Moonlight field guide

What do you want to change?

Five practical recipes for editing the photograph you already have—each with the right inputs, three steps, a prompt to adapt, and a review checklist.

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Mara in a gray T-shirt and charcoal sweatpants — 01 · Source portrait

One visible recipe

Source photo + outfit reference + a sentence that says what stays and what changes.

Mara edited into a wine-red evening gown — 02 · Finished 4K edit

How to edit a photo and keep the same face

Use the source portrait as the identity anchor, name what must remain, and make the requested scene change specific.

Step 1
Open Create, upload the portrait, and keep it selected as the first image in the scene recipe.
Step 2
Add any visual references that clarify the wardrobe, setting, or pose, then save recurring material to the Library when useful.
Step 3
Describe both sides of the edit: the person, expression, or framing to preserve and the wardrobe, place, or atmosphere to change.

Prompt to adapt

Keep the same person, expression, hairstyle, and portrait framing. Dress her in the red evening look and move the scene into a quiet modern museum.

Review: Inspect facial structure, hairline, hands, jewelry, and the edges where the person meets the new background.

Read the face-preservation guide

How to change an outfit in a photo

Give the original person priority, use a clear garment reference, and describe how the new clothes should sit in the existing pose.

Step 1
Upload the photograph to edit, then add the garment image as an outfit reference rather than another source person.
Step 2
Name the clothing elements that should transfer and any accessories, pose, body shape, or framing that must stay unchanged.
Step 3
Generate the edit, review garment edges and anatomy at full size, and narrow the instruction before repeating if an important detail drifted.

Prompt to adapt

Keep the same person, pose, proportions, expression, and camera angle. Replace only the clothing with the red evening outfit, preserving the fabric drape and neckline.

Review: Check hands, waistlines, straps, jewelry, fabric edges, and any place where the new garment overlaps the body.

Read the outfit-changing guide

How to change a photo background with AI

Treat the person and camera position as fixed, then describe the new place, lighting direction, and depth behind them.

Step 1
Select the source image and add a place reference if the location is easier to show than describe.
Step 2
Tell Moonlight to preserve the person, pose, expression, camera position, and photographic character while replacing the setting.
Step 3
Review hair, shoulders, feet, shadows, and depth cues so the person belongs naturally inside the new scene.

Prompt to adapt

Keep the same person, pose, expression, camera angle, and shallow depth of field. Replace the street with a modern art museum at dusk and match the warm light to her face.

Review: Check foreground edges, cast shadows, reflections, horizon lines, and whether the new lighting direction agrees with the subject.

Read the background-changing guide

How to combine multiple reference images

Give every input one job—source, person, place, outfit, or pose—then use the prompt to explain their relationship.

Step 1
Upload the images you need and keep the source photograph first when you are editing an existing scene.
Step 2
Save repeat material as named people, places, outfits, or poses so its role stays clear in the Library and future recipes.
Step 3
Describe who wears what, where the scene happens, which pose matters, and what the finished photograph should feel like.

Prompt to adapt

Keep Mara from the source portrait, use the red evening outfit, place her inside the modern museum, and preserve the relaxed three-quarter pose.

Review: If references conflict, simplify the recipe or state which image controls identity, wardrobe, setting, pose, and overall style.

Read the multiple-reference guide

How to animate a photo with AI

Choose one owned still, direct only the motion, and keep the camera behavior simple enough for a short silent clip.

Step 1
Open Animate and choose a finished creation or upload a new still from your device.
Step 2
Describe movement over time—subject motion, fabric, hair, atmosphere, and camera behavior—without rewriting the whole image.
Step 3
Choose five or ten seconds, review the 720p silent MP4, and download the clip when the motion reads naturally.

Prompt to adapt

She turns slightly toward the window as the fabric moves in a soft breeze. The camera makes a slow, steady push forward. Keep the motion subtle.

Review: Short prompts with one subject action and one camera move are easier to evaluate than several competing motions.

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Before you start

Practical answers, kept in one place.

These answers describe the current Moonlight product rather than generic AI-photo advice.

How many images can I combine in one Moonlight creation?: A creation can combine up to ten source and reference images. Use fewer when each added image does not have a clear job.
Do I need to choose an image or video model?: No. Moonlight selects the image or video pipeline for the job, so the visible controls stay focused on inputs, references, instructions, and duration.
Are my source photos and results public?: No. Uploads, prompts, saved references, and results are private to your account by default.
How much does a photo edit cost?: Every image generation or edit costs three credits. A new account receives enough welcome credits for five image creations.
Can I animate a photo I did not create in Moonlight?: Yes. You can animate any image you own by uploading it in Animate. Five seconds costs 15 credits and ten seconds costs 30 credits.
What should a useful edit prompt include?: Name what should remain, what should change, how the references relate, and any framing, lighting, or atmosphere that materially affects the result.

Try one recipe

Start with the photo worth keeping.

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