Christmas café portrait with hot chocolate
A cosy solo Christmas photo of you by a café window with a mug of hot chocolate. Upload a clear photo, paste this prompt into ChatGPT, Gemini or Grok, change the parts in brackets to suit you, and generate.
- Written for
- ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok
- You'll need
- A clear photo to upload
- Occasion
- Christmas · 24 – 25 Dec
- Status
- Tested 8 Nov 2026 in Grok Imagine
- Test settings
- Reference photo: an AI-generated picture of fictional adults (not real persons), made in Grok for this test. Default copy text unchanged. Aspect ratio vertical 4:5. First result used; only converted to WebP at 1264×1568, not upscaled.
- Variability
- Faces, poses and small details vary between runs; always compare the result with your own photo.
Prompt
Use the uploaded photo as the reference for the one adult person. Preserve their recognisable face, natural skin tone, age and height as closely as the model permits; match the person to the reference. Scene: an imagined boutique café decorated with Christmas fairy lights, a small tree, warm wooden furniture and soft falling rain outside the window. Moment or Pose: the adult sits by the large window holding a plain ceramic mug of hot chocolate in both hands, smiling gently. Clothing: a cosy cream knitted sweater, natural fabric folds. Light: soft window light mixed with warm golden Christmas lights. Camera: 50mm, f/2, eye level, shallow depth of field, hands and face sharp. Style: photorealistic café lifestyle photography, calm holiday mood. Format: vertical 4:5. Avoid: changed faces, skin lightening, extra fingers, text, logos, watermarks, extra people, branded cups, broken mug handles, fake-looking steam, alcohol.
Customise
For example: soft falling rain.
For example: cream knitted sweater.
Fields start with illustrative values; replace them with your own facts. The prompt updates as you type. Copy prompt copies your version.
How to use it
- Open an external image tool listed above. The tested model, if any, is named in Status.
- Upload a clear reference photo of the subject. If it includes identifiable people, get their consent and check each face.
- Customise the fields, copy your version, paste it with the photo and generate.
- Compare the result with the reference. If a face, pose or detail changes, ask for one correction or try again; an exact match is not guaranteed.
How to use this prompt
- This prompt changes your own photo. Choose a clear reference photo, and get permission from people who can be identified.
- Upload the photo in the external AI app you chose. Fill Customise, press Copy prompt and paste the prompt with the photo.
- Compare the new picture with the original. Face, hands, clothes and pose can change. An exact likeness is not guaranteed.
Good to know
- Fingers around the mug are often drawn wrongly; regenerate if the hands look odd.
- Use reference photos you have the right to use; get consent from identifiable people.
