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paid photographer $10k and got obviously AI edited photos, reasonable to be mad?
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After hiring a photographer for a company offsite at a substantial cost of $10,000, you may understandably feel frustrated upon receiving images that appear overly edited, raising questions about authenticity. The rapid turnaround time initially impressed you, but closer inspection revealed uncanny features and excessive smoothing that distort the subjects' true likenesses. With the photographer denying any use of AI and attributing the results to a "quick editing pipeline," it's reasonable to seek clarity on ethical practices. Should you pursue a refund or re-edit?
just did a company offsite (~40+ people) and hired a photographer for about $10k.
got the photos back and at first was pretty excited - turnaround time was crazy fast (<2 days) and photos looked good on the surface.
But looking into them more, some weird tells - faces are weirdly smoothed / slightly uncanny, eyes glistening just a bit too much, everything is super overpolished. I showed my headshot to one friend and he said "this isn't...you".
worst of all, the guy denies using AI at all, just said he has a quick editing pipeline.
is this a reasonable thing to be pretty annoyed about? is there anything i can / should do in the situation or should just accept it. would love to hear from actual photographers if this was unethical and if it's reasonable to ask for a refund / re-editing or should just let it go
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