Looks like you
Same hair, skin tone, age. AI drift from your real face gets killed before delivery.
Financial advisor headshots
The compliance officer reviews every photo before it lands on Form ADV. Financial advisor headshots in under 90 minutes for wealth managers, planners, and RIAs.
Upload ten selfies. Get a graded set in under 90 minutes. Built for Form ADV, BrokerCheck, the firm bio, and the Barron's submission.
Built by Joshua Albanese · 18+ years behind the lens · 15,000+ studio sessions
- ★ 4.8 stars on Trustpilot
- 15,000+ studio sessions of experience
- Delivered in under 90 minutes
- Plain-language redo policy
Before and after
Before and after
Real customer uploads on the left. Aurawave outputs on the right. One Trustpilot customer described it as extracted the professional version of me that exists. Another, the professional look that I couldn't achieve with selfies or amateur photography.
Sample financial advisor headshots
Sample financial advisor headshots
Navy and charcoal suits, conservative backgrounds. The look that reads fiduciary.
How it works
How it works
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Upload ten selfies
Phone photos work. Mix the angles.
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The engine grades and curates
Every shot scored against a photographer's checklist. Failures get killed.
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Hand-picked set in 90 minutes
Ready for Form ADV, BrokerCheck, and the Barron's submission.
The difference
What makes the engine different for financial advisors
Graded, not dumped on you
Other tools hand you 100 photos and make you sort rejects. Aurawave only delivers the keepers.
A photographer's eye, built in
The checklist grades lighting, eyes, sharpness, and identity match. Joshua Albanese designed it.
The math
Aurawave vs. hiring a financial advisor photographer
With Aurawave
Under 90 minutes, graded set, multiple outfits and backgrounds. From $19. Done from home.
Hiring a photographer
Two to three weeks to book and shoot. Five to ten photos, one backdrop. $250 and up per hour.
Real customers
Real reviews from real customers
Recently discovered AuraWave.AI for headshots, and I'm still trying to process how technology just eliminated yet another human interaction I've dreaded for years. The AI-generated results are unnervingly accurate, like someone extracted the "professional version" of me that exists.
Aurawave has been instrumental in helping me build a strong personal brand online and in my industry.
Aurawave gave me a professional look that I couldn't achieve with selfies or amateur photography.
I've used Aurawave multiple times for different projects, and the results are consistently excellent. It's a service I can depend on.
Redo policy
If a photo doesn't look like you, we redo it
That is the whole policy. No fine print. The grading checklist throws out drift before delivery. The redo policy covers the rest.
Availability
Where is the engine available?
Aurawave is cloud-based. Advisors run it from New York, Chicago, London, Singapore, and Sydney. No studio booking, no timezone coordination.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about financial advisor headshots
Are AI financial advisor headshots FINRA compliant under Rule 2210?
A 2210 review asks whether a communication is fair and balanced. A photo built from your selfies and graded to match your real face is the substance of that standard. See FINRA's guidance on communications with the public.
Can I use an Aurawave headshot on Form ADV and BrokerCheck?
Yes. Advisors use Aurawave photos on Form ADV, Form CRS, BrokerCheck, SEC IAPD, NAPFA, and the CFP Board directory. Compliance review still runs on your firm's normal schedule.
Will Barron's accept an AI headshot in a ranking submission?
Yes. Editorial teams want navy or charcoal suiting, a soft conservative background, a tight crop, and an expression that reads fiduciary. The checklist throws out drifts toward marketing register.
How fast will I get my photos? Do I own them?
Under 90 minutes, most orders inside an hour. You own them in full, no royalty, no expiration. See Investopedia on branding yourself as a financial advisor.
What if I am a breakaway advisor launching a new RIA?
The most common reason advisors land here. Upload ten selfies, get a graded set in under 90 minutes, run it through the new compliance officer, ship the firm-launch website.
Related
Other headshots Aurawave makes
Get financial advisor headshots that pass the compliance review
Upload ten selfies. Get a hand-picked set in under 90 minutes. Every photo graded.
About the author
Joshua Albanese, founder and working photographer
Joshua Albanese built Aurawave because AI headshots were shipping photos that looked like models, not regulated professionals. The grading checklist on every advisor output is the same rubric he uses on studio shoots.