Prompt for a professional headshot
A copy-paste prompt that produces a clean, studio-quality professional headshot in your chosen image model.
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a professional headshot of a person in business attire, Portrait, Photograph, Studio lighting, confident and approachable, clean neutral background, sharp focus, 85mm lens look --no harsh shadows, busy background, distortion --ar 1:1 --v 6
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Why this prompt works
Headshots live or die on lighting and framing, so the prompt fixes a portrait crop and studio lighting rather than leaving them to chance.
A neutral background and a lens cue (85mm look) are included because they're what separate a corporate headshot from a generic portrait.
Common artifacts — harsh shadows, distortion, busy backgrounds — are pushed into the exclusions so you don't have to re-roll.
Questions, answered
- What's the best prompt for an AI headshot?
- One that specifies a portrait crop, studio lighting, business attire, a neutral background, and excludes distortion and harsh shadows. Promptivo's builder assembles exactly that for your image model.