The latest articles on DEV Community by Kaiwei Li (@likaiwei99). https://dev.to/likaiwei99 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3899437%2F375dc84f-d701-46b3-8f3d-b7153546a395.jpg https://dev.to/likaiwei99 en Kaiwei Li Sun, 26 Apr 2026 23:51:02 +0000 https://dev.to/likaiwei99/pixshop-consistent-portraits-from-a-single-selfie-33ch https://dev.to/likaiwei99/pixshop-consistent-portraits-from-a-single-selfie-33ch <p>I built <a href="https://www.pixshop.art" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pixshop</a> after running into the same issue with most AI photo tools:</p> <ul> <li>they either need a bunch of photos + a training step, or they drift your face across outputs.</li> </ul> <p><strong>The goal:</strong><br> use a single selfie, skip training, and still keep identity consistent while changing the setting.</p> <p><strong>How it works:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Upload one selfie</li> <li>Pick a “Look” (headshot, dating photo, travel, etc.)</li> <li>Each look runs on a fixed “recipe” (structured prompt + tuned config)</li> <li>Output is a small batch (4–6 images), with preserved identity</li> </ul> <p>The interesting part is the recipe layer.</p> <p>Instead of open-ended prompting, each look encodes:</p> <ul> <li>camera distance + framing</li> <li>lighting direction and intensity</li> <li>background constraints</li> <li>facial anchoring to reduce drift</li> </ul> <p>In practice, this mattered more than model choice for consistency.</p> <p>There’s no per-user training or fine-tuning step — generation runs directly on image models, so results come back quickly.</p> <p>Stack: Next.js, Vercel Blob, Neon + Drizzle, QStash for async jobs, Clerk + Stripe.</p> <p>Free tier: 3 credits, no card required.</p> <p>Happy to answer anything about:</p> <ul> <li>how we keep identity stable across different looks</li> <li>what failed before landing on the recipe approach</li> <li>async generation pipeline</li> </ul> <p><strong>You can try Pixshop here:</strong><br> <a href="https://www.pixshop.art" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pixshop</a></p> ai webdev typescript startup