How to take photos that work for two-person AI videos

A two-person template asks the model to do something hard: keep two different faces apart for ten seconds while both of them move. Most failures start with the photos, not the model. These six habits fix the majority of them.

1. One person per photo

Upload exactly one face in each photo. A group shot forces the model to guess which face is yours, and it will sometimes guess wrong or blend two faces into one.

2. Make the face big and front-facing

The face should fill about a third of the frame and look at the camera, or very slightly off it. Tiny faces and strong side angles give the model too little to hold on to, and the face drifts once the person starts to move.

3. Use even light and keep the face clear

Soft daylight from the front is ideal. Sunglasses, hats pulled low, hard shadows and motion blur all remove detail the model needs to recognise you.

4. Wear different colours

If both people wear similar tops, the model can swap them partway through the clip. A different top colour for each person gives every identity an anchor that survives the movement.

5. Match the framing

Take both photos at a similar distance. A close-up next to a full-body shot can produce two people at very different scales in the final video, which looks wrong even when the faces are right.

6. Check the free preview before you pay

Our preview shows a still of how you will look in the template, and our photo check scores each photo before you spend anything. If one photo scores low, swap it. That takes less time than a retry.

The short checklist

• One face per photo
• Face fills about a third of the frame
• Even light, no sunglasses or hats
• Different top colours for the two people
• Same distance in both photos
• Both photos scored well in the free check

Written by the HotelLobby team. We update this guide whenever our photo check changes, and the date above shows the last time we did. You can run the check on your own photos with the free photo check.