getimg.ai's AI Photography Prompt Book

AI Prompts for Photography Images and Video

We made this prompt book for photographers who want to fix mistakes without reshooting and experiment with their photos faster than ever.

Just log into getimg.ai, upload a real photo you want to edit (or create something from scratch), pick a prompt, and try it.

How it Works (Images)

You can:

• Edit real photos with text

Remove distractions, fix lighting, retouch skin, swap backgrounds, change seasons, add props.

• Use Elements for consistency

If you want the same subject, lighting style, or color grading across multiple edits, save it once as an Element and reuse it with @ElementName in your prompts.

• Use reference images

For one-off edits, like matching a specific editorial mood or campaign look.

• Generate from text

Create new photo-realistic concepts, test lighting setups, or pitch ideas before a shoot.

For one-purpose jobs, Actions under Tools in the sidebar skip the prompt: upload the photo, pick from a short list of options, and generate. Photo restoration, Background cleanup, Relight, Color grading, Sky replacement and Headshots all appear below next to the prompts.

How it Works (Video)

You can use images as:

• a first frame
• a first and last frame
• a style or lighting reference.

This lets you animate portraits, create before/after transitions, simulate time-of-day changes, and make cinematic motion from a single photo. You can also click any video in your gallery and describe a change to edit it.

Upscale a photo

What it’s for

• When a client needs a bigger file, you want cleaner detail for print, or you’re reviving older low-res shots.

How-to

Open Upscale image under Tools in the sidebar and drop in the photo, or hover any image in your gallery, click the three dots and choose Upscale. Pick an upscaler and a target resolution: 2K and 4K on most upscalers, up to 16K on some.

• Classic upscalers stay faithful to the source and sharpen it, the safe choice for client work.
• Creative upscalers add detail and texture as they upscale. They help soft photos, but on very low-quality inputs they can invent details that weren't there.

Quick tip

• Upscale first, then do detailed edits like skin, dust, or text.

Before

After

Clean Up and Corrections

Remove red eyes

What it’s for

• Any photo with the red eyes effect, e.g., flash portraits, photos from weddings, events.

Copy-paste prompt template

Correct red eyes naturally. Preserve realistic [REAL EYE COLOR] eye color and detail.

Original photo

Correct red eyes naturally. Preserve realistic brown eye color and detail.

Remove unwanted objects or people

What it’s for

• Photobombers, trash, exit signs, power lines, reflections, dust, scratches, fingerprints.

Copy-paste prompt template

Remove the [UNWANTED OBJECT or PERSON] from the scene.

Original photo

Remove the photobomber from the scene.

Quick tip

• For crowds, cars, cables or clutter in the background, Background cleanup removes them with no prompt.

Remove wrinkles and creases

What it’s for

• Clothing, paper backdrops, product packaging.

Copy-paste prompt template

Remove visible wrinkles and creases from the [DESCRIPTION].

Original photo

Remove visible wrinkles and creases from the shirt.

Reduce glare and reflections

What it’s for

• Glasses, shiny skin, glossy products.

Copy-paste prompt template

Remove strong glare and harsh reflections. Keep lighting natural.

Original photo

Remove strong glare and harsh reflections. Keep lighting natural.

Subtle skin retouch

What it’s for

• Portraits that need polish, not plastic skin.

Copy-paste prompt template

Gently retouch skin. Remove blemishes and even out tone while preserving pores and natural texture.

Original photo

Gently retouch skin. Remove blemishes and even out tone while preserving pores and natural texture.

Quick tip

• Depending on what needs fixing in your source image, you can add things like
• • “reduce under-eye darkness subtly”,
  • “fill in sparse hair subtly”,
  • “clean up makeup subtly: fix smudges and uneven edges while keeping a natural look”,
  • or “whiten teeth slightly”.
• You can also instruct the AI to fix blinking or awkward expressions.

Make everyone look at the camera

Copy-paste prompt template

Fix closed eyes or off-camera gazes subtly so everyone looks naturally toward the camera. Keep it realistic.

Original photo

Fix closed eyes or off-camera gazes subtly so everyone looks naturally toward the camera. Keep it realistic.

Background and Environment Control

Clean background removal

What it’s for

• Headshots, composites, design work.

How to do it

Open Remove background under Tools in the sidebar and drop in the photo. You get a transparent cutout in one click, with no prompt and no masking. You can also hover any image in your gallery, click the three dots and choose Remove background.

Before

After

Replace background with a new location

What it’s for

• Place the subject in expensive or hard-to-access locations. Travel photography without a travel budget. High-end editorial without renting a mansion.

Copy-paste prompt template

Replace the background with [LOCATION].

Original photo

Replace the background with a luxury Italian villa terrace overlooking rolling hills. Soft late-afternoon sunlight.

Extend background for different formats

What it’s for

• Turn portrait crop into banner, billboard, or social header.

Simple tool

Open Resize image under Tools in the sidebar, upload an image, and pick a target aspect ratio and a resizing type: Smart Resize renders the image fresh at the new ratio, while Outpainting keeps the original pixels and extends the canvas.

Before

After

Change season

What it’s for

• Reuse the same photo for different campaigns.

Copy-paste prompt template

Keep the subject unchanged. Transform the environment into [SEASONAL DESCRIPTION, e.g.: winter with soft snow and cool tones]. Match lighting realistically.

Original photo

Keep the subject unchanged. Transform the environment into winter with soft snow and cool tones. Match lighting realistically.

Change time of day

What it’s for

• Turn flat noon light into golden hour or moody night.

Copy-paste prompt template

Keep the subject unchanged. Change the time of day to [DESCRIPTION]. Natural and realistic.

Original photo

Keep the subject unchanged. Change the time of day to a moody, atmospheric night. Natural and realistic.

Replace the sky

What it’s for

Grey or blown-out skies on outdoor portraits, weddings, travel and real estate shots.

Where

Sky replacement. Upload a photo with visible sky above the horizon.

Options to pick

• Sky: clear blue, golden hour, dramatic storm, starry night, pastel sunset, overcast, summer clouds, blue hour, fiery sunset, northern lights, misty or moonlit

Lighting and Color Control

Fix poor lighting

What it’s for

• Underexposed faces, harsh shadows, mixed color temperature.

Copy-paste prompt template

Improve lighting. Lift shadows, balance highlights, and correct color temperature. Keep it natural.

Original photo

Improve lighting. Lift shadows, balance highlights, and correct color temperature. Keep it natural.

Add cinematic lighting

What it’s for

• Flat portraits that need depth and mood.

Copy-paste prompt template

Add dramatic cinematic lighting.

Original photo

Add dramatic cinematic lighting.

Relight from an exact direction

What it’s for

Placing the key light exactly where you want it, after the shoot.

Where

Relight. Upload the photo.

Options to pick

• Direction: drag the globe to an exact angle, or pick top, left, front, right, back or bottom
• Colour: a preset or your own colour
• Intensity: 1 to 10

Color grade

What it’s for

• Give an image a mood fast, or bring a set closer together.

Copy-paste prompt template

Apply an editorial color grade with [DESCRIPTION, e.g., muted greens, warm skin tones, and soft contrast].

Original photo

Apply a cinematic color grade with purple, dreamy tones.

Quick tip

• If you want the same look across a whole gallery, save that grade as an Element (for example @SignatureColorGrade) and reuse it.

You can also make a few “common grades” as quick options, like:

• warm film look
• clean commercial
• matte soft highlights
• high-contrast black and white.

Film looks with Color grading

What it’s for

A named film or cinema look in one click, the same on every photo in a set.

Where

Color grading. Upload the photo.

Options to pick

• Look: 23 film and cinema looks, including Kodachrome 64, Portra 400, Portra 800, Velvia 50, Eterna, CineStill 800T, Tri-X 400, HP5, teal and orange, bleach bypass and bright and airy

Creative Expansion (Add What Wasn’t There)

This is where it gets fun. Instead of just fixing problems, you start adding things you didn’t have time, budget, or access to.

Add props without buying or renting them

What it’s for

• Editorial looks. Product styling. Client requests that show up after the shoot.

Copy-paste prompt template

Add [PROP] to the scene.

Examples

• Add a bouquet of white peonies in her hand.
• Add a modern designer chair behind the subject.
• Add a vintage car parked in the background.

Original photo

Add a luxury yacht to the background.

Upgrade the environment without rebuilding the set

What it’s for

• When the location is fine… but not amazing.

Copy-paste prompt template

Enhance the environment with [DESCRIPTION].

Original photo

Enhance the room with brutalist props and textured brick wall.

Add atmosphere

What it’s for

• Flat images that need mood.

Copy-paste prompt template

Add [FOG / RAIN / DUST PARTICLES / LIGHT RAYS] to the scene. Keep it realistic and natural.

Original photo

Add fog and light rays to the scene. Keep it realistic and natural.

Subject Styling and Transformation

You don’t always get a second shoot. But you can test different looks.

Change clothing

What it’s for

Fashion previews. Concept testing. Last-minute client indecision.

What you upload

• Portrait or full-body image.

Copy-paste prompt template

Change the outfit to [DESCRIPTION].

Original photo

Change the outfit to a black tailored suit with a satin lapel.

Change clothing color only

Copy-paste prompt template

Change only the [CLOTHING or specific element, such as jacket, shirt] color to [COLOR].

Original photo

Change only the clothing color to beige.

Add or change accessories

What it’s for

• Jewelry, hats, glasses, bags.

Copy-paste prompt template

Add [ACCESSORY] to the subject.

Original photo

Add silver oval glasses to the subject.

Try different hairstyles

Copy-paste prompt template

Change the hairstyle to [DESCRIPTION].

Original photo

Change the hairstyle to untied, medium length wavy hair.

Professional headshots from a casual photo

What it’s for

LinkedIn, team page and speaker headshots for clients who can't come to the studio.

Where

Headshots. Upload a clear, front-facing photo of the face.

Options to pick

• Outfit: keep what I'm wearing, suit, blazer, shirt, knitwear, t-shirt or leather
• Backdrop: 11 options, from white and studio grey to office, bookshelf and stage
• Treatment: corporate, creative, startup, natural or editorial

The source photo, then two headshots made from it.

Photo Restoration

Old family photos. Damaged prints. Scans that need help.

Restore and colorize with Photo restoration

What it’s for

Repairing a damaged print in one click, with no prompt.

Where

Photo restoration. Upload the old or damaged photo.

Options to pick

• Just restore, or restore and colorize
• Quality: 1K, 2K or 4K

Use the prompts below when you want more control, for example to keep a photo black and white while fixing only the tears.

Restore scratches and damage

What you upload

• Old or damaged photo.

Copy-paste prompt template

Restore this photo. Remove scratches, tears, stains, and damage. Preserve original details.

Original photo

Restore this photo. Remove scratches, tears, stains, and damage. Preserve original details.

Colorize black and white photos

Copy-paste prompt template

Colorize this black and white photo with realistic skin tones and natural colors.

Original photo

Colorize this black and white photo with realistic skin tones and natural colors.

Conceptual and “Impossible” Photography

This is where you go beyond what a physical set could handle.

Floating or gravity-defying effects

Copy-paste prompt template

Make the subject appear to float naturally above the ground. Realistic shadows beneath them. Cinematic lighting.

Original photo

Make the subject appear to float naturally above the ground. Realistic shadows beneath them. Cinematic lighting.

Surreal editorial concepts

Copy-paste prompt template

Create a surreal but photorealistic scene: [DESCRIPTION].

Original photo

Create a surreal but photorealistic scene where flowers grow from the ground and wrap gently around the subject’s arms.

Put your subject anywhere (including places that don't exist)

What it’s for

• Post-apo. Fantasy. “We wish we shot this in…” moments.

Copy-paste prompt template

Place [THE SUBJECT] in [LOCATION].

Original photo

Place this man in a post-apocalyptic city with crumbling skyscrapers, overgrown vegetation, dust in the air, and dramatic cloudy skies, in an extreely realistic way. Add subtle dirt on clothing and realistic environmental lighting. Cinematic and photorealistic.

Video Templates for Photographers

You already have the photo. Now make it move.

Subtle portrait animation

What you upload

• Portrait as First Frame.

Copy-paste prompt template

Subtle natural motion. [DESCRIPTION OF MOVEMENT AND SOUND]

First Frame

Subtle natural motion. Gentle wind moving the hair slightly. Soft natural breathing. Woman waving her hand at the camera. Soft ambient wind sound and distant birds. Warm cinematic tone.

Before and after transition

What you upload

• Before image as First Frame
• After image as Last Frame.

Copy-paste prompt template

Smooth cinematic transition from [DESCRIPTION].

First Frame

Last Frame

Smooth cinematic transition from basic photo to luxury business shot, with the subject moving naturally. Add subtle wind sound and distant city ambience. Professional commercial feel.

Quick tip

• Image transition does this with no prompt: upload the two images and pick a transition, such as morph, slow dissolve, whip pan or flash of light.

Timelapse

What you upload

• Photo as First Frame.
• (optionally) another photo as a Last Frame.

Copy-paste prompt template

Create a timelapse of a [DESCRIPTION].

First Frame

Create a timelapse of a street market filling up. More people appear gradually, vendors moving, subtle hand gestures, fabric and banners moving in the breeze. Keep perspective stable and realistic. Add market ambience: chatter, light music, footsteps, distant street noise.

Dolly zoom from a still

What it’s for

The vertigo effect on a single photo, for Reels and client teasers.

Where

Dolly zoom. Upload a photo with strong depth, such as a road, a corridor or a pier.

Options to pick

• Effect: world falls away, world closes in, or there and back
• Intensity: 1 to 5, and a length of 5, 6 or 10 seconds

Restyle a client clip

What it’s for

A new look for footage you already shot, while the movement stays the same.

Where

Click the video in your gallery. The prompt box below it already has the clip attached as a video reference. Choose from the available models that support videos as references.

Copy-paste prompt template

Keep the [SUBJECT] and their movement. [NEW LOOK, SETTING OR STYLE].

Example

Keep the dancer and her movement. Redraw the whole scene as a hand-inked illustration with soft watercolor washes.

Quick tip

• Every edit saves as a new video, and Upscale video takes the final clip to 1080p or 4K for delivery.

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