Do I need a professional photo to start from?

No. A phone selfie in daylight is enough, as long as your face is sharp and not shadowed. Face the window, hold the phone at eye level, and keep hair out of your eyes. The tool handles the clothing, the framing and the setting; you supply the face and the expression.

Which tool should I use if I already have a decent photo?

Skip Headshot Maker and go to Background Changer or Background Blur to replace a messy room with something quiet. Then run Photo Polish in portrait mode for lighting. If the picture is small or soft, Image Upscaler brings it up to a size that looks sharp on a desktop screen.

Will the headshot still look like me?

Your face, hair, skin tone and glasses carry over from the selfie; what changes is the clothing, the light and what's behind you. Results are new images rather than edits, so check the one you pick against a mirror. If something feels off, rerun with a different selfie or edit it with words.

A LinkedIn headshot you would actually click on

Recruiters, clients and old colleagues land on your profile before they ever reply to a message, and the picture does most of the first impression. Yours may be a cropped wedding photo, a badge picture from two jobs ago, or a blank circle. You want something current, in a jacket you don't own yet, matched to what people in your field wear, and sized right for the round crop.

Headshot Maker takes a plain selfie and makes a head-and-shoulders picture with your face, hair and skin tone kept. Choose an attire such as business professional or tech casual and a setting like soft gray or a blurred office. Then send the result through Photo Polish for a light, even finish and Reframe & Expand to a square so the LinkedIn crop doesn't cut off your shoulders. Download at full resolution without a watermark.

Open the Studio, set up for this Remake a photo

The Studio opens with these options already chosen:Headshot MakerAttire: Business Professional

Made in the Studio with the first tool on the route.

You want

My current picture is from 2019 and my hair has been three colors since.
I want the same picture on LinkedIn, the company site and my conference bio.
A jacket and a clean background, without owning a jacket or a clean background.
Something that reads as approachable rather than a passport photo.

The route

1Make a headshot from a plain selfie
Puts you in the attire you choose against a clean setting while keeping your face and hair as they are.
Headshot Maker
2Polish skin and light without changing your face
Portrait mode evens out lighting and shine so the picture reads as calm and current.
Photo Polish
3Reframe to a square for the profile circle
LinkedIn crops to a circle; a 1:1 frame with room around the head keeps your shoulders in.
Reframe & Expand

Good to know

Do I need a professional photo to start from?: No. A phone selfie in daylight is enough, as long as your face is sharp and not shadowed. Face the window, hold the phone at eye level, and keep hair out of your eyes. The tool handles the clothing, the framing and the setting; you supply the face and the expression.
Which tool should I use if I already have a decent photo?: Skip Headshot Maker and go to Background Changer or Background Blur to replace a messy room with something quiet. Then run Photo Polish in portrait mode for lighting. If the picture is small or soft, Image Upscaler brings it up to a size that looks sharp on a desktop screen.
Will the headshot still look like me?: Your face, hair, skin tone and glasses carry over from the selfie; what changes is the clothing, the light and what's behind you. Results are new images rather than edits, so check the one you pick against a mirror. If something feels off, rerun with a different selfie or edit it with words.

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