Neurus: AI Photoshoot From a Selfie

Need a dating profile picture, a portrait for your résumé, or nice shots from a trip you never took? Hiring a photographer is a chore and a studio costs money. Neurus offers a shortcut: upload a selfie and get a photoshoot made by a neural network.

It is a Telegram mini app. The bot name reads neurus.ai, realistic AI photoshoots.

One selfie in, a set of shots out

The developers promise professional photos in any style in about 30 seconds. There are more than 50 styles grouped by purpose.

• Dating. Pictures for a dating profile.
• Business. Formal portraits for résumés and social networks.
• Fashion. Looks in the spirit of a magazine shoot.
• Travel. Shots against travel backdrops.

The first generations are free, so you can judge the results before paying.

What to prepare so it looks like you

The network builds an image from your face, so source quality matters most.

1. Shoot in daylight, facing a window.
2. Look straight at the camera, no glasses or hat.
3. Skip beauty filters and heavy retouching.
4. Pick a frame with nobody else in the background.

A sharp photo in good light produces shots your friends will recognize.

Commands and support

The menu has just two commands: /menu opens the main screen and /language switches the interface between Russian and English.

If something goes wrong, write to the care service. The contact is in the bot description.

Honesty with yourself and others

An AI photoshoot makes you look better than you do today, which is fine for an avatar. But dating and work profiles come with ethics.

• Recognizability. If people do not recognize you on a meeting, the photo worked against you.
• Labeling. Some social networks and dating sites ask you to mark generated images.
• Documents. AI photos do not fit a passport, visa or pass.

Privacy of your face

A face photo is biometric data. By uploading it you trust the service with storage and processing. Upload only your own pictures or those of people who agreed.

Do not upload documents, children's photos or pictures that reveal where you live.

Picking the best result

Generate several versions and compare them in daylight on a large screen. Choose the one where skin, hands and background look natural. Extra fingers, odd shadows and blurry details give away a neural network fastest.

For business profiles pick restrained styles, and go brighter for personal ones.