Photography
Small surface imperfections and plausible light make the scene feel photographed.
The image style explorer
Find a look.
Make it yours.
A whole world of image styles, without needing to know their names. Explore 96 looks, compare your favourites, then make a prompt for ChatGPT.
Free to explore · No account · Your collections stay with you
A visual vocabulary
What could your image look like?
Every example starts with the same fox, cup and plant brief. Click a style to see the words behind it. Save a favourite with the heart, or compare up to three.
96 styles
24 of 96 shown
A little learning, if you want it
Same idea. Different words.
A different image.
The subject tells the model what to show. The style tells it how to represent that subject: a photograph, a wash of paint, carved ink, folded paper. You do not need a long prompt to begin exploring.
Shared subject: a small orange fox sitting beside a plain teal ceramic coffee cup on a pale sandstone block, with one broad-leaf plant behind it and a cream wall. These are separate generations, so small details can vary alongside the style.
The building blocks of an image prompt
- Subject
- What appears in the image.A teal ceramic cup beside a plant.
- Medium
- The material or process it should resemble.Photography, watercolour, charcoal, clay.
- Style
- The visual language used to interpret it.Minimalist, Art Deco, impressionist, storybook.
- Lighting
- How light shapes the scene.Soft window light, dramatic side light, neon.
- Palette
- The colours that give the image its mood.Earth tones, pastels, monochrome.
- Composition
- Where the subject sits and how we see it.Overhead, centred, room for text on the left.
- Constraints
- What the image must preserve or leave out.Keep the product shape. Leave space for a title.
A three-minute style experiment
- Pick one subject you care about. Keep that description fixed.
- Generate it with one style, then change only the style and generate again.
- Compare the edges, texture, colour and light. Which result serves your project?
- Repeat each style a few times. One beautiful image does not prove the words will always work.
- Save the useful prompt in a collection, then try it on a second subject.
In the generator, “Random style only” changes the primary style while preserving your other settings.
Make it useful for websites, products, covers and slides
Websites: ask for negative space where a headline will sit. Check the image at the actual crop and screen size.
Products: upload a real reference photo to ChatGPT. Ask it to preserve shape, material, colour and label details. Inspect the result against the original.
Book covers: reserve room for a title. Add final typography in your design tool for precise placement.
Google Slides: use a simple composition and clear space for text. Check that the subject remains legible from the back of a room.