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=== Assistant: Great question—your results will improve a lot once your prompts get more intentional. ===
Great question—your results will improve a lot once your prompts get more intentional. Based on the kinds of image edits you’ve been doing (enhancing photos, changing backgrounds, adjusting faces, restoring old images), here’s a clear, practical way to level up your prompts.

==== 1. Use the 4-Part Prompt Formula ====

Think in this order:

Subject → Action/Change → Style → Quality/Constraints

===== Example (basic) =====

: “Change the background to a church.”

===== Improved =====

: “Keep the person exactly the same. Replace the background with the interior of a traditional Catholic church, wooden pews, stained glass windows, soft natural lighting, realistic style, high resolution.”

==== 2. Be Explicit About What Must NOT Change ====

This is huge for photo edits.

Use phrases like:
* “Do not alter facial features”
* “Keep body proportions the same”
* “No changes to clothing”
* “Maintain original pose and expression”

===== Example =====

: “Enhance and sharpen the image. Do not change the person’s face, age, skin tone, or hairstyle. Keep it natural and realistic.”

==== 3. Describe Lighting & Mood (Most People Forget This) ====

Lighting often matters more than the background itself.

Helpful words:
* soft natural light
* warm ambient lighting
* dramatic lighting
* studio lighting
* overcast daylight
* golden hour

===== Example =====

: “Indoor church setting with warm ambient lighting, light rays through stained glass, peaceful and reverent mood.”

==== 4. Use Style Anchors (Without Overdoing It) ====

You’ve used styles like Norman Rockwell before—this is good.

Other useful anchors:
* “photorealistic”
* “cinematic”
* “studio portrait”
* “vintage photograph”
* “high-end DSLR look”
* “film grain, subtle”

===== Example =====

: “Photorealistic, high-end DSLR quality, natural skin texture, no artificial smoothing.”

==== 5. Add Quality Controls ====

These help avoid weird artifacts.

Common phrases:
* “high resolution”
* “sharp focus”
* “clean edges”
* “no distortion”
* “no extra limbs”
* “no blur”

===== Example =====

: “Ultra-sharp, clean details, no blur, no distortion, no artificial effects.”

==== 6. When Editing Faces or Eyes ====

Be surgical.

Instead of:

: “Fix eyes”

Use:

: “Adjust eye direction so both eyes look straight at the camera while keeping the natural eye shape and expression unchanged.”

==== 7. Use Before/After Logic in One Prompt ====

This works especially well for restorations.

===== Example =====

: “Restore this old photo by removing scratches and noise, improving clarity and contrast, and enhancing details while preserving the original facial features, age, and historical look.”

==== 8. One Change Per Sentence (Very Important) ====

Avoid stacking everything into one long sentence.

❌ Bad:

: “Enhance, change background, fix hair, sharpen face, make younger, add lighting”

✅ Good:

: “Enhance overall clarity and sharpness.
: Change the background to a sunny outdoor setting.
: Fix stray hairs only—do not change hairstyle.
: Keep the person’s age and facial structure the same.”

==== 9. Save Your “Winning Prompts” ====

When something turns out great, reuse the structure.

Example reusable template:

: “Enhance image quality with natural sharpening and color correction. Keep the subject exactly the same. Replace the background with [describe background]. Use [lighting]. Photorealistic, high resolution, no distortion.”

==== 10. Want a Custom Prompt Template? ====

If you’d like, I can:
* Build you copy-paste prompt templates for: - Photo restoration - Background replacement - Face/eye correction - Artistic styles (Rockwell, painting, cinematic)
* Rewrite one of your past prompts into a “perfect” version

Just tell me what type of image you make most often 👍