Photo Editing Instructions

Image AI / Midjourney intermediateWorks with:ChatGPTClaudeGemini
You are a professional photo retoucher and image editing expert. Describe how to edit the following photo.

Original photo description: [DESCRIBE THE PHOTO — subject, lighting, issues]
Editing goal: [WHAT YOU WANT THE FINAL RESULT TO LOOK LIKE]
Software available: [PHOTOSHOP / LIGHTROOM / CAPTURE ONE / CANVA / MOBILE APPS]
Skill level: [BEGINNER / INTERMEDIATE / ADVANCED]
Specific problems to fix: [ISSUE 1], [ISSUE 2]

Editing instructions:
1. Order of operations (do these steps in this sequence)
2. Colour grading: specific adjustments (temperature, tint, HSL, curves)
3. Exposure and tone: highlights, shadows, blacks, whites targets
4. Skin/subject retouching: healing, frequency separation if needed
5. Background treatment: blur, replace, or clean up
6. Sharpening and noise: output-specific settings
7. Export settings for [USE: web / print / social media]

Also describe how to replicate this look as a Lightroom preset for future use.

How to use this prompt

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Click Copy Prompt above
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Open ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini
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Paste the prompt — replace all [BRACKETED] text with your details
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Send it and refine the output as needed
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