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Charcoal Studio AI Headshot
Soft modern charcoal
The Charcoal Studio headshot puts you in charcoal or deep-navy tailored jacket over a solid mid-tone top, no tie, set against charcoal seamless studio backdrop with a subtle tonal lift behind the head — modern and clean, never full black. We light it with large feathered octabox key from camera-left, 35 degrees off-axis and just above the eye line at 5600K, soft 1:3 key-to-fill from a white V-flat near the lens, plus a discreet hair/separation light carving a gentle edge along the jawline and shoulder against the charcoal — contemporary and soft, NOT a hard Rembrandt shadow and grade it kodak Portra 400 palette, true warm skin held against a deep neutral charcoal, gentle contrast, polished-not-plastic with full pore texture retained. It reads as soft modern charcoal, and it's generated from a single selfie in about 60 seconds.
The Charcoal Studio look, in detail
Here's exactly how the studio builds this look. You don't need to own any of it, just upload a selfie.
- Wardrobe
- charcoal or deep-navy tailored jacket over a solid mid-tone top, no tie
- Setting & background
- charcoal seamless studio backdrop with a subtle tonal lift behind the head — modern and clean, never full black
- Lighting
- large feathered octabox key from camera-left, 35 degrees off-axis and just above the eye line at 5600K, soft 1:3 key-to-fill from a white V-flat near the lens, plus a discreet hair/separation light carving a gentle edge along the jawline and shoulder against the charcoal — contemporary and soft, NOT a hard Rembrandt shadow
- Lens & framing
- 85mm at f/4.5, medium-format compression, tack-sharp eyes, clean separation from the dark backdrop
- Color & finish
- Kodak Portra 400 palette, true warm skin held against a deep neutral charcoal, gentle contrast, polished-not-plastic with full pore texture retained
- Expression & pose
- calm confident closed-lip Duchenne smile, relaxed brow, eyes locked through the lens, slight shoulder turn toward camera-left
Who picks the Charcoal Studio look
The headshots you'd use on LinkedIn, in a press kit, on a company team page. Boardroom polish through industry-specific looks. If that's the impression you want to give, this is your style. It pairs well with our LinkedIn headshot generator and corporate headshots.
How to generate it
- Open the studio and upload one clear selfie.
- Pick the Charcoal Studio style (it's pre-selected from this page).
- Get 3 free headshots in about 60 seconds. See how it works.
What the Charcoal Studio pack delivers
- 3 studio-quality headshots free per day, watermarked
- ~60-second generation from one selfie, no model training, no 20-photo upload
- Identity preserved across every frame (face, ethnicity, glasses, hijab, mobility aids)
- $19 unlocks 100 photos in this style plus every other style (100+ total), Full HD, no watermark, commercial license
- Photos auto-deleted within 24h; no face embeddings retained
- 24-hour refund window — eligible if you've used 3 or fewer photos
How Charcoal Studio compares
Not sure Charcoal Studio is the one? In the same professional family, people also weigh Corporate (boardroom polish), LinkedIn (built for the feed), Executive (authority + warmth). The good news: with the $19 pack you get all of them, so you don't have to choose. Browse the full 100+ style catalog.
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Charcoal Studio headshots: FAQ
Is the Charcoal Studio style free?
Yes. You get 3 watermarked Charcoal Studio headshots a day for free, with no signup and no credit card. The one-time packs ($9 for 30 photos, $19 for 100 in Full HD, $49 for 300) remove the watermark and unlock all 100+ styles.
How many photos do I upload for a Charcoal Studio headshot?
Just one selfie. FreeHeadshot runs on Google Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, which reads your face straight from a single photo, so there's no model training and no 20-photo upload. You can add up to 5 for slightly better results.
What should I wear for the Charcoal Studio look?
Nothing special. We render charcoal or deep-navy tailored jacket over a solid mid-tone top, no tie for you, so upload any clear, well-lit selfie and we handle the wardrobe, lighting, and setting.
How long does it take, and where can I use my Charcoal Studio headshot?
About 60 seconds for the free 3-pack. The Charcoal Studio look is built for LinkedIn, resumes, team pages, and social profiles. It is not valid for passports or government ID, which require an unedited photograph.
Generate your Charcoal Studio headshot in 60 seconds.
No signup, no credit card for the first three. Pay $19 once if you love them.
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