How to use Canva AI to turn any photo into a professional headshot

As soon as you sign into Canva, you will be brought to its homepage, which showcases different projects and templates you can create. 

Although you can create this project by selecting any blank template, I recommend clicking on “Create a design” in the upper right-hand corner and choosing the “Instagram Post” option. 

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That option will bring you to a square, PNG template that is perfect for a headshot. 

Once you pick the picture you would like to transform into your headshot, click on the purple “Upload files” button on the left-hand bar and select your photo. 

As a reminder, it does not matter what you are wearing in the photo or what the background is, as you can edit both.

If you want to change the background, your outfit, or any other image component, all you have to do is drag your cursor over the area you want to change and fill it in. 

For example, I wanted to change the dress in my photo, so I highlighted it in its entirety. 

In the text box, you can type in exactly what you'd like the highlighted part of your photo to be replaced with. 

For example, I typed in, “blouse with a blazer” for my photo since that is what I wanted to be wearing instead. 

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Once you are done with your description, you can hit the purple “Generate” button and watch the magic happen. 

Canva will generate four options for your image based on your text prompt. 

If none of the options are to your liking, you can hit “generate new results” to explore more. 

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Once you find the option you like the most, all you have to do is click on it and you are set!

Since the background also needed some editing in my photo, I just repeated the same steps to get more of a blurred, nature background.