Couple hanging a glowing saffron paper lantern on their balcony.

Example result illustrating this prompt's visual direction. Actual results may vary by model, reference image and settings.

Couple Hanging a Diwali Paper Lantern

Create a believable shared decorating moment with a glowing paper lantern.

Prompt

Use the uploaded couple photo as the identity reference. If two separate reference photos are supplied, assign one person to each and retain that mapping. Create exactly the same two adults, preserving each person's facial structure, skin tone, age, hair, body proportions, and distinguishing features. Do not blend faces, beautify them into different people, or infer a different relationship. Place the couple standing securely on a balcony floor beside a reachable wall hook. One attaches the loop of a lightweight paper lantern to the hook while the other gently supports its base. Keep the lantern between them but below their faces so both identities remain visible. Show a saffron paper shade with delicate cutout details and a warm battery light inside, with no exposed flame. Use indigo and cream festive outfits, a simple balcony railing, and a sparse string of lights receding behind them. Do not introduce a ladder or an unsafe leaning pose. Use an eye-level medium-wide composition with a 40 mm lens appearance. Balance the lantern glow with soft blue-hour ambient light; retain paper texture, natural skin tone, and visible eyes without turning the lantern into a white blob. Produce one photorealistic vertical 4:5 photograph, not a collage, illustration, or greeting card. Preserve realistic skin and fabric texture, anatomically plausible hands, consistent perspective, and physically believable shadows. Include no visible text, captions, signatures, watermarks, or added logos. If the references do not clearly identify both adults, request clearer reference photos instead of inventing a face.
Recommended: ChatGPT
Upload your photo to the AI tool first, then use this prompt. The prompt asks the model to preserve identity and key visual features.

How to use it

  1. Upload one clear photo showing both adults, or one clear reference photo per adult, and identify which person is which.
  2. Paste the complete prompt into an image-capable chat and submit it with the reference photos.
  3. Review both likenesses, hand anatomy, and the stated festive action; apply the matching failure fix if needed.

Common failure fixes

  • If the lantern blocks a face, lower it and move the hook slightly to the side.
  • If the lantern looks like glass, restore translucent folded paper and visible cutout edges.
  • If raised arms distort, reduce the hook height and rebuild relaxed shoulder and elbow positions.