AI photo enhancer prompts

Most bad photos have one main problem: blur, darkness, noise, a yellow or blue cast, harsh shadows, blown-out highlights or a crooked horizon. Each prompt here fixes one of those, and tells the AI to keep faces, people and the scene the same.

Pick the prompt that matches the problem, upload the photo to Gemini or ChatGPT and paste it. If a photo has two problems, fix them one at a time; a single focused request changes less of the picture.

19 prompts · Works in Gemini and ChatGPT · Updated

Before and after example: Fix a blurry photo (Sharp & crisp)
AI-generated example: before on the left, after on the right. Made with the prompt on this page.

Fix a blurry photo (Sharp & crisp)

Enhance this photo to be sharp and clear. Remove the motion blur and focus softness, and restore crisp, natural detail in the eyes, hair, skin, and fabric — without halos or over-sharpening.

Keep every person's face, identity, expression, pose, and background unchanged.
How to use it

Three steps, about a minute

  1. 1

    Name the main problem: blur, dark, noisy, yellow, harsh shadows or crooked. Pick the prompt for it.

  2. 2

    Upload the original file (not a screenshot) to Gemini or ChatGPT and paste the prompt.

  3. 3

    Zoom in on faces and edges. If something changed that should not, reply with what to keep.

Make it yours

  • Start from the best copy: use the original photo from your camera roll; screenshots and WhatsApp copies are smaller and softer.
  • One fix at a time: brighten first, then sharpen. Asking for everything at once redraws more of the photo.
  • Keep it real: add "natural look, no halos, no over-sharpening" if the result looks crunchy.
  • People: add "keep every face and expression unchanged" to any prompt that lacks it.

If it goes wrong

Faces look different
Reply "keep the faces identical to the original; only sharpen".
There are halos around edges
Ask for "gentle sharpening, no halos, natural detail".
The photo looks painted
Add "keep the natural grain and texture of the original photo".
Colours shifted
Say "do not change colours or white balance" when you only want sharpness.

18 more prompts in this collection

1 more prompt without a picture yet
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FAQ

Questions, answered

Can AI really fix a blurry photo?

It can sharpen soft focus and light motion blur and rebuild detail in eyes, hair and fabric. A very blurry photo gets redrawn, so check that faces still look like the people in it.

Is an AI enhancer better than the sharpen slider?

For mild softness, a sharpen slider is safer because it changes nothing else. The AI is better when detail is missing, but it guesses that detail, so compare the result with the original.

Will enhancing make the photo bigger?

The upscale prompt asks for more detail at a larger size. The exact output size depends on the app you use.