Headshot – Better Profile Photos for Hackers
Hello, HN! Headshot is a tiny side project I've been working on to create better looking profile photos. It started when my wife needed a headshot for work. Instead of just snapping a photo and calling it a day, we were looking for something a little more professional. There are a ton of native apps that help you remove the background of an image, and after seeing the good work at remove.bg[1] I had a hunch even a script kiddie like myself could get a decent result using client side javascript with an off the shelf image segmentation model. After a little research I found Google's MediaPipe…
Headshot – Better Profile Photos for Hackers launched on August 26, 2022 with 10 votes, #957 of 3,307 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
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Headshot is a web-based tool that helps users create professional-looking profile photos by removing backgrounds from images. It uses Google's MediaPipe Selfie Segmentation technology running in the browser via JavaScript, making processing happen on the user's device rather than on servers. The tool works best when there is clear separation between the person and the background, offering a quick alternative to native apps for anyone needing a polished headshot for professional purposes.
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Hello, HN! Headshot is a tiny side project I've been working on to create better looking profile photos. It started when my wife needed a headshot for work. Instead of just snapping a photo and calling it a day, we were looking for something a little more professional. There are a ton of native apps that help you…
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