What is Lensa? A step-by-step guide on how to create your own Lensa selfies

For those who haven't used Lensa AI yet, it is created by United States-based company, Prisma Labs, which has been around for almost four years and uses artificial intelligence to generate 'Magic Avatars'

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In the age of social media, people tend to opt for unique features of different apps in order to stay unique and increase their chances to get viral. Almost every day someone becomes a social media sensation and after that people around the world join the trend. These days plethora of pictures being turned into vibrant artwork is surfacing on social media, especially on Instagram. In fact, Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone has also shared her pictures' artwork on her Instagram handle. Ever since then, the trend of artistic photos has amped up and so has the use of 'Lensa AI'. For the unversed, the app behind these 'magic avatars' is the artificial intelligence-powered photo-editing app called Lensa AI.

What is Lensa AI and how does it work?

For those who haven't used Lensa AI yet, it is created by United States-based company, Prisma Labs, which has been around for almost four years and uses artificial intelligence to generate 'Magic Avatars' of one's images including it being re-imagined as, anime characters or celestial beings. The app available for users on iPhone and Android lets the user upload an image and then turns them into an avatar.

Now, the question arises how this technology is different from others already available on different social media platforms including Instagram. The answer is, Lensa AI uses a technology called stable diffusion which is essentially where the AI, trained with billions of images and mixes them together to create new ones. Reportedly, over four million people across the world have downloaded the app in the first five days of this month and spent nearly $8 million creating different avatars of themselves. While some filters are free there are some others that fall under the 'paid' category.

Once uploaded, the user can select a category for the type of image and filter they want for their selfie and in about half an hour one can see what they would look like as an anime character or as an animated version of themselves against different backgrounds. The app offers a one-week free trial with limited filters after which the users can opt for a year-long subscription to the app which costs $35.99.

How to generate a Lensa AI selfie?

Step 1: Open the Lensa app on your phone.

Step 2: Tap the Next button on the following pages to see how the Lensa app works.

Step 3: When you're through those pages, tap Get Started.

Step 4: To use Lensa's AI selfie generator, you'll want to subscribe to its paid subscription. Thankfully, a free trial is available. Tap the toggle next to Not sure yet? Enable free trial.

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Step 5: Tap the yellow Try free & Subscribe button.

Step 6: After completing your subscription/free trial, select the yellow Try Now button.

Step 7: Select Continue

Step 8: Read Lensa's photo instructions, select the checkbox next to I agree with Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and then tap Select 10-20 photos.

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