What it is
Hey Photo is an AI-driven image service focused on face- and person-centric photo editing and generation. The platform combines web tools, native Mac and Windows apps, plugins, and APIs to detect faces in uploaded images and apply a range of automated modifications. Its functionality spans targeted face edits (expression, gaze, age, gender, makeup, hair, and feature reshaping), image-level operations (background removal and upscaling) and synthetic content generation (AI-generated faces and full-body humans). The site indicates images are stored securely but can be deleted by the user, accepts source files up to 5 MB with face regions up to 1024×1024 pixels, and returns output at the same size and quality. The service is offered free with a watermark on resulting images.
Key features
Hey Photo groups multiple AI tools around face handling and imagery. Face Swapper performs high-resolution face replacements and is described as supporting the largest swap resolution the site offers. Face Generator and Human Generator produce photorealistic headshots and full-body people from user parameters. A Face Anonymizer aims to alter imagery to evade face recognition. Smart Upscaler increases image resolution, and Background Remover isolates subjects. Interactive editing controls let users adjust gaze, expression, age, skin tone, and other facial attributes; additional planned controls include nose reshaping, makeup, and hairstyle changes. The product ecosystem includes native apps, drag-and-drop plugins, asset collections (icons, illustrations, stock photos, music), a Mega Creator illustration tool, and several APIs (Smart Upscaler, Background Remover, Generated Photos, and others) for integration.
Use cases
The content positions Hey Photo for a range of creative and practical tasks. Individual users can retouch selfies and group photos, alter expressions or gaze, and experiment with appearance changes for social media or dating profiles. Photographers and content creators can use upscaling, background removal, and face-swapping for production workflows. Designers and illustrators can access the platform’s asset libraries and plugins to move images between apps. Developers and businesses can integrate processing capabilities via the provided APIs to automate upscaling, anonymization, background removal or synthetic face and human generation within other applications.
