A new look for a photo you have
ChatGPT Photo Editing Prompts
Choose a new setting, a different outfit or a playful redraw, using your photo as the starting point.
These prompts call for a reference photo. The examples show the intended composition or style; paired originals are unavailable, so they do not demonstrate identity preservation or before-and-after results.
Curated prompts
Choose what to change
Portrait reference
Change the setting, outfit and light
Explore a softly lit courtyard, a seated white-suit portrait, a wet-hair beauty close-up or a side-lit cat. Inspect the face, hands or animal silhouette after each edit.
Cat photo reference
Redraw a photo in ink, watercolor or collage
Choose a crayon cat, black-ink portrait, watercolor splash, newspaper collage or colored-pencil illustration. Only the ink and pencil examples include reference insets; do not treat the other examples as before-and-after comparisons.
Before you edit
Give the reference photo a clear editing goal
Each detail page includes the complete prompt and its input requirements. Use the available image controls on the page, or copy the prompt into a compatible image tool.
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Choose a photo you can use
Use a clear portrait or cat photo. A text-to-image example without a reference requirement serves a different task.
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Change one main element first
Choose the setting, outfit or drawing style first, then refine the remaining details without conflicting instructions.
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Inspect the result
Inspect likeness, anatomy, clothing edges and background details. A prompt describes the goal; it does not guarantee the outcome.
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