That AI headshot generator cost me $45 and a whole morning

I paid $45 for one of those AI headshot services to get professional-looking photos for my LinkedIn, but every single output made me look like I had 4 fingers or a weird skin texture. After 3 hours of tweaking prompts and uploading 20 different selfies, I ended up just using a photo my coworker took with her iPhone on break. Has anyone actually gotten usable results from these things, or is it all just hype?

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garcia.laura25d ago

Oh man, that sounds like such a waste of time and money! I actually tried one of those headshot tools too and it gave me this weird shiny forehead that made me look like I was sweating through a presentation. But here's something that's not quite right about your experience - you mentioned uploading 20 selfies, but most of those generators actually work better with way fewer photos, like 5-8 good ones with different angles and lighting. The more you upload, the more confused the AI gets and it starts blending features together in a creepy way. Did the service give you any guidance on how many photos to use?

simon_coleman25d ago

Twenty selfies sounds like me trying to pick one good family photo... way too many options, all bad.