AI portrait generator: one photo in, a professional portrait out

Optional: “Come in closer, head and shoulders” or “Keep the dog” or leave this blank

Same person. Same haircut. A real portrait.

A friend’s phone snapshot in the salon chair, just after a haircut, and the portrait made from it. The loose framing and the flat salon light are gone, the camera sits at a normal portrait distance in soft window light, and the fresh layers, the olive tank top and the salon behind her are all hers. Nothing was invented.

Casual phone snapshot of a young woman with a fresh shoulder-length layered haircut in an olive ribbed tank top, seated in a salon chair with a stylist’s hands at the ends of her hair, under flat mixed salon light
Uploaded photo
4:5 head-and-shoulders portrait of the same young woman with the same layered haircut and olive tank top, in soft window light with a gentle smile, the salon softly out of focus behind her
Portrait with GPT Image 2

DirectionA calm head-and-shoulders portrait in soft window light, looking at the camera with a gentle smile, the salon softly out of focus behind her.

What you get

  • One 4:5 portrait from one photo: a selfie, a couple photo, a family or team photo, or a full-length snapshot
  • The same faces, ages, skin, hair, glasses, and clothes; the same number of people, standing where they stood
  • A portrait photographer’s distance, lens, composition, pose, and light, in the same kind of place
  • No beauty filter, no invented suit, no studio backdrop; real skin at 100%

Four portraits from four ordinary photos

Each pair shows the upload and the portrait made from it. The direction under each pair is exactly what was typed; blank means the default.

  • Arm’s-length front-camera selfie of a woman with curly dark hair and hoop earrings in a rust ribbed jumper at a home desk, a laptop, notebook and pothos plant behind her, window light and a desk lamp
    Uploaded photo
    4:5 portrait of the same woman with curly dark hair in the same rust knit jumper at the same desk, the window light on her face, the plant and laptop softly behind, real skin texture
    Portrait
    Portrait from a work-from-home selfie

    Same jumper, same desk, no selfie arm

    Default portrait, nothing typed

  • Flat grey-day phone photo of a couple in a yellow raincoat and a grey fleece holding a wet dog on a lead in a muddy trailhead car park, a parked car and bare trees behind
    Uploaded photo
    Portrait of the same couple in the yellow raincoat and grey fleece with the same dog on its lead, standing in the same car park, both smiling at the camera
    Portrait
    Couple portrait from a phone snap

    Both of them, and the dog

    Default portrait, nothing typed

  • Landscape holiday snapshot of a family of four squinting in bright midday sun on a hotel balcony, a linen shirt, a floral dress, a red T-shirt and a striped top, the sea behind
    Uploaded photo
    Portrait of the same family of four on the same hotel balcony in the same holiday clothes, all four smiling at the camera, the sea and marina behind
    Portrait
    Family portrait from a holiday photo

    Four people in, four people out

    Default portrait, nothing typed

  • Phone photo taken from across the street of a woman in a red wool coat and white sneakers standing small outside a cafe with a dark awning, a passer-by cut off at the edge
    Uploaded photo
    Head-and-shoulders portrait of the same woman in the same red wool coat and scarf with sunglasses pushed up in her blonde hair, the cafe awning softly behind her
    Portrait
    Full-length photo to a portrait

    Closer, on request

    DirectionCome in closer: a head-and-shoulders portrait, still outside the cafe.

How to turn a photo into a professional portrait

Three steps, one photo, about a minute. No photographer, no second session, nothing to install.

  1. Upload one photo

    A selfie, a couple photo, a family or team photo, a full-length snapshot. Everyone who should be in the portrait has to be in the photo with their face visible, and it does not need to be 4:5.

    Add photo
    Optional: “Come in closer, head and shoulders” or “Keep the dog” or leave this blank
  2. Say what you want, or say nothing

    Leave the field blank for the default: everyone kept, the same clothes, the same kind of place, a portrait photographer’s framing and light. Or add one line: “Come in closer, head and shoulders”, “Keep the dog”, “Everyone from the chest up”.

    Come in closer: a head-and-shoulders portrait, still outside the cafe.
  3. Create, then download

    The portrait is ready in about a minute as a 4:5 frame, made with GPT Image 2 by default. Download it from your library; it fits LinkedIn, Instagram, a team page, a CV, and an 8 × 10 print.

    Phone photo taken from across the street of a woman in a red wool coat and white sneakers standing small outside a cafe with a dark awning, a passer-by cut off at the edge
    Uploaded photo
    Head-and-shoulders portrait of the same woman in the same red wool coat and scarf with sunglasses pushed up in her blonde hair, the cafe awning softly behind her
    Portrait

Made for the photos people actually have

Three more uploads, each with the result and a 100% crop of a face so you can check the skin yourself.

Team portrait from a group photo

Five colleagues in, five colleagues out

A flash snapshot from a leaving-do. Told to frame everyone from the chest up and leave the drinks out, the tool brings five colleagues in and five out, each with their own face, hair, and glasses, in the same clothes, in the same bar, with the flash shadows gone. Without that line the drinks would stay.

DirectionEveryone from the chest up, and leave the drinks out.

Flash snapshot of five coworkers crowded together holding drinks at a leaving-do in a dim bar, hard flash shadows on the wall and bottles on the shelves behind
Uploaded photo
Portrait of the same five colleagues from the chest up in the same work clothes in the same bar, in two rows so every face is large and sharp, the drinks and the flash shadows gone
Portrait
Close crop of the uploaded photo at 100%, before the new frame
Before, 100% crop
Close crop of the portrait at 100%, showing the same pores, lines, and skin tone as the upload
After, same face at 100%
Graduation portrait from a phone photo

The gown, the cap, the certificate

Dad’s photo in the midday sun. The gown, the cap, the certificate, and the campus lawn stay; the harsh light and the tilt do not. Her face is her face, squint included.

Default portrait, nothing typed

Phone photo of a young woman in a black graduation gown and mortarboard holding a rolled certificate on a campus lawn, squinting in harsh midday sun, other families behind
Uploaded photo
Portrait of the same graduate in the same black gown and mortarboard holding the same rolled certificate on the campus lawn, the other families softly out of focus behind
Portrait
Close crop of the uploaded photo at 100%, before the new frame
Before, 100% crop
Close crop of the portrait at 100%, showing the same pores, lines, and skin tone as the upload
After, same face at 100%
Portrait for people over sixty

Glasses, lines, and the park stay

A photo a grandchild took from above on a park bench. Told to keep the tea and the park, the tool keeps them, drops the camera to eye level, and leaves the glasses, the grey hair, and every line around the eyes exactly where they were.

DirectionCome down to my eye level for a closer portrait, with me in the centre, and keep the mug of tea, the bench and the park behind me.

Phone photo taken from slightly above of a woman in her sixties with short silver hair and thin metal glasses in a lilac cardigan holding a paper cup of tea on a park bench, dappled light, a tree-lined path and flower beds behind
Uploaded photo
Portrait of the same woman in her sixties in the same lilac cardigan and thin metal glasses holding the same cup of tea on the same park bench, the path and the trees behind, photographed at eye level
Portrait
Close crop of the uploaded photo at 100%, before the new frame
Before, 100% crop
Close crop of the portrait at 100%, showing the same pores, lines, and skin tone as the upload
After, same face at 100%

How to take a photo that works

The portrait is built only from what is in the photo, so the photo decides most of the result. Four habits that make the difference.

  • Face the light

    Soft window light or open shade on every face. Direct midday sun, a ceiling light straight above, or a bright window behind you hide the very features the tool has to keep.

  • Show every face

    Everyone who belongs in the portrait must be in the photo with their whole face visible and in focus. The tool keeps the head count; it will not add a missing relative or remove a friend at the edge unless you ask.

  • Step back from the selfie camera

    A front-camera selfie at arm’s length stretches the nose and rounds the face, and the tool keeps the face it is given. Use the rear camera on a timer, or hand the phone to someone.

  • Wear what you want to be seen in

    The result keeps every garment exactly and never extends you below the edge of the photo. Change the shirt before the photo, not after; for a full-length portrait, upload a photo that already shows you head to toe.

What it will not do

  • Put you in a suit or a studio

    Clothes and place come from your photo. A hoodie in a kitchen stays a hoodie in a kitchen; if you want a blazer or a plain backdrop, take the photo that way.

  • Smooth, slim, or de-age anyone

    Pores, lines, grey hair, and body shape stay. For temporary blemishes and shine, run the result through Professional retouch afterwards.

  • Add or drop a person

    The head count is the head count in the photo. It will not build a family portrait from separate photos, and it will not remove the friend standing beside you unless you ask.

Output settings

Everything is set in the composer before you create. Defaults are shown first.

InputOne photo with one or more clear faces; JPEG, PNG, WebP, or HEIC
Frame4:5 portrait by default, the ratio of an 8 × 10 print; 3:4, 1:1, 3:2, 16:9, and 9:16 under Settings
Resolution1K by default (832 × 1040 pixels at 4:5); 2K and 4K available on GPT Image models
DirectionOptional, one short line: how close, what to keep, where
OutputOne portrait per upload by default, downloadable from your library without a watermark
FitsLinkedIn, Instagram, a team page, a CV, a dating profile, and 8 × 10 prints; crop to a square for a round avatar

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Frequently asked questions

What does the AI portrait generator actually change?

Only the photography. It moves the camera to a normal portrait distance and lens, chooses a composition and a natural pose, keeps or improves the light that is really there, and drops the selfie arm, the wide-angle stretch, and the clutter. Your face, skin texture, hair, glasses, clothes, the people with you, and the kind of place you were in stay as they are.

Will it still look like me?

It is meant to. The contract protects facial structure, apparent age, skin tone, eye shape and colour, eyebrows, hairline, hair length and texture, facial hair, glasses and their frames, jewellery, head coverings, and body shape, and forbids beautifying, slimming, de-ageing, whitening, and smoothing. Every example on this page is a real result, with the face at 100% in the use cases so you can check.

Does it work with a couple photo, a family photo, or a group photo?

Yes, and that is the point. One photo of two people gives a couple portrait; one holiday snapshot of a family gives a family portrait; one flash photo from a leaving-do gives a team portrait. Everyone keeps their face, clothes, and place in the group, and the framing tightens so every face is large. It will not build a group from separate photos of separate people.

Will everyone in the photo still be in the portrait?

Yes. The contract counts the people in the photo and keeps exactly that number, with the same faces, the same clothes, and the same people standing beside each other. It will not merge two faces, duplicate anyone, or quietly drop the person at the edge. If someone should not be in the portrait, say so in the direction.

Does it change my clothes or my background?

No. Every garment and accessory is kept exactly, and the place stays the same kind of place, tidied and seen from a better position. A car park stays a car park; an office stays that office. If you want a different outfit or setting, take a different photo, or say so in the direction.

Do I need to upload several photos?

No. One photo is enough, because nothing is being trained or blended: the portrait is that photo taken again by a better photographer. Services that ask for eight to thirty selfies are training a model and then guessing; this reads one photo and keeps it. Several portraits from the same upload just take several runs.

Can I use the portrait on LinkedIn?

Yes. LinkedIn asks for a photo that looks like you, and this is your real photo taken again from a better position: the same face, glasses, clothes, and place. It is not an avatar, a cartoon, or a generated stranger. Crop the 4:5 frame to a square when you upload it.

What size is the portrait, and can I print it?

A 4:5 frame, 832 × 1040 pixels at the default 1K setting and larger at 2K. That is the ratio of an 8 × 10 print and an Instagram portrait post, and it crops cleanly to the 1:1 that LinkedIn stores. For a bigger print, choose 2K under Settings before you create.

What makes a good input photo?

Every face in focus, in soft light, and reasonably large in the frame. A selfie, a photo a friend took, or a group photo all work. Avoid sunglasses, hair across the eyes, a bright window behind you, motion blur, and beauty filters: the portrait keeps the face it is given, so a stretched selfie face stays stretched. For a full-length portrait, upload a photo that shows you head to toe.

Is it free?

Every generation costs credits. New accounts start with trial credits, so you can try it on a real photo before paying anything. Premium plans include more.

What happens to my photo after I upload it?

Your photo is stored with the result in your private library so you can compare, retry, or delete them. It is not used to train anything, and nothing on this page is public unless you publish it yourself.

Why not just hire a photographer?

A photographer is still the better choice for a session you can plan, and this page is not a substitute for one. But a professional headshot costs a few hundred dollars and a family session several hundred more, and most people already have the photo they need on their phone. This turns that photo into a portrait in about a minute for a few credits.

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