Request a twilight photo edit that stays honest

About this exercise

You're listing 412 Larkin Road and want ChatGPT to turn the daytime front photo into a twilight shot. Get Claude to write the edit request as exactly 5 numbered instructions, plain text. It must keep the original framing (3:2, no cropping or extending), and say not to add a pool, a greener lawn or anything that isn't there. The cracked driveway and the neighbor's chain-link fence must stay as they are, since buyers will see them.

Common mistakes when you ask AI for this

• Doing what the seller texted. The AI adds the pool, greens the lawn and hides the fence, which misleads buyers. Try: Add: "No pool, no greener lawn, nothing added or removed."
• Hiding real flaws. The AI 'cleans up' the driveway crack and the fence because it thinks that's helpful. Try: Add: "Keep the cracked driveway and the chain-link fence exactly as they are."
• Letting the framing drift. Edit tools often crop or extend the scene unless told to keep the size. Try: Add: "Keep the same angle and 3:2 size. No cropping or extending."
• Getting a paragraph, not steps. The AI writes one long request with bold headings, so edits are hard to check one by one. Try: Add: "Exactly 5 numbered instructions, plain text."

What a strong prompt includes

• Sets the number of steps
• Keeps the framing
• Says what not to add
• Keeps real flaws
• Asks for plain text

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