[rahul_nyc]

I would prefer supporting a local photographer.

[roel_v]

I tried that last time, and got upsold a bunch of 'variations', and looking back on everything I bought the next day, none of them looked all that great. The style was too much... well let's say 'country' (which is an accurate reflection of where I am, but I think a professional photographer should be able to adjust to a client's wishes, and I told her specifically what look I did not want - my market is not local), and the studio didn't even have a few colors of shirts I could try on, nor could she advise on the most basic of styling. I mean, they don't even need whole shirts, just get a few collar/shoulder panels for people to throw on ffs.

I'm soured on the whole 'support local' thing (not only because of this episode). Too many chumps.

[anon7725]

Thanks for mentioning this. AI is poised to disrupt the work of many people, including creatives such as photographers, writers, illustrators, etc.

[jossclimb]

Me too, as its kind of obvious AI has had a part in this. I don't know how, maybe its because I am on the site of topic and its auto-suggestive, but I get that AI vibe.

[toyg]

Not to mention it might be much cheaper. Here in the North of England, I paid half that for a simple headshot on white background from a local photographer. I guess in London it would cost more, but then in London half your friends, and most waiters, are photographers...

[pcthrowaway]

You can get a professional headshot for $20? Does it require you to go somewhere? Because if so I'd argue that the cost is the photographer payment plus your time. I think there are very few people looking for a professional headshot who would value their time at less than $20 hour

[ozim]

Now account for a team of 20 people to get them on time, in one place, dressed properly.

[vladvasiliu]

A few years ago, we had just that a start-up I was working for. We were told that X day would be picture day, so come dressed in a shirt. A photographer showed up at our office with a bunch of lights in tow. He didn't stay that long. The pictures looked pretty great.

[pcthrowaway]

Yeah, I think this service is probably a better value for remote teams, and individuals than it would be for a fully in-office team

[vages]

Sure. But this is a good replacement when your team is in different physical locations.

[deepspace]

Ahem, as far as I can tell, the site creates individual headshots, not team photos, so the team members could each just support a local photographer at their own physical location, no?

[dewey]

I thought the benefit of a site like that would be a uniform look for a distributed team. If everyone contacts their local photographer they will all have different tints, formats, sizes and backgrounds.

[rzzzt]

Support a remote photographer to adjust each local photographer's input into a coherent style.

[petters]

Having the style and background be the same might be desirable.