Shark Tank Judge Anupam Mittal Shares This ChatGPT Prompt For Perfect LinkedIn Photo

Finding the right profile photo for LinkedIn has been a long-standing problem for users. And now, Shaadi.com founder Anupam Mittal believes AI may have finally solved it. The Shark Tank India judge took to popular Microsoft-owned professional networking platform to praise OpenAI's latest image generation model ChatGPT Images 2.0. The tool is one of the best image generation tools available in the market. In a LinkedIn post, Mittal said OpenAI’s ChatGPT Images 2.0 can turn a normal photo into a professional headshot in seconds.Mittal recalled his early days building Shaadi.com in the early 2000s, when even uploading a photo was a major challenge. Users had to visit photo studios, get prints developed, scan them at cyber cafés and send them via

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According to him, many users dropped off during this process."Early 2000s, our biggest bottleneck at Shaadi.com wasn't engineering. It was photos. People would write beautiful bios and then have nothing to upload. They had to go to a studio, get a print, scan it at a cyber cafe, email it back. Half gave up before they finished. The photo decided everything before the bio got read," he wrote on LinkedIn."Cut to 2026. Everyone has a 50MP camera in their pocket. Thousands of photos in the gallery. Selfies, group shots, holiday dumps, gym mirror moments. We are drowning in our own faces. And yet. The LinkedIn photo is still a problem," Mittal added.

“A casual selfie is not a headshot,” Mittal explained, adding that issues like poor lighting, bad framing, or cluttered backgrounds make most photos unsuitable for professional use.He also cited LinkedIn data suggesting that profiles with professional photos get significantly higher visibility -- up to 21 times more views. Despite that, many users still struggle to find the “right” image.This is where ChatGPT’s image tool comes in. Mittal said users can simply upload a regular photo and give a prompt describing the kind of professional look they want. Within seconds, the AI generates a polished, studio-like headshot.How To Create Real-Life Like Images Using ChatGPT Images 2.0

He added that while many people have been using AI image tools for fun, the real value lies in practical use cases like professional photos. Mittal also shared a prompt for users to try on their own images.Prompt: Use my uploaded photo to create a polished professional headshot for LinkedIn, with clean lighting, natural skin tone, sharp styling, and a neutral premium background.