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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

  1. Open a video tool such as Gemini or Grok.
  2. Upload your starting photo.
  3. 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.

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