Family postcard from the desert dunes
Your family on a warm vintage postcard among golden sand dunes. 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 Travel postcard 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 photo: an AI-generated picture of a fictional family of adults (not real persons), made in Grok for this test. Uploaded with the default copy text unchanged. Aspect ratio 3:2. First result used. Resized to 1920x1280 and converted to WebP.
- Variability
- Faces, poses and small details vary between runs; always compare the result with your own photo.
Use the uploaded photo as the reference for everyone in it; everyone shown has agreed to this edit. Preserve each person's recognisable face, natural skin tone, hairline and body proportions as closely as the model permits; check the result against the reference. Keep everyone's ages as they are in the photo. Scene: a vintage postcard: the family on golden sand dunes at sunset, a line of camels in the background; the place name JAISALMER in bold retro letters at the top. Pose: standing together, arms around each other, everyone smiling. Clothing: the clothes from the photo with colourful scarves. Light: low warm sunset light, long shadows on the sand. Style: 1970s postcard print, warm faded colours, light grain, white border; no text other than the place name. Format: horizontal 3:2 Avoid: adding or removing people, changing anyone's face, age or skin tone, skin lightening, other text, logos, extra fingers, watermarks.
Customise
For example: a line of camels.
For example: JAISALMER.
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
- Larger families shrink each face; for five or more people, check every face carefully.
- Use reference photos you have the right to use; get consent from identifiable people.




