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PhotoFuse - Your personal AI photographer in your pocket

Turn your selfies into AI characters and generate stunning realistic photos and professional headshots of yourself just in seconds.

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Nick Dunas

Hey PH Family! 👋

Super excited to introduce you to PhotoFuse—your personal AI photo studio in the cloud!

A year (and way too many late-night model-tuning sessions) ago I set out to answer one question:

Why does creating great AI portraits still feel like a guessing game?

After hundreds of hours tweaking prompts and wrangling checkpoints, the answer became clear—people don’t need more models, they need less friction. So I built PhotoFuse.

💡 What PhotoFuse does

Train a private AI “clone” of you in minutes, then create studio-quality photos—professional headshots, travel shots, cosplay, memes, you name it—in a couple of clicks. No prompt-crafting PhD required.

⭐ Key Features

  1. Guided Training

    Upload 10–20 selfies; an intuitive wizard walks you through lighting, angles & expressions for the best results.

  2. Visual Prompt Builder

    Pick backgrounds 🌅, styles 🎨, outfits 👗, accessories 🕶️, lighting 💡, even facial expressions—just toggle and go.

  3. 1-Click Templates

    Need a LinkedIn profile picture, a Pixar-style avatar, or wedding save-the-date? Grab a preset, hit Generate, done.

  4. Realtime Iteration

    See up to 4 variations in a few seconds, refine any selection, re-render instantly.

  5. Privacy by Default

    Your model lives in an isolated container—delete it any time, no data retained.

Supa Liu

Such a fun and useful tool! Instantly turning selfies into high-quality AI portraits and headshots makes personal branding and creativity so much easier. Quick, impressive, and super shareable.

Nick Dunas

@supa_l Awesome, that's exactly it! You totally get why I built this.

I got so tired of the complicated prompts and technical headaches in other tools. My goal was to get rid of all that friction so you can jump straight to the fun part: creating amazing, high-quality photos in a couple of clicks.

Seriously, this comment made my day. Thanks for sharing!

Alex Ballas

Hey Nick,

I wont act as I'm a random user stumbling upon a nice product as my face is literally on your landing page. Just wanted to wish you all the best. Your work speaks for itself, success isn’t a question!

Thanks,

Alex

Nick Dunas

Hey Alex,

Love the directness! And thank you, that message means a lot.

Honestly, having your face on the page as an early beta user is an honor!

I seriously appreciate you and your support. It's a huge boost!

All the best,

Nick

Zagita

You've taken all the frustration out of AI avatars and left only the fun parts! The template system and visual controls are so smart - can't believe nobody thought of this sooner. My selfie game is about to level up big time! Thunbs up for the Privacy feature!

Nick Dunas

@rani_zagita that's awesome, thank you!

You've just perfectly described the entire goal in one sentence: all the fun, none of the frustration.

And yes! Building it with smart visual controls and strong privacy just felt like the right way to do it.

Shahriar Hasan
The wizard simplifies tweaking lighting, styles, and backgrounds, making it easy to transform selfies into high-quality images. Are there any unique AI features planned for future updates?
Nick Dunas

@shahriardgm of course I have plenty, this is just the MVP. One of the major ones will be the ability to train AI models of couples!

Evgenii Zaitsev

PhotoFuse seems like a fantastic tool for anyone looking to create personalized AI portraits without the hassle of complex prompts! Does the platform also allow for the generation of images beyond portraits, like full-body shots or action shots, and if so, how customizable are those options?

Nick Dunas

Thank you!

Does the platform also allow for the generation of images beyond portraits, like full-body shots or action shots, and if so, how customizable are those options?

Yes of course, you can generate any type of photo! You can do a combination of a few selections and also give any additional details as a prompt. You can literally do anything you want.

Marios @dessign
Congrats.. interesting project 🔥🔥
Nick Dunas

@dessignnet Thanks so much! The goal was to make it powerful but simple. Appreciate the support! 🔥

Manu Goel
Launching soon!

So, can we generate lookalike memes of a photo we upload? Does it copy expressions too?

Nick Dunas

@manu_goel2 You will have to upload 10-15 photos of a person to train an AI model with them and then you can generate any type of photo you want!

Jepri Kasuma

Congratulations on the launch of PhotoFuse! Your platform addresses the common challenge of creating high-quality personal images quickly and easily.

What specific AI techniques does PhotoFuse use to ensure the realism and quality of the generated photos and headshots?

Nick Dunas

@jepri_kasuma Our approach is more direct. It's a two-step process that focuses on getting the generation right the first time, without extra steps.

First, we use LoRA fine-tuning to create a very high-quality personal model from your selfies. The quality of the input data from the guided upload process is key to the final result.

Then, a state-of-the-art diffusion model generates the images. The realism, quality, and composition come directly from the power of this model combined with the descriptive prompts our Visual Builder creates.

Essentially, we bake the quality and control into the generation step itself.

Penny Yu

This looks so interesting! I’ve got to try it!

Mohit Prabhat

Looks cool! Pls provide some free credits to play around with the product.
Thanks!

Ares

Just tried it — and I’m blown away. In seconds, my regular selfies were transformed into ultra-realistic AI portraits and avatars that actually look like me (but better 😄).

Whether you're updating your LinkedIn, creating a virtual persona, or just want to see yourself in a totally new light — this tool nails it. Fast, fun, and surprisingly accurate.

Sintia Larisa

Congratulations on your selfie transformation tool! It's fascinating to see such technology. How does the AI balance the artistic style of the generated characters with the need for a realistic portrayal of the original selfies?