Upload a front-facing face photo
Choose a clear photo of your face in good light, looking at the camera. Take off sunglasses and hats first, since both hide features the portrait is meant to keep.
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How to Make an AI School Portrait
The whole process is one upload and about a minute of waiting. Because the backdrop, light and pose are fixed, the only real decision is which photo of your face to give it.
- Final image
- 1 still
- Your input
- 1 photo
- Price
- from 51 credits
One photo to a picture-day print
Wait for the studio to build
The backdrop, lighting and framing take about a minute. You can close the tab; the portrait lands in your assets when it is ready.
Check the likeness, then save
Put the result next to your original and compare eyes, smile and hairline. If they match, download it; if they do not, a sharper and more straight-on photo is the usual fix.
How to make it
A classic picture-day portrait on a mottled blue backdrop. Add one clear photo; the look is already set.
The photo you add
1. You
A clear, front-facing photo of your face in good light.
- 01
Upload your photo
Pick a clear, front-facing photo of your face.
- 02
We set up the studio
Backdrop, light and framing take about a minute.
- 03
Download and post
Save the image and share it anywhere.
Your exact face
No smoothing or reshaping. The face in the portrait is the face in your photo.
The real backdrop
Mottled blue canvas, soft studio light and a slight school-photographer glow.
Picture-day framing
Head and shoulders, a slight angle and a straight-to-camera look.
Photo tips
- Face large, sharp and front-facing
- Looking at the camera
- A smile works best
- No sunglasses or hats
Questions & answers
Can I pick a decade or turn my photo into a younger yearbook portrait?
This template makes a classic picture-day portrait with a mottled blue backdrop and soft studio lighting. It has no decade selector and is not an age-transformation tool. Use a current photo for the reference; the intended change is the school-portrait setting and framing, rather than a younger version of you.
How many photos do I need?
One: a clear photo of your face.
Is my photo private?
Your photos are used to make your image. Only upload photos of yourself, or of people who have agreed to it.
Can I use the result commercially?
Check your plan's terms for what you can do with generated images. They apply to your result.
How long does it take?
About a minute. You can leave the page; the finished School Photo image is saved to your assets.
Will it change my face?
No. The backdrop, light and framing change; your features stay exactly as they are in your photo.
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Make your School Photo image
One photo, about a minute. The mottled backdrop, the studio light, the picture-day smile.