Travel photo into a 3D parallax shot
Adds depth and slow camera drift to a holiday photo. Upload your starting image, paste this prompt into Gemini or Grok, change the parts in brackets to suit you, and generate.
- Written for
- Gemini, Grok, Other video models
- You'll need
- A starting photo
- Occasion
- World Tourism Day · 27 Sep
- Status
- Editorial draft, example pending
Prompt
Animate the uploaded travel photo into a 5-second parallax shot. Starting frame: the uploaded image. Depth: separate foreground, midground and background layers. Camera: slow lateral drift to the right with a slight push-in. Environment: clouds drift slowly, water sparkles. Ending frame: a natural stop, no snap back. Keep people and buildings solid and unchanged. Avoid: stretching at the edges, melting buildings, face changes, flicker.
Customise
The prompt updates as you type. Copy prompt copies your version.
How to use it
- Open a video tool such as Gemini or Grok.
- Upload your starting photo.
- Paste the prompt and generate. Make two or three takes and keep the best.
Good to know
- Photos with a clear foreground subject give the strongest depth effect.
- Only use photos of people who have agreed to it.