When was the last time you updated your headshot? Or worse, maybe you don’t even have a headshot on your LinkedIn profile. You know how important a first impression is, so your headshots must be top-notch—no more outdated or low-quality pics! If you don’t want to spend the time or money for professional headshots, you might want to consider AI headshots. Today I want to go through my experience using two AI headshot platforms: Try It On and StudioShot. Watch my quick video to learn more and see my results!
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Video Transcript
0:00 Hey, financial advisors, let’s talk headshots. When was the last time you updated your headshot? Or worse, you don’t even have a headshot on your LinkedIn profile.
0:10 I know that mine is several years old. But I have a two-year-old home, so I would rather not go to professional studio to get a new headshot taken.
0:18 So I’ve been lured in by TikTok to try out AI headshots, and I want to walk you through my experience, because I think they could benefit you as well.
0:28 So I created a little presentation to be able to review the results with you all. Today I’m going to review two AI headshot websites, Try It On and StudioShot.
0:38 First, I want to go through some do’s and don’ts to get the best results. You do want to make sure that you have 10 to 20 recent, chest-up close-ups, and if you don’t, and you’re like me, maybe just head to the backyard and take a couple in a few different outfits.
0:53 Because they want to make sure they show different backgrounds close, you want it to be just of your face, good quality, and slightly different facial expressions.
1:02 You do not want to repeat backgrounds or outfits, dark, filtered, blurry, or pixelated photos that have your sunglasses on, hats, you’re far away, all of those different things.
1:16 I found that I surprisingly did not have as many selfies as I thought I would that would fit the bill.
1:23 So I did go into my backyard and around the house and kind of took a couple extra. So the process of Try It On is quite simple.
1:30 You select the preferred Photoshop, upload your selfies, and then customize your preferences. You can choose options like “business outdoors” or “business studio” to align with your desired look.
1:42 However, not all the results were flattering. Here are my worst headshots. Some of them don’t even look like me, and it’s a bit scary, to be honest.
1:52 I found myself saying several times, who’s teeth are those? On the other hand, here’s my best headshots. I was pleasantly surprised by these.
2:01 They actually turned out pretty well, and I could see myself using them. A few more glamorous options were available, and they did look like me, but I wouldn’t be able to use them for a professional headshot. My overall experience with Try It On was good.
2:17 For just $17, you get 100 AI images. Once you’ve submitted your photos and selected your preferred portrait styles, it’s important to follow the guidelines closely to ensure that AI produces the best results.
2:29 It’s also worth noting that Try It On does not offer refunds, so attention to detail is crucial. But within 24-72 hours, you receive a success email with a collection of 100 images, allowing you to choose a few great ones.
2:42 Now let’s explore the process of using StudioShot. It’s quite similar to Try It On. You start by selecting your selfies and then you choose your desired style.
2:51 They offer options like “executive,” “actor,” “LinkedIn,” “charcoal gray,” and so much more. Unfortunately, my worst Try It On shots are from StudioShot, and they were absolutely terrifying.
3:06 They definitely didn’t meet my expectations, scoring a solid zero out of 10, which was surprising because it’s been listed as the more professional option on several different reviews I’ve seen.
3:17 Even the best Try It On shots from StudioShot weren’t that great. Once again, these don’t really look like me, and I wouldn’t personally use them.
3:26 But for the price of $29.25, you get infinite touchups for one person. And, trust me, if you choose this option, you’re going to need all the touchups you can get.
3:36 Overall, I wasn’t impressed with the results, but they did manage to make me laugh quite a bit. For comparison, here’s my professional headshot.
3:44 The one on the left was taken in a studio, and the one on the right was at a conference. Professional conferences can be a fantastic resource for financial advisors and their team, as you often get access to high-quality photography services, so be sure to take advantage of the opportunity that presents itself.
3:59 I also do want to mention that I was not paid to do either of these reviews or promoted in any way.
4:07 I merely started seeing them a lot on TikTok, and they started popping up on a lot of other periodicals, and was honestly just wanting to try it out myself.
4:17 I wanted to see how it worked, and I thought advisors could also benefit for this review to see if it would be a good option for them, with their team to try out, depending on their needs.
4:26 I hope that you found this tutorial really helpful, and if you need additional help optimizing your social media pages or your website or overall strategy, please reach out to our team.
4:36 Our strategists would love to talk to you about what’s worked in the past, what isn’t working now, and provide custom recommendations on how you can level up your marketing game.
4:45 Reach out today, we would love to hear from you.