What an AI headshot generator actually does
An AI headshot generator takes a photo of you and produces a professional-looking headshot: cleaner light, a usable background, and framing that fits LinkedIn, a CV, or a company bio. The good ones keep your likeness and only change what you ask for (outfit, backdrop, expression). The weak ones invent a face that only vaguely looks like you. Portreya is built for the first case: one clear selfie in, finished photos out in about 60 seconds, with controls you set per image.
- Input: one clear, recent selfie (phone photos are fine).
- Output: professional framing, light, and background while keeping your face.
- Use cases: LinkedIn, resumes, speaker bios, portfolios, personal sites.
How Portreya works in four steps
Create a free account, upload one clear selfie, choose a look available with your paid plan and pack, then generate. Ready-made looks set the styling for you; additional controls depend on your plan and pack. Finished photos typically land in about 60 seconds per image. You are not waiting for a private model to train on a large selfie set, and you can change the next photo without being locked into one trained style.
- Step 1: free account, no card required to sign up.
- Step 2: one clear selfie (more source photos optional, not required).
- Steps 3 and 4: choose a look in your paid pack, generate, and download when ready.
No model training step
Many AI headshot tools ask for 10 to 30 selfies, then spend 15 minutes to 2 hours training a private model before you see a single result. Portreya generates each headshot individually instead. That removes the long training wait and lets every photo follow the exact choices you make for that shot.
- No 15-minute-to-2-hour training queue before generation.
- Each output follows the clothing, pose, background, and lighting you selected.
- Change the next photo without being locked into one trained style.
One clear selfie is enough
Portreya is built for low-friction individual use: one clear, recent selfie is enough to start. You can add more source photos, but you do not need the 10-30 photo upload set many trained-model tools ask for. Face the light, avoid heavy filters and sunglasses, and keep the full face in frame.
- Use one recent selfie with good lighting and no heavy filters.
- Phone photos are fine; a studio source image is not required.
- Best for LinkedIn, resumes, speaker bios, portfolios, and personal websites.
Choose a look for each photo
Choose a pack for the photo you need, whether that is a formal CV portrait or a warmer LinkedIn profile. Available controls depend on your plan and pack. Signature includes clothing colours in the six Ready-made portrait packs and background changes in Energy and Moods, plus Studio background, pose, clothing, and branding options.
- Check the controls included with your selected pack and plan.
- Choose from the available looks before creating your next photo.
- Use the final set commercially for profiles, resumes, websites, and bios.
Who this AI headshot generator is for
Choose Portreya when you need a credible individual headshot this week and already have a decent selfie. It fits job seekers updating LinkedIn and applications, freelancers and consultants refreshing a site bio, real estate and sales profiles that need a clean head-and-shoulders crop, and anyone who cannot wait for a studio slot. Choose a photographer when you want live coaching, multi-person team days, press kits, or editorial-quality direction on set.
- Strong fit: LinkedIn refresh, resume photo, speaker bio, personal site.
- Also fits: real estate, consulting, and sales profiles that need a clean crop.
- Not a substitute for coached studio or full team photoshoot days.
Free account, then choose a paid pack
You can create a free account without a card. Generation uses a one-time paid pack: Starter starts at $4.99 for 2 professional photos, with no subscription and a money-back guarantee. Choose your pack and style before you generate finished photos.
- Free account to sign up and upload; paid pack to generate finished photos.
- Starter from $4.99 for 2 photos; see pricing for every current pack.
- No recurring subscription for the individual package.
Photo privacy and deletion
Portreya processes uploaded selfies to generate the requested headshots. We do not claim security certifications we do not have. You can request deletion of uploaded photos and generated outputs when you no longer need them.
- Selfies are used for your requested headshot generation.
- Deletion requests for uploads and outputs are supported.
- Security claims stay limited to what the product actually supports.