Comparison · Updated May 7, 2026

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Pay first · 142 looks · One shoot per purchase
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Traditional London studios
London studios
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01Side by side

Feature MyPhotoAI Traditional London studios
Compliance velocity ✓ Re-render in minutes when filings update Multi-week studio queue per refresh
Cohort consistency ✓ Same preset across an entire research desk Two photographers, two looks
Pre-pay risk ✓ Watermarked preview, no card Deposit retained on rejected proofs
Per-frame economics ✓ $1.30 each on Premium with commercial licence Photographer crops billed individually
Refresh cadence ✓ Quarterly is feasible at $15 floor Annual at most City desks

02What the City photo register tolerates

Firms regulated under the Financial Conduct Authority and members of the CFA Society of the UK publish portraits within a tolerance band: cool slate behind, banker-blue or charcoal jacket, expression dialled to disciplined neutral. The Bank of England keeps remarkably uniform staff biographies that an AI preset can match cleanly. Coverage from the Financial Times on equity research has tracked how analyst-side imagery influences client first-impression timing, which raises the value of a current file over an archival one.

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03How the wizard maps to a Square Mile desk

US offer: Starter includes 3 HD photos for US$5; Plus includes 10 for US$10; Everything includes all photos from one shoot for US$10. Your checkout shows the applicable price. Each purchase covers one shoot.

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04Where the trading desk gets time back

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The trade-off, in dollars

Starter
US$5
3 HD photos · One shoot
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  • Watermark-free downloads
  • Full resolution export
Everything
US$10
All photos from one shoot · One shoot
  • All photos from this shoot
  • Watermark-free downloads
  • Full resolution export
  • One shoot per purchase
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