Turn a Phone Selfie into a Job-Ready Profile Photo: AI Headshot | PixelAPI EP10
Applying for your first job with only selfies on your phone? Pick a selfie where your whole face is clear, run AI Headshot in the Lensora app or Portrait Studio at pixelapi.dev, check the likeness, and attach a professional profile photo to your application.
Demonstration scenario, not a customer testimonial or hiring outcome. The applicant is an AI-generated person, the story scenes are AI-generated dramatisations (labelled on screen) and the job application page is a demo; no customer photos were used. The Lensora iOS app and pixelapi.dev Portrait Studio (/v1/portrait/studio) were recorded live and every headshot shown is an untouched output; processing waits are trimmed. AI Headshot is for professional profile photos, not official identification photos. The presenter is Om’s authorized AI avatar with generated voice.
Published on YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram and Threads: YouTube · LinkedIn · Instagram · Threads
Chapters
- 0:00 First job application tonight, and only selfies on the phone
- 0:08 Open AI Headshot in Lensora and choose Professional LinkedIn
- 0:23 A mirror selfie with the face half hidden is refused, and not charged
- 0:27 Pick a selfie with the whole face clear and looking at the camera
- 0:35 Generate the headshot in Lensora
- 0:44 Compare it with your selfie: same eyes, smile and hairline
- 0:53 Portrait Studio at pixelapi.dev works the same way on a laptop
- 1:01 Add the photo to your job application
- 1:11 Try AI Headshot in Lensora or at pixelapi.dev
A professional profile photo from a selfie
When an application asks for a profile photo and all you have is selfies, AI Headshot turns a clear selfie into a studio-style headshot with a professional jacket and a neutral backdrop, while keeping your face, hairline and expression.
Which selfie works
Use a photo where your whole face is visible, facing and looking at the camera, in even light. A mirror selfie where the phone hides part of the face is refused with the reason, and the attempt is not charged. In the Lensora app or Portrait Studio at pixelapi.dev (or POST /v1/portrait/studio) choose Professional LinkedIn and keep the skin tone matched to your photo.
Check the likeness before you use it
Compare the headshot with your selfie side by side. Keep it only if it clearly looks like you. AI Headshot is for professional profiles, not official identification photographs.
Video transcript
Applying for your first job tonight and all your phone has is selfies? Let's turn one into a proper profile photo. In Lensora, open AI Headshot, choose Professional LinkedIn, keep the skin tone matched to your photo and tap Generate. Picked one with half your face hidden, Lensora asks for a clearer photo and that attempt is not charged. A mirror selfie with the phone covering your face won't work. Pick one where your whole face is clear and looking at the camera. Now, hold it next to your selfie. Same eyes, same smile, same hairline. If it doesn't look like you, don't use it. On a laptop, Portrait Studio at pixelapi.dev works the same way. Download the photo and add it to your application. Try AI Headshot in Lensora or at pixelapi.dev and send that application with a photo you're proud of.
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