"The AI-generated results are unnervingly accurate, like someone extracted the professional version of me that exists."
JB
Jeremy B.
Trustpilot · LinkedIn refresh
LinkedIn headshots that earn 21x more profile views
Upload 10 selfies. Get a hand-picked set of professional LinkedIn headshots in under 90 minutes. Built for the profile photo recruiters spot in three seconds and the connection request that gets opened.
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 LinkedIn headshots
The look that works for sales, tech, finance, and consulting alike
Sweater and blazer combos. Neutral backgrounds. Real outputs from real customer uploads, styled for the platforms where they live.
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 this matters
Your headshot is doing more work than you think
Recruiters spend 6 seconds on a profile before they decide whether to keep reading. Your photo is the first thing they see. The wrong one loses the message before they get to your title.
It earns the profile view
Recruiter pipelines start with profile photos. A polished headshot doubles the click-through to your About section. Bad ones get scrolled past in two seconds.
It earns the connection request
When the headshot signals "professional," more people accept your connections and message you back. Your network grows because the photo did the work first.
It works everywhere on your profile
Profile photo. Background banner. Post avatar. Recruiter inbox preview. One Aurawave session covers all of them.
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
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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
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
LinkedIn headshot FAQ
Questions about LinkedIn headshots
The most common questions we hear from LinkedIn refreshers, job seekers, and sales-side users on the platform.
Will my AI LinkedIn 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.
Can recruiters tell my LinkedIn photo is AI?
A recruiter can tell when the lighting is wrong before they can tell a photo is AI. Plastic skin, dead eyes, mangled teeth, a head dropped on a body. Those are the signs. Aurawave's checklist throws those out before delivery. Get the lighting and the grade right and the question stops being asked.
What kind of background works best on LinkedIn?
Neutral. Soft gray, soft blue, or a light office blur. LinkedIn profile photos are shown small and round. Busy backgrounds compete with your face. Aurawave defaults to backgrounds that read clean at the size LinkedIn shows them.
Will this match what works on LinkedIn specifically?
Yes. Aurawave outputs are styled for the platforms where they live. LinkedIn outputs use a tight crop, a soft background, and a wardrobe that reads professional across industries. Sweaters, blazers, button-downs.
How fast will I get my photos?
Under 90 minutes from upload to delivery. Most orders finish in less than an hour.
Do I own my LinkedIn headshots?
Yes. Full commercial use. Your LinkedIn profile, your resume, your company bio page, and your business cards.
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
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.
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Real estate headshots
Earn the listing before the open house.
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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.
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Ready when you are
Get LinkedIn headshots that earn 21x more profile views
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