Create a LinkedIn headshot that still looks like you and stays clear in the platform's round, mobile-first crop. Start with one clear selfie and choose the look before generation. Account creation is free; generation uses a paid pack.
Recruiters, prospects, and future colleagues often see your LinkedIn photo before they read the rest of your profile. LinkedIn says adding a profile photo can lead to up to twice as many profile views and three times as many connection requests. Portreya lets you create a current, recognizable portrait from one clear selfie and frame it for the platform's round crop.
One photo, consistent across every professional surface your name appears on.
$200-500
1-2 weeks
From $4.99
About 60 seconds per image
One clear photo of your face. Phone selfie quality is fine.
Pick the professional context you need, then generate your finished headshot after checkout.
Upload to LinkedIn, set as your email signature, use on your personal website and recruiter outreach.
LinkedIn is where most professionals get first impressions from recruiters, clients, and peers. The photo crops to a circle and shows up tiny in search, comments, and InMail, so face size and contrast matter more than lifestyle scenery. Head-and-shoulders framing, eyes to camera, and a mid-tone background that survives dark mode outperform pure white and busy offices. Clothing should read one step more polished than your normal workday without turning into a black-tie portrait. A slight, genuine smile remains the default that recruiters and peers both trust.
Group crops with other people cut out, sunglasses, heavy party lighting, and outdated hair or glasses all hurt recognition. So does a photo that is years younger than the person who shows up to the interview. Another quiet failure is background clash: pure white vanishes in dark mode, and neon or sunset gradients steal attention from your face. Aim for a clean plate and a current version of you. If a new contact would not match the photo to the person on a video call, refresh it.
A realistic AI headshot is a strong fit for LinkedIn, email signatures, personal sites, and directory profiles when the goal is a current, professional likeness rather than a magazine cover. It is not a substitute for a full brand shoot if you need lifestyle sets, on-location variety, or team photos in one studio day. The standard that matters on LinkedIn is simple: you must look like the person who will interview or pitch. Portreya product truth: one clear selfie, about 60 seconds per image, Starter packs start at $4.99 for 2 photos as a one-time purchase, with money-back if results are not usable. Multi-seat hiring or team rollouts with brand locking belong on TeamShotsPro.
Portreya is designed to keep your face structure and recognizable features while changing the setting and styling. Generated results can vary, so review the finished photos and use the included retry path if something looks off.
Yes. Portreya outputs HD images at LinkedIn's recommended resolution and tests well in the platform's round-avatar crop. Review the finished file after generation and use the included retry path if something is off.
By LinkedIn's own guidance, adding a profile photo can lead to up to 2x more profile views and up to 3x more connection requests. A clean, professional headshot is the cheapest LinkedIn upgrade available.
Yes, within LinkedIn's guidelines. LinkedIn allows an artistic or AI rendering as long as it reflects your real likeness; stock images or another person's likeness can be removed. Because the Portreya generator works from your own selfie and preserves your features, the result still looks like you.
Portreya does not train a custom face model for your account. Third-party provider handling and retention depend on the route used. Read the Privacy Policy for current details and deletion requests.
LinkedIn recommends a square image that displays well as a circle. In practice, a sharp head-and-shoulders crop at least 400x400 pixels works; face centered and large enough to read at notification size. Export a clean square from your Portreya result.
A relaxed, slight smile with eyes to the camera works for most industries. Fully serious can fit law or finance, but tension reads badly. Avoid the full vacation grin and the distant stare.
When your appearance changes enough that a new contact would not recognize you: new glasses, major hair change, or roughly every two to three years even without big changes. A current photo builds more trust than a flattering outdated one.
Yes, if it is a realistic photo of you. LinkedIn expects profile photos to represent a real person. Portreya starts from your selfie, so the result still looks like you, which is the requirement that matters.
Starter is $4.99 for 2 photos. Upload one clear selfie, pick LinkedIn-friendly styling, and each image takes about 60 seconds. One-time payment, money-back if results are not usable. Teams that need multi-seat invites and brand locking should use TeamShotsPro.
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