Every photo tool has the same two failure modes. The filter that flattens everyone into the same person, or the AI edit that gives you golden hour and also a brand new nose.

So this exists now: 150 one-word commands for editing photos, built with one rule above every other rule. Your face is not part of the edit.

What it does, in one sentence: you attach a photo, type a one-word command like /goldenhour, and get the look you asked for with your actual face, pose, and outfit untouched. It is free, MIT licensed, and commercial use is allowed, so you can use it on client work too.

Photo Prompts, all 150 commands

Free 12KB zip. MIT licensed, commercial use allowed. Works as a skill in ChatGPT's Codex and in Claude.

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1. What the 150 commands actually are

Six groups. Every command is one word, and every one of them ships with a one-line description in the download so you never guess what a look does.

Core photographic and editorial looks (30)

The workhorses. Lighting, mood, and setting changes that read as photography, not filters.

/explosion /goldenhour /cinematic /headshot /editorial /luxury /vintage /noir /glamour /runway /paparazzi /studio /spotlight /neon /cyberpunk /dreamy /surreal /fantasy /royal /angelic /beach /tropical /snowfall /rainstorm /underwater /desert /rooftop /motion /polaroid /billboard

Decorative and expressive looks (25)

Gems, bows, butterflies, confetti. Placed in the scene, never on your face.

/fullofgemstickers /coveredinbows /discoparty /butterflyswarm /flowerexplosion /bubbleworld /candyclouds /heartconfetti /diamondrain /fairydust /stickers /gems /glitter /stars /doodles /charms /pearls /sequins /patches /bedazzled /kawaii /scrapbook /stamps /emojis /confetti

Art, material, and color treatments (20)

The photo becomes watercolor, clay, pixel art, chrome. You stay recognizable in every one.

/papercut /watercolor /oilpaint /cartoon /anime /comic /clay /plushie /pixelated /sketch /graffiti /mosaic /origami /chrome /holographic /pastel /monochrome /rainbow /cottoncandy /barbiecore

Character, event, nature, and scene treatments (25)

Atmosphere and worlds: moonlight, fireworks, gardens, galaxies. Your outfit and pose stay yours.

/mermaid /fairy /princess /superhero /astronaut /cowgirl /rockstar /ballerina /masquerade /festival /fireworks /birthday /balloons /flowers /roses /sunflowers /cherryblossoms /jungle /garden /moonlight /galaxy /cloudscape /miniature /maximalist /makeover

Fujifilm-inspired film looks (10)

Tasteful takes on the film-simulation palettes creators love.

/classicchrome /classicnegative /nostalgicnegative /eterna /provia /velvia /astia /acros /filmbloom /grainycandid

Instagram creator, flash, and camera looks (40)

The nightflash, digicam, street-style, quiet-luxury lane. This group alone is worth the download.

/nightflash /dayflash /digicam /pointandshoot /flashblur /motionflash /slowshutter /afterparty /offduty /streetstyle /hotelmirror /elevatormirror /carflash /rooftopdusk /cafeeditorial /airportstyle /backstage /coverstory /campaign /cleanfeed /moodfeed /softlaunch /quietluxury /coastal /europeansummer /citynight /bluehour /overcast /windowlight /hardlight /backlit /sunflare /lightleak /halation /softfocus /shallowfocus /telephoto /wideangle /editorialcrop /filmborder

Want to see every one-line description before downloading? The full preset library is browsable here.

2. The rule that makes it different

The skill treats every visible person as a protected region. Face geometry, skin tone, age, expression, pose, body, clothing: untouched unless you explicitly ask. No quiet beautifying, no smoothing, no slimming. The effects go into the lighting, the color, the atmosphere, and the environment around you.

And it checks its own work. After every edit it compares the result against your original, and if your face or pose changed, it rejects the result instead of handing it to you. Even /makeover is defined as lighting and polish only, never your face or body.

My favorite detail, the /explosion command: it does not mean fire. It creates an exploded-view composition, the parts of an object separating into clean suspended layers, like hamburger ingredients floating apart. And it will never, ever separate a person.

3. Install it in ChatGPT

This installs as a skill in Codex, the same ChatGPT ecosystem I used for the editing guide. Four steps:

  • 1. Download and unzip. The zip becomes a folder called Photo Prompts. Inside it is a folder named photo-prompts. That inner folder is the skill.
  • 2. Move it into your skills. Put the photo-prompts folder into ~/.codex/skills/ on your computer. If you cannot see the folder, ask Codex to do it: "move the photo-prompts folder from my Downloads into my Codex skills folder."
  • 3. Restart. Restart Codex or start a new task so it discovers the skill.
  • 4. Upload a photo and go. That is genuinely the whole workflow. Attach the photo, type the command.
$photo-prompts /goldenhour

Commands stack, first one sets the main look, the rest add detail:

$photo-prompts /classicchrome /grainycandid

And if you cannot decide, let it pick:

$photo-prompts here's my photo. recommend three looks that would work for this shot and tell me why in one line each.
One honest note: this is a skill package, so it does not auto-install into the ChatGPT phone app. If you only use regular ChatGPT, there is still a manual road: open the preset library file, copy the one-line description of the look you want, and paste it with your photo. The skill route is just faster, one word instead of a paragraph.

4. Yes, it works in Claude too

The skill uses the same format Claude reads, so the install is identical, just a different folder: put the photo-prompts folder into ~/.claude/skills/. Then attach a photo in a new chat and use the same commands. Claude picks the skill up on its own when you invoke a preset.

5. Why this works now

I use ChatGPT's photos for all of this, and the honest answer for why this skill is suddenly possible is the new photo model. The older generation of image tools regenerated the whole picture to change anything, which is exactly how you end up with a stranger wearing your outfit. The new model can actually edit: it holds the person steady and changes the light, the color, the world around them.

The skill is really just taste and guardrails layered on top of that ability: 150 looks worth asking for, and the rules that keep the model honest about your face while it works.

What to notice:

  • One word in, one look out. The whole workflow is attach a photo and type a command.
  • Your face is not part of the edit. That is rule zero, and the skill checks its own output against it.
  • It is yours, even commercially. MIT licensed, use it on client photos, redistribute it, build on it.
  • Start with the creator lane. /nightflash, /quietluxury, /europeansummer, /grainycandid. That group carries the whole pack.
The look changes. The face does not. That one rule is the entire product.

If this is your first skill install, it pairs naturally with the free editing guide: same idea, but for your Reels instead of your photos.