13 Professional Headshot Examples (And What Makes Each One Work)
13 professional headshot styles — LinkedIn, lawyer, actor, creative — with the lighting, framing, expression and wardrobe choices that make each one work.
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Guides, comparisons, and behind-the-scenes insights on AI-generated professional headshots.
We paid $400 for a studio session and $19 for AI. Here's where each one actually wins — and why AI takes the 90% case in 2026.
Is your face used to train models? Does LinkedIn allow AI profile photos? What can go wrong with a selfie upload? The 2026 answers to every objection.
We tested 10 AI headshot tools in 2026 — priced from $15 to $399 — on face accuracy, speed, image quality, and refund policy. Here's what actually works.
Entry photographers: $100-200. Mid-tier: $300-500. Celebrity: $800-2000. AI: $19. The full breakdown and real cost per usable shot.
Your source selfie determines 80% of AI headshot quality. The exact lighting, angle and expression playbook to get premium results from a $19 tool.
Exact pixel dimensions, file formats, compression quirks and crop strategies for LinkedIn profile photos, banners and company pages in 2026.
Wardrobe rules for modern headshots — by context (LinkedIn, corporate, startup, actor) with colors that work and concrete do/don'ts.
The science behind AI-generated professional headshots, and why they're now indistinguishable from real studio shots — for 1/25th of the price.