Best photos for Tiny Desk AI: a practical source-photo guide

The generator uses your stills to keep likeness in a 15-second vertical desk clip. Sharp, authorized photos help. They do not guarantee a match.

Upload five solo photos of the same person, or one group shot of the same people. Open the tiny desk AI video generator to drop files.

What to photograph

• Front-facing, eyes visible, even light.
• Face unobstructed: no sunglasses, no heavy filter, no big hands over the mouth.
• Similar framing if you send five solos — same distance, same angle.
• Square or portrait is fine. The output is reframed to 9:16. A landscape crop can lose the sides.

A head-and-shoulders still is enough for the Outstanding close-up. A wider seated shot can help clothing read, but the model still tries to sit you at the tiny desk.

Do not upload public figures, anyone under 18, or photos you do not have the right to use. This is fan-made software, not NPR.

What a good photo cannot fix

Missing detail in a blurry still does not come back at 2K. Identity, hands, and motion can still drift. Check the file before you post. Longer notes: face drift in Tiny Desk AI.

Credits and files

768P is 15 credits; 2K is 25. Packs are on tiny desk AI pricing. Clips download for seven days. Source photo binaries are cleaned on complete, failure, or expiry, with a target of about 24 hours.

Step-by-step stills live on the tiny desk AI guide.