Professional photo from a selfie
Turn this selfie into a polished portrait for a personal website: same face and expression, natural makeup, simple cream sweater, soft window light, blurred neutral background, shot on an 85mm lens. Photorealistic.
10 prompts tested on GPT Image 2, the model behind ChatGPT images: photo edits, posters with text, product shots and illustrations.
10 prompts · every result made with the exact prompt shown · updated Nov 2026
Turn this selfie into a polished portrait for a personal website: same face and expression, natural makeup, simple cream sweater, soft window light, blurred neutral background, shot on an 85mm lens. Photorealistic.
Add a golden retriever sitting happily next to the people in this beach photo, looking at the camera. Match the sunset light and shadows. Keep everything else exactly the same.
Restyle this person's surroundings into a bright Scandinavian living room with light oak floors, a white sofa and plants. Keep the person, pose and clothes exactly the same and match the light.
A vintage-style poster for 'Saturday Farmers Market', every Saturday 8am to 1pm, Riverside Park. Illustrated crates of tomatoes, peaches and sunflowers, warm cream and orange palette, bold retro lettering.
A birthday party invitation card: 'Maya is turning 7!' Saturday, June 12, 3 pm, 24 Oak Lane. Watercolor balloons and a unicorn, pastel colors, playful hand-drawn type.
A clean mobile app screen for a habit tracker called 'Streaks': today's date at the top, five habits with check circles (Water, Read, Walk, Stretch, Sleep), a weekly progress bar. Light theme, rounded cards, shown on a phone held in a hand.
Place this mug on a wooden cafe table next to a croissant and a folded newspaper, morning light through the window, steam rising. Keep the mug exactly the same. Natural lifestyle product photo.
Create a flat lay of this wallet with a watch, sunglasses, keys and a passport on a dark walnut desk, viewed from directly above. Keep the wallet exactly the same. Clean, premium e-commerce photo.
Turn this dog photo into a loose watercolor portrait on textured paper, soft washes of gold and brown, white background, a few paint splatters. Keep the dog's face and markings recognizable.
A children's book illustration of a small fox in a yellow raincoat jumping in puddles in a forest, gouache style, soft greens and oranges, gentle rain, cozy and whimsical.
Run these on GPT Image 2 here without a ChatGPT subscription, or try GPT Image 2.5 for finer detail.
Choose one whose result you like. Every image on this page came from the prompt under it, on the model named on the image, unedited.
Paste it into ChatGPT with a clear, well-lit photo, or press Try it now and upload the photo here.
Swap the outfit, place or light in the prompt, but keep the sentence that tells the model to keep the same face.
GPT Image 2 is OpenAI's image model, the one ChatGPT uses to make and edit images. These prompts work the same way in ChatGPT.
Following detailed instructions, keeping text on posters and cards readable, and editing photos without changing what you asked it to keep.
It handles long prompts, but results are best when the prompt says the subject, the setting, the style and any exact text in that order. Here the box takes up to 500 characters.
Put the exact words in quotes and keep them short. Very long sentences, small text and unusual names are where spelling still goes wrong.