Fresh sets keep subscribers and buyers coming back, but every shoot costs something. Before you book the next one, it is worth adding up what a set really costs and where AI can take some of the load.
What goes into a traditional shoot
- The photographer, by the hour or the half day.
- The location: a hotel room, a studio hire or an Airbnb booked for the afternoon.
- Outfits and props, often bought for one set and never worn again.
- Hair and make-up, if you do not do your own.
- Travel for you, and sometimes the photographer.
- Your time: planning, travel, the shoot itself and hours of editing afterwards.
Even a modest shoot can run to a few hundred pounds before you count the day you spent on it, and it produces one location and a handful of looks.
What an AI set costs
With KinkAI you build your character once from 10 to 20 photos of your face. The first character is free, and training takes around ten minutes. After that, pictures are paid in Kredits: one Kredit for a clothed picture, two for topless or naked.
Kredits come in packs, from 100 for £15, which is 15p a Kredit, down to 7p a Kredit on the largest pack. On the smallest pack a clothed picture costs 15p and a topless or naked one 30p. A four-picture set therefore costs between 60p and £1.20, in any location and outfit you can describe.
Where AI wins
- Locations you could never book: villas, beaches, penthouses.
- Outfits you do not own.
- Seasonal and themed sets on short notice.
- Filling the gaps between real shoots so your feed never goes quiet.
Where a real shoot still wins
Video, candid behind-the-scenes moments and anything your fans specifically want to be real. Many creators get the best of both: a real shoot every so often, with AI sets keeping things fresh in between.
The sensible approach
Treat AI as a way to multiply the value of your own likeness rather than a replacement for being you. Build a good character, keep your real shoots for what only a real shoot can do, and let the rest of your calendar fill itself.