Gemini AI photo editing prompts

Upload your photo to Gemini, paste one of these prompts and get an edited image in seconds. Each prompt tells Gemini to keep your face the same, because that's the part most prompts get wrong.

10 image promptsWorks with Google Gemini (Nano Banana), ChatGPT image, other image editorsCurated by Updated 3 November 2026

How to use: click Copy prompt, replace the [highlighted parts] with your own details, then paste it into your AI tool.

Retro saree portrait

Portraits

Using my uploaded photo, create a vintage 1970s-style portrait of the same person wearing a [colour] chiffon saree with a soft flowing drape. Keep the face, features and expression exactly the same. Warm golden-hour light from the side, grainy film texture, soft focus background with a plain textured wall. Portrait orientation, 4:5.

See example output

Filled in with A deep maroon saree

A warm, grainy portrait that looks like a 1970s studio photograph. Your face and expression stay the same, the saree drapes softly over one shoulder, and golden side light leaves one half of the face in gentle shadow against a plain textured wall.

Example only. Your answer will differ depending on your details and the AI tool.

Professional LinkedIn headshot

Portraits

Turn my uploaded photo into a professional headshot. Keep my face, hairstyle and skin tone exactly as they are, don't make me look like someone else. Dress me in a [navy blazer with a white shirt]. Plain light-grey studio background, soft even lighting, head and shoulders framing, sharp focus on the eyes, natural skin texture (no plastic smoothing).

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Filled in with A navy blazer with a white shirt

A clean head-and-shoulders headshot on a light-grey background, lit evenly like a studio portrait. Your hairstyle and skin tone are kept, the blazer fits naturally, and the skin keeps its real texture instead of looking airbrushed.

Example only. Your answer will differ depending on your details and the AI tool.

3D collectible figurine

Trending

Create a 1/7 scale collectible figurine of the person in my photo, in a realistic style, placed on a computer desk. The figurine stands on a round clear acrylic base. Next to it, a toy packaging box printed with the figurine's artwork. On the computer screen behind, show the 3D modelling process of the same figurine. Keep the person's face recognisable.

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Filled in with A casual selfie

A realistic figurine of you on a clear round base, sitting on a computer desk. Next to it is a toy box printed with the same figure, and the monitor behind shows the figure as a 3D model in progress.

Example only. Your answer will differ depending on your details and the AI tool.

Couple photo in a new location

Couples

Using the uploaded photo of the two of us, place us in [location, e.g. "a Santorini rooftop at sunset"]. Keep both faces, body proportions and outfits exactly the same. Match the lighting on us to the new scene so it looks like a real photo, with natural shadows. Candid, romantic mood, shallow depth of field.

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Filled in with A Santorini rooftop at sunset

The two of you on a whitewashed rooftop with blue domes behind, in warm sunset light. Your outfits and poses stay the same, and the light and shadows match the scene, so it reads as a real holiday photo.

Example only. Your answer will differ depending on your details and the AI tool.

Product photo on a clean background

Products

Take the product in my uploaded photo and place it on a [white seamless / soft beige stone / wooden table] background for an e-commerce listing. Keep the product's shape, colours, logo and text exactly the same. Soft studio lighting with a gentle natural shadow underneath, centred, square 1:1, high detail.

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Filled in with A white seamless background

Your product centred on a pure white background with a soft shadow underneath, ready for Amazon, Flipkart or Shopify. The label, logo and colours are kept exactly as they are.

Example only. Your answer will differ depending on your details and the AI tool.

Lifestyle product scene

Products

Place the product from my photo into a realistic lifestyle scene: [describe scene, e.g. "a sunlit kitchen counter with fresh herbs and a coffee cup"]. Don't change the product's design, label or colours. Natural window light, slightly blurred background, styled like a premium Instagram product shot, 4:5.

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Filled in with A sunlit kitchen counter with herbs and a coffee cup

Your product on a kitchen counter in morning window light, with fresh herbs and a coffee cup slightly out of focus around it, styled like a premium Instagram post in 4:5.

Example only. Your answer will differ depending on your details and the AI tool.

Change outfit, keep everything else

Edits

Edit my uploaded photo: change only the outfit to [describe outfit, e.g. "a maroon silk kurta with gold embroidery"]. Keep my face, pose, hair, background and lighting exactly the same. The new clothes should fit naturally with realistic folds and shadows.

See example output

Filled in with A maroon silk kurta with gold embroidery

The same photo, with the same face, pose, background and lighting, but you’re now wearing the maroon embroidered kurta, with natural folds and shadows where the fabric bends.

Example only. Your answer will differ depending on your details and the AI tool.

Old photo restoration

Edits

Restore this old photograph. Remove scratches, dust, creases and stains, fix faded areas and gently sharpen details. Keep the faces exactly as they are, without changing features or adding details that weren't there. Then make a second version with natural, realistic colour.

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Filled in with A faded 1980s family photo

Two versions: a clean black-and-white image with scratches, creases and stains removed, then a naturally coloured version with realistic skin tones and clothing colours. Faces are not reshaped.

Example only. Your answer will differ depending on your details and the AI tool.

Festival greeting with your photo

Trending

Create a festive [Diwali / Holi / Eid / Christmas] greeting image using the person in my photo. Keep their face exactly the same. Put them in traditional festive clothing in a beautifully decorated setting with [diyas and rangoli / colours / lanterns / lights]. Add the text "[your greeting text]" in elegant lettering at the top. Warm, joyful mood, 4:5.

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Filled in with Diwali, with the text "Happy Diwali from the Shah family"

You in festive clothing surrounded by glowing diyas and a rangoli, in warm golden light, with “Happy Diwali from the Shah family” in elegant lettering at the top. Ready to share on WhatsApp.

Example only. Your answer will differ depending on your details and the AI tool.

Cinematic movie poster

Trending

Turn my uploaded photo into a cinematic [action / romance / thriller] movie poster. Keep my face exactly the same. Dramatic lighting, a [city at night / desert / rain-soaked street] background, film-poster colour grading, and the title "[movie title]" in bold type at the bottom with small credits text underneath.

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Filled in with A thriller set on a rain-soaked street, titled "Last Signal"

A dark, moody movie poster: you in the foreground under neon reflections on a wet street, teal-and-orange colour grading, “LAST SIGNAL” in bold type at the bottom with small credits underneath.

Example only. Your answer will differ depending on your details and the AI tool.

Getting better results

Always say “keep the face exactly the same”. Image models tend to drift faces slightly. Saying it clearly, sometimes twice, makes the biggest difference to the result.

Describe light and framing. Words like “golden-hour light from the side”, “head and shoulders” or “4:5” give you a far more polished result than describing the outfit alone.

Edit in small steps. If the result is close, don’t start over. Ask Gemini to change just one thing (“make the background darker”) in the same chat.

Be careful with other people’s photos. Only edit photos of people who’ve agreed to it, and don’t use edits to mislead anyone.

Questions people ask

How do I use these prompts in Gemini?
Open the Gemini app or gemini.google.com, tap the + or image icon to upload your photo, paste the prompt and send. Gemini’s image model, nicknamed Nano Banana, edits the photo and returns a new image you can download.
Why does my face look different in the edited photo?
Image models sometimes change facial features slightly. Use a clear, well-lit front-facing photo, keep the line “keep the face exactly the same” in your prompt, and ask for small changes in follow-up messages instead of starting again.
Are Gemini photo edits free?
Gemini offers free image generation and editing with daily limits. Paid Google AI plans raise the limits and give access to the higher-quality model. Limits change often, so check the Gemini app for current details.
Do these prompts work in ChatGPT too?
Yes. ChatGPT’s image tool also edits uploaded photos, and these prompts work there with similar results. Midjourney is better for creating images from scratch than for editing your own photo.