Create an AI Actor Headshot From Your Selfie

Plain black tee and soft window light

This template follows the commercial actor headshot style: a simple fitted tee, a plain wall and soft window light. Use it to explore the look or refresh a personal site, but note that most agents and casting platforms still expect a real photo for submissions.

What's Included in This Template

The template sets the styling for you, so you never have to plan or describe it.

Wardrobe

A plain fitted black T-shirt with no logos, so nothing distracts from your face and expression.

Settings

A warm grey wall in a tight head-and-shoulders crop, close to the way commercial headshots are usually framed.

Light and colour

Soft natural window light and a relaxed, approachable expression, with very little retouching.

Best Photos to Upload for the Natural Actor Template

A clear view of your whole face gives the template the most to work with. These sample images show what works and what makes your face hard to read.

A sharp, well lit selfie showing the whole face — Clear front view

A close-up selfie with the forehead and one side of the face cut off — Face cut off

Side profile

A mirror selfie with sunglasses, a cap and a phone covering the face — Face covered

An underexposed selfie in a dark room with hard to see features — Too dark

A woman standing far away on a city plaza with a tiny face — Too far away

Works Well

A sharp picture with your whole face in view
Soft, even daylight without strong shadows
You looking towards the camera with a natural expression

Avoid

Side views, or tight crops that cut off part of your face
Sunglasses, hats, hands or hair that cover your face
Group shots, or pictures taken from far away

How to Use the Natural Actor Template

Three steps, with the template already chosen for you.

Upload photo
1
Upload Your Photo
Add one clear, front-facing photo of yourself. The tool at the top of this page is ready to use.
2
Confirm the Template
The Natural Actor template is already selected, so there is nothing else to set up.
Download
3
Download Your Photos
Review your results and save the images you like best.