Holi colours portrait in an old-city lane
A candid portrait of you mid-laugh in a cloud of Holi gulal, bright and joyful. 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
- Status
- Tested 28 Sep 2026 in Gemini app (web), Flash mode with built-in image generation
- Test settings
- Reference photo: an AI-generated picture of a fictional woman (not a real person), made in Gemini for this test. Uploaded with the default copy text unchanged in a new Gemini chat. First result used; only converted to WebP.
- Variability
- Faces, poses and small details vary between runs; always compare the result with your own photo. Gemini adds a small sparkle watermark in the corner.
Prompt
Use the uploaded photo as the reference for the person. Preserve their recognisable face, natural skin tone, hairline and build as closely as the model permits; check the result against the reference. Scene: a narrow old-city lane in Vrindavan on Holi morning, pastel-washed walls, friends throwing handfuls of dry gulal in the background, soft clouds of pink, yellow and green powder hanging in the air. Moment or Pose: the person turns toward the camera mid-laugh, cheeks and hair dusted with magenta and marigold-yellow gulal, one hand raised as powder drifts past; eyes open and clear, no powder in the eyes. Clothing: a white cotton kurta with a light dupatta, streaked and speckled with colour the way real Holi clothes look after an hour of play. Light: bright late-morning spring sun from the side, backlighting the powder so it glows; natural shadows on the walls. Camera: 50mm, f/2.8, fast shutter freezing the powder particles, eye-level, shallow depth of field. Style: candid documentary festival photography, rich but true-to-life colour, visible skin texture under the powder. Format: vertical 4:5. Avoid: changed face or skin tone, colour covering the face so it is unrecognisable, extra fingers or hands, plastic skin, water balloons hitting the face, text or watermarks.
Customise
For example: Jaipur.
For example: magenta and marigold-yellow.
For example: a white cotton kurta with a light dupatta.
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
- Heavy powder can hide facial features, so keep the colour light on the face if likeness drifts. Powder clouds may look smoky; regenerate for cleaner particles.
- Use reference photos you have the right to use; get consent from identifiable people.
