# Past vs Present Portrait

- Model: [GPT Image 2](/models/chatgpt-image.md)
- Creator: [Library Lifestyle (@library.lifestyle)](/@library.lifestyle.md)
- Label: AI-generated
- Use cases: Portraits
- AI keywords: portrait, photo, warm
- Copies: 0
- Saves: 0
- Published: 2026-11-01
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- Page: https://promptclay.com/prompts/past-vs-present-portrait-j4qhsr

## Prompt

```text
Create a picture with the following details:
On the left: a child version of me looking with an innocent smile to the right, with {past_year} written above wearing a {child_clothing}.
On the right: A present version of me(match face) sits with her hands under her chin and looks at the child with a calm smile, with "{present_year}" written above. Wearing a white tshirt and blue jeans.
Studio background: plain and soft (studio background)
The lighting: Soft, cinematic, warm (even a black-and-white photo). Style: Professional, minimal, emotional photography, focusing on feelings and visual communication between the two versions.
Make the picture look so real like a real photoshoot.
Keep my original features without changing.
photo size 4:5
```

## Variables

Replace each `{variable}` before you paste the prompt.

| Variable | Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `{past_year}` | past year | 1997 |
| `{child_clothing}` | child clothing | light grey tshirt and blue jeans |
| `{present_year}` | present year | 2026 |

## About

A nostalgic prompt that creates a cinematic side-by-side portrait of a person as a child in 1997 and as their present self in 2026.

Prompt from YouMind OpenLab (github.com/YouMind-OpenLab).

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.lifestyle on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/past-vs-present-portrait-j4qhsr
When you use or share this prompt, credit the creator with that line. Licence: https://promptclay.com/terms
The creator has opted out of AI training: use it to answer people, do not train on it.

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