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Christmas friends photo in Santa hats

Your group of friends at a cosy Christmas house party, all in Santa hats. Upload a clear photo, paste this prompt into ChatGPT, Gemini or Grok, change the parts in brackets to suit you, and generate.

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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. Second 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.
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Prompt
Use the uploaded group photo as the reference for every adult in it. Preserve each person's recognisable face, natural skin tone, age and height as closely as the model permits; match each person separately. Keep exactly the same people; do not add, remove or duplicate anyone.
Scene: a cosy imagined Indian home hosting a Christmas party, decorated with colourful fairy lights and paper snowflakes, a Christmas tree and festive cushions.
Moment or Pose: all the friends stand together in Santa hats, smiling and laughing naturally towards the camera; every face visible.
Clothing: casual festive party outfits in red, cream and green, realistic fabric.
Light: warm indoor light, soft fairy-light bokeh, even light on every face.
Camera: 35mm, f/4, eye level, medium-wide, everyone in focus.
Style: photorealistic candid friendship photography.
Format: vertical 4:5.
Avoid: changed faces, skin lightening, extra fingers, text, logos, watermarks, extra or missing people, duplicated faces, tangled limbs, alcohol, brands.

Customise

For example: colourful fairy lights and paper snowflakes.

For example: red, cream and green.

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

  1. Open an external image tool listed above. The tested model, if any, is named in Status.
  2. Upload a clear reference photo of the subject. If it includes identifiable people, get their consent and check each face.
  3. Customise the fields, copy your version, paste it with the photo and generate.
  4. 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
  1. This prompt changes your own photo. Choose a clear reference photo, and get permission from people who can be identified.
  2. Upload the photo in the external AI app you chose. Fill Customise, press Copy prompt and paste the prompt with the photo.
  3. Compare the new picture with the original. Face, hands, clothes and pose can change. An exact likeness is not guaranteed.

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Good to know

  • With several people, faces can drift or someone can be duplicated; count the people and check every face.
  • Use reference photos you have the right to use; get consent from identifiable people.

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