"The AI-generated results are unnervingly accurate, like someone extracted the professional version of me that exists."
JB
Jeremy B.
Trustpilot · LinkedIn refresh
Magazine portraits that grab attention on the page
Upload 10 selfies. Get a hand-picked set of editorial magazine-grade portraits in under 90 minutes. Built for press features, speaker bios, and the feature article where the photo carries the brand.
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 magazine headshots
Editorial lighting, strong identity, and the look feature articles use
Cinematic light, intentional crops, expressive frames. Real outputs styled for the page 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 photo carries the brand on the magazine page
Editorial portraits do something different than corporate headshots. They tell the reader who you are in one frame, before they get to your name in the byline.
It carries the feature
A polished editorial portrait sells the article. It tells the reader they are about to read about someone interesting. Subtle, intentional, not commercial.
It reads editorial, not corporate
Cinematic lighting, intentional crops, expressive frames. The look that goes on the cover of Inc. or HBR, not on a corporate-deck slide.
It works for press, bios, and decks
Magazine features, speaker programs, conference brochures, podcast tour kits, and the press page on your website. One session, every channel.
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
Magazine portrait FAQ
Questions about magazine portraits
The most common questions we hear from authors, executives, founders, and speakers.
Will this look right in print, not just on screen?
Yes. Aurawave delivers print-grade resolution by default on Standard and Executive tiers. Editorial features need 300 DPI at print size. Aurawave outputs are sharp at the magazine spread, the conference brochure, and the back-jacket photo.
Can I get the cinematic, expressive look magazines use?
Yes. The default styling for magazine portraits leans editorial, not corporate. Cinematic lighting, intentional crops, expressive frames. The look that reads Vogue, Inc., or HBR, not a stock photo.
Can the publisher or editor request changes?
Yes. Aurawave's redo policy covers any styling adjustment that fits the publication's spec. If the editor wants warmer light or a different background, send it back and we will deliver the rework.
Will my AI magazine portrait actually look like me?
Yes. The grading step throws out any photo that does not look like you. The reader meets the same face at the conference green room that they saw on the page.
How fast will I get my photos? Do I own them?
Under 90 minutes from upload to delivery. You own the photos with full commercial use, which covers magazine features, speaker programs, podcast tour kits, conference brochures, and the press page on your website.
Can I get multiple looks in one session?
Yes. Most authors and executives order one Aurawave session and get a tight close crop for the magazine page, a medium for the speaker bio, and a wider for the conference brochure. One session covers every editorial channel.
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
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Earn the listing before the open house.
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Earn the interview invite.
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Earn the right swipe.
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Ready when you are
Get magazine portraits that grab attention
Upload 10 selfies. Get a hand-picked set in under 90 minutes. Every photo graded.
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