Best AI Tools for Headshots
Did you know that these days, everyone can have a professional-looking headshot thanks to AI?
There is no need to hire a professional photographer when there are affordable online solutions that will take your selfies and create professional headshots for you to use on LinkedIn, in your CV, or wherever else you need them.
In order to use these AI tools, you first have to provide them with your selfies so they can train their models. After that, they will generate multiple professional headshots in different styles and poses – and it’s up to you to select those you want to keep.
There are quite a few such AI services out there, and out of the bunch – we have selected the following five:
HeadshotPro by Postcrafts PTE LTD
👍 Pros
👎 Cons
- Fast turnaround time for a ton of photos
- Select between multiple styles and backdrops
- Generated headshots look professional
- There is no free plan, not even a free trial
HeadshotPro lets everyone create professional corporate headshots. You don’t need an expensive photographer or fancy gear — your smartphone’s camera can do the trick with the help of HeadshotPro’s AI tech.
To get started, upload the photos you want, pick a style, and you’re good to go. You can generate photos for a single person or the entire team, with prices starting at $29 per person.
There is also the option to pick from a wide variety of backdrops and clothing. Yes, this means you can be in your shirt and get a headshot in a suit and a tie. Powerful stuff, especially for those of us who don’t like wearing ties.
All being said, we aren’t surprised that HeadshotPro has already been used by more than 20,000 customers who have collectively generated over 3 million headshots (numbers from September 2023). We’re not the only ones having a beef with ties, apparently.
In addition, the service has been featured in quite a few media outlets, including CNN, Vice, Bloomberg, Fashionista, and New York Post, among others. You may want to find out what makes it cool, too.
ProPhotos
👍 Pros
👎 Cons
- Super easy to use and cost-effective
- High-quality and photorealistic results
- Professional and polished look
- You have to pay to use ProPhotos (there is no free version)
ProPhotos can produce professional headshots at an affordable price — allowing you to revamp your LinkedIn, boost your resume, or upgrade the team page on your company’s website.
The tool will quickly generate high-quality, photorealistic headshots that “capture your unique personality and style” — while delivering a professional and polished look that “sets you apart from the competition.” Except if that competition doesn’t use ProPhotos as well, that is.
As that’s the case with other similar tools, this one won’t generate a single headshot, but a bunch of them — and it is up to you to select those you like best. And from what we’ve seen, we’re sure you will be able to find at least some that you like.
Lastly, we should also mention what happens with your photos after you upload them. First, they are used to train the algorithm so it can do its magic.
Once generated, your photos remain on ProPhotos’ servers for 30 days — after which they are automatically deleted. Or you can delete your data and account at any time by selecting “delete account.”
As of November 2023, over 2.5 million headshots have been created by more than 30,000 ProPhotos customers.
Aragon AI
👍 Pros
👎 Cons
- Get professional headshots in 90 minutes
- You get to download multiple photos, if you want
- It's more affordable than many of its competitors
- Free plan is not available
Aragon is an AI-enabled service that lets you turn your selfies into professional headshots.
The tool is easy to use – upload your photos or connect social media accounts to import them and let AI do the rest. Then, you will receive a number of images with different backgrounds, poses, and styles — and it’s up to you to select ones that work for you.
Typically, Aragon generates these images in 90 minutes, but sometimes — due to high server volume — it could take longer. Nevertheless, you will get professional headshots you can use across your social media networks as well as for other purposes, like on the team page of your website or in your CV.
The best part is that Aragon has a money-back guarantee and will issue a refund in the unlikely case that you’re not 100% satisfied. Cause from what we’ve seen – this is one great service.
As of November 2023, Aragon has more than 235,000 users — which should tell you something.
Real Fake
👍 Pros
👎 Cons
- Professional results with little effort
- It's more affordable than similar services
- Mobile app is available
- But only for iPhone
Real Fake uses AI to generate fake headshots of its users and that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
Instead of doing it manually, this tool will do it all for you — generating photos that are “indistinguishable from reality.”
In order to get started, you should upload 10-20 selfies to Real Fake, press the button, and let AI do its magic. Within a few hours, you’ll get fancy, brand-new headshots, which you can then use on LinkedIn, your CV, your business cards, and wherever else you want.
What’s really cool is the fact that Real Fake offers a 100% user satisfaction guarantee. This means that if for any reason you are not satisfied with the quality of the photos, they will generate new photos for you at no extra cost.
As of November 2023, Real Fake generated more than 3.5 million professional headshots.
Try it on
👍 Pros
👎 Cons
- More affordable than a professional photographer
- You can customize headshots for yourself
- Human editing as an option is cool
- Not all results are great (and you may need to hire a human editor)
Try it on is an online tool that can generate “professional studio quality AI Headshots” for your LinkedIn, resume, portfolios, and more.
The tool lets you quickly get your headshot through the Express AI option, or you may want to create a custom portrait with the provided Creative Studio.
In order to get the best results, Try it on suggests uploading 10-30 selfies so that its system can learn everything it can about your face. This will feed the algorithm to do its magic and produce the mentioned AI headshots.
Then, once the system generates the photos, you can download the ones you like — or pay a human editor to perfect them for you. Try it on offers this service for $10, with two human edits being included with its Premium Package.
In most cases, however, you can perfectly “get away” with photos that were generated by AI. Or so we think.
Why should you use AI for headshots?
The main reason is obvious – it’s cost-effective. These tools are faster and cost less than professional photographers. Here are all the reasons why we think you should use AI to generate your headshot:
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Fast turnaround time
Typically, these AI tools will generate headshots in two hours while producing a few dozen different photos for you to choose from. It is up to you to download the ones you actually plan to use — or get all of them if you fancy so.
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Backdrops & clothing
All those different photos tend to come with different backdrops and clothing, allowing you to have one photo for LinkedIn and another one for the team page of your company’s website. And you can also get a different one for Facebook and Twitter. For instance, you may want a headshot in a gray suit for LinkedIn and the one with a light sports coat for other social networks. You can have both.
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Makes everyone a pro
AI tools for headshots make professionals from newbies, with AI doing the heavy lifting in the background. And also like a pro, they produce a few dozen (if not hundreds) headshots that are indistinguishable from real photos.
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You own the end result
Typically, these tools grant you a full commercial license and ownership over your headshots. They don’t use them for any other purpose than training their AI model to generate your headshots.
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Privacy protection included
Finally, in order to “do their thing,” AI tools for headshots have to train their algorithms on your face. Once they produce photos for you, all of them will delete the photos you’ve uploaded within some period (7-30 days). Also, there is the option to remove these files faster by asking for that.
You may have noticed how more and more people suddenly have fancy headshots on LinkedIn and other social networks. Now you know how they manage to pull that off. And you can join them as well – it’s cheap and easy, after all.