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Doctor Headshots
Doctor headshots are often the first thing a patient sees when choosing a physician on a practice website or provider directory. Upload one clear photo and create a professional medical headshot with a clean background and formal outfit that looks calm and trustworthy.
One photo • 2 variations per generation • Packs from $9
What Patients Look For in a Doctor's Photo
Patients want to recognise you at their appointment and feel at ease before they arrive. A warm, natural expression, good even lighting and a simple background help more than a formal, distant pose.
Many provider pages show photos as small circles or squares, so a tight head-and-shoulders crop keeps your face clear at thumbnail size.
What the Generator Can and Can't Show
- Outfits: the generator offers formal, semi-formal and casual clothing. It does not offer a white coat or scrubs.
- Badges and logos: it does not add hospital badges, logos or name tags.
- Good fit: a formal blazer on a Clean White background suits practice websites, directories and LinkedIn.
- When you need a coat: if your organisation requires a white coat or uniform photo, upload a photo of you already wearing it and only change the background.
Organisation Photo Requirements
Hospitals, clinics and group practices often have their own rules for provider photos: background colour, crop, attire and how recent the photo must be. Ask your marketing or credentialing team before you submit a new headshot.
For your own website or a professional networking profile you usually have more freedom, and a consistent look across all of them helps patients recognise you.
Recommended Looks for Doctor Headshots
After you upload your photo, pick these options in the generator. Each generation gives you 2 variations, and regenerating the same look is free.
Background: Clean White
Outfit: Formal, Navy
A plain light background suits most provider directories.
Background: Bokeh Office
Outfit: Semi-Formal (Button-Up Shirt), Light Blue
A softer, warmer look for a practice's about page.