The Professional Headshots App Revolution: How to Get Studio-Quality Portraits From Your Phone

Remember the ritual of getting a professional headshot? You had to block off an afternoon, hunt down a professional photographer, stress over what jacket to wear, sit under blazing studio lights, and shell out anywhere from $150 to $500. A week later, you’d receive three retouched images—only to realize your hair looked slightly off in all of them.

Today, that entire friction-filled process is being upended by a new wave of software: professional headshots apps and AI generators.