Sometimes we take photos, but they don't look as beautiful as expected. This could be due to a variety of reasons – poor lighting, dull colors, or phone camera flaws. Usually, phone cameras take photos in a very simple way. But when we see others' photos with the Golden Hour effect, they look very attractive and professional.
If you too want to transform your ordinary photos into Golden Hour effects, in this article, I'm going to share a unique method. Very few people share such tricks. But here, I'm going to show you step-by-step how we can transform even a very ordinary photo into something stunning and professional.
In this method, you can easily do it using Google Gemini and the right prompt.
About the Golden Hour AI Photo Editing Prompt
In this article, we're going to edit some photos. Often, after taking a photo, we realize the colors aren't right, the photo is too dark, or the overall photo doesn't look impressive. We're going to fix all of this.
In this process, we'll turn a simple photo into a golden hour photo. The resulting photo will look natural, soft, and attractive, just like it was taken by a professional photographer.
You don't need any advanced editing skills to do this. You can achieve this effect simply by using the right prompts with Google Gemini.
Avoid These Crucial Mistakes
It's crucial to avoid certain mistakes when editing this type of photo.
1. Avoid Over-Editing
If you add too many unnecessary elements to the prompt, the photo may look fake. If you use the professional prompts provided here, this won't be a problem.
2. Don't overdo colors
If you use too much color detail, the photo may appear artificial rather than natural. Use simple and limited color descriptions.
3. Don't use low-resolution photos
Photos used as references should always be of high quality.
4. Don't mix two different styles
For example, don't use emotional and dramatic styles at the same time. Such a combination won't produce the desired result.
Benefits for Photo Editors
This AI-based photo editing has several advantages:
Fast performance – professional-quality photos can be created in just a few minutes
Unlimited photos can be created – imagine and create a photo
Low cost or free features
Easy for beginners – Even someone with no experience can become a great editor
All of these things make this method very useful for photo editors.
PROMPT:- Apply a soft ethereal lighting effect to the uploaded photo while perfectly preserving the subject’s original face and hair without any alteration. Introduce diffused natural sunlight beams gently falling across the face, creating luminous highlights on the cheekbones, nose bridge, lips, and individual hair strands. Maintain cinematic high contrast with bright sunlit areas and soft, deep shadows. Add subtle lens bloom, mild atmospheric haze, and a delicate glow surrounding the face and shoulders. Render skin with translucent, peachy warmth and natural texture intact. Enhance backlit stray hair strands with soft sunlight edges. Apply slightly lowered saturation, gentle film-style grain, and allow soft sunlight flares and bokeh to blend naturally into the unchanged background. The final look should feel dreamy, delicate, and cinematic.
PROMPT:- Apply an ethereal lighting filter to the uploaded photo while fully preserving every original detail of the photo unchanged except for lighting, glow, and color mood. Add diffused sunbeams striking the subject's skin, creating a glowing highlight on cheekbones, nose bridge, lips, and hair strands. Maintain clear separation between bright sunlit areas and soft, deep shadows to create a cinematic high-contrast mood. Inject subtle lens bloom, light haze, and a thin layer of atmospheric glow around the face and shoulders. Render skin with luminous translucency and gentle peachy tones. Enhance stray hair strands backlit by sunlight. Color-grade with slightly lowered saturation, and gentle film-like grain. Keep the overall background intact but allow sunlight flares and soft bokeh to wrap naturally around the subject. The result should look like a soft, ethereal daydream-sunlit, delicate, and cinematic.
Hard rule: Do not change the face and hairs of the subject.
PROMPT:- Create a moody mysterious portrait of my picture.
Keep the same background and camera angle as per the reference warm golden hour sunlight casting dramatic shadow on a plain wall ensure the strong shadow of the face on the wall is visible ratio 9:16 overall cinematic tone.
Do not change the pose or any kind of detail, just add sunlight
PROMPT:- Create a moody, mysterious cinematic portrait using the exact same subject, pose, facial expression, camera angle, framing, and background as the reference image.
Do not alter any physical details, clothing, hairstyle, or composition.
Introduce warm golden hour sunlight entering from one side, softly illuminating the subject while casting a strong, dramatic shadow of the face clearly visible on the plain wall behind.
The light should feel natural and realistic, with high contrast between highlights and shadows, enhancing depth and emotion.
Maintain a cinematic color grade, slightly warm tones, soft highlights, deep shadows, and a subtle film-like texture.
Overall mood should feel intimate, mysterious, and cinematic, with realistic lighting only — no artificial effects.
How to Create a Golden Hour Photo?
Creating this photo is very easy. If you understand the steps below correctly, your editing will always be perfect.
1. First, choose your favorite photo style (there are different styles available).
2. Copy the selected prompt.
3. Go to Google Gemini (by clicking the button below).
4. First, paste the prompt into Gemini.
5. Then click the Plus (+) icon and upload your selfie or photo.
6. Click Generate.
After doing so, your photo will be created with the Golden Hour Effect according to the prompt.
Conclusion
Golden Hour AI photo editing is an easy, effective, and modern way to make any simple photo look attractive and professional. Using the right prompt and AI tools like Google Gemini, you can make beautiful changes to lighting, color, and mood, while maintaining the naturalness of the photo.
This method not only saves time but also delivers excellent results at a low cost. This technology-based editing is useful for everyone, from beginners to professional photo editors. If you follow the right steps and avoid mistakes like over-editing, you can transform even the most ordinary photo into a stunning, cinematic image with the Golden Hour Effect.
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