Upload one photo and get a studio shot back: a clean backdrop and studio light, with the person or product kept close to the original. No photographer and no training on a dozen selfies. Start free.
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Each one starts from a single upload and one prompt on GPT Image 2.5 Flare. Drag the slider to compare.
Prompt: "Turn this into a professional studio headshot. Keep her face, hair and navy sweater exactly the same. Replace the kitchen with a plain mid-gray studio backdrop, use soft even light from a large softbox in front, and frame her from the chest up, looking at the camera." The kitchen, the fridge magnets and the outstretched arm are gone; her face, hair and sweater are the same.
Prompt: "Turn this into a product photo for an online store. Keep the sneaker exactly as it is: the white leather, the gum sole, the laces and the pale green heel tab. Put it on a pure white seamless backdrop with soft, even studio light and a faint shadow under the sole. Remove the desk and everything else." The yellow cast and the clutter are gone; the gum sole, the panel stitching and the green heel tab stayed.
A photographer's studio controls three things: the backdrop, the light and the framing. Here you set all three with words, and you also say what must not change.
The room behind you, the desk under the product and the clutter at the edges are swapped for the backdrop you name, from white seamless paper to a marble block. Name the color and the material, not just "studio".
Phone photos usually mix light: a yellow lamp on one side, a window on the other. Ask for soft, even light from the front for a clean headshot, or one light from the side for a moodier portrait, and the model redraws the shadows to match.
Say how much to show: chest up for a headshot, or the whole shoe with space around it for a listing. In the headshot above, the outstretched arm of the selfie was cropped out.
List what must stay: the face, the hair, the clothes, a logo or the stitching. Naming them tells the model what to leave alone, so check those parts first when the result comes back.
Most studio shots are one of these jobs, and each one changes what you ask for.
A plain gray or soft blue backdrop, even light from the front and chest-up framing read as professional on a profile or a CV. Keep your own clothes, or describe a jacket for a more formal look. For a speaker bio or an author page, the moody one-light portrait below works too.
Run every team member's photo, or every product, through the same prompt on the same model, so the backdrop, the light and the framing match from one picture to the next. Change only the words that describe the person or the item, never the studio part.
Many marketplaces and store themes use a plain white background for the main product image. A white seamless backdrop with soft light, like the sneaker above, gets you there from a photo taken on a desk. Check the label, the color and the seams against the real product before you list it.
For a campaign, a colored backdrop or a prop such as a marble block, a wooden plinth or draped fabric gives the product a mood without building a set. The sneaker on marble below took one sentence.
The same two uploads with different lighting and sets. Upload your own photo in the generator, then use the prompt and swap in what your photo shows.
Prompt
Turn this into a moody studio portrait. Keep her face, hair and navy sweater exactly the same. Use a near-black backdrop and one soft light high on her left, so a small triangle of light falls on her shadowed cheek. Frame her from the chest up.
Prompt
Turn this into a premium product shot. Keep the sneaker exactly as it is: the white leather, the gum sole, the laces and the pale green heel tab. Stand it on a white marble block against a soft sage green backdrop, lit by a large softbox from the left, with a soft reflection on the marble.
The backdrop sets the tone before anything else in the shot. These are the ones worth naming in a prompt, and what each one suits.
The usual choice for product listings and catalogs, because nothing competes with the product. Ask for a "pure white seamless backdrop" and a soft shadow under the product so it does not look cut out.
The classic headshot backdrop. It stays neutral with most clothes and sits well on both light and dark websites.
For moody portraits and premium products. Pair it with one soft light from the side so the subject stands out from the dark.
Sage green, soft blue or terracotta: one solid color ties a product or a person to a brand palette. Name the exact color rather than asking for something "colorful".
A marble block, a wooden plinth or draped fabric adds depth to a product shot without turning it into a lifestyle scene.
A kitchen counter, a beach or an office is a scene change rather than a studio shot. The AI image editor keeps the rest of the photo while it swaps the setting.
Most image models in this AI photo studio can edit an upload. These three handle photo edits well. Credits are per photo at each model's lowest size.
| GPT Image 2.5 FlareOpenAISee its tests | Seedream 5 LiteByteDanceAbout Seedream 5 Lite | Nano Banana 2.1GoogleAbout Nano Banana 2.1 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good for | Headshots and product shots on a plain backdrop | Products whose shape and finish must not change | Combining several photos into one scene |
| In our tests | Kept the face, sweater and sneaker details in all four edits here | Changed the uploaded mug the least of four models | Kept a person, a mug and a lighthouse recognizable in a three-photo scene |
| Photos you can upload at once | Up to 16 | Up to 14 | Up to 10 |
| Credits per photo | 3 at 1K | 6 at 2K | 3 at 1K |
The headshot and the product photo above were each made this way.
A phone photo is fine for a studio headshot or a product photo. Pick one where the face or product is in focus and not cut off at the edges.
Name the backdrop, the light and the framing, for example "plain gray backdrop, soft light from the front, chest up". Then list what must not change: the face, the hair, the clothes, the logo or the stitching.
Generate, then compare the result with your upload: eyes and hairline on a person, label and seams on a product. If something drifted, run it again or try another model from the table.
You can start free. A new account gets 10 credits, enough for a few studio shots on GPT Image 2.5 Flare at 1K (3 credits each). More photos and larger sizes use credits from a pack or a plan. Free images carry a watermark.
No. Some photo AI studio apps train on 10 to 20 photos of you before they make anything. Here you upload the one photo you want to improve and describe the studio, and the model edits that photo directly.
In the headshot and the moody portrait above, the face, hair and sweater stayed the same. Say in the prompt that the face must stay exactly as it is, then check the eyes and the hairline first. If anything looks off, run the same prompt again or switch models.
Yes. Ask for the new backdrop and say that everything else stays exactly the same, as in the headshot above. To cut the subject out onto a transparent or white background with no prompt, use the background remover; to put the subject in a real place instead of a studio, use the AI image editor.
Yes. Product photos are one of the two main jobs here, along with headshots. Upload a clear photo of the product, ask for the backdrop and the light, and list the parts that must not change: shape, color, label, logo and stitching. Then compare the result with the real item before it goes into a listing.
The examples here are 1K, the lowest size and the one free credits cover. On a paid plan, GPT Image 2.5 Flare and Nano Banana 2.1 also make 2K and 4K images (16 and 8 credits at 4K). You can also upscale a finished studio shot 2, 4 or 8 times with the upscaler.
On a paid plan, yes: commercial use is included, subject to our terms and to what each model provider permits. Images made with free credits are for personal use. Use photos of yourself, your own products, or people who agreed to it.
There is nothing to install. The studio runs online in your browser on a phone or a computer, so you can upload a photo straight from your camera roll.
Start with GPT Image 2.5 Flare for headshots and plain-backdrop product shots; it made the headshots and sneaker shots above. If a product's shape or finish keeps changing, try Seedream 5 Lite, which changed our test mug the least.
Upload a photo and type what should change: a new background, a different color, an object gone, or several photos combined into one. Pick from ten image models, and start free.
Upload a photo and describe the new image: another art style, a new scene, or a sketch turned into a photo. Say what to keep, such as a face, a pet or a product, and the model redraws everything around it. Pick a model such as Nano Banana, GPT Image, Seedream or FLUX, and start free.
Four models on the same poster, portrait, product and edit prompts
Six jobs side by side, including a scene built from three photos
One clear photo and one sentence about the light are enough to start.
