--- title: "AI Headshot Generator: Selfie to Pro Headshot | Made" description: "Turn a casual selfie into a professional headshot with AI. Made cleans up the background, lighting, and attire and returns a PNG ready for work profiles." url: https://www.made.app/tools/ai-headshot-generator --- [Tools](https://www.made.app/tools) / [Faces & identity](https://www.made.app/tools?category=faces) / AI Headshot Generator # AI Headshot Generator Upload a casual photo of yourself and describe the headshot you need. Made replaces the background, cleans up the lighting, and can tidy your attire, returning a professional-looking PNG. ## How to use AI Headshot Generator 1. **Upload a clear photo of yourself** A well-lit, front-facing photo with your face unobstructed gives the model the most to work with. 2. **Describe the headshot** Name the background, lighting, and attire: “blurred office, soft studio light, dark blazer.” Add “keep my face exactly the same.” 3. **Let Made restyle the photo** The edit model replaces the background, adjusts the lighting, and applies the attire changes you asked for. 4. **Check your likeness** Compare the result against the original — especially eyes, smile, and hairline — and re-run with a refined instruction if anything drifted. ## AI Headshot Generator examples Real results from Made. Use a prompt to load it into the studio above, then add your own photo. ![Professional headshot with a blurred office background suitable for a work profile](https://www.made.app/images/use-cases/ai-headshot-generator/linkedin-ready.jpg) ### Work profiles “Turn this selfie into a professional headshot with a blurred office background.” ![Clean corporate headshot prepared for a job application](https://www.made.app/images/use-cases/ai-headshot-generator/job-application.jpg) ### Job applications “Make this a clean corporate headshot for a job application.” ![Consistent headshot styled to match a company team directory](https://www.made.app/images/use-cases/ai-headshot-generator/team-directory.jpg) ### Team directories “Style this photo to match our team directory: gray background, even lighting.” ![Polished personal-brand headshot with warm, professional lighting](https://www.made.app/images/use-cases/ai-headshot-generator/personal-branding.jpg) ### Personal branding “Create a polished personal-brand headshot with warm professional lighting.” ![Headshot with the original messy background replaced by a neutral studio backdrop](https://www.made.app/images/features/ai-headshot-generator/background-replacement.jpg) ### Background replacement “Replace the background with a neutral studio backdrop.” ![Headshot relit with soft, even studio lighting](https://www.made.app/images/features/ai-headshot-generator/perfect-lighting.jpg) ### Studio lighting “Fix the lighting so it looks like a professional studio shoot.” ## What people use it for - **Job hunting** Turn the best casual photo you have into a headshot that fits applications and professional profiles without booking a shoot. - **Company team pages** Bring everyone’s mixed photos to a consistent look — same backdrop, similar lighting — by giving each one the same instruction. - **Personal branding** Create a polished portrait for a portfolio, newsletter, or speaker bio from a phone selfie. - **Attire cleanup** Swap a t-shirt for a blazer or tidy a wrinkled collar while keeping your face unchanged. ## Turn a selfie into a professional headshot ### What it does **Input** JPEG, PNG, or WebP photo of yourself plus a description of the headshot you want **Output** PNG headshot with the requested background, lighting, and attire changes **How it works** Made sends your photo and the headshot instruction to the Nano Banana 2 edit model on fal.ai and returns a PNG. When that provider is not configured, the edit falls back to Google’s Nano Banana on Replicate. **Access** Set up the request on this page. You sign in to run it, and each run is priced in credits before you start. ### Formats and limits **Input formats** JPEG, PNG, WebP **Output format** PNG on the primary provider **Images per request** One photo, with one written instruction **Processing size** Inputs larger than 1,536 pixels on a side are downscaled before editing **Likeness review** Generative edits can shift facial detail — compare against the original before using the headshot professionally Checked against the running tool on 2026-09-03. ## Questions about AI Headshot Generator **How does the AI headshot generator work?** You upload one photo of yourself and describe the headshot you want — background, lighting, attire. Made sends the photo and instruction to an AI edit model that restyles the image and returns a PNG. It edits your actual photo rather than generating a synthetic person. **Will the headshot still look like me?** It starts from your real photo, so the likeness is usually close, but these are generative edits and fine facial detail can shift. Adding “keep my face exactly the same” to the instruction helps, and you should always compare the result against the original before using it. **Can it change what I’m wearing?** Yes. Ask for specific attire — “a dark blazer over a white shirt” — and the model redraws your clothing to match while keeping the rest of the photo. Review collar lines and shoulders, where generated clothing is most likely to look off. **What photo should I start from?** A sharp, front-facing photo with even light on your face and nothing blocking it. The background doesn’t matter since it gets replaced, but a blurry or heavily shadowed face gives the model less to preserve. Inputs over 1,536 pixels on a side are downscaled before editing. **How is this different from Profile Picture Maker?** This page is tuned for professional headshots — work profiles, applications, team pages — with suggestions around backgrounds, lighting, and business attire. Profile Picture Maker covers casual and creative profile images, including stylized avatars. Both run the same underlying instruction-driven edit. **Can I make headshots for my whole team?** Each request processes one photo, but you can repeat the same instruction for every team member to get a consistent style — for example, “gray studio background, soft even lighting, dark blazer” for each photo. **What file do I get?** A PNG on the primary path. If your profile platform needs specific dimensions, run the result through Image Resizer afterwards. 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