cff-version: 1.2.0
message: "If you use this data, please cite it as below."
title: "HeadshotDB: open reference data on professional headshots"
type: dataset
authors:
  - name: "DIY Headshots"
    website: "https://diyheadshots.com"
version: "2026.10.21"
date-released: "2026-10-21"
license: CC-BY-4.0
doi: "10.5281/zenodo.23540000"
url: "https://diyheadshots.com/data"
abstract: "Open reference data on professional headshots from HeadshotDB (DIY Headshots): what 6,615 professionals across 6 professions wear and use in their directory headshots, official profile photo requirements by platform with source quotes, US search trends for headshot queries, and a face-recognition likeness test of AI image models."
keywords: [headshots, profile photos, photography, survey, benchmark]