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A headshot, not a new identity.

Start with a clear photograph. Bearly can change the setting, light, framing, and wardrobe while keeping the person recognizably—and specifically—you.

Use the tool

Add a photo and set the direction

Use a clear, well-lit reference. Then describe where the portrait will appear and how you want it to feel.

Choose a sharp image with an unobstructed face. JPG, PNG, WEBP, HEIC, or TIFF; up to 30 MB.

Say where it will be used, how formal it should feel, and any background, crop, lighting, or wardrobe preference.

Your input stays in this browser through sign-in and expires after two hours. Bearly imports it into a private chat and starts the work automatically.

What it actually does

Useful before impressive.

The useful part of image editing is not making someone conventionally different. It is controlling the photograph: better light, a calmer background, credible wardrobe, stronger framing, and enough restraint that colleagues still recognize the person immediately.

Bearly can generate several directions, compare image models, and refine the strongest result conversationally. Ask for more editorial, less corporate, warmer light, a different crop, or a background that belongs to your actual profession.

Worked example

The shape of a good result.

Every result follows the material you provide. This example shows the level of specificity Bearly is aiming for.

Creative brief

Use: author bio and conference program. Keep the charcoal overshirt. Warm window light, textured off-white wall, chest-up crop. Thoughtful rather than aggressively cheerful.

What a strong result preserves

Identity

Facial structure, age, skin texture, hairline, and distinctive features remain recognizable.

Composition

Chest-up crop with clean negative space for profile and publication layouts.

Finish

Natural window light and restrained retouching; no waxy skin or implausible studio gloss.

Iteration

The same chat can adjust wardrobe, crop, expression, background, or model without starting over.

How it works

Three moves. One conversation.

  1. 01

    Upload a clear photo

    Add a well-lit image where your face is unobstructed and in focus.

  2. 02

    Set the direction

    Tell Bearly where the portrait will appear and how it should feel.

  3. 03

    Refine the best option

    Change one thing at a time while preserving the parts that already work.

Keep going

The result is not a dead end.

  • Produce consistent crops for a website, speaker page, and social profiles.
  • Create a less formal editorial portrait from the same references.
  • Build matching team portraits without forcing everyone into one generic look.

Worth knowing

No magic tricks.

  • Use only photographs you have the right and consent to edit.
  • AI image editing can still alter small identifying details; inspect the final image carefully.
  • Your reference photo stays device-local until Bearly imports it into your private workspace after sign-in.

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Ready when you are

A headshot, not a new identity.

Start the focused job now. The rest of Bearly will be there when the job becomes something larger.

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