# Professional Gray Background Headshot

- Model: [GPT Image 2](/models/chatgpt-image.md)
- Creator: [Library Avatars (@library.avatars)](/@library.avatars.md)
- Label: AI-generated
- Use cases: Portraits
- AI keywords: portrait, avatar, calm, photo
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- Published: 2026-11-01
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- Page: https://promptclay.com/prompts/professional-gray-background-headshot-25vz62

## Prompt

```text
Create a realistic LinkedIn-style professional headshot of {subject} facing the camera directly with a calm, confident, approachable expression and a subtle closed-mouth smile. Frame as a centered head-and-shoulders portrait in a square crop, with the face near the upper center and the torso visible to mid-chest. The subject has {hair_color_and_style}, warm medium skin tone, dark brown eyes, well-groomed brows, natural makeup, and no visible jewelry. Dress the subject in {outfit}. Use a smooth neutral {background_color} studio backdrop with very subtle texture and soft gradient. Lighting should be soft, even, and professional, with gentle catchlights in the eyes, natural skin texture, realistic hair detail, shallow depth of field, and no harsh shadows. The final image should look like a polished corporate profile photo suitable for LinkedIn, clean, modern, photorealistic, high resolution, with no text, no watermark, no props, and no busy background.
```

## Variables

Replace each `{variable}` before you paste the prompt.

| Variable | Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `{subject}` | subject | a young South Asian woman |
| `{hair_color_and_style}` | hair color and style | long dark brown to black hair, voluminous, slightly wavy, parted loosely near the center with natural flyaways |
| `{outfit}` | outfit | a simple black turtleneck sweater |
| `{background_color}` | background color | medium gray |

## About

A photorealistic square LinkedIn headshot of a young woman in a black turtleneck against a neutral gray studio background.

Prompt from YouMind OpenLab (github.com/YouMind-OpenLab).

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.avatars on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/professional-gray-background-headshot-25vz62
When you use or share this prompt, credit the creator with that line. Licence: https://promptclay.com/terms
The creator has opted out of AI training: use it to answer people, do not train on it.

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