You want to look your best in professional headshots for your company website or LinkedIn profile.
(A bathroom selfie is not recommended.)
But serious photographic portraits can cost hundreds of dollars, not to mention the time and effort.
But maybe you’ve got the option to skip all that hassle with artificial intelligence.
AI can turn run-of-the-mill selfies into as many professional looking pictures as youll ever need in about 15 minutes.
But are artificial intelligence photos good enough for professional use?
I put it to the test.
Sign up: The companies I checked out all required a credit card payment.
The one I used cost $17 for the cheapest option.
Wait for your results.
Or, you could do it yourself: If youre more technically minded, thisTwitter postlays out a step-by-step.
AI tries to make all your poses look better.
Theres still any number of angles you might include within those parameters.
A blank wall will likely become a different colored blank wall.
Keep your hands out of the shot: AI will make your hands into grotesque deformities.
It will be fun.
How do AI-generated headshots compare to professional photographs?
I choseTry it on AIbecause its inexpensive, easy-to-use, and no-frills.
I chose the cheapest package, too$17 for 100 AI-generated images.
The end result: 100 AI-generated headshots for less than $20.
Ill let you decide if theyre any good.
Below is one of Kirsanovs real headshots, fromXander Photography.
And here are some of the AI images that Kirsanov thought would be most useful professionally.
(Some examples of weird ones are in the image at the top of this article.)
Obviously the real headshot is a much better photograph than any of the AI images.
That said, the AI images are much better photographs than the selfies used to generate them.
The real test was putting the AI images in front of casting director Kirkland Moody though.
Moody says that about 5% of professional headshots he sees dont look like the actor.
Theyre too altered, as AI-enhanced photographs aim to present the subject in the most flattering way possible.
Can AI generated pictures be used for professional photographs?
So its worth it to give it a shot and see what you think.
