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Original AI-generated adult referenceOriginal reference
Same reference person reimagined in the 1980s1980s result
Reference-photo example · both images are AI-generated

1980s / STUDIO

A day to remember

An adult college graduation portrait, circa 1987.

USE MY PHOTO · REFERENCE-PHOTO PROMPT

Demonstrated with one fictional adult reference. Hair, clothes and setting change; facial consistency can vary.

  1. Upload your photo in a tool that supports reference-image editing.
  2. Copy and paste the prompt below.
  3. Generate, then check the face and details. EraPrompts does not accept uploads.

Your reference-photo prompt

Use the uploaded photo as the identity reference. Create a photorealistic portrait of the same adult person. Preserve their facial identity, face shape, eye shape and spacing, nose, lips, skin tone, age, facial hair if present and distinctive features such as freckles. Do not beautify, reshape the face, change gender presentation or make the person younger. Hairstyle, clothing, setting and photographic treatment may change. Scene: An adult university graduation portrait in 1987. Keep the person at their original adult age; this is not a schoolchild. Dress them in a plain navy graduation gown and mortarboard with an unmarked tassel, with a softly feathered period hairstyle visible beneath the cap. Chest-up formal portrait against a plain warm gray studio backdrop. Balanced soft light, restrained warm color-negative film tones and fine grain. No diploma, university seal or lettering. Keep the face clearly visible and eyes sharp, with natural skin texture. Portrait orientation, 3:4 composition. One adult person only. No text, borders, logos, watermarks or distressed print damage.
CREATED WITHOpenAI image generationCOLLECTION DATESeptember 2026

Generated using the original reference shown here and this exact prompt. Each example starts from its original reference, not a previous edit. Results vary across tools and runs.

What can change?

Hair, makeup, clothes, accessories, pose, background and photographic style can change. The prompt asks to preserve facial identity and age, but results need checking. These are period-inspired interpretations, not historical reconstructions.