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Prompts · 8 min read · October 21, 2026

Last verified: October 21, 2026

100 ChatGPT image commands

Upload a photo, type the command. 100 ready-made keywords from portraits to product shots and home makeovers to style, each copied with one tap.

Skip to the commands

Upload your photo to ChatGPT, type one of the commands below and let ChatGPT do the rest. I've grouped 100 ready-made keywords under 10 headings, from portraits to product shots and home makeovers to style. Tap a command to copy it.

How to use them

  1. Open ChatGPT and upload your photo (the + button in the message box).

  2. Tap the command you want below to copy it, then paste it into the message box.

  3. Add a short detail next to the command (colour, setting, style) and send.

EXAMPLE · UPLOAD A PHOTO + TYPE · COPY & PASTE
/BACKGROUNDREPLACE A café overlooking the Bosphorus in Istanbul, evening light.

Portraits and a professional look

  • 01

    Turns your photo into a professional headshot for LinkedIn or your CV.

  • 02

    Prepares your face in a biometric photo style, with a plain background and neutral light.

  • 03

    Moves an existing portrait onto a plain, neutral, official-document-style background.

  • 04

    Turns an ordinary phone photo into a professional studio shot.

  • 05

    Gives your photo a professional look in a suit.

  • 06

    Creates a strong profile picture for Instagram, X or YouTube from your own photo.

  • 07

    Shows you speaking on a conference stage under the spotlights.

  • 08

    Creates a LinkedIn cover image that fits your profile photo and your work.

  • 09

    Places your photo on a magazine cover, complete with headlines and a logo.

  • 10

    Styles your portrait like the author photo on the back cover of a book.

Photo repair and sharpness

  • 11

    Restores old, scratched or low-quality family photos.

  • 12

    Colourises an old black-and-white photo with natural colours.

  • 13

    Makes a low-resolution photo cleaner and higher quality.

  • 14

    Sharpens a slightly blurry photo.

  • 15

    Removes grain from a photo taken in the dark without losing detail.

  • 16

    Fixes a yellow or blue colour cast and brings back natural colours.

  • 17

    Straightens a tilted photo and a crooked horizon.

  • 18

    Removes reflections from glasses and shine from the face.

  • 19

    Naturally opens your eyes in a photo where they came out closed.

  • 20

    Naturally fixes spots, blemishes and shine while keeping the skin texture.

Background, light and framing

  • 21

    Clears clutter from the background and leaves the person as they are.

  • 22

    Swaps your setting for another one: an office, café, nature, a studio and so on.

  • 23

    Removes unwanted people or objects from the photo.

  • 24

    Applies professional lighting to the photo.

  • 25

    Makes the photo look as if it was taken at sunset.

  • 26

    Softens and balances harsh shadows on the face and in the scene.

  • 27

    Fixes the framing by naturally completing a cropped head, shoulders or body.

  • 28

    Extends the photo and naturally fills in the right, left, top or bottom.

  • 29

    Turns a daytime photo into a night scene with the lights on.

  • 30

    Shows the same shot in snow, rain, fog or sunshine.

Face, hair and expression

  • 31

    Shows how different haircuts would look on you.

  • 32

    Tries different hair colours on you before you dye your hair.

  • 33

    Visualises your beard in different lengths and styles.

  • 34

    Applies different makeup styles to a reference face.

  • 35

    Whitens teeth to a natural shade without overdoing it.

  • 36

    Realistically shows what the person will look like when older.

  • 37

    Creates a younger version of the person.

  • 38

    Recreates the same face from the front, at a 3/4 angle or in a slight profile.

  • 39

    Changes the facial expression: smiling, serious, surprised, confident and so on.

  • 40

    Redirects the gaze in the photo towards the camera.

Outfits and styling

  • 41

    Swaps the outfit you are wearing for any other outfit you want.

  • 42

    Shows the same person in summer, winter, autumn or spring outfits.

  • 43

    Turns your photo into a wedding, party, gala or formal event look.

  • 44

    Restyles the person with clothes, light and a setting that suit a holiday.

  • 45

    Turns the photo into a smarter, natural date or dinner look.

  • 46

    Shows the person naturally in a gym or active-lifestyle setting.

  • 47

    Switches your overall style to casual, smart casual, old money, streetwear and so on.

  • 48

    Creates watch, bag, glasses or jewellery combinations that match your outfit.

  • 49

    Shows the colour palette that suits your skin tone best, on clothes.

  • 50

    Creates a 7-day set of outfit ideas from the same pieces, from a single photo.

Accessories and tattoo try-ons

  • 51

    Shows how different glasses frames would look on your face.

  • 52

    Tries accessories such as earrings, necklaces, rings or watches on you.

  • 53

    Shows different headwear on you: hats, beanies, caps or fedoras.

  • 54

    Visualises how different shoes would look with your outfit.

  • 55

    Shows different bags on you, together with your outfit.

  • 56

    Tries different eye colours on your face before you buy coloured lenses.

  • 57

    Shows how an ear, nose or eyebrow piercing would look on you.

  • 58

    Tries different nail polish and nail art on a photo of your hand.

  • 59

    Shows how a tattoo would look on your face or body before you get it.

  • 60

    Places a specific tattoo on different areas such as the arm, shoulder, neck or leg.

Home and spaces

  • 61

    Creates a completely new decor idea from a photo of your own room.

  • 62

    Shows how furniture such as a sofa, table or TV unit would look in your room.

  • 63

    Tries different colours on your actual room before you paint the walls.

  • 64

    Shows your current room turned into a work or streaming studio.

  • 65

    Shows an empty room furnished and decorated.

  • 66

    Shows your kitchen renovated with new cabinets, worktops and colours.

  • 67

    Swaps the floor for parquet, marble, tiles or carpet.

  • 68

    Designs a new landscape and seating layout on a photo of your garden or balcony.

  • 69

    Shows the front of your house or building with new paint and materials.

  • 70

    Decorates your room for New Year, a holiday or the season.

Products and e-commerce

  • 71

    Turns a product photo taken with your phone into an e-commerce studio shot.

  • 72

    Turns a photo of a second-hand item you are selling into a clean, listing-ready image.

  • 73

    Puts the product on a pure white background that meets marketplace standards.

  • 74

    Creates a lifestyle shot showing the product in a real setting, in use.

  • 75

    Arranges products in a neat flat lay composition shot from above.

  • 76

    Shows your logo or design on packaging such as boxes, bags or bottles.

  • 77

    Realistically applies your logo to a sign, business card, T-shirt and mug.

  • 79

    Recreates your car photo in showroom lighting, at listing quality.

  • 80

    Brings house or flat photos up to real-estate listing quality, with corrected light and perspective.

Social media and content

  • 81

    Edits your photo with strong light, framing and expression fit for a YouTube thumbnail.

  • 82

    Turns your photo into a professional travel image that highlights the city you are in.

  • 83

    Creates a photo-booth-style series with different poses and expressions from a single photo.

  • 84

    Produces a Polaroid-style series showing different moments from the same image of you.

  • 85

    Designs an eye-catching carousel cover that fits your topic and your photo.

  • 86

    Designs an image from your photo to use as a podcast or channel cover.

  • 87

    Creates a shareable quote card from your photo and a quote you choose.

  • 88

    Places two photos side by side for a clear before-and-after comparison.

  • 89

    Turns your photo into an event poster with the date and venue.

  • 90

    Creates a WhatsApp/Telegram sticker set of your face with different expressions.

Art styles and imagination

  • 91

    Turns your photo into an anime character while keeping your features.

  • 92

    Redraws you as a 3D animated film character.

  • 93

    Turns your photo into an oil painting with brush texture.

  • 94

    Turns your portrait into a realistic pencil drawing.

  • 95

    Shows you as a boxed toy figure, complete with accessories.

  • 96

    Gives the photo a 90s look with film colours, flash and a date stamp.

  • 97

    Shows you in the clothes and settings of other eras, such as the 1920s or 1970s.

  • 98

    Shows you in your dream job (pilot, chef, doctor, astronaut).

  • 99

    Brings your childhood photo and today's you together in the same frame.

  • 100

    Turns your pet into a noble Renaissance-style painted portrait.

Which one when?

Pick by situation:

  • For your CV or LinkedIn

  • An old family photo

  • I'm selling a product

  • I'm redoing a room

  • Before a haircut

  • A fun post

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