AI Shots

AI Shots is an AI headshot service that creates professional-style portraits from photos you already have. Instead of booking a photographer and a studio, you upload a set of your own pictures, and the service trains an AI model on your facial features to generate new portraits in a range of settings and outfits. The results are intended for CVs, LinkedIn and other social media profiles.

How it works

You upload eight clear and sharp photos of yourself. The site recommends variety in location, lighting, background and angle, because this helps the AI learn your appearance more accurately. The service then generates a set of portraits, which it says are ready in about 60 minutes.

Styles

Generated photos cover various locations and types of clothing, including studio, office, cafe, formal, party, outdoor, golden hour, smart casual, street and home settings. This lets you choose images suited to different uses, from a formal business profile to a more relaxed social media picture.

Pricing

The listed price is $9, which includes more than 100 photos in 4K resolution, delivered in about 60 minutes across 10 shooting locations. This is a one-off payment rather than a subscription, based on the information on the homepage.

Who it suits

AI Shots suits job seekers, professionals updating their LinkedIn profile, freelancers and small business owners who need a decent portrait quickly and cheaply.

Things to consider

AI portraits do not always look exactly like you. Expect to discard some images with odd details in hands, clothing or facial features, and choose ones that are a true likeness, since a profile photo that looks very different from you can create a poor first impression. Some employers and platforms have views on AI-generated images, so consider whether to disclose it. Read the privacy policy to understand how long your uploaded photos and trained model are kept, and whether you can request deletion. Only upload photos of yourself.

Better input photos lead to better results, so use recent pictures with good lighting and no heavy filters, sunglasses or hats.

If the first set is disappointing, check the guidance on input photos and consider whether a different selection would help, since the service relies entirely on what you upload.