Use a place reference or describe the destination in plain language. Moonlight rebuilds the surroundings while the source photo continues to anchor the person and composition.
An everyday photo becomes a terracotta tailoring story at a desert hotel.
Explore the look and suggested promptChoose a starting prompt, then add your own photo in the studio. You can adjust every word before creating. Opening a prompt uses no credits.
Replace only the background with a warm ivory studio wall. Keep the same person, facial features, expression, hairstyle, outfit, pose, and camera angle. Match the background lighting to the original portrait.
What to check: Inspect the hairline, shoulders, and shadows. The background should change without redesigning the person.
Try this editOpen Create and upload the photo you want to edit. Keep it as the first image in the scene recipe. Choose a source where the subject's outline is visible; cropped feet, motion blur, and hair that blends into the wall make the finished edges harder to evaluate.
You can describe a new setting without a second image. For a specific room, garden, or studio, add a place reference you have permission to use. A reference with a similar camera height and light direction gives you fewer conflicts to resolve in the prompt.
“At a museum” leaves most of the scene undecided. “Inside a quiet modern art museum with warm side light, pale stone, and a full-length editorial composition” gives the edit a photographic direction.
For a simple studio edit, start with: Replace only the background with a warm ivory wall and a matte floor. Keep the same person, face, hairstyle, outfit, pose, and camera angle. Match the new scene to the original light and keep a natural contact shadow beneath the feet.
For a location reference, try: Use the garden reference for the setting only. Preserve the person and clothing from my source photo. Keep the original framing, match the horizon to the camera height, and use soft overcast light throughout the scene.
State which parts should remain: the same person, pose, expression, focal length, and foreground detail. A narrow request makes it easier to evaluate whether the edit obeyed the brief.
If the subject looks pasted into the scene, compare the direction of the face light with the shadows in the room. Ask for the background light to match the source instead of changing the face and setting together. For floating feet or furniture, specify floor contact and the correct seat height.
If hair, glasses, or clothing edges have changed, return to the original source and request a simpler background. Keep the same outfit and pose while you work on the setting. AI editing regenerates image details; it is not a pixel-exact cutout or a guarantee that everything outside the background stays untouched.
A creative scene change can be obvious entertainment or art direction. If the image could be mistaken for evidence that a person attended a real place or event, label it as AI-edited.
No. A prompt is enough for a general setting such as a plain studio wall. Add a place reference when specific architecture, colors, or depth matter, and state that the reference controls the setting rather than the person.
Moonlight's image workflow creates a new scene and delivers a JPEG. It does not provide a transparent cutout or editable background layer. Use a dedicated background-removal tool if you need transparency for a product layout.
Each generated image costs 3 credits, including another attempt with a revised prompt. New accounts receive 15 welcome credits, enough for 5 image creations. Review the source and narrow the prompt before spending credits on another version.
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