution and suitable for any use from online to printing large prints
It Actually Looks Like You: I think this one speaks for itself.
AI Headshot Cons
Lack of Authenticity: AI-generated images lack the genuine, personal touch that comes from a professional photoshoot and the photos don’t represent the real you. AI headshots can leave out details about you such as scars, moles, and other little details that make you, you. Most people don’t honestly look like their AI headshots that were generated from selfies and inferior training images. And not to sound snarky, but they are fooling themselves if they think they do.
Quality Variations: There might be noticeable differences in quality between the original and AI-generated images. Additionally, most AI generated images are not high resolution and only appropriate for online use.
Potential for Errors: AI might introduce errors or unnatural elements into the images. AI is known for extra limbs, deformed fingers, clothing oddities and strange hair or hair that is longer or shorter than reality further widening the gap between the real you and the AI you.
Limited Expression Range: AI can’t capture subtle expressions and nuances that a professional photographer can.
Lack of Control: You have less control over the final outcome compared to a professional photographer’s guidance and expertise. AI generated headshots will have clothing, locations, and other details that you have no control over. You can give prompts, but the AI has a mind of it’s own.
Doesn’t Really Look Like You: AI is great at creating images of people who don’t exist. Quite often they look amazing. But they aren’t real. When you go to an AI Headshot generator site and see all their examples, chances are those aren’t real people. And if they are, you don’t really know what the real person actually looks like. Sure, they may sorta-kinda look like you, but if anyone who’s had AI headshots done is being honest, they’ll admit it doesn’t really look like them.
Authentic Headshots Pros & Cons
Authentic Headshot Cons
Cost: There is no denying that a custom professional headshot costs more, but isn’t your job search, company, business, or brand worth it?
Time-Consuming: Scheduling, preparing for, and attending a professional photoshoot can be time-consuming.
Limited to a Single Setting: A single photoshoot typically captures images in one or two settings or backdrops, limiting the variety of backgrounds.
Availability: I may not be able to get you in as soon as you need (but I always try)
With S72 + AI you can now get the best of both; a custom authentic headshot that truly represents you, your style and you brand and an AI generated headshot that offers diversity that you can’t get from a single authentic headshot session. I have two options to incorporate AI headshots into your session. You can book a normal session and then add on AI Headshots after the session. Or you can book an S72 + AI session that comes with AI headshots and get a discount over the separate approach. Contact me below to get more information, advice, or book a S72 + AI session: