Create a couple portrait for this idea: loving gaze. Start with a permitted adult reference, then adapt the setting, lighting, framing and clothes.
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Example Recorded test output
Input
Reference: the displayed original fictional adult couple. Exact tested default expansion:
Edit the attached reference photograph of two consenting adult partners into one natural-looking couple portrait. Use the reference for both identities: preserve their facial features, skin tones, hair and apparent adult ages, with no face swapping or body reshaping.
Action: The partners look into one another's eyes with gentle smiles, standing comfortably close with no touching faces or hands.
Location: a quiet garden path.
Lighting: soft morning light.
Framing: waist-up.
Wardrobe: keep the reference outfits: a muted terracotta sweater and navy trousers, and a slate-blue shirt and charcoal trousers.
Use believable camera perspective, natural skin texture and relaxed expressions. Change the pose, scene and lighting only as required above. Keep exactly two adult partners, with coherent hands, separate limbs and clear facial outlines. Do not add text, logos or watermarks. Produce one still image, not a collage.
Output
The partners stand close without touching, meeting each other’s gaze with small smiles and separate relaxed arms.
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One reference-based image edit with Codex built-in image_gen; transparent_background=false. Reference: 1536 x 1024 PNG. Observed output: 1536 x 1024 PNG. Framing was specified in text; no aspect ratio, seed, quality setting or exact model version was passed separately or exposed. Test timestamp: 2026-11-05T17:43:46.597Z.
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Keep both identities, the scene and crop unchanged. Correct only the visible hand anatomy.
Keep everything else unchanged. Improve the exposure on both faces without changing skin tones.
Create a couple portrait for this idea: eyes locked on each other. Start with a permitted adult reference, then adapt the setting, lighting, framing and clothes.
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One permitted reference image showing two consenting adults
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Example Recorded test output
Input
Reference: the displayed original fictional adult couple. Exact tested default expansion:
Edit the attached reference photograph of two consenting adult partners into one natural-looking couple portrait. Use the reference for both identities: preserve their facial features, skin tones, hair and apparent adult ages, with no face swapping or body reshaping.
Action: Show the partners maintaining eye contact across a small cafe table, a quiet attentive expression on each face and no touch; keep the sightline continuous.
Location: a small outdoor cafe.
Lighting: soft morning light.
Framing: seated medium shot.
Wardrobe: keep the reference outfits: a muted terracotta sweater and navy trousers, and a slate-blue shirt and charcoal trousers.
Use believable camera perspective, natural skin texture and relaxed expressions. Change the pose, scene and lighting only as required above. Keep exactly two adult partners, with coherent hands, separate limbs and clear facial outlines. Do not add text, logos or watermarks. Produce one still image, not a collage.
Output
The partners exchange a quiet gaze across a small outdoor cafe table, with both faces and the table gap clearly visible.
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Tool settings
One reference-based image edit with Codex built-in image_gen; transparent_background=false. Reference: 1536 x 1024 PNG. Observed output: 1536 x 1024 PNG. Framing was specified in text; no aspect ratio, seed, quality setting or exact model version was passed separately or exposed. Test timestamp: 2026-11-05T17:44:21.719Z.
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Keep both identities, the scene and crop unchanged. Correct only the visible hand anatomy.
Keep everything else unchanged. Improve the exposure on both faces without changing skin tones.
Create a couple portrait for this idea: shy smiles at each other. Start with a permitted adult reference, then adapt the setting, lighting, framing and clothes.
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What to provide
One permitted reference image showing two consenting adults
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Example Recorded test output
Input
Reference: the displayed original fictional adult couple. Exact tested default expansion:
Edit the attached reference photograph of two consenting adult partners into one natural-looking couple portrait. Use the reference for both identities: preserve their facial features, skin tones, hair and apparent adult ages, with no face swapping or body reshaping.
Action: The partners glance toward each other with restrained shy smiles, one looking slightly downward before meeting the other's eyes; leave comfortable space between them.
Location: a quiet garden path.
Lighting: soft morning light.
Framing: waist-up.
Wardrobe: keep the reference outfits: a muted terracotta sweater and navy trousers, and a slate-blue shirt and charcoal trousers.
Use believable camera perspective, natural skin texture and relaxed expressions. Change the pose, scene and lighting only as required above. Keep exactly two adult partners, with coherent hands, separate limbs and clear facial outlines. Do not add text, logos or watermarks. Produce one still image, not a collage.
Output
The partners show restrained smiles, with one looking downward and the other looking toward them while standing apart on the path.
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Result
Tool settings
One reference-based image edit with Codex built-in image_gen; transparent_background=false. Reference: 1536 x 1024 PNG. Observed output: 1536 x 1024 PNG. Framing was specified in text; no aspect ratio, seed, quality setting or exact model version was passed separately or exposed. Test timestamp: 2026-11-05T17:45:02.293Z.
Improve the result
Keep both identities, the scene and crop unchanged. Correct only the visible hand anatomy.
Keep everything else unchanged. Improve the exposure on both faces without changing skin tones.
Create a couple portrait for this idea: laughing together naturally. Start with a permitted adult reference, then adapt the setting, lighting, framing and clothes.
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One permitted reference image showing two consenting adults
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Example Recorded test output
Input
Reference: the displayed original fictional adult couple. Exact tested default expansion:
Edit the attached reference photograph of two consenting adult partners into one natural-looking couple portrait. Use the reference for both identities: preserve their facial features, skin tones, hair and apparent adult ages, with no face swapping or body reshaping.
Action: Capture both partners sharing a spontaneous laugh, shoulders relaxed, eyes creasing naturally and mouths anatomically believable; avoid synchronized exaggerated expressions.
Location: a quiet garden path.
Lighting: soft morning light.
Framing: waist-up.
Wardrobe: keep the reference outfits: a muted terracotta sweater and navy trousers, and a slate-blue shirt and charcoal trousers.
Use believable camera perspective, natural skin texture and relaxed expressions. Change the pose, scene and lighting only as required above. Keep exactly two adult partners, with coherent hands, separate limbs and clear facial outlines. Do not add text, logos or watermarks. Produce one still image, not a collage.
Output
Both partners laugh naturally together in the garden, with relaxed shoulders and one light arm link.
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Result
Tool settings
One reference-based image edit with Codex built-in image_gen; transparent_background=false. Reference: 1536 x 1024 PNG. Observed output: 1536 x 1024 PNG. Framing was specified in text; no aspect ratio, seed, quality setting or exact model version was passed separately or exposed. Test timestamp: 2026-11-05T17:45:25.444Z.
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Keep both identities, the scene and crop unchanged. Correct only the visible hand anatomy.
Keep everything else unchanged. Improve the exposure on both faces without changing skin tones.
Create a couple portrait for this idea: playful couple moments. Start with a permitted adult reference, then adapt the setting, lighting, framing and clothes.
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One permitted reference image showing two consenting adults
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Example Recorded test output
Input
Reference: the displayed original fictional adult couple. Exact tested default expansion:
Edit the attached reference photograph of two consenting adult partners into one natural-looking couple portrait. Use the reference for both identities: preserve their facial features, skin tones, hair and apparent adult ages, with no face swapping or body reshaping.
Action: The partners playfully copy one another's lighthearted pose, leaning in opposite directions with open relaxed hands, amused faces and no lifting or rough movement.
Location: an open park lawn.
Lighting: late-afternoon light.
Framing: full body.
Wardrobe: keep the reference outfits: a muted terracotta sweater and navy trousers, and a slate-blue shirt and charcoal trousers.
Use believable camera perspective, natural skin texture and relaxed expressions. Change the pose, scene and lighting only as required above. Keep exactly two adult partners, with coherent hands, separate limbs and clear facial outlines. Do not add text, logos or watermarks. Produce one still image, not a collage.
Output
The partners lean in opposite directions with open palms in a full-body playful park pose.
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Result
Tool settings
One reference-based image edit with Codex built-in image_gen; transparent_background=false. Reference: 1536 x 1024 PNG. Observed output: 1024 x 1536 PNG. Framing was specified in text; no aspect ratio, seed, quality setting or exact model version was passed separately or exposed. Test timestamp: 2026-11-05T17:46:02.063Z.
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Keep both identities, the scene and crop unchanged. Correct only the visible hand anatomy.
Keep everything else unchanged. Improve the exposure on both faces without changing skin tones.
Create a couple portrait for this idea: romantic couple selfie. Start with a permitted adult reference, then adapt the setting, lighting, framing and clothes.
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One permitted reference image showing two consenting adults
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Example Recorded test output
Input
Reference: the displayed original fictional adult couple. Exact tested default expansion:
Edit the attached reference photograph of two consenting adult partners into one natural-looking couple portrait. Use the reference for both identities: preserve their facial features, skin tones, hair and apparent adult ages, with no face swapping or body reshaping.
Action: Show a natural front-camera selfie viewpoint: one partner holds a phone just outside the frame with one extended arm, both faces visible at a mild wide angle without oversized heads.
Location: a tree-lined path.
Lighting: soft morning light.
Framing: close selfie.
Wardrobe: keep the reference outfits: a muted terracotta sweater and navy trousers, and a slate-blue shirt and charcoal trousers.
Use believable camera perspective, natural skin texture and relaxed expressions. Change the pose, scene and lighting only as required above. Keep exactly two adult partners, with coherent hands, separate limbs and clear facial outlines. Do not add text, logos or watermarks. Produce one still image, not a collage.
Output
The woman extends an arm toward the camera for a couple selfie, with both faces visible and mild wide-angle perspective.
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Result
Tool settings
One reference-based image edit with Codex built-in image_gen; transparent_background=false. Reference: 1536 x 1024 PNG. Observed output: 1536 x 1024 PNG. Framing was specified in text; no aspect ratio, seed, quality setting or exact model version was passed separately or exposed. Test timestamp: 2026-11-05T17:46:41.554Z.
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Keep both identities, the scene and crop unchanged. Correct only the visible hand anatomy.
Keep everything else unchanged. Improve the exposure on both faces without changing skin tones.
Create a couple portrait for this idea: couple photo in the mirror. Start with a permitted adult reference, then adapt the setting, lighting, framing and clothes.
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One permitted reference image showing two consenting adults
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Example Recorded test output
Input
Reference: the displayed original fictional adult couple. Exact tested default expansion:
Edit the attached reference photograph of two consenting adult partners into one natural-looking couple portrait. Use the reference for both identities: preserve their facial features, skin tones, hair and apparent adult ages, with no face swapping or body reshaping.
Action: Show the partners in a single mirror reflection; one holds a plain unbranded phone below their faces, both bodies and the phone appearing only in the reflection with coherent mirror geometry.
Location: a simple hallway mirror.
Lighting: soft window light.
Framing: three-quarter mirror view.
Wardrobe: keep the reference outfits: a muted terracotta sweater and navy trousers, and a slate-blue shirt and charcoal trousers.
Use believable camera perspective, natural skin texture and relaxed expressions. Change the pose, scene and lighting only as required above. Keep exactly two adult partners, with coherent hands, separate limbs and clear facial outlines. Do not add text, logos or watermarks. Produce one still image, not a collage.
Output
One framed hallway mirror shows the two partners together, with one plain phone held below their faces and a single coherent reflected pair.
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Result
Tool settings
One reference-based image edit with Codex built-in image_gen; transparent_background=false. Reference: 1536 x 1024 PNG. Observed output: 1024 x 1536 PNG. Framing was specified in text; no aspect ratio, seed, quality setting or exact model version was passed separately or exposed. Test timestamp: 2026-11-05T17:47:07.637Z.
Improve the result
Keep both identities, the scene and crop unchanged. Correct only the visible hand anatomy.
Keep everything else unchanged. Improve the exposure on both faces without changing skin tones.
Create a couple portrait for this idea: slow dance. Start with a permitted adult reference, then adapt the setting, lighting, framing and clothes.
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What to provide
One permitted reference image showing two consenting adults
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Example Recorded test output
Input
Reference: the displayed original fictional adult couple. Exact tested default expansion:
Edit the attached reference photograph of two consenting adult partners into one natural-looking couple portrait. Use the reference for both identities: preserve their facial features, skin tones, hair and apparent adult ages, with no face swapping or body reshaping.
Action: The partners slow-dance in a relaxed closed hold, one pair of hands joined at shoulder height and the other hands resting lightly at shoulder blade and upper arm; keep their feet grounded.
Location: a quiet living room.
Lighting: soft warm lamplight.
Framing: full body.
Wardrobe: keep the reference outfits: a muted terracotta sweater and navy trousers, and a slate-blue shirt and charcoal trousers.
Use believable camera perspective, natural skin texture and relaxed expressions. Change the pose, scene and lighting only as required above. Keep exactly two adult partners, with coherent hands, separate limbs and clear facial outlines. Do not add text, logos or watermarks. Produce one still image, not a collage.
Output
The partners slow-dance in a living room, with one joined pair of hands and the other arms resting at upper-back and upper-arm level. Both sets of feet are grounded.
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One reference-based image edit with Codex built-in image_gen; transparent_background=false. Reference: 1536 x 1024 PNG. Observed output: 1024 x 1536 PNG. Framing was specified in text; no aspect ratio, seed, quality setting or exact model version was passed separately or exposed. Test timestamp: 2026-11-05T17:47:29.832Z.
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Keep both identities, the scene and crop unchanged. Correct only the visible hand anatomy.
Keep everything else unchanged. Improve the exposure on both faces without changing skin tones.
Create a couple portrait for this idea: dance at night. Start with a permitted adult reference, then adapt the setting, lighting, framing and clothes.
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One permitted reference image showing two consenting adults
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Example Recorded test output
Input
Reference: the displayed original fictional adult couple. Exact tested default expansion:
Edit the attached reference photograph of two consenting adult partners into one natural-looking couple portrait. Use the reference for both identities: preserve their facial features, skin tones, hair and apparent adult ages, with no face swapping or body reshaping.
Action: The partners share an unhurried dance on a terrace at night, joined hands visible and other arms relaxed, with a calm skyline behind them and no crowds.
Location: a spacious terrace at night.
Lighting: warm string lights and soft facial fill.
Framing: full body.
Wardrobe: keep the reference outfits: a muted terracotta sweater and navy trousers, and a slate-blue shirt and charcoal trousers.
Use believable camera perspective, natural skin texture and relaxed expressions. Change the pose, scene and lighting only as required above. Keep exactly two adult partners, with coherent hands, separate limbs and clear facial outlines. Do not add text, logos or watermarks. Produce one still image, not a collage.
Output
The partners share an open dance hold on a terrace beneath string lights, with joined hands, crossed stepping feet and a nighttime skyline.
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Result
Tool settings
One reference-based image edit with Codex built-in image_gen; transparent_background=false. Reference: 1536 x 1024 PNG. Observed output: 1024 x 1536 PNG. Framing was specified in text; no aspect ratio, seed, quality setting or exact model version was passed separately or exposed. Test timestamp: 2026-11-05T17:48:19.586Z.
Improve the result
Keep both identities, the scene and crop unchanged. Correct only the visible hand anatomy.
Keep everything else unchanged. Improve the exposure on both faces without changing skin tones.
Create a couple portrait for this idea: embracing under a romantic setting. Start with a permitted adult reference, then adapt the setting, lighting, framing and clothes.
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What to provide
One permitted reference image showing two consenting adults
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Example Recorded test output
Input
Reference: the displayed original fictional adult couple. Exact tested default expansion:
Edit the attached reference photograph of two consenting adult partners into one natural-looking couple portrait. Use the reference for both identities: preserve their facial features, skin tones, hair and apparent adult ages, with no face swapping or body reshaping.
Action: Show the partners in a relaxed embrace beneath a simple flower-covered garden arch; keep both faces visible and the arch clearly above them, with no wedding ceremony implied.
Location: a garden arch.
Lighting: soft evening light.
Framing: three-quarter portrait.
Wardrobe: keep the reference outfits: a muted terracotta sweater and navy trousers, and a slate-blue shirt and charcoal trousers.
Use believable camera perspective, natural skin texture and relaxed expressions. Change the pose, scene and lighting only as required above. Keep exactly two adult partners, with coherent hands, separate limbs and clear facial outlines. Do not add text, logos or watermarks. Produce one still image, not a collage.
Output
The partners embrace beneath a flower-covered garden arch, with the arch clearly above their heads and both faces visible.
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Result
Tool settings
One reference-based image edit with Codex built-in image_gen; transparent_background=false. Reference: 1536 x 1024 PNG. Observed output: 1024 x 1536 PNG. Framing was specified in text; no aspect ratio, seed, quality setting or exact model version was passed separately or exposed. Test timestamp: 2026-11-05T17:49:01.061Z.
Improve the result
Keep both identities, the scene and crop unchanged. Correct only the visible hand anatomy.
Keep everything else unchanged. Improve the exposure on both faces without changing skin tones.
Create a couple portrait for this idea: stargazing together. Start with a permitted adult reference, then adapt the setting, lighting, framing and clothes.
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One permitted reference image showing two consenting adults
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Example Recorded test output
Input
Reference: the displayed original fictional adult couple. Exact tested default expansion:
Edit the attached reference photograph of two consenting adult partners into one natural-looking couple portrait. Use the reference for both identities: preserve their facial features, skin tones, hair and apparent adult ages, with no face swapping or body reshaping.
Action: The partners sit side by side on a blanket looking upward toward a believable night sky; show their profiles and a modest field of stars, no oversized moon or galaxy behind their heads.
Location: an open hillside at night.
Lighting: subtle sky glow and a warm lantern fill.
Framing: wide seated scene.
Wardrobe: keep the reference outfits: a muted terracotta sweater and navy trousers, and a slate-blue shirt and charcoal trousers.
Use believable camera perspective, natural skin texture and relaxed expressions. Change the pose, scene and lighting only as required above. Keep exactly two adult partners, with coherent hands, separate limbs and clear facial outlines. Do not add text, logos or watermarks. Produce one still image, not a collage.
Output
The partners sit on a blanket on a hillside, looking upward toward a modest star field, with a lantern illuminating their faces.
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Result
Tool settings
One reference-based image edit with Codex built-in image_gen; transparent_background=false. Reference: 1536 x 1024 PNG. Observed output: 1536 x 1024 PNG. Framing was specified in text; no aspect ratio, seed, quality setting or exact model version was passed separately or exposed. Test timestamp: 2026-11-05T17:49:36.507Z.
Improve the result
Keep both identities, the scene and crop unchanged. Correct only the visible hand anatomy.
Keep everything else unchanged. Improve the exposure on both faces without changing skin tones.
Create a couple portrait for this idea: embrace at sunset. Start with a permitted adult reference, then adapt the setting, lighting, framing and clothes.
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One permitted reference image showing two consenting adults
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Example Recorded test output
Input
Reference: the displayed original fictional adult couple. Exact tested default expansion:
Edit the attached reference photograph of two consenting adult partners into one natural-looking couple portrait. Use the reference for both identities: preserve their facial features, skin tones, hair and apparent adult ages, with no face swapping or body reshaping.
Action: The partners embrace quietly facing each other while the low sun creates a gentle rim around their hair; retain detail in both faces rather than making solid silhouettes.
Location: an open meadow at sunset.
Lighting: warm low sunlight with gentle face fill.
Framing: three-quarter portrait.
Wardrobe: keep the reference outfits: a muted terracotta sweater and navy trousers, and a slate-blue shirt and charcoal trousers.
Use believable camera perspective, natural skin texture and relaxed expressions. Change the pose, scene and lighting only as required above. Keep exactly two adult partners, with coherent hands, separate limbs and clear facial outlines. Do not add text, logos or watermarks. Produce one still image, not a collage.
Output
The partners face one another in a sunset embrace with warm hair rim light and readable faces.
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Result
Tool settings
One reference-based image edit with Codex built-in image_gen; transparent_background=false. Reference: 1536 x 1024 PNG. Observed output: 1024 x 1536 PNG. Framing was specified in text; no aspect ratio, seed, quality setting or exact model version was passed separately or exposed. Test timestamp: 2026-11-05T17:49:58.886Z.
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Keep both identities, the scene and crop unchanged. Correct only the visible hand anatomy.
Keep everything else unchanged. Improve the exposure on both faces without changing skin tones.
Use a photo you have permission to edit, with both adult partners visible. Each full prompt describes a specific pose; the slash labels are informal shorthand. Every displayed example starts from the same fictional reference.
Read the couple photo prompt guide for the workflow and inspection checklist. New references, custom inputs and follow-ups require fresh review.