Yesterday, I received some worrying news. I only launched my portrait photography business a month ago, and I discovered AI is already threatening to wipe me out. There's a new headshot generator, www.aragon.ai, which promises to 'Turn your selfies into studio-quality headshots in minutes. Save hundreds of dollars and hours of your time.'
Well, I charge $111 for an hour-long shoot, so Aragon is already undercutting me by $80, AND doesn't require the subject to pose for 60 minutes in the freezing cold (because that's what the weather's like right now, I don't ask clients to sit in a cryogenic chamber).
So I decided to test out my new rival to see whether it's really a viable competitor to a portrait photographer. Who knows, maybe it would do that AI thing of giving me four arms, like Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth and beauty. (Could do with some of that wealth and beauty if you're reading this, Lakshmi.)
