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AI Headshot Generator
Upload a casual selfie and get a professional headshot — corporate, LinkedIn, creative or classic black and white. Your face stays yours; the outfit, backdrop and light change.
- Keeps your face
- Corporate to creative
- Free credits
- No watermark
Updated by the Kenerate AI team
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Quick answer
What is an AI headshot generator?
An AI headshot generator turns a casual selfie into a professional headshot — corporate, LinkedIn, creative studio or black-and-white — by changing the outfit, backdrop and light while keeping your face. Kenerate AI uses Seedream 5.0 Pro, which kept face and expression the same in our tests. It suits job seekers, consultants, actors and teams who need a profile photo.
Key facts
- Input
- One selfie
- Styles
- Corporate · LinkedIn · creative · B&W
- Best model
- Seedream 5.0 Pro
- Free plan
- Flux 2 Dev
- Free start
- Starter credits
- Watermark
- None
Gallery
AI headshots from two casual selfies
Real Seedream 5.0 Pro edits of two fictional people's phone selfies. Open any one to copy the prompt.
Same prompt
From selfie to headshot
A messy-kitchen selfie and three headshot styles from one-sentence prompts. Same face each time.
PromptTurn this into a professional corporate headshot: navy suit jacket and white shirt, neutral grey studio backdrop, soft key light, head and shoulders, sharp focus. Keep the same face, identity and expression.
Your selfieInput
CorporateSeedream 5.0 Pro · 2K
LinkedIn outdoorSeedream 5.0 Pro · 2K
Creative studioSeedream 5.0 Pro · 2K
How to
How to use the AI headshot generator
- Time needed
- Steps
- 4 steps
Step 1
Upload a selfie
In /app/image, add a clear photo of your face. Sign in free for starter credits.
Step 2
Pick Seedream 5.0 Pro
It kept faces identical in our tests. Flux 2 Dev is the free-plan option.
Step 3
Describe the headshot
“Professional corporate headshot, navy suit, grey backdrop. Keep my face the same.”
Step 4
Download
No watermark — ready for LinkedIn, your CV or a team page.
See it in the app
Open Image Studio and type what you want to see — subject, style, lighting and mood.
Watch the tour · 1:23
Prompts, styles, references, edit, Arena & chat
Chapters
Tips
Get a headshot that looks like you
What worked in our tests.
Use a clear selfie facing the camera, eyes visible, no sunglasses.
Good light helps: face a window rather than a lamp.
Always add “keep the same face, identity and expression”.
Name the outfit, backdrop and light: navy suit, grey backdrop, soft key light.
Make three or four styles and pick the most natural.
Use only your own photo, or one you have permission to use.
How to make an AI LinkedIn photo that still looks like you
LinkedIn's own photo rules, what people see when they find you, and five steps from selfie to profile photo. Your own photo only.
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What LinkedIn's Help Center says about profile photos
LinkedIn's rules are short: a few technical limits [1], and a photo that shows your likeness [2]. Its Professional Community Policies also ban using an image of someone else, or any image that isn't your likeness, as your profile photo [3]. An AI headshot made from your own selfie can meet all of them.
| LinkedIn rule | What LinkedIn says | How to meet it on Kenerate |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel size | Between 400 × 400 and 7680 × 4320 pixels [1] | Seedream 5.0 Pro at 2K with the 1:1 aspect ratio gives a square photo inside those limits |
| File size | 8 MB at most [1] | If a PNG comes out too big, download the JPEG instead |
| File type | PNG or JPG; GIFs aren't supported [1] | Seedream 5.0 Pro saves PNG or JPEG |
| Who it shows | Your likeness. An illustration or artistic rendering of yourself is fine; stock images, celebrities and fictional characters may be removed [2] | Edit your own selfie and keep your face, identity and expression |
| Who can see it | You choose: 1st-degree connections only, your network, all LinkedIn members or anyone [4] | Pick all LinkedIn members or anyone if you want recruiters outside your network to see it |
What recruiters and new contacts see
Your photo sits next to your name almost everywhere on LinkedIn. LinkedIn says it helps people see who you are when you send an invitation to connect [5], and its profile tips say members with a profile photo get up to 2× more profile views [6]. Whether a recruiter outside your network sees it depends on your visibility setting [4].
The photo also sets an expectation. The person on the video call or at the interview should be the person in the picture, so a headshot that makes you look years younger, slimmer or like someone else works against you. Aim for you on a good day: same face, same age, better shirt, better light.
Five steps to an AI LinkedIn photo
- Take a fresh selfie facing a window, eyes visible, no sunglasses — recent, so it looks like you today.
- Open the generator and pick Seedream 5.0 Pro, then set the aspect ratio to 1:1 and the resolution to 2K. (On the free plan, use Flux 2 Dev.)
- Prompt for a LinkedIn look: “Friendly LinkedIn headshot, light blue shirt, softly blurred office background, natural light, head and shoulders. Keep the same face, identity and expression.”
- Make three or four versions and pick the one a friend recognises as you at once — not the most flattering one.
- Download PNG or JPEG and upload it on LinkedIn. Crop with your face centred and some space around your head, then check who can see it.
Your own photo only
Make a LinkedIn photo of yourself, from your own selfie. LinkedIn doesn't allow a profile for anyone other than yourself or a photo that isn't your likeness [3], and in 2022 it said it had built a deep-learning model to catch fake profiles that use AI-generated faces [7]. Keep it honest: no new face, no different age, no different person. Making photos for a team page? Ask each person for their own selfie and their permission.
Models
Best models for AI headshots
What each model is good at. Open any one straight in the generator.
ByteDance
Seedream 5.0 Pro
- Reference images
- Up to 10
- Output
- 2K
Open Seedream 5.0 ProBest for
Keeps faces best in our tests
Google
Nano Banana 2
- Reference images
- Up to 14
- Output
- 1K (square today)
Open Nano Banana 2Best for
Good edits; square for now
- Free plan
Example uses
How creators use AI headshot generator
Illustrative examples of typical workflows, not customer reviews.
Job seeker
A job seeker turns a phone selfie into a clean corporate headshot for a resume and profile.
Consultant
A consultant makes a matching set of office-style headshots for a firm's team page.
Actor
An actor tries a classic black and white headshot style before booking a studio session.
FAQ
AI Headshot Generator questions
10 questions
How does an AI headshot generator work?
You upload a selfie and describe the headshot you want — “corporate headshot, navy suit, grey backdrop, keep my face the same”. The model keeps your face and changes the outfit, background and lighting. Seedream 5.0 Pro did this best in our tests; use a clear, front-facing selfie with your eyes visible and good window light.
Link to this answerIs the AI headshot generator free?
Yes, to start. A new Kenerate account gets free starter credits on sign-up, which work on free-plan models such as Flux 2 Dev. Seedream 5.0 Pro, which kept faces best in our tests, needs a one-time credit pack rather than a subscription, and credits you buy never expire. Headshots download with no watermark.
Link to this answerWhat is the best AI headshot generator?
Seedream 5.0 Pro gave the best headshots in our tests: it kept the face, identity and expression the same while changing the suit, backdrop and light. It needs a one-time credit pack. On the free plan, Flux 2 Dev also turns a selfie into a headshot. Whichever you use, make a few styles and keep the one that still looks most like you.
Link to this answerDoes it add a watermark?
No. Headshots download without a watermark on every plan, including the free starter credits, so the file is ready for LinkedIn, your CV or a team page straight away. Generate at 2K with Seedream 5.0 Pro for a sharp result, and make three or four styles so you can pick the most natural one.
Link to this answerHow many photos do I need?
One. A single clear selfie is enough for a headshot — face the camera, keep your eyes visible, skip sunglasses and stand facing a window rather than a lamp. For a consistent set, reuse the same selfie with different styles, such as corporate grey, outdoor LinkedIn and black and white, so the set stays consistent.
Link to this answerCan I make headshots of other people?
Only with their permission. A headshot edit changes someone's outfit and backdrop but keeps their face, so use a photo they gave you and share the result only with their consent. For a team page, ask each person for their own selfie and reuse the same style prompt. Prompts involving minors are always blocked.
Link to this answerAre AI headshots OK for LinkedIn?
Yes, if the photo is still you. LinkedIn's policies say your profile photo must be your likeness — its guidelines even allow an illustration or artistic rendering of yourself — and ban images of someone else. So edit your own selfie, keep your face, identity and expression, and pick the version people recognise straight away. Outdoor or office backgrounds feel friendly; corporate grey suits finance, law and consulting.
Link to this answerIs there an AI LinkedIn photo generator?
Yes — this page works as one. Upload your own selfie, pick Seedream 5.0 Pro, set the aspect ratio to 1:1 and ask for a LinkedIn headshot that keeps your face the same. You get a PNG or JPEG with no watermark, ready to upload to LinkedIn. On the free plan, Flux 2 Dev can make one too.
Link to this answerWhat size should a LinkedIn profile photo be?
LinkedIn's Help Center says the photo must be between 400 × 400 and 7680 × 4320 pixels, at most 8 MB, and a PNG or JPG — GIFs aren't supported. A square 1:1 headshot at 2K from Seedream 5.0 Pro is inside those limits. Keep your face centred with some space around your head so it still looks right after you crop it on LinkedIn.
Link to this answerWill LinkedIn remove an AI-generated profile photo?
LinkedIn may remove photos that aren't your likeness, such as stock images, celebrities or fictional characters, and in 2022 it said it had built a model to catch fake profiles that use AI-generated faces. We don't know exactly how that model treats edited photos, so don't rely on guesses: use your own selfie, keep your real face and age, and don't invent a new person.
Link to this answerIn depth
AI Headshot Generator, explained
What works, what to avoid, and how to pick a model.
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Why one-sentence edits work for headshots
Instruction-based editors change only what you describe. Asking for a suit, a backdrop and studio light — while keeping your face — gives a studio-style photo from an everyday selfie.
Picking a style
Corporate grey backdrops suit finance, law and consulting profiles; outdoor or office backgrounds feel friendlier for LinkedIn; black and white is classic for actors and creatives. For a stylised avatar — 3D, anime or neon — rather than a professional photo, use the AI profile picture generator instead.
A free AI headshot generator for LinkedIn
Kenerate is free to start: starter credits on sign-up cover free-plan Flux 2 Dev, enough to try a LinkedIn headshot from one selfie with no watermark. Seedream 5.0 Pro, which kept faces closest in our tests, uses a one-time credit pack.
By the Kenerate AI teamLast updated and reviewed
We build and run the Kenerate generator. Every example is a real output of the model named under it; models and presets were checked against the app's code.
Sources: LinkedIn Help — Photo won't upload to your profile (size, file and type limits) · LinkedIn Help — Profile photo guidelines and conditions · LinkedIn — Professional Community Policies · LinkedIn Help — Settings for profile photo visibility · LinkedIn Help — Add, change, edit, or delete your LinkedIn profile photo · LinkedIn Help — Create a good LinkedIn profile · LinkedIn Blog — New profile features help detect and remove fake accounts (25 Oct 2022)
