Diverse Facial Image Dataset
Access a facial-image dataset built around high-resolution portraits of 5,000–10,000 unique adults aged 18–70. The collection is designed to provide broad variation across ethnicity, gender, expression, makeup, lighting, background, head pose, and occlusion conditions while maintaining strong overall image quality and clear subject visibility.
The dataset is structured for AI teams that need controlled diversity rather than generic portrait volume alone. Approximately 20% of the imagery features asymmetric expressions, while around 70% is unoccluded and captured in a mobile-shot style. All imagery is intended to meet GDPR, copyright, and explicit participant-consent requirements.
Dataset Preview
Previews with variation in expression, ethnicity, gender, head pose, makeup, lighting, background.
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Key Highlights
- • Up to 30,000 high-resolution facial images
- • At least 5,000–10,000 unique adult subjects
- • Adult age coverage from 18 to 70
- • Variation across ethnicity, gender, and appearance
- • Expression, makeup, lighting, and background diversity
- • Head-pose and occlusion variation
- • Approximately 20% asymmetric expressions
- • Approximately 70% unoccluded, mobile-shot imagery
- • High-resolution RAW photography, professionally colour graded and processed
- • Designed around GDPR, copyright, and explicit participant-consent requirements
Metadata Fields
Example Metadata Record
title: Adult woman with slight asymmetric smile in natural daylight
description: High-resolution facial portrait of an adult woman with a slight asymmetric smile, partial side angle, visible background context, and natural daylight conditions
keywords: face, portrait, adult, woman, asymmetric expression, natural light, facial image, mobile-shot, head pose
age_range: 25–34
gender: Female
ethnicity: Available where applicable
expression_type: Asymmetric smile
asymmetry_flag: Yes
occlusion_status: Unoccluded
head_pose: Slight three-quarter angle
lighting_condition: Natural daylight
background_type: Soft residential background
makeup_visibility: Light makeup
capture_style: Mobile-shot
Technical Specifications
Dataset Type
Diverse Facial Image Dataset
Content Type
High-resolution facial imagery
Image Count
Up to 30,000 images
Unique Subjects
5,000–10,000 adults
Age Range
18–70
Visual Diversity
Ethnicity, gender, appearance, expression, makeup, background, lighting, head pose, and occlusion variation
Expression Coverage
Approximately 20% asymmetric expressions
Occlusion / Capture Coverage
Approximately 70% unoccluded and mobile-shot imagery
Image Quality
High-resolution RAW photography
Processing
Professionally colour graded and processed for dataset consistency
Style
Consistent composition and lighting with candid and lightly directed portrait capture
Metadata Source
Mixture of human-authored and automatically generated standard stock metadata
Licensing, Documentation, and Delivery
Wavebreak Media can provide applicable participant-consent, provenance, licensing, and metadata information for the Diverse Facial Image Dataset, with dataset delivery organized around the project requirement. See our Dataset Licensing & Compliance page for more detail.
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Request access to the Diverse Facial Image Dataset or define the required mix of subjects, age coverage, expression conditions, occlusion levels, metadata fields, and delivery format for your face-focused AI workflow.
