13 tested prompts that put Santa in your photo, from a baby on Santa's lap to Santa caught in your living room. Copy one, or run it on your photo here.
13 prompts · every result made with the exact prompt shown · updated Nov 2026
BeforeGPT Image 2Turn this photo into a classic Christmas portrait: the same child sitting on Santa Claus's lap in a red velvet armchair. Keep the child's face and expression the same. Santa has a full white beard, red suit and gold-rimmed glasses, smiling at the child. Decorated tree and wrapped presents behind, warm studio light. Photorealistic.
BeforeGPT Image 2Make the same child whisper a Christmas wish into Santa's ear while Santa listens with a big smile, hand on his belly. Keep the child's face the same. Cozy room with a fireplace, stockings and soft warm light. Candid side view, shallow depth of field, photorealistic.
BeforeGPT Image 2Show the same child helping Santa load presents into his sleigh in the snow at night. Keep the child's face the same. Child in a red knit hat and scarf, Santa laughing beside them, reindeer and glowing lanterns in the background, falling snow. Magical, photorealistic.
BeforeGPT Image 2Turn this photo into a scene of the same child sitting next to Santa on a sofa, both reading a big Christmas storybook together. Keep the child's face and smile the same. Warm lamp light, a lit tree, mugs of cocoa on the table. Cozy and candid, photorealistic.
BeforeGPT Image 2Add Santa Claus to this living room photo as if caught on a home security camera on Christmas Eve: Santa placing presents under the tree, looking surprised at the camera. Keep the room exactly as it is. Slightly grainy night-vision tint, timestamp-free, wide-angle, believable.
BeforeGPT Image 2Add Santa Claus walking up the front steps of this house at night carrying a big sack of presents. Keep the house, decorations and lighting the same. Snow on the steps, his boots leaving footprints, warm porch light on his face. Photorealistic, like a real doorbell-camera moment.
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BeforeGPT Image 2Turn this photo into a fun selfie of the same woman with Santa Claus at a Christmas market, both smiling at the camera, cheeks touching. Keep her face and hair the same. Santa in a red suit and hat, market lights and a big tree behind them. Phone-camera look, photorealistic.
BeforeGPT Image 2Show this couple posing with Santa Claus in front of a grand decorated fireplace, Santa in the middle with an arm around each. Keep both faces the same. Everyone in festive sweaters, warm lights and garlands. Holiday portrait, photorealistic.
BeforeGPT Image 2Add Santa Claus to this kitchen, laughing with the same man as they decorate a gingerbread house together. Keep the man's face the same. Flour on the counter, string lights, warm light. Candid and joyful, photorealistic.
BeforeGPT Image 2Turn the same man into Santa Claus himself: full red suit with white fur trim, black belt, a big white beard and Santa hat, but keep his own face, eyes and smile recognizable. Standing in a toy workshop with elves' tools around. Warm, festive, photorealistic.
BeforeGPT Image 2Turn the same woman into Mrs. Claus: red velvet dress with white trim, a cozy shawl and round glasses, baking cookies in a North Pole cottage kitchen. Keep her face and smile the same. Snowy window, warm candlelight. Storybook mood, photorealistic.
BeforeGPT Image 2Put the same woman in Santa's sleigh flying over a snowy city at night, waving, with Santa holding the reins and reindeer in front. Keep her face the same. City lights below, full moon, snow. Cinematic, photorealistic.
Add Santa to photo puts Santa into your picture in one click: upload it, pick a scene, done. No prompt needed.
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 Gemini or 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.
Yes. The Caught on camera prompts are written for a photo of an empty room or porch. They tell the model to keep the room as it is and only add Santa.
Baby on Santa's lap and Reading with Santa work well with a clear photo of the child's face. Avoid photos where the baby is very small in the frame.
Yes. Paste the prompt together with your photo into Gemini (Nano Banana) or ChatGPT. The examples here were made with GPT Image 2, the model behind Try it now.
The model draws a new Santa on each run. If you want the same Santa in several photos, describe him in detail (beard length, glasses, suit) and keep that text the same.
