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Step-by-step: create your 80s photo
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Pick the right photo
Choose a sharp photo with your face front and center, no sunglasses and no heavy filters. The better the original, the more the result looks like you.
Choose a sharp photo with your face front and center, no sunglasses and no heavy filters. The better the original, the more the result looks like you.
2
Open your AI tool
ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot or any AI photo editor will do. Start a new chat so the image request does not get mixed up with older conversations.
ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot or any AI photo editor will do. Start a new chat so the image request does not get mixed up with older conversations.
3
Upload your photo
Attach the picture and make sure it has finished uploading before you type your request.
Attach the picture and make sure it has finished uploading before you type your request.
4
Paste the prompt
Jump to page 3, pick the prompt that fits you (portrait, couple, group or magazine cover) and paste it into the chat.
Jump to page 3, pick the prompt that fits you (portrait, couple, group or magazine cover) and paste it into the chat.
5
Fine-tune the details
If the first result is not right, ask for small changes: more neon, bigger hair, palm-tree background, denim jacket, and so on. Each tweak takes a few seconds.
If the first result is not right, ask for small changes: more neon, bigger hair, palm-tree background, denim jacket, and so on. Each tweak takes a few seconds.
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Save and share
Download the image in high resolution, post it in vertical 4:5 format and use one of the captions on page 4. Reply to comments in the first hour to get more reach.
Download the image in high resolution, post it in vertical 4:5 format and use one of the captions on page 4. Reply to comments in the first hour to get more reach.
Be careful: only use photos of yourself or of people who gave permission. Avoid uploading pictures of children to unfamiliar tools, and read the privacy policy of any app before you send it your photo.