Create a couple portrait for this idea: sunset walk 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: Show the partners walking side by side toward the camera at sunset, arms relaxed and natural alternating steps, with their faces and feet clearly visible.
Location: a tree-lined path at sunset.
Lighting: warm low sunlight.
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
Both partners walk toward the camera on a tree-lined path with warm low sunlight behind them and visible alternating steps.
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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: 2026-11-05T17:50:20.587Z.
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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 moment by the beach. 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 pause close together at the water's edge, facing one another with gentle smiles; keep the horizon level and waves behind their feet rather than crossing their bodies.
Location: a quiet sandy beach.
Lighting: soft late-afternoon coastal 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 pause at the shoreline and exchange a smile, with level horizon and water behind them.
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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: 2026-11-05T17:50:55.774Z.
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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: walking hand in hand on the beach. 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 walking hand in hand on firm wet sand, with both sets of bare feet grounded and small reflections beneath them; put the shoreline diagonally behind.
Location: a quiet beach at low tide.
Lighting: soft late-afternoon coastal 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 walk hand in hand on wet beach sand with bare feet, small reflections and the shoreline behind them.
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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: 2026-11-05T17:51:37.187Z.
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: rooftop date romance. 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: Seat the partners at a small rooftop table, leaning toward each other in conversation, with a distant skyline, a low table lamp and a solid safe parapet behind them.
Location: a rooftop restaurant terrace.
Lighting: blue-hour sky and warm table light.
Framing: seated medium-wide 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 converse across a rooftop table with a low warm lamp, a skyline at blue hour and a solid parapet behind them.
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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: 2026-11-05T17:52:13.300Z.
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: night date in the city. 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 strolling along a well-lit city pavement, exchanging a smile, with distant warm shop windows and restrained bokeh; keep faces naturally illuminated.
Location: a pedestrian city street at night.
Lighting: warm storefront light with neutral 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 stroll along a city pavement at night, exchanging a smile beside warm shop-window light.
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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: 2026-11-05T17:52:49.465Z.
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: cafe date. 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: Seat the partners opposite each other at a small cafe table with two plain mugs, sharing an easy conversation; keep hands separate from the mug handles and both faces visible.
Location: a quiet neighborhood cafe.
Lighting: soft window 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 sit opposite one another at a cafe table with two plain mugs, with one gesturing and the other listening.
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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: 2026-11-05T17:53:17.772Z.
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: romantic dinner date. 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: Seat the partners across a small restaurant table with two simple place settings, smiling during conversation; keep plates, cutlery and hands in plausible separate positions.
Location: a quiet restaurant.
Lighting: warm ceiling and table lighting.
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 share a restaurant dinner with two place settings, plates, cutlery and water glasses in separate positions.
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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: 2026-11-05T17:53:40.533Z.
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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: candlelight dinner. 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 a quiet dinner across a table with one low candle between their place settings; show warm candle reflections while retaining neutral, readable skin tones.
Location: a quiet restaurant.
Lighting: one low candle plus gentle ambient fill.
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 sit across a dinner table with a low candle, warm reflections and readable skin tones.
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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: 2026-11-05T17:54:13.852Z.
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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: elegant luxury date. 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 on an elegant restaurant date in understated formal clothes, with restrained stone, glass and linen surroundings; prioritize natural expressions over conspicuous brands or props.
Location: an elegant restaurant lounge.
Lighting: soft warm architectural lighting.
Framing: seated medium-wide shot.
Wardrobe: understated formal clothes, no logos.
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 wear understated formal clothing in a warm restaurant lounge, with recognizable faces and restrained surroundings.
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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: 2026-11-05T17:54:40.444Z.
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: couple picnic. 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 sit comfortably on a picnic blanket, sharing a relaxed smile beside a small basket and simple fruit; show believable bent legs, hands and grounded props.
Location: a shaded park lawn.
Lighting: dappled daylight kept off the eyes.
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 picnic blanket beside a basket and simple fruit, with readable bent legs and grounded props.
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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: 2026-11-05T17:55:20.281Z.
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: movie night 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: Seat the partners together on a sofa looking toward a television outside the frame, one modest bowl of popcorn between them and a casual blanket across their knees.
Location: a cozy living room.
Lighting: soft off-screen television glow and a warm lamp.
Framing: seated medium-wide 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 sit together on a sofa with a popcorn bowl, blanket, warm lamp and an off-frame television suggested at the foreground edge.
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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: 2026-11-05T17:55:44.559Z.
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: cozy intimate moment. 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 fully clothed partners sitting close together on a sofa, one leaning comfortably into the other's shoulder, with a shared blanket and calm affectionate expressions.
Location: a cozy living room.
Lighting: soft warm lamplight.
Framing: seated 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 fully clothed partners lean together on a sofa beneath a shared blanket, with one head tilted toward the other’s shoulder.
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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: 2026-11-05T17:56:09.401Z.
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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.