Future city

Start with the right photo.

Choose a subject with a clear outline and specify which original details must stay in the new city setting.

What to expect

Place the subject in a cinematic futuristic city, balancing colored light with believable shadows.

Keep an eye on

Recognizable identity, silhouette and important visible details. Compare the output to the original before using it.

Make it yours, step by step.

1. Adjust the recipe to describe your subject and preferred background.
2. Copy the complete recipe, then open ChatGPT.
3. Upload your photo in ChatGPT and paste the recipe. The short code alone is not an official command.
4. Inspect identity, text and proportions. Ask for a targeted correction if needed.

Choose the change deliberately.

Choose which part of the futuristic setting supports the subject: wet pavement, a distant city or colored light. Too many screens, cables and signs can make the original object secondary.

Review and refine the result

Check that reflected colors agree with nearby lights and that feet or tires meet the ground. If the subject looks pasted in, simplify the background and correct contact shadows before adding more world-building detail.

A related direction, and why

/BACKGROUNDREPLACE — A focused setting replacement gives more control when a futuristic visual style is not the main objective.

These are editing suggestions, not additional test observations. Read the practical guide or use the before/after checklist.

Where this effect helps — and its limits.

Useful for a futuristic scene concept. Compare light direction and contact shadows so the subject does not look pasted onto the replacement background.

Input advice and use cases are editorial guidance, not additional test results.

Notes from recorded tests.

These notes describe the named runs, which may use a different subject from the comparison above. They do not guarantee results on another input or a future model. See our testing method.