The person-consistency method
How to keep the same person across new photos
If every new setting gives you a different face, the problem is not that your prompt needs more adjectives. The tool needs a clear visual anchor. This is the reference-first workflow for adults using their own photos, consenting adults, and hired adult models.
Start with permission. Use your own adult photos, an adult who has knowingly agreed to the new scenes, or a model hired for this use. Do not use public figures, photos taken without consent, minors as a marketed use, deceptive contexts, fabricated endorsements, nudity, or suggestive scenes. A technically strong result does not make an unethical input acceptable.
Give the editor identity information, not just a name
Use one clear front-facing portrait at minimum. Add a three-quarter view and a full-body photo when the new shot changes angle or framing. Similar age, hair, and lighting across the reference set make it easier to tell which features are stable. Avoid sunglasses, heavy filters, motion blur, group photos, and crops that hide the jaw or hairline.
Write the shot as changes and constants
Describe the new setting, action, framing, and outfit first. Then state what remains: facial identity, hairline and curl pattern, skin tone, age, build, and any distinctive marks that are clearly visible in the references. If the clothing stays, name the garment and color. If clothing changes, say so plainly so the tool does not split the difference.
Do
- Use a front portrait plus relevant angle or full-body references.
- Change one major variable at a time while establishing the identity.
- Name the face, hair, age, build, and locked clothing as constants.
- Review every output beside the references before publishing.
Avoid
- Use a public figure or anyone who has not agreed.
- Ask one cropped portrait to define an unseen full-body pose.
- Treat a plausible lookalike as good enough.
- Publish a misleading setting, endorsement, or event as if it happened.
Judge identity before aesthetics
A beautiful photo with the wrong person is a failed result. Check the eye spacing, nose and mouth shape, jaw, hairline, curl pattern, visible marks, age, skin tone, and body proportions. Then check the requested outfit and scene. Re-run misses from the original references rather than chaining from a drifted output. Our limitations page records what held in testing and where the evidence is still thin.
Questions, answered plainly
How many photos do I need to keep the same person?
One clear front-facing portrait can start a gentle scene change. Two or three references are stronger for a new angle, outfit, or full-body shot because they show the editor more of the adult it must preserve.
Why does the face drift when the outfit changes?
A large outfit, pose, and background change asks the model to rebuild most of the image at once. Keep the identity instructions explicit, use multiple references, and establish a few easier scenes before attempting the hardest angle.
Can I use a photo of my employee or customer?
Only with informed permission for this specific kind of generated use. Employment, friendship, or possession of a photo is not automatic consent. For commercial work, keep a clear record of the model release or agreement.
Can the result be used as proof that the person attended an event?
No. A generated scene must not be presented as evidence of an event, action, endorsement, or relationship that did not happen. Use it as clearly created brand or editorial content, never as deceptive documentation.
Build one consented scene first
Bring clear adult references, describe the new shot, and compare the result before building the rest of the set.
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