Weekly PromptUp Challenge
A new prompt every Monday. Make your own version, post it with #PromptUpChallenge and get featured.
Turn yourself into a 90s Bollywood hero
One prompt, everyone’s own picture. Make yours, post it with #PromptUpChallenge and tag @usepromptup. Every Monday we repost our 5 favourites.

Transform this photo of me into a 1990s Bollywood hero film-still portrait. Keep my face, facial features, skin tone and expression exactly the same — it must clearly be me. Styling: [OUTFIT, e.g. a black leather jacket over a printed silk shirt], neatly styled feathered hair and a brooding hero look. Background: a painted [COLOUR, e.g. mustard-yellow] studio backdrop with one dramatic spotlight and a wind machine lifting my collar. Look: saturated 1990s film-still colours, a slight soft-focus glow and fine grain. Portrait 4:5.
This week’s picks
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How to take part →Coming up
Bring an old family photo back to life
One prompt, everyone’s own picture. Make yours, post it with #PromptUpChallenge and tag @usepromptup. Every Monday we repost our 5 favourites.

Restore this old family photograph. Repair all scratches, tears, creases, dust spots, stains, and missing areas; recover faded details and even out uneven exposure. Gently sharpen the faces and reconstruct fine details (eyes, hair, clothing texture) faithfully to the original — do not invent a different face.
This week’s picks
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How to take part →Coming up
A whale floating over your street
One prompt, everyone’s own clip. Make yours, post it with #PromptUpChallenge and tag @usepromptup. Every Monday we repost our 5 favourites.

Vertical 9:16, 8 seconds. Shot on a phone, handheld with a slight shake: a huge [ANIMAL, e.g. whale] slowly swims through the air above a busy [PLACE, e.g. city street] at dusk, its shadow passing over parked cars and shopfronts, small distant people looking up. Realistic lighting and scale, no close faces. Sound: city traffic, a deep low whale call echoing between buildings.
This week’s picks
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How to take part →Coming up
Turn yourself into an action figure
One prompt, everyone’s own picture. Make yours, post it with #PromptUpChallenge and tag @usepromptup. Every Monday we repost our 5 favourites.

Create a photorealistic collectible action figure of the person in this photo, sealed in a retail blister pack. The figure's face must clearly look like me. Packaging: a bold card backing with the name "[FIGURE NAME]" at the top and the tagline "[TAGLINE, e.g. Powered by chai]". Accessories in separate plastic slots next to the figure: [3 ACCESSORIES, e.g. laptop, coffee mug, cricket bat]. Outfit: [OUTFIT]. Studio product lighting, glossy plastic reflections, shot straight-on, portrait 4:5.
This week’s picks
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How to take part →Coming up
Your family’s Diwali portrait
One prompt, everyone’s own picture. Make yours, post it with #PromptUpChallenge and tag @usepromptup. Every Monday we repost our 5 favourites.
Restyle this family photo as a Diwali portrait. Keep every face, hairstyle and expression exactly the same. Everyone wears festive [COLOURS] traditional clothes, rows of glowing diyas and marigold garlands around, a rangoli in the foreground, warm golden light, joyful and warm.
This week’s picks
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How to take part →Coming up
A tiny chibi figurine of you
One prompt, everyone’s own picture. Make yours, post it with #PromptUpChallenge and tag @usepromptup. Every Monday we repost our 5 favourites.

Turn the person in this photo into a cute chibi-style 3D collectible figurine with a big head and a small body. Keep my recognisable features: face shape, hairstyle, glasses (if any), and outfit colours. Place the figurine on [DESK, e.g. a wooden desk next to a laptop], with its illustrated collector's box standing behind it and a computer screen showing the 3D model. Realistic product photography: soft daylight, shallow depth of field, glossy PVC material.
This week’s picks
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How to take part →Coming up
Your 80s Bollywood couple photo
One prompt, everyone’s own picture. Make yours, post it with #PromptUpChallenge and tag @usepromptup. Every Monday we repost our 5 favourites.

Combine these two photos into one 1980s Bollywood-style couple portrait. Keep both faces, identities, and skin tones exactly the same as in the originals. Scene: [SCENE, e.g. sitting on a scooter on a hill road]. Outfits: [HIS OUTFIT] and [HER OUTFIT] in true 80s fashion. Style: retro film still, warm faded colours, soft-focus romantic glow, light grain, and a slight colour cast, like a 1985 movie still. No text.
This week’s picks
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How to take part →Coming up
Zoom out from your terrace to space
One prompt, everyone’s own clip. Make yours, post it with #PromptUpChallenge and tag @usepromptup. Every Monday we repost our 5 favourites.

Single unbroken shot: start close on [SUBJECT, e.g. me waving on the terrace of my house] in [PLACE, e.g. Kochi, Kerala], then the camera pulls straight up and away in one smooth, accelerating motion. Reveal the street, the neighbourhood, the city, the coastline, the country, and finally the whole Earth in space, with realistic satellite-style detail at each stage. No cuts. A rising whoosh sound. Vertical 9:16, 8–10 seconds.
This week’s picks
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How to take part →Coming up
Your sangeet night portrait
One prompt, everyone’s own picture. Make yours, post it with #PromptUpChallenge and tag @usepromptup. Every Monday we repost our 5 favourites.

Turn this photo into a glamorous sangeet night portrait. Keep my face and features exactly the same. Wear festive [COLOUR] traditional attire with jewellery, in front of a stage decorated with fairy lights and flowers, warm party glow, a joyful smile, shallow depth of field, celebratory wedding photography.
This week’s picks
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How to take part →Coming up
A pre-wedding shoot without a photographer
One prompt, everyone’s own picture. Make yours, post it with #PromptUpChallenge and tag @usepromptup. Every Monday we repost our 5 favourites.

Turn this couple photo into a cinematic pre-wedding portrait. Keep both faces, hair and features exactly the same. Setting: [HILLTOP MEADOW / PALACE GARDEN / BEACH AT SUNSET]. Outfits in coordinated [COLOURS], soft golden light, a gentle romantic pose, shallow depth of field, natural skin texture, editorial wedding photography.
This week’s picks
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How to take part →Coming up
Dress your pet for the holidays
One prompt, everyone’s own picture. Make yours, post it with #PromptUpChallenge and tag @usepromptup. Every Monday we repost our 5 favourites.

Dress my [DOG / CAT] in a [SANTA HAT / KNITTED SWEATER / FESTIVE SCARF]. Keep the pet's face, fur colour, pose and expression exactly the same. Add soft festive lights blurred in the background and warm lighting. A cute, natural and realistic result.
This week’s picks
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How to take part →Coming up
A white Christmas in your own photo
One prompt, everyone’s own picture. Make yours, post it with #PromptUpChallenge and tag @usepromptup. Every Monday we repost our 5 favourites.

Add gentle falling snow to this photo and a light dusting of snow on the [ROOFS / TREES / GROUND]. Cool the colours slightly and add soft flakes in the foreground and background. Keep faces, clothing and the main subject unchanged.
This week’s picks
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How to take part →Coming up
New Year fireworks behind you
One prompt, everyone’s own clip. Make yours, post it with #PromptUpChallenge and tag @usepromptup. Every Monday we repost our 5 favourites.

Fireworks, 9:16, 6 seconds. Vibrant fireworks burst in the night sky behind the person in this photo, one after another in [COLOURS, e.g. gold, pink and blue], lighting their face with warm colour. They smile and look up. Slight handheld camera, festive mood, sparks drifting down. Face and clothes stay the same. No text.
This week’s picks
Shared with permissionYour clip here. Our favourites go up every Monday.
How to take part →How to take part
- 1Copy the prompt
Free, no sign-up. If it has [BRACKETS], fill them in with your own details.
- 2Make yours
Open the AI app, add your own photo and paste the prompt. Try a few times until you love it.
- 3Post and tag us
Post it on Instagram or Threads with #PromptUpChallenge and tag @usepromptup. Picked ones show up here, with your OK.
Tip: the free before and after maker turns your original and the AI result into one post, with a ready caption.
Challenge questions
Who can take part?
Anyone. It is free and there is no sign-up. Photo weeks only need a free AI app such as Gemini or ChatGPT; video weeks need a video app such as Veo or Kling.
How are the picks chosen?
Every Monday we choose five favourite posts that use #PromptUpChallenge or tag @usepromptup. We ask each person before we repost their picture or show it on this page.
Does PromptUp see my photo?
No. You add your photo to the AI app yourself. We only see what you choose to post publicly.
When does a new challenge start?
Every Monday. Each challenge runs until Sunday night, and the next three are listed under Coming up so you can plan ahead.