A sharp headshot is the first thing people see on LinkedIn, a company page, or a portfolio, and Google Gemini can create one from a single photo without booking a studio. You upload one clear photo, pick a style, and get back a polished, professional headshot in about a minute. Gemini's Nano Banana image model keeps your real face while it builds the outfit, lighting, and background around you.
Below are the exact Gemini headshot prompts to try, from a classic corporate studio look to creative, outdoor, and dramatic styles. Copy any one, paste it into Gemini with your photo, and change the parts in [square brackets] to set your outfit and background. Each is ready to use on LinkedIn, a CV, or a portfolio. For a quick classic profile photo, try our professional LinkedIn headshot prompt.
How to make a headshot in Gemini
- Open the Gemini app and upload a clear, front-facing photo of your face.
- Paste one of the prompts below and set your [outfit] in the brackets.
- Ask for soft, flattering light and a natural, confident expression.
- Generate a few takes and keep the one where your face looks most like you.
The corporate studio headshot
The classic professional standard, you in sharp business attire against a clean studio backdrop with even, flattering light and a confident, approachable expression.
A polished corporate headshot of [a person], keeping their face and features natural and unchanged. Wearing [a tailored navy suit], photographed against a clean neutral studio backdrop with soft, even, flattering lighting, a confident and approachable expression, and direct eye contact. A professional, trustworthy, authoritative mood with sharp focus, natural skin texture, and shallow depth of field. Photorealistic, shot on a full-frame camera, high resolution.
The business-casual office headshot
The approachable modern look, you in smart-casual attire with a softly blurred office behind you, warm and friendly for a company page or profile.
A modern business-casual headshot of [a person], keeping their face and features natural and unchanged. Wearing [a crisp button-down shirt] with a relaxed but polished look, standing in a bright modern office with a softly blurred background of glass and greenery, a warm, friendly, approachable smile, and natural window light. A professional yet personable mood with sharp focus, natural skin texture, and shallow depth of field. Photorealistic, high resolution.
The creative startup headshot
The relaxed, personality-forward look, you in casual-smart style in a bright creative space, ideal for founders, designers, and modern teams.
A relaxed creative headshot of [a person], keeping their face and features natural and unchanged. Wearing [a smart casual knit or jacket], in a bright, airy creative studio with soft natural light and a softly blurred modern background, a genuine relaxed smile, and an easy, confident presence. A fresh, personable, contemporary mood with sharp focus, natural skin texture, and shallow depth of field. Photorealistic, high resolution.
The outdoor natural-light headshot
The warm, human look, you outdoors in soft natural light with a gently blurred green background, friendly and effortlessly real.
A natural outdoor headshot of [a person], keeping their face and features natural and unchanged. Wearing [smart casual clothing], photographed outdoors in soft golden daylight with a beautifully blurred leafy park background, a warm, genuine smile, and a relaxed, approachable presence. A friendly, authentic, lifestyle mood with soft flattering light, natural skin texture, and shallow depth of field. Photorealistic, shot on a full-frame camera, high resolution.
The dramatic executive headshot
The high-end editorial look, you in formal attire under moody low-key lighting on a dark backdrop, for gravitas and executive presence.
A dramatic executive headshot of [a person], keeping their face and features natural and unchanged. Wearing [a dark tailored suit], photographed against a deep dark backdrop with moody low-key lighting and a soft rim light shaping the face, a composed, confident, commanding expression, and direct eye contact. A refined, editorial, high-end mood with sharp focus, natural skin texture, and shallow depth of field. Photorealistic, high resolution.
A few extra tips
- Choose an outfit that matches your field, a suit for finance or law, smart-casual for tech or creative work, so the headshot fits your industry.
- Ask for a plain or softly blurred background, since a clean backdrop keeps all the attention on your face and reads as professional.
- Keep your uploaded photo sharp and evenly lit, so Gemini can map your features cleanly onto the new headshot.
- Doing headshots for a whole team? Use our corporate team headshot prompt to keep everyone's photos consistent.
- Need an actor's look instead? Try our acting headshot prompt for a natural, expressive theatrical style.
