About 25 graded photos
Every photo passed the grading checklist before it reached you. No 50 to 60 percent reject rate to sort through. Hand-picked the way a real photographer ends a session.
AI headshot generator
The AI headshot generator built around 20 years of studio direction.
Generate AI headshots that earn the meeting, the match, or the referral. Upload 10 selfies. Every output is graded against a working photographer's checklist before delivery. Hand-picked set in under 90 minutes.
Built by Joshua Albanese · 20+ years behind the lens · 15,000+ studio sessions
- ★ 4.8 stars on Trustpilot
- 15,000+ studio sessions of experience
- Delivered in under 90 minutes
- Plain-language redo policy
The difference
Most AI headshot generators ship every photo. Aurawave grades and kills the bad ones first.
A free AI headshot generator on Canva or in a ChatGPT plugin makes a face that vaguely resembles you. The output is plastic skin, dead eyes, and identity drift. The reject rate is about 90 percent. You sort through 100 to find 5 you can use.
Aurawave is built around the workflow a working photographer runs. Every output gets scored against a checklist. Catchlight in the eye. Fill ratio on the shadow side. Identity match against your real face. Outputs that fail get killed and regenerated until the set is clean. The buyer receives about 25 hand-picked photos that all passed.
That gap is what 15 years behind the camera does to a generator. The category was built by AI researchers. Aurawave was built by a photographer who reads faces under studio light for a living.
How it works
Get your headshots in minutes, not days
Three steps. Phone-friendly upload. Hand-picked delivery. No studio appointment, no wardrobe prep, no half-day blocked off.
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1 Upload
Upload 10 selfies
Phone photos are fine. Mix up the angles, expressions, and outfits. Take them in the last year so the AI grades you, not a younger you.
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2 Generate & grade
The AI builds and grades your photos
Every shot is scored against a working photographer's checklist. Lighting, eyes, sharpness, identity match. The bad ones get tossed before you ever see them.
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3 Delivery
Hand-picked set in under 90 minutes
Every photo passed before it reached you. Most orders finish in less than an hour. Download, share, set as your LinkedIn profile photo, done.
Get my headshots
If it doesn't look like you, we redo it. No questions, no fine print.
What the generator delivers
A graded set, not a 100-photo dump
Multiple looks and backgrounds
Suits, blazers, button-downs, sweaters. Soft gray, soft blue, light office blur. One session, multiple looks, every place your face shows up gets the right photo.
Full commercial use
You own every photo. LinkedIn, your firm bio, your company website, your Avvo or Healthgrades profile, your press kit. No royalties, no extra license tier.
What a polished headshot is worth
Your photo walks in before you do
First impressions form in 100 milliseconds. The data on what a sharper headshot does for perceived competence, influence, and reach has been measured for years.
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0%
More competent
in viewer perception versus a casual photo
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0%
More influential
in viewer perception versus a casual photo
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0x
More profile views
on LinkedIn with a professional headshot
Sources: Princeton's first-impressions research (Willis & Todorov, 2006) is the academic anchor. The 76% and 62% figures come from a 2019 industry study by HeadShots Inc (n=243). The 21x is from LinkedIn Talent Solutions data. Background: Wikipedia on the headshot.
Built for your use case
Headshots that walk in before you do
Pick the use case. Aurawave's grading rubric tunes for the visual cues that matter for that audience: confident eye line for executives, warm expression for healthcare, sharp wardrobe for lawyers.
LinkedIn headshots
Your photo walks in before you do.
See samples
Lawyer headshots
Earn the call before the consultation.
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Doctor headshots
Earn the appointment before the visit.
See samples
Nurse headshots
First patient impression, dialed in.
See samples
Real estate headshots
Earn the listing before the open house.
See samples
Executive headshots
C-suite portraits that ship in the deck.
See samples
Actor headshots
Earn the audition before the read.
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Dating headshots
Earn the right swipe.
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What customers say
Real reviews from real customers
4.8 / 5
across 7,800+ Trustpilot reviews
"The AI-generated results are unnervingly accurate, like someone extracted the professional version of me that exists."
JB
Jeremy B.
Trustpilot · LinkedIn refresh
"I needed headshots for a last-minute conference, and Aurawave delivered in record time. The speed doesn't compromise quality."
FM
Frank M.
Trustpilot · Conference deadline
"Aurawave gave me a professional look I couldn't achieve with selfies or amateur photography."
LH
Lance H.
Trustpilot · Business owner
"I appreciate how Aurawave's AI handles diversity. The headshots look great for people of all ethnicities and ages."
GB
George B.
Trustpilot · Healthcare exec
If it doesn't look like you, we redo it
That's the whole policy. No fine print. No clause that voids the redo if you download a photo to inspect it.
Same business day turnaround
One sentence, no clauses
Keep what you like
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about AI headshot generators
What is an AI headshot generator?
A tool that takes 10 selfies of you, fine-tunes a model on your face, and produces new portraits in studio lighting and a clean background. The good ones grade the output. The bad ones ship every photo, mistakes and all.
Is there a free AI headshot generator that works?
There are free generators on Canva, in ChatGPT plugins, and on a handful of indie sites. They will produce a photo. The outputs typically fail on identity match (different hair color, wrong age) and skin texture (plastic, smoothed). For a one-off social photo they may be acceptable. For a LinkedIn refresh that has to read as professional, paid generators with grading are the right tool.
How does Aurawave's generator differ from Canva or ChatGPT?
Canva and ChatGPT use general-purpose image models with no headshot grading layer. Aurawave runs a working photographer's checklist on every output and kills the failures before delivery. The hand-picked set is what you get, not the contact sheet. Read our full comparison vs ChatGPT for the breakdown.
How fast is generation?
Under 90 minutes from upload to delivery. Most orders finish in less than an hour. The generator runs once on upload, the grading layer runs on every candidate output, and failures regenerate until the set is clean.
Will it actually look like me?
Yes. Identity match is the first item on the grading checklist. Outputs where the face has drifted (hair color, skin tone, age, jaw line) get killed before delivery. The set you receive should pass the test where a coworker spots you on a bad-hair-day morning.
What kinds of selfies should I upload?
Recent phone selfies in natural daylight or office light. Face large in the frame, expression close to what you want in the result, no hats, no sunglasses, no heavy filters. Read the full selfie guide for what works and what does not.
Do I own the generated photos?
Yes. Full commercial use. LinkedIn, your firm bio, your company website, your Avvo or Healthgrades profile, your press kit, business cards, conference badges, dating profiles, anywhere you need a professional photo of yourself.
What if the photos do not look like me?
We redo the whole set at no charge. Reply within 14 days, we regenerate within 48 hours. No fine print.
Generate headshots that look like you on your best day
Upload 10 selfies. Get a hand-picked set in under 90 minutes. Every photo graded.