Comparison · Updated May 7, 2026

A Carlton-grade casting reel without booking the Brunswick studio

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01Side by side

Feature MyPhotoAI Traditional Melbourne studios
Self-direction ✓ Performer steers the read Photographer's call on the day
Same-evening tapes ✓ Three-minute preview cycle Weeks from sitting to delivery
Refresh economics ✓ Re-render at $15 floor Annual sitting at full rate
Range across registers ✓ Commercial, character, theatrical from one upload Each register needs another setup
Casting platform fit ✓ Multiple aspect ratios per render Crop variants billed individually

02What VCA-trained casting briefs look at

Members of the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance and graduates of the Victorian College of the Arts publish portfolios that swing across two registers as a baseline: the commercial face that reads warm, and the character face that holds an edge. Coverage from InDaily on Australian casting cycles continues to highlight that the year's Showcast refresh window is shrinking, and a recycled portfolio from two seasons ago no longer survives the tape-day filter. The Australian agent network treats register breadth as table stakes.

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03How to direct the wizard across multiple reads

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04What a tape-day evening becomes possible

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The trade-off, in dollars

Starter
US$5
3 HD photos · One shoot
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Everything
US$10
All photos from one shoot · One shoot
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  • Full resolution export
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