Best photos for an I Love The Smiths AI video

What makes a good Listener photo?

Choose a portrait in which the person can plausibly be framed as the headphone listener. They do not need to wear headphones in the source photo because the template defines the role, but their face should be unobstructed and large enough to read.

A relaxed or neutral expression gives the motion room to develop. Heavy sunglasses, hands over the face, dramatic side profiles and very tight face crops remove useful identity information.

What makes a good Speaker photo?

The Speaker photo should also show one adult clearly. A forward-facing or gentle three-quarter angle is easier to reconcile with the Listener than an extreme profile. Keep the mouth, jaw and eyes visible because those areas often carry the conversational movement.

The Speaker does not need to be looking at the Listener in the original photo. The template supplies the staged interaction; the photo mainly supplies appearance information.

Should the two photos match?

They do not need the same background or camera, but similar visual conditions can make the pair feel more coherent. Try to match head size, camera height, image sharpness and light direction. If one face is a tiny detail in a group shot and the other fills the frame, the generator has uneven source information.

• Use one person per file rather than cropping from a crowded group.
• Prefer natural color and light editing over beauty filters that reshape features.
• Leave a little room around the hair and shoulders instead of cutting them off.
• Avoid motion blur, screenshots with interface overlays and compressed thumbnails.
• Use recent photos if current appearance matters to both people.

Which image files can you select?

The current picker accepts JPG, PNG, WebP and HEIC or HEIF images up to 20 MB. Browser support for decoding HEIC varies, so a file can be selectable without displaying correctly. Exporting a copy as JPG is the simplest fallback when a phone photo stays blank.

Do not enlarge a small, blurry image just to increase its pixel dimensions. Upscaling cannot restore missing facial detail. Start from the clearest available original instead.

Whose photos should you avoid?

Do not use a stranger, celebrity, ex-partner or anyone who has not agreed to the animation and intended sharing. Do not use photos of minors. A humorous result can still misrepresent somebody as taking part in a romantic scene or endorsing a post.

Check the background for badges, addresses, work screens and other private information. Consent covers the person; it does not automatically cover every visible detail or every future audience.