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Are We Losing Our Ability to See What’s Real? A Crisis in Modern Visual Perception.
May 19, 2025
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A day ago, I decided to run a little experiment on social media. I posted a headshot of a real person from a recent photo session and asked my audience one simple question:“Do you think this is a real photo or AI-generated image?”
The responses were overwhelming—and fascinating.
People dove…
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The Silent Takeover: How AI-Perfected Images Are Reshaping Photography—and Our Minds.
May 15, 2025
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We are entering an era where reality can be generated, not just captured. What once required a skilled team of photographers, models, stylists, art directors, and retouchers can now be done in seconds by artificial intelligence—flawlessly. The future of photography has arrived. It’s fast, precise, endlessly creative… and potentially dangerous.…
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Why the GVM SD200B is a Game-Changer for Headshot Photographers.
May 13, 2025
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As headshot photographers, we know that lighting is everything. It’s what shapes the face, defines character, and brings out the personality in our clients. In a world where even the slightest shadow or tone can make or break an image, choosing the right light becomes essential. That’s where the GVM…
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The AI Image Revolution: A New Era for Photography, Art, and the Creative Soul.
May 12, 2025
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There are moments in history when everything changes. When the rules we once lived by are rewritten, sometimes overnight. For photography—and for the photographers who’ve dedicated their lives to this craft—we are now standing at one of those thresholds.
I recently started experimenting with the new image generator from ChatGPT,…
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How AI Transformed the Most Time-Consuming Part of Headshot Photography: Retouching.
May 7, 2025
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If you’re a professional photographer, especially one focused on headshots, you already know where most of your time goes—not behind the camera, not even in client meetings, but in front of a screen, painstakingly retouching images. For years, I spent an average of 30 minutes retouching just one headshot to…
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The Other Side of the Scam: When Clients Take Advantage of Photographers.
May 6, 2025
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There’s a lot of conversation in the photography industry around clients getting scammed by unprofessional photographers—missed appointments, poor quality images, or even disappearing after receiving payment. And while those concerns are very real, there’s a side of the story that rarely gets talked about: photographers getting scammed by clients.
It…
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Faces Are Processed Holistically 🧠✨
May 2, 2025
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Understanding the Science Behind First Impressions — And How to Master Them Through Headshots
When we look at a face, something extraordinary happens in our brains — a process that is profoundly different from how we view any other object in the world. Unlike a cup, a car, or a…
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Headshots Aren’t Just Pictures—They’re Brain Activators.
April 30, 2025
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When you look at a professionally taken headshot of yourself, something fascinating happens: your brain lights up.
But not just anywhere—it activates the medial prefrontal cortex, the area of your brain associated with self-recognition, identity, and introspection. This isn’t just a photo. This is a mirror of your personal narrative,…
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Photographing the Recently Heartbroken: Emotional Sensitivity in the Studio.
April 29, 2025
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In the world of headshot photography, we often focus on lighting, lenses, and posing. But beneath the surface of every session lies something far more powerful and fragile: the emotional state of the person in front of the camera.
Sometimes, that person is navigating heartbreak.
Whether it’s a divorce, a…
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The Power of Sound in Headshot Photography: How Music and Environment Influence Facial Expressions.
April 24, 2025
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In the world of headshot photography, lighting, posing, and composition often take center stage. But there’s another element that can be just as impactful—sound. More specifically, the music we play (or don’t play) during a session can profoundly shape a subject’s facial expressions and emotional state. This concept, known as…
