Hug your younger self by a garden swing
You today hugging your childhood self beside an old garden swing. Upload a clear photo, paste this prompt into ChatGPT, Gemini or Grok, change the parts in brackets to suit you, and generate.
Part of the Hug your younger self trend
- Written for
- ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok
- You'll need
- A clear photo to upload
- Status
- Tested 20 Oct 2026 in grok-imagine-image-2.0
- Test settings
- Reference photos: two AI-generated pictures of the same fictional woman (not a real person), made in Grok for this test — the first as she is today, the second as a child. Uploaded in that order with the default copy text unchanged. Aspect ratio 3:4 (no 4:5 preset). Second result used; long side resized to 1920 px and converted to WebP.
- Variability
- Faces, poses and small details vary between runs; always compare the result with your own photo.
Prompt
I am uploading two photos and both are of me: the first shows me today, the second shows me as a child. Preserve both faces, natural skin tone, hairline and proportions as closely as the model permits; the adult must match the first photo and the child must match the second. Check the result against both references. Scene: a leafy garden with an old wooden swing hanging from a tree, sunlight falling through the leaves. Pose: the child sitting on the swing, the adult standing behind with arms wrapped around the child's shoulders, both smiling. Clothing: the adult in the clothes from the first photo, the child in the clothes from the second photo. Light: soft dappled afternoon light. Style: realistic, warm, emotional portrait, natural skin texture. Format: vertical 4:5 Avoid: changing either face or identity, making the child look like a different child, skin lightening, extra fingers, text, logos, watermarks.
Customise
For example: sunlight falling through the leaves.
For example: both smiling.
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
- Old childhood photos are often blurry, so the child's face may drift; use your clearest childhood photo.
- Use reference photos you have the right to use; get consent from identifiable people.
