Photo Tips for a Clean Hotel Lobby AI Face Swap

Every hotel lobby AI video starts with a face swap, and every face swap starts with a photo. The video model can only work with what the picture gives it, so a minute spent on the photo beats three regenerations spent hoping. These seven rules cover almost everything that goes wrong.

1. One subject, filling the frame

The model maps the photo onto one performer. If the frame holds two faces, it has to guess which one you meant. Crop so a single person or pet fills most of the shot — the stage supplies everything else.

2. Face the camera

Front-facing faces carry the most usable geometry. A three-quarter turn works; a profile shot does not. Both performers should look roughly at the lens.

3. Even light, no hard shadows

Window light hitting the face evenly beats dramatic side-light. Shadows across the eyes are the number-one cause of a face that "almost" lands — the model fills in what it cannot see, and it guesses differently than reality.

4. Match the light between the two photos

Shoot both photos in the same room, near the same window, around the same time. Mismatched lighting is why some duos look composited even when each face is fine.

5. No sunglasses, no heavy filters

The eyes anchor the swap. Sunglasses, heavy beauty filters, and Snapchat-style effects strip exactly the detail the model needs to keep "you" looking like you.

6. Original files, not screenshots

Screenshots and re-saved thumbnails carry compression noise. Send the original photo from the camera roll. JPG, PNG and WebP all work up to 10 MB.

7. Preview before you pay

The free 5-second preview exists precisely for this check. Face matches, then generate the full clip. Back to the studio.