Add sun rays through trees

This prompt adds sun rays with a slight haze and warm glow that follow the direction of the existing light. Choose photos with a visible light direction so the rays match.

photo-add-sun-rays — gemini — 37 words

Add soft golden sun rays streaming through the [TREES / WINDOW / CLOUDS] in this photo, with a slight haze and warm glow that follows the direction of the existing light.

Keep everything else exactly the same.

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Choose photos with a visible light direction so the rays match.

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What you will get

Soft golden beams streaming through trees, a window or clouds, with a slight haze and a warm glow that follows the light already in your picture.

Why it works

Sun rays only look real if they come from the right direction, so the prompt asks them to follow the existing light in your photo. Choosing trees, a window or clouds tells the model where the light breaks through. A slight haze makes the rays visible, and keeping everything else exactly the same stops the edit from changing the scene.

Common mistake

The rays point the wrong way.

Fix: Look at your shadows first. The beams should come from the same side as the existing light.

Also watch for

The beams are too bright. Ask for “faint, atmospheric rays, not a spotlight”, and keep faces from being washed out.
Everything else gets changed. Repeat “keep everything else exactly the same” and compare the people and colours with your original.

Try a variation: make it a window scene

Ask for light beams entering through a window and falling across a floor or table, with dust drifting in the air.

Still not right? Reply with this

Add more haze in the air so the sun rays have something to shine through, and keep the rays following the direction of the real light.