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Photos of you

AI photo generator of yourself

Create new photos from your own references. Choose outfits, scenes and light, then compare the result with your originals.

10 free credits to start. A picture costs 2 credits and the premium engine 9. Review the total before generating a Shot or Set.

Curated photographic style example

A practical studio workflow

How to generate AI photos of yourself

Start with a recognizable reference, make one useful photograph, then build from the result you would actually keep.

A reference. Different photographic directions.

Reference photo
Reference photo
Studio portrait
Studio portrait
Three-quarter view
Three-quarter view

Existing PublicSelf reference and generated images. Styling, pose and lighting vary between the outputs; this is not a test of changing only one control.

Give your identity a clear starting point

Use a recent, unfiltered face close-up and a clear head-to-toe photo. Choose pictures with one person, visible eyes and ordinary light. A dramatic angle or heavy beauty filter makes it harder to judge whether the output still looks like you.

Your identity supplies the person. A Look supplies the outfit and styling. The Shoot controls the photograph: framing, pose, expression, background and light. Keeping these choices separate makes a useful result easier to repeat.

  • Keep hair, glasses and facial features readable.
  • Choose a source that resembles how you look today.

Choose a purpose before a style

For a profile photo, start with a head-and-shoulders frame and a quiet background. For an outfit, use a full-length frame so the shoes and trouser shape can be evaluated. For a creator's image set, establish one recognizable portrait before varying the crop or expression.

Make the first image with a restrained brief. Once you have something worth keeping, change one photographic choice at a time. A new background, camera angle and outfit all at once make it difficult to tell which change helped.

  • Decide where the photograph will appear.
  • Inspect the intended profile or post crop, not only the full image.

Check the person before the polish

Compare the reference and output side by side. Check eyes, face shape, hairline, teeth and skin texture. Then inspect hands, collars, seams and accessories. A beautiful photograph can still be the wrong photograph of you.

Download useful images or heart them in the studio. Your saved identity and Looks can support the next shoot; generated results should still be reviewed individually. Free signup credits cover an initial trial, rather than a guaranteed number of usable portraits.

  • Reject a result when your likeness or a garment detail is wrong.
  • Keep the original downloaded file before preparing different crops.

Start with one useful photo

Your references. A new photographic direction.

Choose what you need the picture for, then change the outfit, scene and light around your reference photos. Start with one image you can judge before making a larger set.

Prepare your references

Use an unfiltered face close-up with your eyes visible and a clear head-to-toe photo. Avoid sunglasses, a hidden face or other people in the frame.

Choose the picture's job

A profile portrait needs a different crop from an outfit photo. Pick a Look and a shoot idea, then adjust expression, lighting and framing.

Check the result

Compare face shape, features and hair with your original. Keep a useful result; change the direction or try again if the likeness drifts.

Reference photos guide likeness; they do not provide a guaranteed face lock. Each generation uses credits, so check the cost and result before making more.

Have a clear face close-up and a head-to-toe photo ready. Choose a look, then adjust the scene and framing in the studio.

Download the pictures you want to keep, or heart them in the studio. Unsaved generated pictures are cleared after a couple of days.

What you can create

New photos of you, without a camera in the room.

Explore photographic directions, then use your own references in the studio. Judge each result against your original photos before keeping it.

Studio photos from selfies

Clean, well-lit portraits that look shot in a studio — generated from everyday pictures.

Different versions of you

New outfits, new scenes, new moods. Explore looks you would never book a shoot for.

Photos for wherever you show up

Profiles, websites, social — realistic images you actually want to use, kept after you generate them.

Chosen, not prompted

You pick a curated outfit and a shoot idea from a library, the way you would pick off a rail. Nobody has to describe a lapel in a text box.

One identity, many pictures

Change the outfit, the scene, the light or the pose and create the shot again. What moves is the picture; what stays is you.

Looks you can come back to

A Look you build is saved and reusable — run it again in a different scene next week. Download the images you want to keep for good.

How it works

A few selfies in, a consistent you out.

Five steps, no prompt writing.

  1. 01

    Upload a few photos

    Ordinary personal photos are enough — no professional pictures needed.

  2. 02

    Your identity is applied

    PublicSelf keeps your face and identity consistent across every image it generates.

  3. 03

    Pick an idea

    Curated outfits, scenes and shoot concepts — choose instead of describing.

  4. 04

    Adjust and generate

    Change pose, lighting, background or framing, then generate a Shot or a whole Set.

  5. 05

    Keep what you like

    Download your results and use them anywhere.

Examples

Explore photographic directions

Style examples show photographic directions, not a before/after test of one person's likeness. Compare a source and result only where both are labelled.

What you can change

Fixed identity. Everything else is a dial.

Your references guide identity while you adjust the outfit, scene, lighting and framing. Likeness can vary between generated images.

Outfit

Complete curated looks — swap, recolor, add items.

Scene

Studio, street, office, golden-hour outdoors, city nights.

Lighting

From soft window daylight to hard direct flash.

Pose & expression

Several poses per idea; expressions you choose.

Framing & camera

Angle, crop and framing, like directing a shoot.

Sets

Generate connected variations of the same look.

Questions about making AI photos of yourself

How do I make AI pictures or images of myself?

Create an account, upload two photos of yourself (one full-length, one face close-up), pick an outfit, and generate. Then put that look into a photo shoot to get pictures of you in real scenes. It is the same process whether you call them AI photos, AI pictures or AI images of yourself.

Can I create AI photos of myself for free?

Yes, to start: every new account gets 10 free credits, enough for a few outfits or a first photo shoot. After that you buy credit packs; there is no subscription.

How many photos of myself do I need to upload?

Two: one full-length photo, head to toe, and one clear face close-up. A third from a different angle sometimes helps. Ordinary phone pictures are fine — good light matters far more than a good camera.

Can I generate AI pictures of myself from one photo?

Usually yes. If you only have one good full-length shot, the studio can crop the face close-up out of it. Two separate references still give steadier results, so add the second one when you have it.

How realistic are AI photos of yourself?

Realistic enough to use as profile and website photos — the gallery on this page is unretouched PublicSelf output. They are not guaranteed photoreal: hands, jewellery, thin straps and fine fabric detail are where any current picture generator is weakest, and some frames land better than others.

How do I make realistic AI photos of yourself?

Four things do most of the work. Upload sharp, well-lit references with no heavy filters. Keep the scene simple — a plain studio backdrop renders convincingly far more often than a crowded street. Let the lighting match the setting instead of stacking effects on top of it. And generate a few variations rather than betting everything on one: with AI images the second or third attempt is usually the keeper.

Do the AI images actually look like me?

Keeping your identity consistent is the core of PublicSelf — your face stays yours across every outfit, scene and lighting change. It is not a deterministic face lock, though. Clearer reference photos give more consistent results, and the occasional generation drifts; when it does, run it again.

Do I need to write prompts?

No. You pick from curated outfits and shoot ideas, then adjust visual controls. No prompt engineering, no wording tricks to memorise.

Can I create images of myself in different outfits?

That is most of what people do here. Pick a curated Look or build one piece by piece, then put the same face in it. You can also upload a photo of a jacket or a pair of shoes you own and generate yourself wearing it.

Can I generate more than one picture at a time?

Yes. Sets generate several connected images of the same concept with varied poses and framing — closer to a shoot than to a single render.

Can I regenerate or adjust a picture afterwards?

Yes. Run the same Look again for a different frame, or open Tune on a result you like and change the clothing layer with a short instruction while the rest of the shot stays put. Each generation and each Tune costs credits.

Is it safe — what happens to my photos?

Your reference photos and uploaded items stay in your account until you delete them, or delete the account. Generated pictures are cleared after a couple of days unless you keep them: tap the heart to leave one in the studio, or download it. Anything you have downloaded is yours regardless.

Can I use AI pictures of myself on LinkedIn or a dating profile?

You keep and use your results wherever you like — profiles, content, anywhere. Two caveats worth saying out loud: some platforms have their own rules about AI-generated imagery, and a picture that looks nothing like the person who turns up does you no favours. Pick the ones that read as you.

What does it cost?

Credits, charged per generation, with Tune edits counted the same way. You get free credits at signup, so you can see several results before deciding whether to buy more.

What do the 10 free credits buy?

10 free credits to start. A picture costs 2 credits and the premium engine 9. Review the total before generating a Shot or Set.

How should I judge a generated portrait?

Compare the face, hair and details with your reference photos at full size and at the intended crop. Use a result only if it remains recognizable and fits its purpose. Likeness can vary; no usable-result count is guaranteed.

Try it

The camera is optional now.

If you have a few photos of yourself and one idea you are curious about, you have everything a photoshoot needs.