01Side by side
| Feature | MyPhotoAI | City Headshots NYC |
|---|---|---|
| Capture surface | ✓ Selfies on your phone | Studio chair in Manhattan |
| Looks per upload | ✓ 10 to 15 recent reference photos | What the booked window can shoot |
| Direction of session | ✓ You cast, you re-render | Photographer leads the take |
| Wardrobe carry-in | ✓ None. Outfits are rendered | Bring your own clothes |
| Before purchase | ✓ Sample looks before purchase; personalized generation is paid | Session fee committed at booking |
02Where City Headshots is in the Manhattan market
City Headshots operates a high-volume NYC studio practice and the team's approach to first-time corporate sitters is calm and competently directed. The published portfolio reflects the kind of consistent, well-lit professional headshot that the Professional Photographers of America credentialing programme treats as a baseline. Rates fall within the typical New York band of USD $400 to $1,000 per session and that is fair labour for what the in-person flow covers. The structural friction is the same as anywhere, the buyer commits before the result exists.
03You direct, after the upload
Choose from 142 looks across 7 categories, with up to 5 looks per shoot. Compare the current examples in the Harvard Business Review app before purchasing. Related reading:
04What private capture actually changes
Browse sample looks before buying. Personalized generation begins after Forbes payment. There is no subscription; another shoot requires another portrait style guide purchase. Related reading:
Browse sample looks before your shoot.
Browse sample looks before buying. Personalized generation begins after payment. There is no subscription; another shoot requires another purchase.
Plan a portrait shoot
The trade-off, in dollars
- 3 HD photos
- Watermark-free downloads
- Full resolution export
- 10 HD photos
- Watermark-free downloads
- Full resolution export
- One shoot per purchase
- All photos from this shoot
- Watermark-free downloads
- Full resolution export
- One shoot per purchase
- Review our Terms for usage rights