Photo Edit Prompt Builder

Updated October 2026 · By the PixelShift team at Ruvix Ltd

This prompt builder writes a clear instruction for an AI photo editor: choose the change, describe it, tick what must stay the same, and copy the result. It runs in your browser, does not upload anything and works with any editor that takes a text prompt, including our iPhone app PixelShift.

1. What do you want to change?Change the backgroundFix or change the lightingRemove somethingAdd somethingChange the styleChange a colourMake a headshot

2. New background

3. What must stay the same?

Keep the face exactly the sameKeep the pose and body shapeKeep the clothesKeep the framing and compositionKeep the natural colours of everything elseKeep any text or logos as they are

4. How strong should the change be?

SubtleClearBold

Your prompt

Replace the background with a plain white studio wall. Keep the face exactly the same and the pose and body shape. Change nothing else.

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Why does the builder add “keep” and “change nothing else”?

AI editors redraw the whole image, so anything you do not protect can drift. Naming what must stay the same (usually the face, pose and composition) and closing with “change nothing else” is the simplest way to keep an edit focused. Untick anything you are happy to let change.

How should I use the prompt?

1. Copy the prompt.
2. Open your photo in a text-based editor and paste it into the prompt box.
3. Check faces, edges and any text in the result.
4. If it is close, follow up with one small change (“a little warmer”) instead of starting over.

The full method, with copyable recipes for backgrounds, lighting, object removal and colour changes, is in our guide to editing a photo with text prompts.

Does PixelShift have prompt ideas built in?

Yes. Inside the PixelShift app you can start from built-in prompt ideas grouped into 9 kinds of edit: style, lighting, background, effects, colors, objects, weather, mood, texture. This builder is for when you want to write your own, or use another editor. If you are weighing a chatbot against an app, see PixelShift vs ChatGPT for photo editing.