"The AI-generated results are unnervingly accurate, like someone extracted the professional version of me that exists."
JB
Jeremy B.
Trustpilot · LinkedIn refresh
ERAS headshots that earn the interview invitation
Upload 10 selfies. Get a hand-picked set of ERAS-ready residency application photos in under 90 minutes. Built for the program director scanning 800+ applications and deciding interviews from the photo first.
Built by Joshua Albanese · 20+ years behind the lens · 15,000+ studio sessions
Real customer transformations
Drag to see the photographer's grade in action
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.
Sample eras headshots
White coat, calm expression, and the trustworthy framing program directors expect
Clean clinical or neutral backgrounds. The exact look the ERAS application reviewer is used to seeing.
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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 this matters
Your headshot is doing the work before your CV
Program directors review hundreds of ERAS applications per cycle. The photo is the first signal. The wrong one creates noise; the right one earns the interview invitation.
It earns the interview invite
A clean, credentialed headshot tells the program director you are someone they would put in front of patients on day one. That impression carries you into the interview pile.
It reads professional, not selfie
White coat or business attire. Neutral or clinical backgrounds. The expression and crop that read like a third-year medical student ready for residency, not a phone snapshot.
It works for ERAS, the program site, and beyond
ERAS profile photo, residency program directory, hospital staff page when you match, LinkedIn, the program social media. One session covers the whole match cycle.
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
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
-
Done from home
Yes
-
Time
Under 90 minutes
-
Photos delivered
Hand-picked set
-
Outfits and looks
Multiple included
-
Backgrounds
Your choice of scene
-
Cost
From $XX
Hiring a photographer
-
Done from home
No, in-studio shoot
-
Time
2 to 3 work days
-
Photos delivered
5 to 10 per session
-
Outfits and looks
1 to 2 outfits
-
Backgrounds
1 backdrop
-
Cost
$250 and up per hour
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.
-
20+
Years behind the lens
-
15K+
Studio sessions
-
F500
Client roster
Photographed for
Trustpilot
Stripe
Google
Spotify
asana
ERAS headshot FAQ
Questions about ERAS headshots
The most common questions we hear from medical students preparing residency applications.
Will my ERAS headshot meet AAMC photo requirements?
Yes. AAMC specifies a passport-style headshot: head and shoulders, neutral background, plain attire, neutral expression, recent. Aurawave defaults to that exact spec for ERAS outputs. The crop, the lighting, and the background match the application standard.
Can the program director tell it is AI?
When the photo is built from your real selfies and graded against your identity, no. The same face that walks into the interview shows up on ERAS. Plastic skin and dead eyes are the dead giveaways. Aurawave's grading step kills those before delivery.
What should I wear for an ERAS photo?
A white coat for clinical specialties is the safest bet. Otherwise a button-down with a soft sweater or blazer. Aurawave delivers both options in one session so you can choose the one that matches your specialty's culture.
Can I get a version without the white coat for IM, peds, or family?
Yes. White-coat photos are typical but not required for every specialty. Aurawave delivers a button-down version alongside the white coat so you can match your program's culture.
Will my ERAS headshot actually look like me at the interview?
Yes. The grading step throws out any photo that does not look like you. Program directors compare ERAS photos against the interview-day candidate. Aurawave outputs pass that comparison every time.
How fast will I get my ERAS photo?
Under 90 minutes from upload to delivery. Most orders finish in less than an hour. Upload tonight, submit your application tomorrow morning.
Still curious? Browse the full FAQ
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
Other headshots Aurawave makes
Headshots that walk in before you do
LinkedIn headshots
Your photo walks in before you do.
See samples
Lawyer headshots
Earn the call before the consultation.
See samples
Doctor headshots
Earn the appointment before the visit.
See samples
Nurse headshots
First patient impression, dialed in.
See samples
Real estate headshots
Earn the listing before the open house.
See samples
Magazine headshots
Grab attention on the page.
See samples
Dating headshots
Earn the right swipe.
See samples
Ready when you are
Get ERAS headshots that earn the interview invite
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