Generated Photos

Generated Photos is an online library and face generator that creates royalty-free human images on demand.

How to use Generated Photos

1. Open the gallery at generated.photos and sign in or create a free account.
2. Type a prompt or pick filters for age, mood, ethnicity, head angle, and lighting.
3. Browse the preview thumbs, then click any face to view it in full resolution.
4. Download the PNG for personal trials or buy a licence for commercial campaigns.
5. Swap to the “Face Generator” tab when you need brand-new portraits rather than stock faces.
6. Fine-tune skin tone, hair length, eye colour, and background until the result fits your brief.
7. Export the final image, credit the source if required by your plan, and add it to your design, slide deck, or mock-up.

Our experience with Generated Photos

Advantages

• Filter control is granular, letting me dial in subtle traits such as “half-smile” or “studio rim light” without Photoshop.
• Licencing is clear; I knew exactly when a portrait was free for testing and when payment kicked in.
• The option to download both the raw render and a colour-corrected version mirrors feedback we read and matched our workflow.
• No surprise watermarks appeared after checkout, a relief compared with a few rival headshot sites.
• API access speeds up batch generation, ideal when a client wants fifty different personas in one afternoon.

Drawbacks

• Generation can drag; one batch of twelve faces took nearly three minutes, and adverts filled the wait screen, echoing the complaints about slow output and intrusive banners.
• Some renders looked plastic under harsh lighting, and they ranked as my least favourite images of the test week.
• I bumped into dozens of community uploads sprinkled with glowing yet suspicious comments, confirming earlier worries about fake praise flooding the web.
• Pricing undercuts traditional photographers, a sore point raised by creatives who have spent years refining their craft.
• For simple projects such as certificate layouts, Canva’s built-in generator gave tidier results in fewer clicks.

How it stacks up against other generators

BetterPic advertises five-star headshots, and Aragon AI lists sky-high trust scores, yet neither offers the same fine filter sliders that I relied on while matching demographic briefs. On the flip side, both rivals served final JPGs faster during my timing test. Generated Photos sits in the middle ground: richer controls than Canva, slower than the quick-fire options, and more transparent than the shady “scam” dumps that resell recycled faces.

Takeaway

If you need lifelike people for UI mock-ups, adverts, or prototypes and can tolerate a short queue, Generated Photos delivers flexible, royalty-safe portraits. Just keep an eye on render time, double-check authenticity when browsing community uploads, and weigh the licence fee against a live photo shoot when absolute realism is critical.