Guide
Photo Face Swap — The Basics
The clean-photo-swap basics, in one page.
Photo face swap is the simplest version of the technology and the best place to start: one source face, one target photo, one result. Get the two inputs right and the output is genuinely convincing on the first try.
The result depends far more on your two photos than on any setting. A clean, front-facing, evenly lit source selfie and a target where the face is a decent size and similarly lit will produce a seamless swap almost every time.
The most common first-timer mistake is a mismatch: a bright front-lit selfie swapped onto a moody side-lit target. The model relights as best it can, but a big lighting gap leaves a visible seam.
Photo swaps are fast and cheap — a single credit, a few seconds — which makes them the right place to learn what your source face looks like across different targets before moving to video.
How it actually works
- Pick a clean source selfie and a well-lit target photo
- Map the target face if the photo has more than one
- Generate — a photo swap takes seconds and one credit
The honest caveat
A photo swap can't fix a bad source. If your only selfie is dark or angled, the result will show it — take one good front-lit selfie and reuse it as your saved source.
FAQ
Q1What makes a photo face swap look real?
Matching the source and target on lighting and angle. A front-facing, evenly lit source onto a similarly lit target blends seamlessly.
Q2How much does a photo swap cost?
In AnyFace, one credit for a normal photo swap — and the first one is free. Photo swaps are the fastest and cheapest kind.
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Published 2026-07-22.