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This is art, not evidence. The local editor gives you a free ghost-echo preview; the prompts help an image model build a cleaner plate. Never present the result as a real paranormal photograph.
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AI Ghost Photo Editor
Create an artistic ghost portrait with a double exposure or an empty-space echo, and label it honestly as an AI-assisted composite.
Quick answer
Local look lab
Preview the mood before you spend a credit
Upload a photo you own. The canvas, grade, grain, and caption stay in this browser.
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Choose a photo to start. Nothing leaves this browser.
Prompt studio
Start from a structured brief, not a blank box
Pick a look, set the direction, and copy a prompt that names what must stay fixed.
Direction: cinematic portrait; preserve identity; one person.
Use the uploaded portrait as the identity reference. Create an artistic double-exposure ghost portrait. Preserve the subject's recognizable face, skin tone, age, and body proportions. Combine a sharp foreground portrait with a softly offset, semi-transparent echo of the same person. The echo should be blurred and desaturated, like a memory, not a second person. Use a dark interior with a single window light, fine film grain, and a cool blue-gray palette. Keep one person only. Do not create a duplicate face, a monster, extra limbs, readable text, or a watermark.
Three useful outcomes
What you can make on this page
Art plate
A ghostly image with a clear label
The page treats the result as a composite, not evidence.
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Local echo
A free preview before generation
The local editor adds a blurred offset echo and a cold grade.
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Identity
A foreground face that stays recognizable
The prompt locks the real person before it adds the haze.
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Three copy-ready prompt recipes
Soft ghost
Double Exposure
Useful for comparing how models handle transparency and blur.
Use the uploaded portrait as the identity reference. Create an artistic double-exposure ghost portrait. Preserve the subject's recognizable face, skin tone, age, and body proportions. Combine a sharp foreground portrait with a softly offset, semi-transparent echo of the same person. The echo should be blurred and desaturated, like a memory, not a second person. Use a dark interior with a single window light, fine film grain, and a cool blue-gray palette. Keep one person only. Do not create a duplicate face, a monster, extra limbs, readable text, or a watermark.
Avoid: duplicate face, monster, extra limbs, text, watermark
Absence
Empty Chair
A budget route is enough for an atmospheric plate.
Create an original artistic ghost photograph. A dim living room contains an empty armchair facing a window. A faint human-shaped haze sits in the chair, made of soft light and dust rather than a recognizable face. Use long-exposure photography, realistic dust motes, a cold window light, and a warm lamp in the background. The image should feel melancholy and ambiguous, not gory. No readable text, no logos, no watermark, no clear face.
Avoid: clear face, gore, text, logo, watermark
Motion blur
Hallway Echo
Character routes help keep the foreground face stable.
Use the uploaded photo as the identity reference. Create an artistic long-exposure ghost portrait in a narrow apartment hallway. The subject stands still in the foreground while a blurred, semi-transparent echo trails behind them. Preserve the foreground face and body proportions. Use a cold overhead light, a faint warm light at the far end of the hall, realistic wallpaper texture, and fine grain. Keep one person only. Do not add a second clear face, extra limbs, text, logos, or watermarks.
Avoid: second clear face, extra limbs, text, logo, watermark
WaveSpeed, SeeAPI, fal, Replicate, Kie
Which model should run this prompt?
| Provider | Best for | Typical route | Docs |
|---|---|---|---|
| ReplicateExperiment-first | Broad catalogue for experiments and batch comparisons | Community and first-party image/video models | Docs |
| WaveSpeedBudget-first | Low-cost image edits and image-to-video drafts | Seedream edit, FLUX Kontext, Wan image-to-video | Docs |
| KieCharacter-first | Nano Banana image edits and Kling video routes | Nano Banana, Kling video | Docs |
| SeeAPIRouting layer | One API surface for several model families and fallback routes | Image and video inference endpoints | Docs |
| falSpeed-first | Fast hosted queues and strong model coverage | FLUX, Kling, and other hosted media models | Docs |
Step by step
A workflow that protects identity
- Use a portrait with a simple background and even light.
- Preview the ghost-echo blend locally and adjust the offset.
- Copy the prompt into a provider and keep the foreground face sharp.
- Check the eyes and jawline before you judge the haze.
- Label the final image as an AI-assisted artistic composite.
Failure modes
Where most attempts fail
- Do not present the image as proof of a haunting.
- Do not use a deceased person's photo without the family's permission.
- Do not let the echo become a second clear face; that reads as a duplicate, not a ghost.
- Do not add gore; the effect works better with restraint.
- Do not remove the disclosure when you share the image.
Editorial brief
AI Ghost Photo Editor: the longer brief
Ghost photography is a composition problem with an ethical edge. The visual trick is simple: a sharp foreground and a soft, offset echo. The ethical rule is just as simple: call it art. The moment a page implies that a composite proves a haunting, the design stops being a creative tool and becomes misinformation.
Start with a portrait that has a clean background. If the background is busy, the echo will merge with it and the image will look muddy. Use the local editor to test the offset and opacity. When you move to a model, keep the foreground face as the identity anchor and describe the echo as light, dust, or a memory. Avoid words that ask for a second person; the model will oblige and create a duplicate.
Deeper guide
Go deeper before you spend credits
Read the deeper guide
The prompt is only half the job. The field note walks through the failure modes, the identity check, and the model comparison behind this page.
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Questions this page should answer fast
Is this a real ghost photo editor?
No. It creates an artistic composite. The result is not evidence of anything supernatural, and the page labels it that way.
Can I make a ghost photo without an AI model?
Yes. The local editor can create a simple double-exposure-style echo from one image. Use the AI prompts when you want a more elaborate scene or a cleaner plate.
How do I avoid a duplicate-face look?
Keep the echo blurred, offset, and partially transparent. Do not give the echo a sharp expression or a second pair of eyes. The foreground face should remain the only readable face.
Can I use a photo of a stranger?
No. Use a photo you own or have explicit permission to edit, and do not imply that a real person is haunted.
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