"The AI-generated results are unnervingly accurate, like someone extracted the professional version of me that exists."
JB
Jeremy B.
Trustpilot · LinkedIn refresh
The only AI headshot generator
built by a photographer with 15,000 studio sessions
Upload 10 selfies. Get a hand-picked set of professional AI headshots in under 90 minutes. Every photo is graded by a real photographer's checklist before you see it. The bad ones get tossed.
Built by Joshua Albanese · 20+ years behind the lens · 15,000+ studio sessions
Real Aurawave headshots, hand-picked from a customer session.
Real Aurawave outputs
We do AI photoshoots for individuals and teams
These are real photos from real customer uploads. Look at the eyes, the skin, and the lighting. The signs of bad AI are not there.
Trustpilot
"Looks like me on a great day. The lighting alone is worth it."
Jeremy B. · LinkedIn refresh
Trustpilot
"Delivered in under an hour. Saved me a half-day session at a studio."
Frank M. · Conference deadline
4.8 / 5
across 7,800+ verified Trustpilot reviews
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Real customer transformations
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Selfie input on the left. Aurawave output on the right. Same person, no retouching after the grading step.
Allison · LinkedIn refresh
Phone selfie at home, mid-coffee. Delivered headshot in 47 minutes.
Carla · Real estate broker
Garden selfie with glasses on. The grading step matched her glasses, eye color, and skin tone.
Joshua · Founder portrait
Wedding-day phone shot. Fortune-500 ready output.
Real Aurawave customers, real session output. No retouching applied after the grading step.
How it works
Get your headshots in minutes, not days
Three steps. Phone-friendly upload. Hand-picked delivery. No studio appointment, no wardrobe prep, no half-day blocked off.
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1 Upload
Upload 10 selfies
Phone photos are fine. Mix up the angles, expressions, and outfits. Take them in the last year so the AI grades you, not a younger you.
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2 Generate & grade
The AI builds and grades your photos
Every shot is scored against a working photographer's checklist. Lighting, eyes, sharpness, identity match. The bad ones get tossed before you ever see them.
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3 Delivery
Hand-picked set in under 90 minutes
Every photo passed before it reached you. Most orders finish in less than an hour. Download, share, set as your LinkedIn profile photo, done.
Get my headshots
If it doesn't look like you, we redo it. No questions, no fine print.
Why Aurawave
Photographer-built, not algorithm-dumped
Other tools generate 100 mediocre photos and make you sort through the rejects. Aurawave runs every photo through a working photographer's grading rubric and only delivers the keepers.
Real Aurawave output
Hand-picked from a customer session
What a polished headshot is worth
Your photo walks in before you do
First impressions form in 100 milliseconds. The data on what a sharper headshot does for perceived competence, influence, and reach has been measured for years.
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0%
More competent
in viewer perception versus a casual photo
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0%
More influential
in viewer perception versus a casual photo
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0x
More profile views
on LinkedIn with a professional headshot
Sources: Princeton's first-impressions research (Willis & Todorov, 2006) is the academic anchor. The 76% and 62% figures come from a 2019 industry study by HeadShots Inc (n=243). The 21x is from LinkedIn Talent Solutions data. Background: Wikipedia on the headshot.
Aurawave vs. hiring a photographer
Same result. A fraction of the time and cost.
A traditional headshot session costs about $250 for one hour. Here's how Aurawave stacks up.
With Aurawave
Recommended
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Done from home
Yes
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Time
Under 90 minutes
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Photos delivered
Hand-picked set
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Outfits and looks
Multiple included
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Backgrounds
Your choice of scene
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Cost
From $XX
Hiring a photographer
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Done from home
No, in-studio shoot
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Time
2 to 3 work days
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Photos delivered
5 to 10 per session
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Outfits and looks
1 to 2 outfits
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Backgrounds
1 backdrop
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Cost
$250 and up per hour
Pricing
Professional-grade headshots for a fraction of the cost
Every plan ships in under 90 minutes, runs through the photographer's grading rubric, and includes full commercial usage rights. Pick the tier that fits the use.
Foundation
Solid professional image upgrade.
$19 $25
one-time cost
- 90-minute delivery
- 15 authentic headshots
- Success Meter™ predictions
- 7-day revision period
- Full usage rights
Best Value and Results
Premium
Maximum authority, options, and conversion power.
$59 $79
one-time cost
- 90-minute delivery
- 60 professional images
- 35 additional authority expressions
- 35 backgrounds
- Advanced credibility indicators
- Custom authority positioning
- 30-day extended revision period
- Full usage rights
Standard
Basic professional image enhancement with additional quantity.
$37 $49
one-time cost
- 90-minute delivery
- 25 authentic headshots
- Success Meter™ predictions
- 7-day revision period
- Full usage rights
Plain-language redo policy
Full commercial usage rights
Photographer-graded, every shot
4.8 ★ on Trustpilot
Founder & photographer
Joshua Albanese
Built by a working photographer
20+ years behind the lens. 15,000 studio sessions in the rubric.
Joshua spent 20+ years behind the lens. He ran a top-10 US headshot studio in Chicago from 2007 to 2024. He saw the AI category shipping photos that looked like models, not the real people who paid for them.
Aurawave is the fix. The same checklist he uses on studio shoots, baked into the grading layer. The AI is the camera. The photographer is still in the room.
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20+
Years behind the lens
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15K+
Studio sessions
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F500
Client roster
Photographed for
Trustpilot
Stripe
Google
Spotify
asana
Built for your use case
Headshots that walk in before you do
Pick the use case. Aurawave's grading rubric tunes for the visual cues that matter for that audience: confident eye line for executives, warm expression for healthcare, sharp wardrobe for lawyers.
LinkedIn headshots
Your photo walks in before you do.
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Lawyer headshots
Earn the call before the consultation.
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Doctor headshots
Earn the appointment before the visit.
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Nurse headshots
First patient impression, dialed in.
See samples
Real estate headshots
Earn the listing before the open house.
See samples
Executive headshots
C-suite portraits that ship in the deck.
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Actor headshots
Earn the audition before the read.
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Dating headshots
Earn the right swipe.
See samples
What customers say
Real reviews from real customers
4.8 / 5
across 7,800+ Trustpilot reviews
"I needed headshots for a last-minute conference, and Aurawave delivered in record time. The speed doesn't compromise quality."
FM
Frank M.
Trustpilot · Conference deadline
"Aurawave gave me a professional look I couldn't achieve with selfies or amateur photography."
LH
Lance H.
Trustpilot · Business owner
"I appreciate how Aurawave's AI handles diversity. The headshots look great for people of all ethnicities and ages."
GB
George B.
Trustpilot · Healthcare exec
If it doesn't look like you, we redo it
That's the whole policy. No fine print. No clause that voids the redo if you download a photo to inspect it.
Same business day turnaround
One sentence, no clauses
Keep what you like
Have a question?
We're here to help
Customer satisfaction is our number one priority. Our live agents are available Mon–Fri, 9am–6pm ET, and weekends from 9am–5pm ET.
Will my AI headshot actually look like me?
Yes. The grading step throws out any photo that does not look like you. It should pass the test where a coworker spots you on a bad-hair-day morning.
How fast will I get my photos?
Under 90 minutes from upload to delivery. Most orders finish in less than an hour.
What kind of photos do I upload?
Ten well-lit selfies, taken in the last year. Mix up the angles. Phone photos are fine. The grading step uses your selfies as the identity reference, so variety helps.
How many photos can I actually use?
Every photo Aurawave delivers passed the grading step. You get a hand-picked set. You don't have to sort through rejects.
Do I own my AI headshots?
Yes. Full commercial use. LinkedIn, your resume, your website, dating profiles, business cards, press kits, anywhere you need a professional photo of yourself.
What if the photos don't look like me?
We redo the session, no questions. That is the whole policy. No fine print, no clause that voids the redo if you've downloaded a photo to inspect it.
Still curious? Browse the full FAQ
Ready when you are
Get headshots that look like you on your best day
Upload 10 selfies. Get a hand-picked set in under 90 minutes. Every photo graded.
4.8 ★ on Trustpilot · Plain-language redo policy · Built by Joshua Albanese
