Models go to agencies
Ford, Wilhelmina, IMG, Elite, Next, e-comm casting. The photo lives on a comp-card.
Model headshots
Your agency rep said the photos look stale. Model headshots for new-face signings, working models, and the agency-shopping in-between.
Upload 10 selfies. Get a hand-picked set built for the agency book and comp-card. A professional look that I couldn't achieve with selfies, delivered in record time.
Built by Joshua Albanese · 20+ years behind the lens · 15,000+ studio sessions
- ★ 4.8 stars on Trustpilot
- 15,000+ studio sessions
- Delivered in under 90 minutes
- Plain-language redo policy
The plain answer
What is a model headshot?
A model headshot is the portrait an agency uses to decide whether to sign you. It pairs with a three-quarter and full-body on your comp-card. See Wikipedia on the modeling profession.
How it works
How it works
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Upload 10 selfies
Phone photos work. Mix angles and light.
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The AI builds and grades
Every shot is scored against a photographer's checklist.
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Get your set in under 90 minutes
Ready for the agency book and Models.com.
Disambiguation
Model headshots vs. actor headshots
This page is for models. Not the actor headshots page. Submitting to film, TV, or theater? That page serves you better.
Actors go to casting
Film, TV, theater submissions through Actors Access and SAG-AFTRA. One tight portrait, not a comp-card series.
Crop and convention differ
A model headshot sits inside a comp-card layout. An actor headshot ships alone, enlarged on the casting sheet.
The comp-card
The comp-card workflow
A comp-card carries three photos plus your measurements. We deliver the headshot.
The headshot
Tight crop, shoulders up. Same hair, skin tone, and proportions as you. Ready for the top row.
The three-quarter and full-body
Fitted plain clothing against a wall in flat light. Take these on your phone in five minutes.
The unretouched polaroid
Many agencies require a phone polaroid alongside. Joshua's JA Headshots rubric runs on every AI photo.
Samples
Real customer outputs
Real customers
What real customers say
Aurawave gave me a professional look that I couldn't achieve with selfies or amateur photography.
The lighting in Aurawave's headshots is always perfect, enhancing facial features and creating a polished look.
I appreciate how Aurawave's AI handles diversity. The headshots look great for people of all ethnicities and ages.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about model headshots
Can I submit AI model headshots to Ford, Wilhelmina, IMG, or Elite?
Most major agencies accept an AI headshot paired with your own unretouched phone polaroid. Some post no-AI policies. Read the submission page first.
Does Aurawave do the unretouched polaroid agencies ask for?
No. The polaroid is yours to take. Plain wall, daylight, no makeup, no filter. Agencies want it raw.
Will my agency be able to tell the photo is AI?
Photos that get caught drift on identity. Wrong hair, wrong skin tone, smoothed features. Our grading step kills those drifts before delivery.
How fast will I get my headshots, and do I own them?
Under 90 minutes. You own them in full for the agency book and casting submissions.
Will the photo actually look like me?
Yes. The grading step throws out photos that drift from your face. If a delivered photo does not look like you, we redo it.
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Get the model headshots the agency keeps in the book
Upload 10 selfies. Hand-picked set in under 90 minutes. Every photo graded against a working photographer's checklist.
About the author
Joshua Albanese, founder and working photographer
Joshua Albanese has 20+ years of headshot direction, including agency-book and comp-card work for working models in fashion, commercial, and fitness verticals.