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Personal Brand PB-01

Get a Professional Headshot

Turn any decent photo into a polished, professional headshot for LinkedIn, your website, or business cards.

The prompt
I've uploaded a photo of myself. I'd like you to create a professional headshot based on this image.

Please generate a high-quality portrait-style headshot with these specifications:

Style: [Choose one: Corporate/formal | Smart casual/approachable | Creative industry]

Background: [Choose one: Clean solid colour (navy, grey, or white) | Softly blurred office environment | Softly blurred outdoor/natural setting]

Additional preferences:
- Lighting: Professional studio-quality lighting with soft, even illumination
- Framing: Head and shoulders, centred, with slight space above the head
- Expression: Confident and approachable, natural smile
- Attire: [Describe what you'd like to wear, e.g. "Dark suit with open collar" or "Smart navy jumper" or "Keep my current clothing"]
- Colour grading: Clean and natural, no heavy filters

Important:
- Keep my actual facial features, hair, and distinguishing characteristics accurate
- Make it look like a real photograph taken by a professional photographer
- The final image should be suitable for LinkedIn, a company website, and printed business cards
- Resolution should be as high as possible

Please generate 2 variations so I can choose my preferred version.

What you get back

  • Two variations of a professional, portrait-style headshot generated from a photo you upload
  • Studio-quality lighting, head-and-shoulders framing, clean colour grading, and a background of your choice (solid colour, blurred office, or outdoor)
  • Suitable resolution for LinkedIn, a website, and printed business cards

How to use it

Upload a clear photo of yourself, then choose the style, background, and attire from the bracketed options. Use this prompt with an image-capable AI (Claude with vision, ChatGPT with image generation, or similar).