I Thought I Wasn't Photogenic—AI Headshots for LinkedIn Proved Me Wrong in 10 Minutes

The camera has always hated me.?

I've come to accept this as an unchangeable fact of life.?

But I recently came across an AI image generator called HeadShotPro.com that literally fixed it for me.?

Here's where it started for me.

Every time I'm in front of a camera, no matter how energized I feel, I somehow look like I just woke up from a hangover and decided to get drunk again before the picture (Not exaggerating, I promise.)?

It's like my face has a will of its own to malfunction precisely when someone points a camera at it.

The only decent photo I have is my current profile picture—thanks to my photographer brother, who managed to capture a good shot at home.?

But let's be real—having a photographer in the family isn't a luxury everyone has, and even with his professional experience, it took us several attempts to get one usable shot for me.

To fix this, I’ve tried many things over the years.?

• Those "how to look good in photos" YouTube tutorials.?
• The "angle your face 45 degrees" tip.?
• "Think happy thoughts"—until the camera click makes me forget what happiness feels like.?

But it didn’t give the results I was seeing around.?

I mean, just look at LinkedIn profile pictures these days.?

Everyone looks like they walked straight off a magazine cover.?

Perfect lighting, flawless poses, professional backgrounds—it's intimidating.?

And here I am: looking like I photobombed my own profile picture.

The turning point came when I noticed people in image generation subreddits were creating stunning portraits of themselves in different styles, clothing, and looks. The results were professional, polished, and most importantly, natural-looking.?

Not those obvious AI-generated faces we've all learned to spot. They were actually good photographs that could pass for professional headshots.

But the reddit ones have complex workflows which include installing image generation models, encoding them with a LoRA trained on your photos, and then generating images.?

Nope! We don’t have time for that.

I came across HeadShotPro.com which looked like a simpler way to achieve the same results.

Skeptical but hopeful (the eternal state of someone who's bad at photos), I signed up immediately.?

The process was truly simple, which was already a good sign.?

Usually, when something promises to be easy, it hides away the complexities behind menus.?

But this was actually quite easy. .

Here's how it worked:

- First, the app walked me through taking selfies. It lets you either use your laptop camera or scan a QR code to use your phone. I went with the phone option because, fortunately, I can get decent selfies.?

- You take 15 selfies in different angles and the website will prompt you to look away, or go near a window, or go outside, etc. It just wants to capture your face in different angles to get the most accurate generations.

- Then it shows you a wide range of backgrounds, clothing styles, and poses that you can pick from. They have a pretty extensive collection, from classic office settings to more creative and modern options. It felt like I was playing a video game and designing a character for it. It’s actually quite cool.

- And finally, it asked a few quick questions about my ethnicity, age, and other details. This helps their AI understand your features better and create more accurate results.

That's literally it.?

No complicated settings, no endless customization options that make you question every choice. Just a straightforward process that actually makes sense.

HeadShotPro promises at least one profile-worthy picture if you take decent selfies.?

Honestly, when I read this, I thought, "Well, that's a low bar."?

But guess what? I found ten fantastic shots from the all the generated shots.

Not just passable photos, but actual, professional headshots that I'd be happy to use anywhere.

These pictures will make you do a double-take because you can't believe that's actually you.

The best part??

The whole process took less than an hour, including the time I spent second-guessing my selfie angles.?

The AI generated the results in about 10 minutes, which is impressive considering they mention it could take up to 2 hours.?

Something that would've taken days and multiple photography sessions to achieve in real life.

The photos maintain your natural features while somehow making you look like the best version of yourself.??

And now, I no longer have to ask my brother to take time out for clicking pictures of a terrible model where he spends hours and gets one or two pics where I don’t look drunk.?

No more scheduling photo sessions, no more awkward poses, and no more hoping that maybe, just maybe, this time you'll get one decent shot out of a hundred tries.

For someone who's spent years avoiding cameras like they're tracking devices for an alien invasion, this solution feels like discovering a cheat code for professional photos.?

If you’re someone who struggles with this like I do, go ahead and give headshotpro.com a try.?

You might just end up with profile pictures that make you look like you belong on those magazine covers too.