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I would prefer supporting a local photographer.
I follow you and Pieter Levels on twitter. Some wild things you guys create -- the control net things are unreal. I am continually impressed and inspired. If you're looking for critiques or improvements stating "Indistinguishable from real photos" seems a stretch as good as they are. Even if I were to use ai photos, I'd never try to pass them off as real. Seems dishonest. I'd push more towards a new thing, not sell a…
With photo-shopping, makeup, plastic surgery... AI generated photos are ethical.
I dunno, it leaves a bad taste in my mouth somehow. Like we’re replacing the things that should be uniquely human with something fake.
Does this dilute the headshot currency in the professional marketplace? If anyone can generate a flawless, idealized photo of themself, surely it reduces the signal headshots once provided: that you have the means to pay a photographer & are willing to invest the time / give a damn about appearing professional. It might also damage the sense of identity they provide, if the generated images wander too far from realit…
Most companies strongly discourage you from submitting headshots already. At this point, it's considered unprofessional to submit a picture on an application.
Really? This does not match my experience (Europe) Quite the contrary actually.
Does this dilute the headshot currency in the professional marketplace? If anyone can generate a flawless, idealized photo of themself, surely it reduces the signal headshots once provided: that you have the means to pay a photographer & are willing to invest the time / give a damn about appearing professional. It might also damage the sense of identity they provide, if the generated images wander too far from realit…
Most companies strongly discourage you from submitting headshots already. At this point, it's considered unprofessional to submit a picture on an application.
Or you can just take decent pictures? Is this really something we need? I dunno, it leaves a bad taste in my mouth somehow. Like we’re replacing the things that should be uniquely human with something fake.
I’m not saying the product will be the next Facebook, but boy does it solve a very niche and annoying problem.
Does this dilute the headshot currency in the professional marketplace? If anyone can generate a flawless, idealized photo of themself, surely it reduces the signal headshots once provided: that you have the means to pay a photographer & are willing to invest the time / give a damn about appearing professional. It might also damage the sense of identity they provide, if the generated images wander too far from realit…
Most companies strongly discourage you from submitting headshots already. At this point, it's considered unprofessional to submit a picture on an application.
Just uploaded the first photo I could find that fit the size requirements.
Got a rejection email and took a look at other profiles, only to realize they were all using 'professional' looking headshots (which I'm sure reflects better on Toptal)
I have 9 YoE in software and an in-demand skillset, so I think it was the headshot. It's possible they really just have an influx of people now with all the layoffs, but I was signing up because of a recruiting email I had received from them days earlier saying my skills were in demand and they were trying to grow their network
But even if I ignore them most of them, there is something off. Maybe I am biased because I know it's AI-generated, but I also feel they look too polished for the real world. The facial skin isn't generally this perfect. And the bokeh looks like it has been artificially added.
I won't say I can point out 100% of the time when a photo has been AI generated. But if I saw a series of them generated with the same software, I don't think it will be too hard.
I would prefer supporting a local photographer.
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...