Better portrait sources
Keep everyday glasses if they help people recognize you. Move the light or turn slightly until reflections stop covering the pupils; editing cannot reliably recover hidden eyes.
You choose your own source and review the current cost before generation.
Inspect the bridge, both temples and lens edges in the result. Reject doubled frames even if the rest of the portrait looks convincing.
Turn your head or move the light slightly, then retake. Do not select a source merely because one eye looks sharp. Both eyes, the frame bridge and the two temples provide useful checks against asymmetrical reconstruction.
Why consider this directionA relaxed knit and softened academic setting keep the face approachable in a faculty directory.
Check before choosingInspect the eye area and glasses at the delivered size. Background books or corridors do not establish credentials.
Why consider this directionA relaxed knit and softened academic setting keep the face approachable in a faculty directory.
Check before choosingInspect the eye area and glasses at the delivered size. Background books or corridors do not establish credentials.
Wear the glasses people usually see you in. Check the lenses for glare before choosing a source.
Take two photos with a small change in your position relative to the window. Keep the face angle similar so the comparison isolates reflection. In the generated result, compare both frame corners, the bridge and the visible eyes; a symmetrical but different frame is still a change.
Fix unreadable eyes in the source rather than asking the model to guess through glare. Keep a familiar frame when recognizability matters.
Before uploading, zoom into both eyes. Shift the light or turn slightly if a reflection hides one pupil. After generation, compare frame shape, bridge position and the two temple arms; readable eyes do not excuse changed glasses.
Create a headshot with my photo ↗Keep glasses if they are part of your everyday appearance. Move the light or your position until both eyes are visible; do not rely on generation to reconstruct eyes hidden by glare. Check the bridge and both temples in the result.
Only use references that match the intended appearance and current input options. Do not mix images simply to increase their number. If the scene starts from one source, choose the clearest version of how you want to appear.
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