Question 1

How long does PhotoBoost take to generate headshots?

Accepted Answer

Under 10 minutes. Training is not involved, so generation starts as soon as you finish the upload and short profile.

Question 2

Is there a free trial?

Accepted Answer

Yes. You get 12 watermarked photos in 12 styles with no credit card required. You only pay if you want the unwatermarked high-resolution versions.

Question 3

How much does PhotoBoost cost?

Accepted Answer

$9.99 once for 12 headshots in 12 styles. There is no subscription.

Question 4

Do you train a model on my face?

Accepted Answer

No. PhotoBoost does not fine-tune a model on your selfies. Your photos are used only to generate your own headshots.

Question 5

What happens to my uploaded photos?

Accepted Answer

Your original selfies are deleted within 7 days of upload and your generated headshots within 30 days. We never use them to train a model.

Question 6

How many photos do I get?

Accepted Answer

12 photos, one per style, in every run.

Question 7

What kind of selfies should I upload?

Accepted Answer

A handful of clear, well-lit selfies taken from slightly different angles. Avoid heavy filters, sunglasses and group photos.

Question 8

What information do you need from me?

Accepted Answer

A few selfies and a short profile: age range, height range, weight range, body type, ethnicity, hair colour, eye colour and gender.

Question 9

What format and size are the finished photos?

Accepted Answer

You receive JPEG files at full resolution, with a download-all option for the complete set.

Question 10

Can I cancel or get a refund?

Accepted Answer

There is no subscription to cancel. Because the free trial lets you see the exact output first, we ask you to check the watermarked set before paying.

Question 11

Where can I use the generated headshots?

Accepted Answer

Anywhere you would use a normal headshot: LinkedIn, CVs, company pages, social profiles, portfolios and press kits.

Question 12

Does it work for everyone?

Accepted Answer

The pipeline handles a wide range of ages, body types and ethnicities. The prompt adapts pronouns and appearance details from the profile you fill in.

Question 13

What payment methods do you accept?

Accepted Answer

Payment goes through Stripe Checkout and accepts major debit and credit cards.

Question 14

Can I see my headshots before I pay?

Accepted Answer

Yes. You see all 12 photos watermarked before any money changes hands, but you cannot download them until you have paid.

Question 15

Can I buy just one headshot instead of all 12?

Accepted Answer

No. The $9.99 purchase unlocks the whole set of 12 photos; there is no per-photo price.

Question 16

Do all 12 styles cost the same?

Accepted Answer

Yes. One $9.99 payment covers all 12 styles, and a run always produces all of them. There is no per-style pricing and no premium style.

Question 17

Am I charged again if I generate a second time?

Accepted Answer

No. The payment is recorded once against your account, so retrying a failed run does not create a second charge.

Question 18

Is there anything to cancel after I pay?

Accepted Answer

No. It is a one-time payment, so there is no subscription and no recurring billing to cancel.

Question 19

My payment went through but my photos are still locked. What now?

Accepted Answer

Reload the results page first. Unlocking happens when Stripe confirms the payment to us, which can lag a minute or two behind the checkout screen.

Question 20

Can I get a refund if the headshots don't look like me?

Accepted Answer

The watermarked trial exists so you can judge that before paying — the photos you unlock are the same 12 files you already saw.

Question 21

How long do I have to download my photos after paying?

Accepted Answer

Download them in the days after your purchase. Generated headshots are deleted within 30 days, so there is no long-term archive to come back to.

Question 22

Do you store my card details?

Accepted Answer

No. The card is entered on Stripe's checkout page, and we never receive or store the card number.

Question 23

How many selfies should I upload?

Accepted Answer

One is enough to get a result. If you are signed in you can upload up to 3, and two or three from slightly different angles usually give a more consistent set.

Question 24

Does the profile I fill in actually matter?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Age range, height, weight, body type, ethnicity, hair and eye colour and gender are all sent with the generation request, so wrong values produce headshots of someone who is not you.

Question 25

Can I generate only the styles I want?

Accepted Answer

Not currently. Every run produces 12 photos, one per style, and you cannot leave styles out or reorder them.

Question 26

Does the background in my selfies matter?

Accepted Answer

Not much. The background is replaced by the style you get, so a messy room does not show up in the result. What matters is that your face is evenly lit and not blocked.

Question 27

Do my selfies need to be recent?

Accepted Answer

Use recent ones. The headshots are generated from the exact photos you upload, so an old selfie with a different haircut or beard can carry that older look into the result.

Question 28

Can I upload a professional headshot I already have?

Accepted Answer

It will be processed, but selfies are what the pipeline is built and tested for. A heavily retouched studio headshot may pull its own retouching and backdrop into the result.

Question 29

Why do my headshots not look like me?

Accepted Answer

Usually one of four things: the profile values are wrong, the selfie is underlit, it is heavily filtered, or the only photo is at an angle that hides part of your face.

Question 30

Can I download my headshots?

Accepted Answer

Yes, after purchase. Each of the 12 photos gets its own download button and there is a Download All option for the whole set.

Question 31

Why can't I download the free trial photos?

Accepted Answer

The trial is there to show you the real output of the 12 styles before you decide, not to hand over a free set of usable headshots.

Question 32

What does the watermark look like?

Accepted Answer

A “PhotoBoost AI” mark across the bottom of each photo in the browser. It is not baked into the file, so the photos you download after purchase are clean.

Question 33

What resolution are the finished headshots?

Accepted Answer

The model's native output, roughly 1024 pixels on the long edge, delivered as JPEG. We do not upscale.

Question 34

Are the headshots cropped for LinkedIn's square frame?

Accepted Answer

No. You get the full frame as generated. The gallery shows the photos in square tiles, but that crop exists only on the page.

Question 35

Can I choose the outfit in my headshots?

Accepted Answer

No. Each style is a fixed background-and-outfit pair, so picking a style also picks your clothing.

Question 36

Can I pick only a few styles instead of all 12?

Accepted Answer

You cannot filter a run — every run produces all 12 styles. Which ones you download and actually use is up to you.

Question 37

Which of the 12 styles should I use for LinkedIn?

Accepted Answer

Start with the LinkedIn Headshots style (grey backdrop, navy suit) or Professional Headshots (office, business formal). Both read as neutral in a small profile picture.

Question 38

Can I download my headshots more than once?

Accepted Answer

Yes. After purchase there is no download limit, so you can grab single photos or the whole set whenever you need them.

Question 39

Who owns the headshots you generate?

Accepted Answer

You do. Our terms assign you the rights we hold in the photos generated from your own selfies, for personal or commercial use.

Question 40

Can I use the headshots commercially, e.g. in ads or client work?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The assignment in our terms covers commercial use, so paid ads, client material and print are all allowed with the paid set.

Question 41

Can I remove the watermark from a trial photo?

Accepted Answer

No. The watermarked set is the free trial and cannot be downloaded before purchase; paying $9.99 is what unlocks the clean files.

Question 42

Does LinkedIn allow AI-generated profile photos?

Accepted Answer

Yes. LinkedIn's profile photo rules say you can use an illustration, caricature or other artistic rendering of yourself, provided the photo reflects your likeness.

Question 43

Do I have to say that my LinkedIn photo is AI-generated?

Accepted Answer

Not by LinkedIn. Its profile photo rules are about likeness rather than how an image was produced, and we found no requirement there to label a photo as AI-generated. We cannot give legal advice.

Question 44

Can I upload a photo of someone else?

Accepted Answer

Only with that person's explicit written consent. Our terms require it for anyone pictured, and every person in the photos must be 18 or over.

Question 45

Is there an age limit?

Accepted Answer

Yes. You must be 18 or older, and everyone pictured in the uploaded photos must be over 18.

Question 46

Are my selfies sent to a third party?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Generation runs on fal.ai, so your selfies are uploaded to fal.ai storage for processing while the run happens.

Question 47

What personal data do you actually hold?

Accepted Answer

Your Google account email and display name, the profile answers you fill in, your photos, and whether a purchase went through.

Question 48

How do I delete my account and photos?

Accepted Answer

Send a message through the contact form and we will delete your account, your selfies and your generated headshots. There is no self-serve delete button yet.

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