AI headshot for LinkedIn: from selfie to professional photo

Start from the right photo

AI cannot invent detail that is not there, but it keeps the detail that is. Your source photo should have:

• A sharp face, turned towards the camera.
• Even light — not half the face in shadow.
• No heavy filter; the AI will treat filtered skin as your real skin.
• Head and shoulders in frame.

Choose the tone for the platform

The Profile Photo tool in Glooowe’s AI Studio has five tones, each for a different use:

• Professional — clean studio background, even light. For LinkedIn and CVs.
• Social — daylight, simple background, warm colour.
• Dating — soft side window light, a realistic everyday background.
• Creator — directional accent light, richer colour.
• Soft — low contrast, pastel background.

What changes and what stays

The tool is designed to rebuild the background, the light and the crop. It is instructed to keep your face, facial proportions, expression, hair and clothing as they are, and not to “beautify” your features. The goal is the same person in a better shot.

AI still makes mistakes. If you do not immediately recognise yourself in a result, do not use it — a profile photo has to look like you first.

Not for official documents

Passports, ID cards and visas usually require a photo in which facial features have not been altered. An AI-generated image can be rejected. For those, see the guide on taking a passport photo with your phone.

Quality and use

AI results come back at roughly 1K resolution — enough for profile photos, avatars and banners, not for large prints. AI generations need a connection and use credits.