See Your Headshot Before You Pay: How the Free Preview Works

Why is there a watermark on the preview?

The watermark is what makes the free preview possible. Without it, everyone would screenshot the preview and nobody would ever pay, and the service could not exist. With it, you get to judge the one thing that actually matters, whether the headshot looks like you, before any money changes hands.

The watermark covers the image enough that it is not usable as a profile photo, but it does not hide the result. You can see your face, the backdrop, the outfit, the expression, the lighting. If the likeness is off or the style is not what you wanted, you close the tab and you have spent nothing.

Why show the result before asking for payment?

Because "how do I know it will look like me" is the honest, reasonable question everyone has about AI headshots, and the only honest answer is to show you. AI-generated photos vary from person to person. Your selfie quality, your features, and the options you pick all affect the output. A gallery of other people's great results tells you nothing about yours.

Most services handle this by asking for payment first and offering a refund policy or a big batch of images in the hope that some are good. We think that is backwards. Showing your own result first shifts all the risk off you. If the preview is not good, you owe nothing. If it is good, ten dollars for ten headshots is an easy decision.

There is a practical benefit too: it forces the product to be good. When nobody pays before seeing their result, the generation quality has to hold up on the first try. There is no hiding behind refund forms.

What does paying actually get you?

Paying removes the watermark and gives you the full-resolution file, full size, ready for LinkedIn, your company site, a speaker bio, wherever you need it. The pricing is one-time, not a subscription:

• $10 for 10 headshots, enough to try a few backdrops and expressions
• $20 for 30 headshots, room to experiment properly with outfits and lighting
• $50 for 100 headshots, useful if you want lots of variety or shots for a whole range of uses

Credits last a year, so you can buy a pack, use a few now, and come back months later when you change jobs or want a refreshed look. For comparison, a real photographer typically charges $150 to $300 for a single session, and you still do not see results until after you have committed the money and the afternoon.

How do I get the best preview from one selfie?

Since the preview is generated from a single photo, that photo matters. A few things help:

1. Face the light. Daylight from a window in front of you beats an overhead bulb behind you.
2. Keep your face unobstructed. No sunglasses, nothing covering your features.
3. Fill the frame. Your face should be clearly visible, not a small part of a wide shot.
4. Use a recent photo. The headshot will look like the person in the selfie, so make it current.

If the first preview is not quite right, try a different selfie or different options. You are not charged for previewing.

What happens to my photo if I do not buy?

It stays in your gallery, and it is deleted with your account whenever you choose to close it. If you sign in (by email magic link, no password to invent), your photos stay in your account and remain yours, and they are deleted if you delete the account.

Either way, the privacy terms are the same: your photos are never sold, never used to train models, and never used in marketing unless you expressly opt in to be featured. Trying the preview does not put your face into anyone's dataset.

The short version

Upload one selfie, pick your backdrop and style options, and see your finished headshot free with a watermark in about a minute. Pay only if you like it, from $10 for 10 headshots, and download the full-resolution files. The preview exists because seeing your own result is the only real answer to whether an AI headshot will look like you, and we would rather prove it than promise it.