Expand the frame

Start with the right photo.

The recorded attempts did not preserve the original region reliably enough for an approved example.

What to expect

Extend the canvas around the photograph without changing the original subject.

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.

The preserved failure state matters: extending a frame can invent architecture, limbs or landscape beyond what was photographed. Use the existing documentation to understand the limitation rather than assuming a larger canvas preserves factual detail.

Review and refine the result

If experimenting independently, keep the original region as a comparison and inspect the joins first. A simpler crop or another source photo may meet the composition need without invented borders. No successful new attempt is claimed here.

A related direction, and why

/BACKGROUNDREPLACE — A setting-change recipe is a different creative task; it should not be described as recovery of missing image content.

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.

This recipe remains FAILED and outside the main catalog grid. Do not treat it as a reliable outpainting workflow; no further attempt is included here.

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.