THE IDEA
Here’s what you need to know.
Upload a clear photo you own or have permission to use, choose a code, and tell ChatGPT Images to recreate the person with a new camera angle, lighting setup, movement, environment, or visual style. The slash codes are memorable prompt shortcuts—not secret commands built into ChatGPT—so the complete prompt still tells the model what must change and what must stay the same.
See the visual breakdown
- 1
Upload a clear photo
- 2
Lock the identity details
- 3
Choose one slash code
- 4
Generate one variation
- 5
Refine one detail at a time
Camera
Drone, ground-level, fisheye, profile, and wide-angle views.
Lighting
Night flash, window light, neon, softbox, and silhouettes.
Motion
Blur, panning, shutter drag, action, wind, and rain.
Style
Anime, voxel worlds, sketches, prints, models, and posters.
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Official image-editing guide
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OpenAI image prompting
Official guidance for using reference images, preserving identity and other details, separating changes from constraints, and refining one edit at a time.
The seven codes from the video
/DRONE VIEW
Recreate the person from a dramatic camera position high above
/WORM VIEW
Shoot upward from ground level to make the person feel larger than life
/FISHEYE
Use an ultra-wide curved lens for an exaggerated close-up perspective
/NIGHTTIME FLASH
Create a candid night photo lit by direct on-camera flash
/MINECRAFT
Rebuild the person and scene as a block-based voxel world
/ANIME
Reimagine the portrait as a polished expressive anime frame
/MOTION BLUR
Keep the person recognisable while adding energetic movement blur
Portrait and selfie angles
/EYE LEVEL
Frame the portrait naturally from the subject's eye line
/HIGH ANGLE
Photograph the person from above for a smaller, softer perspective
/LOW ANGLE
Photograph the person from below for confidence and scale
/TOP DOWN PORTRAIT
Place the camera directly above the person
/PROFILE
Turn the subject into a clean side-profile portrait
/THREE QUARTER
Use a classic three-quarter portrait angle
/OVERHEAD SELFIE
Create a wide overhead selfie with the person looking up
/MIRROR SELFIE
Recreate the subject taking a realistic mirror selfie
/ELEVATOR MIRROR
Place the subject in a polished elevator-mirror portrait
/CAR SELFIE
Create a natural front-seat selfie with believable daylight
/CANDID
Make the frame feel unposed and caught in a real moment
/EDITORIAL
Style the person like a premium fashion-editorial portrait
/PAPARAZZI
Create a spontaneous telephoto celebrity-street photograph
/WEBCAM
Recreate the portrait with casual laptop-webcam framing
/PHOTO BOOTH
Arrange four expressive portraits in a classic booth strip
Portrait lighting
/HARD FLASH
Use direct hard flash with crisp shadows and bright highlights
/SOFTBOX
Light the face with a large soft studio source
/RING LIGHT
Use even front lighting with circular eye catchlights
/RIM LIGHT
Outline the person with a bright edge of backlight
/WINDOW LIGHT
Create a natural portrait beside a large window
/REMBRANDT LIGHT
Use a dramatic portrait triangle of light on the cheek
/BUTTERFLY LIGHT
Use glamorous symmetrical lighting from above the camera
/SPLIT LIGHT
Light one side of the face and leave the other in shadow
/NEON LIGHT
Mix coloured neon light across the person and background
/CANDLELIGHT
Use warm flickering light from nearby candles
/COLOURED GELS
Mix bold coloured studio lights for a music-video look
/PROJECTOR LIGHT
Project patterns or images across the person and backdrop
/SILHOUETTE
Place the person against bright backlight as a strong silhouette
/STUDIO WHITE
Create a clean high-key portrait on seamless white
/STUDIO BLACK
Create a low-key portrait fading into a black backdrop
Movement and energy
/PANNING SHOT
Track the moving person while the background streaks sideways
/ZOOM BLUR
Add radial blur that rushes toward the subject
/SHUTTER DRAG
Mix a sharp flash-lit person with long ambient light trails
/FROZEN ACTION
Freeze a jump, splash, or fast movement at its peak
/HAIR FLIP
Capture hair moving dramatically through the frame
/SPINNING CAMERA
Rotate the environment around a sharp central subject
/RUNNING SHOT
Photograph the person mid-run with realistic movement
/RAIN STREAKS
Add visible rain motion lit around the person
/WIND MACHINE
Create controlled movement in hair and clothing
/DOUBLE EXPOSURE
Layer the portrait with a second scene or motion trail
Diagram classics
/EXPLODED VIEW
Separate a subject into floating parts so you can see how it fits together
/BLUEPRINT
Turn a subject into a clean technical blueprint
/ANATOMY
Create a labelled anatomy-style breakdown
/360VIEW
Show the subject from multiple angles across a full rotation
/X-RAY
Reveal the internal structure with an X-ray-style view
Technical views
/CROSS SECTION
Show a clean cross-section through the subject
/SCHEMATIC
Reduce the subject to a functional schematic
/PATENT DRAWING
Render it like a precise vintage patent illustration
/ORTHOGRAPHIC
Show front, side, and top views at matching scale
/ISOMETRIC
Present the subject from a clean isometric angle
/WIREFRAME
Reveal the underlying 3D wireframe structure
/ASSEMBLY GUIDE
Create a visual sequence showing how the parts assemble
/PARTS LABELLED
Label the most important components clearly
/MATERIAL LAYERS
Separate and identify every material layer
/SIZE COMPARISON
Compare the subject against familiar objects for scale
/SCALE DIAGRAM
Create a proportionally consistent scale diagram
/PROCESS DIAGRAM
Visualise the process from start to finish
/SYSTEM MAP
Map every major component and connection
/FIELD GUIDE
Format the subject like a labelled field-guide plate
Learning and explanation
/INFOGRAPHIC
Explain a topic as one clean visual overview
/FLOWCHART
Turn a process or decision into a flowchart
/TIMELINE
Arrange the key moments in chronological order
/MIND MAP
Branch the main idea into connected subtopics
/CONCEPT MAP
Show how the core ideas influence one another
/FLASHCARD
Create a visual question-and-answer study card
/STICKY NOTES
Reduce the topic to short, colourful key points
/NOTEBOOK PAGE
Format the explanation as organised notebook notes
/WHITEBOARD
Explain the topic as a clean whiteboard lesson
/CHALKBOARD
Turn it into a hand-drawn chalkboard explanation
/SCIENCE POSTER
Create a detailed educational science poster
/CLASSROOM POSTER
Make a simple teaching poster with a strong hierarchy
/ENCYCLOPEDIA PLATE
Render it like a classic illustrated encyclopedia page
/STEP BY STEP
Show every important stage as a visual sequence
Alternative ways to see it
/MACRO
Create an ultra-close macro photograph
/ELECTRON MICROSCOPE
Simulate an electron-microscope-style view
/THERMAL
Visualise heat differences with a thermal palette
/NIGHT VISION
Render the scene through night-vision optics
/INFRARED
Create an infrared-style interpretation
/ULTRAVIOLET
Create an ultraviolet-light-style interpretation
/TRANSPARENT
Make the exterior transparent while preserving the form
/GHOSTED
Fade the outer shell so the inner parts remain visible
/DECONSTRUCTED
Break the subject into its essential visual components
/SATELLITE VIEW
Show the subject or location from directly overhead
/TOPOGRAPHIC
Translate the form into topographic contour lines
/HEATMAP
Show intensity or concentration using a heatmap
Creative styles
/PRODUCT RENDER
Create a polished studio product visual
/PACKAGING MOCKUP
Place the design onto realistic packaging
/MINIATURE DIORAMA
Rebuild the scene as a tiny detailed diorama
/CLAY MODEL
Render the subject as a handmade clay model
/PAPERCRAFT
Recreate the subject with folded paper forms
/LOW POLY
Simplify the subject into low-poly geometry
/PIXEL ART
Turn the scene into crisp pixel art
/WATERCOLOR
Paint the subject with translucent watercolour textures
/INK SKETCH
Draw it with expressive black ink lines
/PENCIL SKETCH
Render it as a detailed graphite drawing
/CHARCOAL
Use dramatic charcoal shading and texture
/RISOGRAPH
Apply limited-colour risograph printing texture
/SCREENPRINT
Turn it into a bold layered screenprint
/STAINED GLASS
Rebuild the subject with coloured glass panels
/NEON SIGN
Transform the subject into a glowing neon sign
/COMIC STRIP
Explain the idea through a short comic sequence
/STORYBOARD
Lay out the action as cinematic storyboard frames
/BEFORE AFTER
Show the starting point and transformation side by side
/LIFECYCLE
Visualise every major stage in a lifecycle
/VINTAGE POSTER
Turn the subject into a bold vintage poster
Camera and composition
/AERIAL VIEW
Photograph the subject from directly overhead at a large scale
/OVER-THE-SHOULDER
Frame the scene from just behind a person or character
/POV
Show the scene from the viewer's own point of view
/DUTCH ANGLE
Tilt the horizon to add tension and visual energy
/WIDE ANGLE
Capture the subject together with a broad environment
/TELEPHOTO
Compress the background with a long-lens photographic look
/TILT SHIFT
Make a real scene look like a miniature model
/SHALLOW DEPTH
Keep the subject sharp against a heavily blurred background
/LONG EXPOSURE
Add smooth light trails or flowing motion blur
/HIGH SPEED
Freeze an extremely fast action at its most dramatic instant
/SPLIT SCREEN
Place two related views beside each other in one frame
/CONTACT SHEET
Arrange several photographic variations in a contact sheet
/CENTERED SYMMETRY
Build the composition around a perfectly centred subject
/RULE OF THIRDS
Place the focal point along a classic rule-of-thirds grid
/NEGATIVE SPACE
Surround the subject with deliberate clean empty space
/FLAT LAY
Arrange every element neatly on a surface viewed from above
/HERO SHOT
Create a bold premium image that makes the subject feel iconic
/EXTREME CLOSE-UP
Fill the frame with one tiny, highly detailed feature
Worlds and atmospheres
/CYBERPUNK
Place the subject in a dense neon high-tech world
/SOLARPUNK
Imagine the subject in an optimistic green-energy future
/BRUTALIST
Use massive concrete forms and stark geometric structure
/ART DECO
Apply glamorous geometric detailing inspired by the 1920s
/BAUHAUS
Use functional geometry, primary colours, and modernist restraint
/RETRO FUTURE
Reimagine the subject through a vintage vision of the future
/FILM NOIR
Create a shadowy black-and-white cinematic scene
/GOLDEN HOUR
Light the scene with warm low sunlight and long shadows
/BLUE HOUR
Use the cool atmospheric light just before sunrise or after sunset
/FOG
Surround the subject with deep atmospheric mist
/UNDERWATER
Place the subject beneath the surface with realistic aquatic light
/ZERO GRAVITY
Suspend the subject and surrounding objects in weightlessness
/DESERT
Place the subject in a vast cinematic desert environment
/JUNGLE
Surround the subject with dense tropical vegetation
/ARCTIC
Set the subject inside a frozen polar landscape
/SPACE
Place the subject in a dramatic outer-space environment
/ABANDONED
Make the location feel deserted, weathered, and reclaimed by time
/LUXURY
Elevate the subject with premium materials, lighting, and styling
/MONUMENTAL
Scale the subject into an enormous landmark
/TINY WORLD
Build a complete miniature world around the subject
PUT IT INTO PRACTICE
Follow the steps.
Tick off each step as you go. Your progress is saved on this browser.
- STEP 01
Choose a well-lit photo where your face and defining features are easy to see. Use only an image you own or have permission to edit, and remove private information from the background before uploading it.
- STEP 02
OpenAI's image-prompting guidance recommends separating the requested change from the details that must be preserved. Use this reusable instruction before any code when you want the result to remain recognisably you.
Use the attached photo as the identity reference. Preserve the same person, recognisable facial features, skin tone, hairstyle, body proportions, and defining details. Change only the camera angle, lighting, movement, environment, or visual style requested below. Keep the result coherent and avoid adding text, logos, watermarks, extra people, or duplicated body parts.
- STEP 03
Replace the bracketed code with any option from the library. Add the framing, clothing, background, mood, and aspect ratio that matter for your result.
[CODE] Edit the attached image using this visual direction. Preserve the same person's identity and recognisable facial features. Recreate the scene as a vertical 9:16 portrait with realistic anatomy, a complete composition, and no text or watermark. Change only what the selected code requires.
- STEP 04
Use this when you want ChatGPT to generate the whole set one image at a time while keeping the same person recognisable across each variation.
Use the attached photo as the identity reference. Preserve the same person's recognisable face, skin tone, hairstyle, body proportions, and defining details in every result. Create seven separate vertical 9:16 images, one at a time, and ask me to continue between each image: 1. /DRONE VIEW — a dramatic photograph from high above, with the person looking up toward the camera. 2. /WORM VIEW — an extreme ground-level photograph looking upward, with realistic wide-angle perspective. 3. /FISHEYE — an energetic ultra-wide portrait with curved edge distortion and the face still recognisable. 4. /NIGHTTIME FLASH — a candid outdoor night portrait lit by direct on-camera flash, with a darker ambient background. 5. /MINECRAFT — rebuild the person and environment as a detailed block-based voxel world while preserving recognisable clothing, colours, and features. 6. /ANIME — redraw the person as a polished expressive anime frame while preserving their hairstyle, clothing, colours, and identity cues. 7. /MOTION BLUR — keep the person identifiable while adding believable directional movement blur and light streaks around them. Do not add text, logos, watermarks, extra people, duplicated limbs, or unrelated objects. Start with image 1 only.
- STEP 05
If the first result drifts, reuse it as the next edit input and request one correction. Repeat the identity constraints and name the single feature, angle, light, or background detail to fix.
Edit the previous result. Keep the person's identity, face, hairstyle, clothing, pose, framing, lighting, and background unchanged. Change only this detail: [DESCRIBE ONE CORRECTION].
A FEW THINGS THAT HELP
Get more out of it.
- These slash codes are prompt labels, not hidden ChatGPT commands. The description after the code is what guides the image edit.
- Identity preservation can still drift between generations. Repeat the exact features that must remain unchanged.
- Generate one variation at a time for better consistency instead of requesting a dense collage of every code.
- For Reels, request a vertical 9:16 composition and leave clean space for your on-screen code label.
- Do not upload another person's image without permission, and avoid sharing private or sensitive details in the background.