Model headshots from one selfie
Keep your portfolio current when your look changes
Portreya example
Example selfie
Model headshots need to show how you look today. Portreya creates model headshots from one clear selfie, so you can update your portfolio, agency and casting profiles between shoots without booking a new session.
Where models use a Portreya headshot
Keep casting-platform profiles, comp cards, and your commercial portfolio consistent and current.
- Models.com
- Casting Networks
- Backstage
- Instagram portfolio
- Agency website
- Comp cards
Cost and time compared
Traditional model photographer
USD 400-1000
1-2 weeks
Portreya
From USD 5.99
Generation takes about a minute per photo.
How it works
- 1
Upload a selfie
One clear photo of your face. No studio required.
- 2
Choose your pack and style
Pick the professional context you need, then generate your finished headshot after checkout.
- 3
Download in HD
Use them on Models.com, Casting Networks, Backstage, your Instagram portfolio, and your agency website.
What agencies and clients expect from model headshots
Modeling headshots follow different rules than corporate ones. Agencies want to see what you actually look like right now: clean digitals with minimal makeup, natural light, simple clothing, and no heavy retouching. A clear beauty shot for the comp card, a smiling option, and current measurements matter more than artistic lighting. If your look changes, your photos are expected to change with it.
Can models use AI headshots?
Honest answer: it depends on the use. AI headshots work well for keeping your commercial portfolio broad, testing looks before a paid shoot, e-commerce and lifestyle casting profiles, and staying current between photographer sessions. Where they do not belong: agency digitals and polaroids that are explicitly required to be unretouched and recent. Submitting a generated image where an unedited photo is required misrepresents you, and casting teams treat that the way they treat any outdated photo. When a submission allows professional photos without restrictions, a realistic AI headshot that looks like you today is acceptable. With Portreya, one clear selfie is enough. Generation takes about a minute per photo. 1 Pack plans start at USD 5.99 for 2 photos as a one-time purchase, with a 14-day money-back guarantee under the refund terms.
Keeping your book current
A changed haircut, color, or weight means your digitals are stale, and stale digitals cost castings. The practical rhythm: refresh digitals whenever your look changes, refresh the professional shots in your book a few times a year, and keep casting-platform profiles matching the person who walks into the room. Portreya generates updated commercial looks from one clear selfie. Generation takes about a minute per photo. 1 Pack is USD 5.99 for 2 photos as a one-time payment, with a 14-day money-back guarantee under the refund terms. Agency digitals stay real unretouched photos.
Frequently asked questions
Will it look like me?
Portreya is designed to keep your face structure and recognizable features while changing the setting and styling. Generated results can vary, so use only a finished photo that accurately reflects how you look today.
Can I use AI photos for agency digitals?
No. Digitals and polaroids are explicitly required to be recent and unretouched, so they must be real photos. AI headshots belong in your commercial portfolio and on casting-platform profiles where professional images are allowed.
Is it accepted by casting platforms?
Casting platforms accept professional-quality photos. What matters is that the image accurately shows your current look; check each platform's photo policies for specifics.
What happens to my photos?
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.
What are digitals in modeling?
Digitals, also called polaroids, are simple unretouched photos in natural light that show your current look: front, profile, full length, minimal makeup, fitted basics. Agencies use them to see you as you are, so they should never be heavily edited or generated.
Can I use AI photos in my modeling portfolio?
For commercial portfolio breadth and casting-platform profile photos where professional images are allowed, yes, pick realistic results that look like you today. For agency digitals or any submission that asks for unretouched photos, no, use real photos.
What should a model headshot look like?
Clean and current: even light on the face, simple background, minimal retouching, and a crop from the chest or shoulders up. It should read clearly as the same person who shows up to the casting.
How often should models update their headshots?
Whenever your look changes noticeably, and on a regular rhythm even when it does not. Working models refresh digitals every few months because agencies treat their recency as a signal of professionalism.
How fast can I get a model headshot with AI?
With Portreya, upload one clear selfie. Generation takes about a minute per photo. 1 Pack is USD 5.99 for 2 photos as a one-time payment, with a 14-day money-back guarantee under the refund terms, so you can refresh commercial portfolio looks between shoots. Agency digitals still need real unretouched photos.
How much does an AI model headshot cost with Portreya?
1 Pack is USD 5.99 for 2 photos. Upload one clear selfie, pick clean commercial styling. Generation takes about a minute per photo. One-time payment, 14-day money-back guarantee under the refund terms.
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