Not long ago some algorithm pitched me on a service to create an AI headshot of myself. All I needed to do was send in $49.95 plus maybe 10 pictures and it would create a number of variants of a headshot of me suitable for posting to my web site, LinkedIn, etc, wherever I hang my virtual shingle.
Seems like a pretty good deal, particularly if all the non co-located members of my team were to use the same vendor. We could produce the internally homogeneous shots that are the norm these days.
But then, I thought, what about the guy down the hall? There's a guy from Pittsboro who does head shots, videos, etc. From talking to him at lunch I happen to know he played soccer down there -- sounds like as an individual player he was more accomplished than I was but hadn't had the good fortune of being on a state championship team. He shares some medical challenges with my mom and has been through some tough moments. He has a young daughter and just yesterday I observed his wife over by the elevator and saw that she is, if I am not mistaken (one must be careful), expecting another. If I am willing to drive across town to buy my books at Flyleaf I really need to use this guy.
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