{"slug": "show-hn-portraitdesk-a-headshot-tool-that-doesn-t-look-like-ai-slop", "title": "Show HN: PortraitDesk – A headshot tool that doesn't look like AI slop", "summary": "PortraitDesk, a new headshot tool launched on Hacker News, lets users transfer their face and head onto a target photo while preserving the original pose, outfit, lighting, and background, aiming to avoid the artificial look of typical AI-generated headshots. The service offers one free watermarked preview, with four additional high-resolution portraits available for €9.00, and stores uploaded and generated photos for 30 days before permanent deletion.", "body_md": "### Your face stays yours\n\nPreserve your facial proportions, expressions, and likeness without an artificial look.\n\nUpload a portrait and choose the photo you want to see yourself in. PortraitDesk transfers your face and head, keeping everything else exactly as it was.\n\nOne preview free · No credit card required · Then €9.00 for 4 more portraits\n\nFace and head transferred. Pose, outfit, lighting, and background stay intact.\n\nYou decide how the finished photo looks. PortraitDesk only transfers your face and head, leaving the rest untouched.\n\nPose, outfit, background, lighting, and framing are not reinvented.\n\nLinkedIn, job applications, your personal website, or an updated profile photo.\n\nQuality comparison\n\nBoth images use the portrait and target shown above. Compare a basic AI model with PortraitDesk. Neither result was manually retouched.\n\nSame portrait · Same target · One output each · No manual retouching\n\nPick the target photo with the lighting and attire you want, and PortraitDesk completes the edit.\n\nA clear selfie or existing portrait is enough.\n\nPick the exact photo with the pose, outfit, and lighting you want.\n\nInspect your preview with natural lighting and exact facial proportions before unlocking.\n\nSee your result first. Only pay when you want watermark-free, high-resolution portraits.\n\n5 portraits total, including your free preview\n\nPhoto processing\n\nPortraitDesk stores uploaded and generated photos for 30 days so you can return and download your results. They are permanently deleted after that period.\n\nChoose an exact target look and create your free watermarked preview.\n\nOne portrait · No credit card required · No subscription", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-portraitdesk-a-headshot-tool-that-doesn-t-look-like-ai-slop", "canonical_source": "https://portraitdesk.app/", "published_at": "2026-09-08 19:39:26+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-08 19:48:42.965407+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["generative-ai", "ai-products", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["PortraitDesk"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-portraitdesk-a-headshot-tool-that-doesn-t-look-like-ai-slop", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-portraitdesk-a-headshot-tool-that-doesn-t-look-like-ai-slop.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-portraitdesk-a-headshot-tool-that-doesn-t-look-like-ai-slop.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-portraitdesk-a-headshot-tool-that-doesn-t-look-like-ai-slop.jsonld"}}