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Dreamwave
Generates professional headshots from four or more of your photos, sold as one-time packages for individuals and whole teams.
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Overview
Dreamwave generates professional headshots from photos of you. You upload at least four pictures of yourself. It trains a model on your face and returns a batch of portraits. It serves individuals and whole teams, and for a team it keeps the look consistent and connects to HR systems like Workday and BambooHR.
It runs in a browser. Headshot packages are one-time purchases. Higher tiers return more photos, more outfits and backdrops, and free redos. There is also a free headshot generator that gives out a few spots a day by lottery, with a wait of weeks. Dreamwave states your photos are not sold and are not used to train AI models.
Key features
✓Generates headshots from photos of you
✓Needs at least four photos of you
✓Multiple styles, outfits & backgrounds
✓Back in roughly an hour or two
✓One-time packages, higher tiers return more photos
✓Free redos on the higher tiers
✓Integrates with Workday, ADP, Rippling, Gusto & BambooHR
✓Keeps a consistent look across a whole team
✓Print-ready 4K assets for badges
✓Free headshot generator, a few spots a day by lottery
When to use
Dreamwave fits when you want studio-style headshots without a studio. Use it if:
- You are one person with photos of yourself already and want a set of professional portraits from them.
- You are sorting out headshots for a team and want everyone to match rather than each appearing in a different style.
- Your company runs Workday, ADP, Rippling, Gusto or BambooHR. Dreamwave integrates with those, so you are not collecting photos by email.
- You need print-ready files for security badges or passes, which the 4K output is aimed at.
- You want a poor result redone, which the free redos on the higher tiers cover.
- You are running a conference or trade stand and want headshots as the draw, which the events offering covers.
When NOT to use
Skip Dreamwave if any of these describe you:
- You want to see a result on your own face before paying. The free generator hands out a few spots a day by lottery, and the wait it shows runs into weeks.
- You do not have four clear photos of yourself. That is the minimum before it will start, and the vendor says seven or eight work better.
- You need a government ID photo, for a passport or a visa. Those require a genuine photograph, and a generated image will not do.
- You want a cheap, fun profile picture. Canva's headshot generator gives you a free daily credit.
- You want to compare likeness quality first. Other AI headshot generators take the same photos and produce different faces.
Frequently asked questions
Both. One person can buy a package, upload their own photos and get a set of headshots back. The team offering adds a consistent look across everyone, integration with HR systems like Workday and BambooHR, and custom quotes for larger groups.
There is a free AI headshot generator. It hands out a few spots a day by lottery, and the page shows an estimated wait that runs into weeks. Everything else is paid, so you decide before seeing a result on your own face. For a team, the free redos on the higher tiers are what cover someone who comes out wrong.
At least four before it will start. The vendor says results are better with seven or eight, and that varied photos work best. They all need to be of the same person, because the model is trained on that one face.
The headshot packages are one-time purchases. You pick a tier, pay once, and get that number of photos, outfits and backdrops. Higher tiers also include free redos, and companies get a custom quote. Dreamwave's terms mention cancelling an ongoing subscription, so check what you are buying on the checkout screen.
Dreamwave states that your photos belong to you and that it does not sell your photos or your data. It also states they are not used to train future AI models, even anonymously, and that the custom model built from your face is private to you. It also states you can delete your photos or your account whenever you want, and that personal data is deleted automatically within 30 days of no use. That is still the vendor's own account rather than something an outsider can verify. Read the current terms if it matters to your company.
For company badges, that is what the print-ready 4K output is for, and Dreamwave sells it on exactly that. Government identity documents are different. A passport or a visa requires a genuine photograph taken to a specification, and a generated image does not qualify. So an internal pass, yes. Anything issued by a government, no.
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