ChatGPT image codes: the 5 I tested + 100 prompts

Recreate this photo as a straight-down drone shot from about 30 metres up: the person small in the middle of the street, long shadows, clean lines of the road. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Recreate this photo as a close portrait shot on an 85mm lens at f/1.8: head and shoulders, creamy blurred background, soft window light. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Recreate this photo as a candid street shot taken from across the road with a 200mm lens: blurred cars and passers-by in the foreground, the person sharp in the middle. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Recreate this photo with the camera tilted about 20 degrees, low and close, for a tense film-scene feel. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Recreate this photo from ground level after rain: the person reflected upside down in a puddle in the foreground, wet street shining. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Recreate this photo as if shot from inside a cafe through the window: soft reflections on the glass, the person outside on the street. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Recreate this photo as a very wide shot: the person small at the bottom of the frame, huge buildings rising above. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Recreate this photo as if taken from a second-floor balcony looking down at 45 degrees on the person walking. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Turn this photo into a tilt-shift miniature: strong blur at the top and bottom so the street looks like a toy model, the person sharp in the middle. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Vertical 2:3.

Recreate this photo as a 0.5x ultra-wide phone selfie held at arm's length: big face close to the lens, the street stretched behind. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Turn this photo into a long-exposure night shot: car lights streaking past as red and white trails, the person standing sharp in the middle. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Recreate this photo as a panning shot: the person sharp, the background streaked with horizontal motion blur. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Show the person frozen mid-jump above the street, both feet off the ground, jacket lifting. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Split this photo into three vertical strips of the same scene: morning, sunset and night, with the person in the same spot in all three. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Vertical 2:3.

Fill the street with five copies of the same person in different poses: walking, sitting on the kerb, checking a phone, waving, leaning on a pole. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Make a double exposure: the person's silhouette filled with a city skyline at dusk, on a clean light background. Keep the face recognisable and the outfit the same. Vertical 2:3.

Turn this photo into a 35mm film contact sheet: six frames of the person walking, with a red grease-pencil circle around the best one. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Vertical 2:3.

Edit this photo so a strong wind is blowing: jacket and hair moving, leaves and dust flying across the street. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Edit this photo so raindrops are frozen in the air all around the person, lit by the street lights. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Add four faded copies of the person running ahead, each one more see-through, like an echo of the same run. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Relight this photo at golden hour: sun low behind the person, warm rim light, soft lens flare. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Relight this photo at blue hour: deep blue sky, street lights just switched on, cool and calm. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Turn this photo into a rainy night: wet street reflecting pink and blue neon signs, light mist. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Fill the street with soft morning fog: buildings fading into the mist, gentle grey light. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Turn this photo into a snowy day: snow falling, a light layer on the street and window ledges. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Add a warm sandstorm haze to this photo: golden dust in the air, the sun a pale disc in the sky. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Turn the sky in this photo into a dark thunderstorm with a bolt of lightning behind the buildings. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Put the person on a pure black studio background with two strong rim lights outlining the body. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Turn this photo into a sunrise silhouette: the person dark against a bright orange sky, long shadow on the street. Keep the face recognisable and the outfit the same. Vertical 2:3.

Turn this photo into heavy monsoon rain: puddles, splashes, a dark green sky, the person holding a black umbrella. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Place the person on a rooftop in Dubai at dusk with the Burj Khalifa and the city lights behind. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Place the person walking across tall red sand dunes at sunset, footprints behind, soft long shadows. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Place the person on a snowy street in a Swiss mountain village, wooden chalets and peaks behind. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Place the person in a narrow Tokyo side street at night, glowing signs and paper lanterns. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Place the person on an old stone street in Istanbul with the Bosphorus and domes in the distance. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Place the person on a city walkway in Kuala Lumpur with the twin towers lit up behind. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Place the person on a London street with a red double-decker bus passing behind. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Place the person at the edge of an airport runway at golden hour, a plane taking off behind. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Place the person walking on the surface of Mars in the same outfit: red dust, rocky hills, a pale pink sky. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Make this photo look shot on Kodak Portra 400 film: soft warm colours, fine grain, slightly faded blacks. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Vertical 2:3.

Turn this into a high-contrast black-and-white 35mm street photo with deep shadows and grain. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Vertical 2:3.

Turn this into an instant photo with a thick white border, soft colours and a slight flash glare. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Vertical 2:3.

Make this look like a 1990s disposable camera shot: on-camera flash, warm colours, a little blur. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Vertical 2:3.

Make this look like a frame from an old VHS home video: soft focus, colour bleed, scan lines. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Vertical 2:3.

Turn this into a widescreen cinematic movie still with a teal and orange grade and black bars top and bottom. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same.

Turn this into a 1940s film noir scene: black and white, hard light through window blinds, long shadows. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Vertical 2:3.

Make this look like a 2005 point-and-shoot digital camera photo: harsh flash, slightly overexposed, cool colours. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Vertical 2:3.

Make this look like night film with red halation glowing around the street lights and fine grain. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Vertical 2:3.

Turn this into a 1920s studio portrait in sepia: painted backdrop, soft vignette, aged paper texture. Keep the face recognisable and the outfit the same. Vertical 2:3.

Turn this photo into a loose watercolour painting with soft colour bleeds and white paper showing through. Keep the face recognisable and the outfit the same. Vertical 2:3.

Turn this photo into a classical oil painting with visible brush strokes and warm museum lighting. Keep the face recognisable and the outfit the same. Vertical 2:3.

Turn this photo into a comic book panel: bold ink outlines, halftone dots, flat bright colours. Keep the face recognisable and the outfit the same. Vertical 2:3.

Turn the person into a handmade clay figure on a little clay street set, with soft studio light. Keep the face recognisable and the outfit the same. Vertical 2:3.

Turn this photo into a still from a 3D animated family film: soft shapes, big expressive eyes, warm light. Keep the face recognisable and the outfit the same. Vertical 2:3.

Turn this photo into 16-bit pixel art like a retro video game scene. Keep the face recognisable and the outfit the same. Vertical 2:3.

Turn this photo into a layered paper cut-out collage with visible paper edges and soft shadows between the layers. Keep the face recognisable and the outfit the same. Vertical 2:3.

Turn this photo into a black ink-wash painting with expressive brush strokes on rice paper. Keep the face recognisable and the outfit the same. Vertical 2:3.

Turn this photo into a black-and-white manga page panel with screentone shading and speed lines. Keep the face recognisable and the outfit the same. Vertical 2:3.

Turn this photo into a business magazine cover with the made-up title VENTURE and the cover line 'Founder of the year'. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Vertical 2:3.

Turn this photo into a movie poster for a made-up film called THE WALK: dramatic sky, title at the bottom, small credits block. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Vertical 2:3.

Turn this photo into a poster for a made-up streaming series called OFFLINE, moody colours, title across the middle. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Vertical 2:3.

Turn this into a clean lookbook photo on a seamless light-grey studio background, full body, soft shadow on the floor. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Vertical 2:3.

Turn this into a black-and-white editorial portrait with a harsh direct flash and a plain white wall. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Vertical 2:3.

Show this photo as a giant billboard on the side of a building at night, people walking below. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Vertical 2:3.

Turn this into a minimalist museum exhibition poster: the photo in the middle, a big made-up title PRESENCE and small dates underneath. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Vertical 2:3.

Turn this into a sneaker campaign ad: big bold made-up slogan 'MADE TO MOVE', clean layout, focus on the shoes, no real brand logos. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Vertical 2:3.

Turn this into a non-fiction book cover with the made-up title BUILT, NOT BORN and a short subtitle. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Vertical 2:3.

Make the left side of the person break apart into small floating squares drifting away, the rest of the body untouched. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Add a digital glitch effect: RGB colour split, horizontal slices shifted, a few scan lines. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Vertical 2:3.

Make this photo look printed on glass that has cracked into large shards, a few pieces floating out. Keep the face recognisable and the outfit the same. Vertical 2:3.

Make the left half of this photo a real photo and the right half a pencil sketch, blending at the centre. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Vertical 2:3.

Make the person giant, walking carefully through a miniature city with tiny cars and buildings at their feet. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Make the person float in zero gravity above the street, with a few objects floating around: a phone, keys, a coffee cup. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Make the city fold up and over the sky like a wave, the person walking on the street below. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Make the person appear as a silhouette made of drifting white smoke on a black background. Keep the face recognisable and the outfit the same. Vertical 2:3.

Keep the photo but trace the person's outline with a glowing neon line, the street darkened. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Vertical 2:3.

Put the person and this street inside a glass snow globe sitting on a wooden desk. Keep the face recognisable and the outfit the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Turn this into a professional headshot: head and shoulders, plain light-grey background, soft studio light, friendly expression. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Place the person on a conference stage speaking to an audience, a big screen glowing behind. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Place the person at a desk in a modern office with a laptop, plants and soft daylight. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Turn this into a team-page photo: half body, arms relaxed, pure white background, even light. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Place the person in a podcast studio with a microphone, acoustic panels and warm lamps. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Turn this into a black-and-white author portrait for the back of a book, calm and confident. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Place the person working on a laptop in a quiet cafe, candid moment, shallow depth of field. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Turn this into a confident portrait with arms crossed against a dark textured background, single soft light. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Turn this into an outdoor headshot in natural light with the city softly blurred behind. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Place the person in front of a whiteboard full of diagrams, pointing at it mid-explanation. Keep the person's face, hair, outfit and pose exactly the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Turn this photo into a collectible trading card with a shiny foil border, a made-up name and three stats at the bottom. Keep the face recognisable and the outfit the same. Vertical 2:3.

Turn the person into a big-head vinyl toy figure standing on a shelf, glossy plastic, soft product lighting. Keep the face recognisable and the outfit the same. Vertical 2:3.

Turn the person into a bobblehead doll on an office desk, with a big head on a spring. Keep the face recognisable and the outfit the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Turn this photo into a vintage postage stamp with a perforated edge, an engraved style and a made-up value. Keep the face recognisable and the outfit the same. Vertical 2:3.

Turn the person into a sheet of six cartoon stickers with different expressions, white borders around each. Keep the face recognisable and the outfit the same. Vertical 2:3.

Turn this into a video game character-select screen with the person as a playable character and stat bars. Keep the face recognisable and the outfit the same. Vertical 2:3.

Turn the person into a cute chibi character with a big head and small body, same outfit and colours. Vertical 2:3.

Turn the person into a small collectible figurine on a computer desk, with the 3D model of the same figure open on the monitor behind. Keep the face recognisable and the outfit the same. Photorealistic. Vertical 2:3.

Turn this into a friendly caricature drawing with a slightly bigger head and exaggerated smile, the street in the background. Keep the face recognisable and the outfit the same. Vertical 2:3.