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A composed portrait on a dark background — calm presence, tailored look

A playground for your image

Dress up, drop in props, see another version of yourself.

Bring your face. Pick a look. Play around.

What is this?

A private studio for playing with your own image.

Bring a couple of photos. Try on outfits, settings, poses, and energies you'd never set up for a real shoot. Some shots will land, some won't — that's the fun. Keep what you like.

Build a look

Build a look

Start from your photos and shape an outfit that still feels like you.

Try it on

Try it on

Pick a pose, a setting, drop in a clothing item — see how it lands.

Tweak and save

Tweak and save

Refine the ones that are close, keep the ones you like.

How it works

Upload, dress up, generate.

Upload, dress up, generate. — Bring in a couple of photos — they keep your face and body consistent.

Bring in a couple of photos — they keep your face and body consistent.

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Another angle

Futures you can try on

Not a photoshoot — a what-if. See yourself somewhere you haven't been yet: the car, the water, the places you're working toward.

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Step into the scene

Step into the scene

Not a new outfit — a whole new setting.

Live the part

Live the part

See yourself somewhere you've never been.

A bigger life

A bigger life

Picture the version of you that's already arrived.

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What is this for?

Try yourself in a new photo idea.

Pick a curated direction, see yourself in it, change what you want. No prompting — the studio takes care of that part.

  • Try a founder portrait
  • Try a clean LinkedIn shot
  • Try a black-and-white editorial
  • Try a luxury hotel shoot
  • Try a street-style set
  • Try a dating profile image
  • Try a magazine-style portrait
  • Try a creative profile photo
  • Try a minimal studio portrait
  • Try an outdoor summer shoot

Pick an idea. See yourself in it. Change what you want.

Inside the studio

What you actually do.

Three things that turn an idea into a finished shoot.

Build a Look once, reuse it.

Configure an outfit and styling, save the Look, and apply it to any shoot later without redoing the setup.

Run a full series, not one shot.

Pick a photoshoot template, set the pose, angle, expression, and scene, and generate a connected set in one go.

Drop in your own clothing.

Upload a jacket, shoes, or an accessory — it shows up in the shot.

Download what you keep. Upscale or clean the background when you need to.

Credits

Want more rounds?

10 free credits to start. Pick a pack here, then sign in to the studio to check out.

Starter

PublicSelf Starter

$15

100 credits

Enough to play with a few outfits and poses and keep a first batch you like.

Buy credits in the studio

Studio

PublicSelf Studio

$79

600 credits

More room to keep playing — extra poses, more tweaks, more keepers.

Buy credits in the studio

Questions worth asking

Quick answers about what PublicSelf is and isn't.

What is PublicSelf?

A studio for trying on outfits, poses, and settings on your own face — without setting up a real shoot. Think playground, not headshot service.

How many photos do I need to upload?

Two: one full-body and one face close-up. Good lighting, no heavy filters. The studio uses them to keep your likeness consistent across generations.

Will it actually look like me?

Mostly. Better reference photos give better consistency. Some shots land closer than others — regenerate or tweak when one's off. That iteration is part of the fun.

Can I post these on social media?

Plenty of people do — Instagram, LinkedIn, dating profiles, group chats. You're responsible for each platform's AI disclosure rules.

How do credits work?

10 free credits at signup, no payment needed. Each generation costs a few credits. Buy more packs from the studio whenever you want another round.