Dhanteras couple shopping portrait
A cheerful adult couple outside a fictional festive shop with a small new purchase. 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
- Dhanteras · 6 Nov
- Status
- Tested 27 Oct 2026 in grok-imagine-image-2.0
- Test settings
- Reference photo: an AI-generated picture of a fictional adult couple (not real persons), made in Grok for this test. Uploaded with the default copy text unchanged. Aspect ratio 2:3 (no 4:5 or 3:4 preset on the edit endpoint). First result used (1 try). Kept at 1152x1728, not upscaled, and converted to WebP.
- 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 both people, who are adults. Preserve each person's recognisable face, natural skin tone, age and relative height as closely as the model permits; match each person to the reference. Scene: a fictional decorated jewellery and utensils shop at a quiet neighbourhood market lane at dusk on Dhanteras; plain brass bowls in the window, marigold trim, no shop name or signboard anywhere. Moment or Pose: the adult couple stands side by side, smiling toward the camera and holding one small plain purchase box between them. Clothing: a teal kurta set and a rust cotton kurta with cream trousers, simple colourful festive clothing without branding. Light: warm shop-window light and soft dusk fill, preserving both natural skin tones. Camera: 50mm, f/2.8, eye level, medium two-person portrait with both faces sharp. Style: candid festive shopping photograph, believable proportions and understated decoration. Format: vertical 4:5. Avoid: changed faces, skin lightening, extra fingers, text, logos, watermarks, celebrity likenesses.
Customise
For example: a quiet neighbourhood market lane at dusk.
For example: a teal kurta set and a rust cotton kurta with cream trousers.
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
- The box and the couple's hands may merge; regenerate if the grip looks implausible.
- Use reference photos you have the right to use; get consent from identifiable people.
