These are 40 complete, paste-ready image prompts for GPT Image 2 — OpenAI's most capable image model, built natively into ChatGPT and available through the API as gpt-image-2. Each one is written as a full creative-director brief: subject, framing, lighting, lens, and style, with an aspect-ratio line (and 2K/4K where it helps) built in. Because GPT Image 2 has a native Thinking Mode that reasons about your brief before rendering, specific, complete prompts pay off — drop any of these straight into ChatGPT and adjust the bracketed details.
Want to go deeper on one use? See the collections for product photography, logo design, photo editing, and text & posters, or read the guide to photorealistic prompting.
Photorealistic portraits & people
Seven prompts for believable faces. Vary the lens and lighting to shift the mood, and attach a reference image when you need the same person across several shots.
1. Editorial Studio Headshot on Deep Blue
A polished editorial headshot of a [man in his late 20s with short curly hair and light stubble], framed from the shoulders up, turned three-quarters toward camera with a warm, assured half-smile. He wears a [tailored navy knit sweater]. Lit with a large softbox key at 45 degrees, a subtle reflector fill under the chin, and a hair light for separation from a deep-blue seamless backdrop. Shot on 85mm f/1.8, shallow depth of field, sharp catchlights, natural skin texture with visible pores. Photorealistic, color-accurate. Aspect ratio 4:5, 2K.Why it works: A softbox key plus reflector fill and hair light on 85mm is the real headshot recipe, and calling for visible pores keeps skin from going plastic.
2. Rim-Lit Portrait at Blue Hour
An atmospheric portrait of a [woman in her 30s with sleek dark hair], upper body, standing on a bridge at blue hour just after sunset. A single warm practical light off frame-right acts as a hard rim light tracing her jaw and shoulder, while the cool ambient dusk fills the shadows. She gazes off-camera, contemplative. City bokeh glows softly behind her. Shot on 50mm f/1.4, shallow depth of field, cool-and-warm color contrast, cinematic. Aspect ratio 3:2, 2K.Best for: Moody, filmic portraits — the warm rim against cool blue-hour ambient is the contrast that reads as cinematic.
3. High-Key Beauty Portrait
A high-key beauty portrait of a [model with dewy skin and short platinum hair], filling the frame from forehead to collarbone, facing straight on with a serene expression. Bright, even beauty-dish lighting from directly in front with two white reflectors for near-shadowless skin against a clean white background. Glossy lips, sharp lashes, every fine hair and pore rendered crisply. Shot on 100mm macro f/5.6. Editorial beauty photography, pristine and luminous. Aspect ratio 1:1, 4K.Why it works: A beauty dish flanked by reflectors is exactly how cosmetic close-ups are lit, and 4K holds the pore-level detail this style depends on.
4. Working Portrait in a Bakery
An environmental portrait of a [baker in her 50s in a flour-dusted apron] standing at her marble counter in a warm morning bakery. Soft window daylight from frame-left wraps her face, with warm practical bulbs glowing among the shelves behind her. She looks up mid-task, flour on her hands, a genuine tired smile. Shot on 35mm f/2.2, medium depth of field so the loaves and shelves stay softly legible. Warm documentary color grade. Aspect ratio 3:2, 2K.Best for: Storytelling and brand portraits — the 35mm keeps enough of the workspace to tell you who she is.
5. Split-Lighting Character Study
A dramatic close-up character study of a [grizzled fisherman with a weathered face and grey beard], head and shoulders, straight-on. Hard split lighting: a single bare key from the extreme left lights exactly half the face while the other half falls into deep shadow, sculpting every crease and scar. Damp skin, salt-crusted collar. Shot on 50mm f/2.8, fine-grain color, low-key mood. Aspect ratio 4:5, 2K.Why it works: Split lighting from one hard source is a textbook dramatic setup, and it is the exact language GPT Image 2 needs to carve character into a face.
6. Two-Person Candid on a Rooftop
A candid portrait of [two friends in their 20s] laughing together on a rooftop at golden hour, city skyline behind them. Warm golden-hour backlight rakes across their hair with a soft bounced fill on their faces from a reflector; long shadows, a hint of lens flare. Natural mid-laugh moment, relaxed body language. Shot on 35mm f/2.8 so both faces stay sharp against the softly blurred skyline. Warm filmic grade. Aspect ratio 3:2, 2K.Best for: Lifestyle and social imagery — f/2.8 keeps both subjects sharp while the golden backlight does the mood work.
7. Athlete Portrait Mid-Motion
A high-energy portrait of a [sprinter in a dark training kit], from the waist up, caught mid-stride against a matte charcoal studio background. Hard directional key from frame-right with a cool blue rim light on the opposite edge; a fine mist of sweat catches the light, motion crisply frozen. Intense focused expression, muscles defined. Shot on 85mm f/4, high-speed-flash look, punchy contrast. Aspect ratio 4:5, 2K.Why it works: A hard key plus a cool rim and a frozen-sweat detail is how sports portraits get their sculpted, high-contrast punch.
Product & commercial
Seven prompts for clean, sellable product images. For a full library of these, see the product photography collection.
8. Watch on Black Acrylic
A luxury product shot of a [stainless-steel automatic wristwatch with a blue dial] standing upright on glossy black acrylic, three-quarter angle. Controlled studio lighting with a large softbox key overhead and two thin strip lights defining the polished case edges; a clean mirror reflection below on the acrylic. Deep black gradient background, every index and the crown razor-sharp, true metal color, no glare across the crystal. Shot on 100mm macro f/11 for edge-to-edge sharpness. Premium horology advertising. Aspect ratio 1:1, 4K.Best for: Jewelry and watch hero shots — strip lights along the case edges plus a mirror reflection is the real luxury-product setup.
9. Perfume Bottle with Silk Backdrop
An elegant fragrance ad: a [faceted clear-glass perfume bottle with a gold cap] centered on a smooth stone pedestal, soft folds of blush-pink silk flowing in the background. Soft directional key from the upper left with a warm rim light catching the glass facets; gentle gradient, refined shadows. Crystal-clear glass, glowing amber liquid, crisp gold cap, true color. Shot on 100mm macro f/8. Premium beauty advertising. Aspect ratio 4:5, 4K.Why it works: A rim light on the glass facets makes the bottle sparkle the way real fragrance ads do, and the silk backdrop keeps it luxe without clutter.
10. Skincare Jar in Wet Studio
A clean cosmetics shot of a [frosted-white skincare jar with a matte silver lid] standing on a wet reflective surface surrounded by a few fresh water droplets and a single green leaf. Cool, even studio lighting with a bright soft key and a subtle rim on the jar's shoulder; pale mint-to-white gradient background. Sharp label, true material color, crisp droplets, subtle reflection beneath. Shot on 100mm macro f/9. Fresh, minimal skincare advertising. Aspect ratio 1:1, 2K.Best for: Beauty and wellness e-commerce — the wet surface and single leaf signal "fresh" without cluttering the product.
11. Pour-Shot Coffee Hero
An appetizing hero shot of [espresso being poured into a white ceramic cup] on a warm walnut counter, steam curling upward, a thin golden crema forming. Warm directional side lighting from frame-right with a soft fill reveals the steam and the liquid's sheen; cozy cafe bokeh behind. Frozen pour, glossy surface, crisp cup edge, background softly blurred. Shot on 50mm f/2.8, shallow depth of field. Editorial food-and-drink photography. Aspect ratio 4:5, 2K.Why it works: Backlit-side lighting is what makes steam visible and the pour look glossy, the two cues that sell a hot-drink hero.
12. Headphones Exploded View
A clean technical product visualization of a pair of [over-ear headphones] shown as a neat exploded view — ear cups, cushions, headband, and driver components separated and floating in orderly alignment against a light-grey gradient. Bright, even studio lighting with soft shadows and crisp rim highlights on each part; every component sharp, true material color, no clutter. Shot on 100mm macro f/11, edge-to-edge focus. Modern tech-marketing style. Aspect ratio 16:9, 2K.Best for: Feature and spec imagery — an orderly exploded layout with even lighting keeps every component readable.
13. Chocolate Bar Macro
A macro shot of a [dark-chocolate bar snapped in half] on dark slate, one piece leaning against the other to show the fractured interior and a scatter of cocoa nibs. Warm directional side light rakes across the surface to reveal the glossy sheen and the rough broken edge; deep shadows for contrast. Razor-sharp texture, rich brown tones. Shot on 100mm macro f/5.6, shallow depth of field with the break in focus. Premium confectionery advertising. Aspect ratio 3:2, 4K.Why it works: Raking side light across the snapped edge is the trick that makes chocolate read as rich and glossy rather than flat.
14. Backpack in a Field Setting
A lifestyle product shot of a [waxed-canvas hiking backpack in olive green] propped on a mossy rock beside a mountain trail at golden hour. Warm golden-hour side light with long soft shadows and a gentle rim on the straps; blurred pine forest and distant peaks behind. The bag sharp and texturally rich — visible canvas weave and leather buckles — background softly blurred. Shot on 50mm f/2.8, shallow depth of field, authentic outdoor-brand feel. Aspect ratio 3:2, 2K.Best for: Outdoor and apparel brands — placing the product in real light and setting makes it feel used, not staged.
Logos, text & posters
Seven prompts where words matter. GPT Image 2 renders text at roughly 99% accuracy, so lean into it: wrap the exact words in "quotes", keep each string short, name a font, and put the text near the start. More in the logo collection and text & posters collection.
15. Monoline Wordmark Logo
A minimalist wordmark logo reading "AXIOM" in a clean monoline sans-serif similar to Montserrat Medium, all caps, evenly spaced letters, uniform stroke weight. Deep teal lettering on a flat off-white background, perfectly centered with generous margins, crisp vector-clean edges, no texture or shadow. Timeless and brandable. Aspect ratio 1:1.Why it works: The exact word sits in quotes as one short all-caps token with a named font — the three habits that make GPT Image 2 spell a logo perfectly.
16. Circular Brewery Emblem
A vintage circular emblem logo for a craft brewery. Inside a clean double-ring badge, the text "IRON KETTLE" curves along the top in a bold condensed serif, and "BREWING CO." runs along the bottom in small caps. A simple line-art hop cone sits in the center. Two-color design in burnt copper and cream, flat vector style, symmetrical, crisp edges. Aspect ratio 1:1.Best for: Badge and crest logos — giving each text string its own quotes and its own weight keeps the curved type readable.
17. Conference Keynote Poster
A bold tech-conference poster. Large headline text "BUILD 2026" set in a heavy geometric sans-serif near the top, with a smaller subhead "THE FUTURE OF MAKING" beneath it and a small line "MARCH 14 · BERLIN" at the bottom. Behind the type, a clean abstract gradient of indigo to electric blue with subtle geometric line work. High contrast, modern, perfectly legible typography, generous margins. Aspect ratio 2:3, 2K.Why it works: Three short strings, each quoted and placed near the top of the prompt, sit right in the reliable zone for GPT Image 2's crisp poster type.
18. Typographic Sale Ad
A punchy typographic sale ad. Giant headline "50% OFF" in an ultra-bold rounded sans-serif dominates the center, with "SPRING SALE" above it in a condensed uppercase and "ENDS SUNDAY" in a small tag below. Bright coral background, cream lettering, a single playful confetti burst in the corner. Flat modern design, high contrast, clean legible layout. Aspect ratio 1:1, 2K.Best for: Social and promo graphics — short quoted strings and a named weight keep the numbers and words razor-sharp for feeds.
19. Tea Tin Packaging Label
A product packaging design for a loose-leaf tea tin. On a soft sage-green label, the brand name "MORNING FIELD" in an elegant serif sits above the flavor "EARL GREY" in a clean bold sans-serif, with a small line-art bergamot sprig between them. Sage-and-gold palette, calm botanical aesthetic, realistic label wrapped on a cylindrical tin, soft even studio lighting, subtle reflection beneath. Aspect ratio 4:5, 2K.Why it works: Separating the serif brand name from the sans-serif flavor line — each in its own quotes — lets the model handle two type styles without garbling either.
20. Vintage Enamel Street Sign
A weathered vintage enamel street sign reading "OLD HARBOUR ROAD" in white serif capitals on a deep enamel-blue plate with a thin white border, mounted on an aged brick wall. Soft daylight with gentle shadows shows chips and rust flecks on the enamel; realistic worn texture, slight sheen on the surface. Photorealistic, shallow depth of field. Shot on 50mm f/2.8. Aspect ratio 3:2, 2K.Best for: Signage and place-based branding — one quoted line plus a named serif renders cleanly even with heavy weathering.
21. Magazine Cover with Cover Lines
A modern lifestyle magazine cover. The masthead "ATLAS" runs across the top in a bold high-contrast serif, over a striking full-bleed portrait of a [woman looking to camera]. Two cover lines sit down the left edge: "THE SLOW-TRAVEL ISSUE" and a smaller "48 HOURS IN LISBON". Clean editorial layout, refined color grade, crisp legible typography, generous margins. Aspect ratio 4:5, 2K.Why it works: Putting the masthead near the start and keeping each cover line short and quoted is how you get GPT Image 2 to nail multiple type blocks in one image.
Photo editing & restyling
Seven conversational-edit prompts. The pattern: attach your image, describe only the change, and state exactly what must stay identical. See the full photo editing collection for more.
22. Swap the Backdrop, Lock the Subject
Using the attached photo, replace the background with a softly blurred modern bookstore interior. Keep the person's pose, expression, clothing, hair, skin tone, and the lighting on them exactly the same — change only the background. Match the new background's light direction to the existing light on the subject so it looks natural, and add a realistic soft contact shadow. Keep the same aspect ratio and resolution as the original.Why it works: Naming everything that must stay identical — pose, clothing, lighting — is the conversational-edit habit that stops the model from redrawing the person.
23. Recolor a Single Element
In the attached image, change only the color of the sofa to deep forest green. Keep the fabric texture, folds, shadows, the cushions, the room, and all lighting exactly the same. Do not alter anything except the sofa's color. Preserve the original resolution and framing.Best for: Product and interior variants — "change only… keep everything else the same" isolates the edit to one object.
24. Repair a Torn Vintage Photo
Restore this old damaged photograph. Remove the scratches, creases, dust spots, and water stains, and repair the missing torn corner by reconstructing it plausibly. Gently reduce grain and sharpen fine detail while keeping it fully photorealistic. Preserve the original faces, poses, clothing, and composition exactly — do not change anyone's features. Keep it black-and-white as in the original. Output at 2K.Why it works: Restoration only succeeds if faces stay locked, so the prompt forbids changing features while listing every defect to repair.
25. Erase an Unwanted Object
From the attached photo, remove the [parked car and the road sign] on the left and cleanly fill the space with matching scenery. Keep the main subject, foreground, colors, and lighting exactly the same. Make the fill seamless with consistent texture, perspective, and shadow so there is no visible trace of the removed objects. Preserve the original aspect ratio and resolution.Best for: Cleaning up travel and real-estate shots — describing the seamless fill keeps the patch from looking smudged.
26. Regrade to Cinematic Teal-Orange
Restyle the attached photo with a cinematic teal-and-orange color grade: push shadows toward deep teal, warm the skin tones and highlights toward amber, add gentle contrast and a subtle filmic vignette. Keep the composition, subject, pose, and all objects exactly the same — change only the color grade. Preserve the original aspect ratio and resolution.Why it works: Naming the exact grade gives the model a concrete look to hit, and restricting the change to color protects the underlying image.
27. Composite a Product into a Scene
Using the two attached images — the first is an empty wooden café table by a window, the second is my product can — place the product naturally on the table, standing upright and slightly left of center. Match the scene's window-light direction and add a soft realistic shadow and a faint reflection on the wood. Keep the product's label, shape, and colors identical to the reference. Do not change the background scene. Aspect ratio 3:2, 2K.Best for: Compositing with reference images — telling GPT Image 2 which attachment is the scene and which is the subject keeps the label true.
28. Change the Time of Day
Change the attached daytime street photo to a warm dusk scene just after sunset. Shift the sky to a soft orange-to-violet gradient, warm the overall light, add gentle long shadows and a few glowing streetlights and lit windows. Keep the buildings, people, cars, and composition exactly the same — only the time of day and lighting change, and keep it physically natural. Preserve the original aspect ratio and resolution.Why it works: A time-of-day shift is a lighting change, so locking the buildings, people, and composition keeps it an edit instead of a fresh scene.
Art, illustration & 3D styles
Six prompts for non-photographic looks. Name the medium precisely — gouache, risograph, paper-cut — so the whole image commits to one style.
29. Gouache Storybook Illustration
A charming gouache illustration of a [small red fox curled asleep in a forest clearing], painted with opaque matte brushstrokes, visible paper grain, and soft layered color. Warm autumn palette of ochre, moss green, and rust, with gentle painterly texture in the leaves and a soft glow of dappled light. Hand-painted storybook feel, cozy and warm. Aspect ratio 3:2.Why it works: Gouache-specific language — opaque matte strokes, paper grain, layered color — commits the model to a real painting look instead of a filtered photo.
30. Isometric 3D City Block
A cute isometric 3D miniature of a [small city block with a corner bakery, a bookstore, and a tiny park], rendered as a floating cutaway diorama on a plain background. Soft studio lighting with gentle ambient occlusion, clean pastel colors, rounded low-poly buildings, tiny detailed props and trees. Sharp render, soft shadows, tilt-shift miniature feel. Blender-style clay render. Aspect ratio 1:1, 2K.Best for: App illustrations and explainer visuals — the isometric miniature-diorama style reads clean and modern at any size.
31. Bold Flat Vector Mascot
A flat-design vector mascot of a [friendly robot barista holding a coffee cup], front-facing, built from simple geometric shapes with bold clean outlines and a limited flat palette of teal, mustard, and cream. Minimal shading, no gradients, modern friendly illustration style on a plain background. Crisp vector edges, balanced proportions. Aspect ratio 1:1.Why it works: Calling for flat color, no gradients, and bold outlines keeps the output genuinely vector-like rather than a shaded 3D render.
32. Paper-Cut Layered Diorama
A layered paper-cut illustration of a [mountain lake with pine trees and a rising sun], built from stacked sheets of colored paper with visible cut edges and soft drop shadows between the layers. Depth from foreground to background, clean crisp cutouts, a warm gradient sky, gentle shadow separation giving real dimensionality. Craft-paper texture, handmade feel. Aspect ratio 3:2.Best for: Editorial and greeting-card art — the stacked layers with drop shadows are what sell it as real cut paper.
33. Risograph Two-Color Print
A retro risograph-style print of a [cyclist riding past a row of townhouses], using only two overprinting inks — fluorescent pink and teal — with visible halftone grain, slight misregistration, and flat bold shapes. Limited palette, grainy texture, high-contrast poster feel, small imperfections in the ink coverage. Aspect ratio 2:3.Why it works: Two overprinting inks, halftone grain, and slight misregistration are the exact tells of a real riso, so the model builds the look rather than faking a filter.
34. Stylized 3D Animated Character
A polished animated-movie-style 3D character render of a [cheerful young astronaut with big expressive eyes and a slightly oversized helmet], upper body, warm friendly grin. Soft cinematic key light with a gentle blue rim light, subsurface-scattering skin, detailed hair, appealing stylized proportions. Blurred spaceship-interior background. High-end studio render, crisp and glossy. Aspect ratio 4:5, 2K.Best for: Character concepts and avatars — subsurface scattering and a rim light give the render that polished animated-feature glow.
Scenes, interiors & 4K wallpapers
Six wide, high-resolution prompts. These lean on 4K and wide aspect ratios — ideal for wallpapers, backdrops, and print. Coming from Google's model? Compare with the best Nano Banana prompts.
35. Ultra-Wide Desert Canyon at 4K
A sweeping cinematic landscape of a [red-rock desert canyon] at sunrise, layered sandstone walls receding into soft atmospheric haze, a thin river catching the first light on the canyon floor. Golden-hour side light rakes across the ridges with long shadows and warm glow on the rock faces; cool shadow tones in the depths. Rich depth, ultra-detailed foreground rock texture, epic scale. Shot on 24mm, deep focus. Photorealistic. Aspect ratio 3:1, 4K.Why it works: Layered haze and low golden light build real atmospheric depth, and the ultra-wide 3:1 at 4K is made for panoramic wallpaper.
36. Japandi Studio Apartment Interior
A photorealistic interior of a [warm Japandi studio apartment], calm and uncluttered. Soft natural daylight through large windows with linen curtains, gentle overcast diffusion, a warm floor-lamp glow in one corner. Pale oak floors, a low platform bed, natural-wood shelving, a single leafy plant, muted earthy palette. Balanced architectural composition, true color. Shot on 24mm f/8. Aspect ratio 3:2, 4K.Best for: Interior mood boards and listings — mixing window daylight with a warm practical lamp is how real interiors are photographed.
37. Rain-Soaked Tokyo Alley Wallpaper
A moody photorealistic view down a narrow rain-soaked Tokyo alley at night, glowing paper lanterns and neon signage crowding both walls, reflections shimmering on the wet cobblestones. Warm and cool lights mix — amber lanterns against cyan and magenta signs — with soft haze in the air and a lone silhouette with an umbrella far down the alley. Deep contrast, cinematic color grade, ultra-detailed. Shot on 35mm, deep focus. Aspect ratio 16:9, 4K.Why it works: Neon-and-lantern reflections on wet stone give the scene depth and mood, and 16:9 at 4K fills a monitor cleanly.
38. Minimal Dune Gradient Wallpaper
A minimalist abstract wallpaper of smooth rolling sand-dune curves rendered as soft flowing gradients in warm peach, terracotta, and cream, with a single crisp shadow line where two curves meet. Clean, calm, plenty of negative space, gentle depth of field, ultra-smooth surfaces, premium and modern. High-resolution render. Aspect ratio 16:9, 4K.Best for: Clean device backgrounds and slide backdrops — soft dune gradients stay elegant behind icons and text.
39. Underwater Coral Macro
An extreme macro photograph of a [vivid coral reef detail] in clear shallow water, a tiny clownfish tucked among glowing anemone tendrils. Soft directional sunlight filters down through the surface in gentle shafts, lighting the coral against a deep blue bokeh background. Razor-sharp focus on the fish and nearest tendrils, incredible fine texture, saturated natural color. Shot on 100mm macro f/5.6. Aspect ratio 3:2, 4K.Why it works: Filtered underwater light shafts and a shallow macro focus give the reef the glow and detail that make the shot feel real.
40. Aurora Over a Frozen Coast
A breathtaking night landscape: vivid green-and-violet aurora ribbons dancing across a star-filled sky over a frozen rocky coastline, the still tidal pools mirroring the lights below. Deep blues and blacks, thousands of crisp stars, subtle foreground rocks rimmed by starlight and glowing snow. Long-exposure astrophotography look, ultra-detailed, no light pollution. Shot on 20mm f/2.8. Aspect ratio 16:9, 4K.Best for: Dramatic wallpapers and hero backgrounds — the reflected aurora and long-exposure look give it real astrophotography credibility.
Once a prompt lands close, use a conversational edit to fix the last 20% instead of regenerating, keep the cheat sheet open while you write, and grab the fill-in-the-blank prompt templates when you want reusable skeletons.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I use GPT Image 2?
GPT Image 2 is built natively into ChatGPT's image generation and is available through the OpenAI API as gpt-image-2, plus the ChatGPT image tool and partner platforms. You generate simply by describing the image. Paste any prompt on this page straight into ChatGPT to try it, or call the API when you need batches, automation, or reference-image editing workflows.
How do I get sharp, correctly spelled text in an image?
GPT Image 2 already leads on text — roughly 99% accuracy in English and strong results in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hindi, Bengali, and Arabic — so it usually renders clean. To make it reliable, wrap the exact words in quotation marks, keep each string short (1–5 words, with 1–4 words in ALL-CAPS the most dependable), name the font and weight, and put the text instruction near the start of the prompt. If a character comes out wrong, fix it with a conversational edit rather than regenerating.
What is Thinking Mode and why does it matter for prompts?
GPT Image 2 has a native Thinking Mode: it reasons about composition, object counts, lighting, and constraints before it renders the first pixel. That means complex briefs need fewer rerolls, and it rewards specific, complete, natural-language prompts. Write a full creative-director brief — subject, framing, action, setting, lighting, style, then lens, aspect ratio, and resolution — and the model will hold the details you asked for.
What aspect ratios and resolutions does GPT Image 2 support?
It covers ratios from 3:1 ultra-wide to 1:3 tall vertical, including 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9, and 9:16 — state the one you want, for example "Aspect ratio 16:9". Image edges are multiples of 16. Native resolution runs up to about 2K (2560×1440), roughly double GPT Image 1.5, with optional 4K upscaling. Ask for "2K" or "4K" when you need print detail or a wallpaper; several prompts on this page do.
How do conversational edits work in GPT Image 2?
Attach your image, describe only the change you want, and state exactly what must stay identical — pose, lighting, background, identity. GPT Image 2 has strong instruction-following and image editing, so it swaps backgrounds, retouches, removes objects, relights, and restyles while holding the rest of the scene. When an image is about 80% right, edit the last 20% instead of rolling a fresh generation.
How do I keep a face or product consistent across images?
GPT Image 2 accepts reference and input images and holds faces and products consistent across generations. Attach the reference, describe the new scene, and lock identity in the edit instruction — say which attachment is the subject and which is the style, and tell the model to keep the label, shape, and features identical. That is how you build a coherent character, place one product in ten settings, or match a brand look across a campaign.
Do GPT Image 2 images have a watermark, and can I use them commercially?
OpenAI images carry C2PA content-credential metadata marking them AI-generated; there is no large visible watermark on standard outputs. You own the images you create subject to OpenAI's usage terms, so commercial use follows those terms — review the terms tied to your account before shipping paid or branded work, and check every image for accuracy, likeness, and brand safety before publishing.
How should I structure a GPT Image 2 prompt?
Write full descriptive sentences, not comma-separated tags — brief the model like a creative director briefing a photographer. Cover the six factors in order: subject, composition and framing, action, setting, lighting, and style, then add constraints like lens, aspect ratio, and resolution. Real lighting language ("three-point softbox setup", "golden-hour backlight with long shadows") and lens language ("85mm f/1.8", "100mm macro") give the model the specifics it needs to render what you picture.