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Field notes
Short, honest notes on writing photo editing prompts — what to preserve, what to never let the model touch, and where AI stops remembering and starts inventing.
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How to write photo editing prompts that preserve the subject
Most failed edits do not fail at the effect — they fail because the model quietly rebuilt the person, the product, or the room while it worked. Here is how to write the part of the prompt that keeps the subject yours.
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How to stop AI photo edits from changing your face
The most common complaint about AI headshots and portrait edits is simple: it does not look like me anymore. The face is the hardest thing for a model to leave alone — and the easiest to protect once you know what to write.
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Old photo restoration prompts and the risk of invented details
AI can make a damaged photograph look whole again — but "whole" is not the same as "true." The most important thing to understand about restoration prompts is where the model stops remembering and starts inventing.
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