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Christmas family portrait by the tree

A warm, candle-lit family photo by a decorated tree, from your own group photo. 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
Editorial draft, example pending
Prompt
Use the uploaded family photo as the reference for every person. Keep each person's face, skin tone, height and age exactly as they are.

Place the family in a cosy living room on Christmas Eve, gathered beside a tall decorated tree with warm white fairy lights. A fireplace glows softly to one side.
Arrangement: sitting together on a sofa, kids on the floor in front.
Clothing: matching knitted sweaters in deep red and cream.
Lighting: warm tree lights and firelight on faces, soft window light from snow outside.
Style: natural photograph, 35mm lens, gentle bokeh on the lights.
Format: landscape 3:2.

Avoid: extra people, merged hands, distorted children, text, changing anyone's face.

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How to use it

  1. Open ChatGPT, Gemini or Grok.
  2. Upload a clear photo of the person or pet.
  3. Paste the prompt and send.
  4. Not quite right? Ask it to change one thing, like the light or outfit.

Good to know

  • Group photos with more than five people are harder for models to keep accurate.
  • Only use photos of people who have agreed to it.

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