Implement different AI upscaling prompts based on photography type

Some time ago, I realized that instead of dealing with my old-style DSLR camera (it's heavy), I could simply capture a well-framed photo with my smartphone, which is shitty in terms of particle quality, but then I process it with AI to make it look like it was captured by a professional camera. Here is a quick example: [1st photo: Captured by Samsung Galaxy S21](https://preview.redd.it/diik30u27hmg1.jpg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=060003202c718e08a14ffb1474bb63ea73d8e8e1) [2nd photo: AI post-edited version of the 1st one---basically upscaled.](https://preview.redd.it/dolb3zt27hmg1.jpg?width=1376&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=78741d9516bb7c113dda6d373e7d7b30cb135de9) I vibe-coded a ready-to-use prompt for such upscaling works, but then I realized that there are 3 distinct types of photos, and the same prompt does not work for every one of them: 1. Macro-photography (using x3 zoom for a close-distance object) 2. Tele-photography (using x10 zoom for a distanced object) 3. Landscape-photography (using x3 or less zoom for a landscape view) They all need different prompts for AI to properly process the upscaling---considering the crucial factors of "**perspective compression**" (*to convey the feeling that the objects are further away*) and "**diaphragm adjustment**" (*to make the background of the close-distance object blurry, and the landscape ones non-blurry*). I'll put those prompts I use for each of them at the end of the post. # The upscaling examples for all 3 of those types of photos **(1) Macro-photography (using x3 zoom for a close-distance object)** [Macro-photography---raw photo](https://preview.redd.it/0yfpqs9yahmg1.jpg?width=1376&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=00dd1067c9873c411ac694f1db0978437f407a00) [Macro-photography---upscaled](https://preview.redd.it/fplcg6myahmg1.jpg?width=1376&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7a0c33b9834b54312c43d8aa9a65dd126924b586) **(2) Tele-photography (using x10 zoom for a distanced object)** [Tele-photography---raw photo](https://preview.redd.it/1rf5hvg5bhmg1.jpg?width=1000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=082c4f80b054ba372fa6363a41bfc41e14a1b7eb) [Tele-photography---upscaled](https://preview.redd.it/lckw4ct5bhmg1.png?width=2400&format=png&auto=webp&s=07eda6020f5787ba82ddd4b43d1c8923e4d7d73a) **(3) Landscape-photography (using x3 or less zoom for a landscape view)** [Landscape-photography---raw photo](https://preview.redd.it/nas2sbu8bhmg1.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a1471a5aa9accc5d904e44f15f86aad378a3df79) [Landscape-photography---upscaled](https://preview.redd.it/ttln1u6jbhmg1.png?width=2400&format=png&auto=webp&s=3bfd65c356d04b4f670c05a48e827e2e8b6e5e21) \--- **BONUS:** You can also very easily edit on any capture---it's an amazing freedom & it's fun. As long as you don't do documentation, and you're just a casual photographer for art or memory creation, I think it's over... [The real raw photo with some busy backround](https://preview.redd.it/iefs7us0chmg1.jpg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=693536e42f618f0f764a0e115f0da49ef3cf64b2) [backround-cleared photo](https://preview.redd.it/i2nglq92chmg1.jpg?width=1376&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=08d889d4e588201940fe7354ff812f22110b667d) [\(after upscaling\)---enriched photo](https://preview.redd.it/er0rdnf4chmg1.png?width=2784&format=png&auto=webp&s=a001ea844c7de0c92d72f5b5828df99bb25cb500) # The prompts I use for all 3 of those types of photos ***(1) M***acro***-photography (using x3 zoom for a close-distance object)*** *\*\*task:\*\* perform a high-fidelity restoration and quality remaster of the provided phone image, converting it into a photorealistic, professional macro/object photograph.* *\*\*style simulation:\*\** *1- simulate a shot taken on a canon eos 5d mark ıv with a canon ef 100mm f/2.8l macro ıs usm lens.* *2- apply a razor-thin depth of field with critical optical sharpness strictly on the main subject's focal point. ensure a smooth, authentic transition into a creamy, optically accurate bokeh in the background.* *3- enhance with realistic lighting tones. apply a rich, vivid color grade while maintaining the natural fidelity of the subject's materials. ınstead of a flat profile, employ a cinematic film-like contrast curve (lifting shadows slightly while preserving vivid midtones and highlights) to avoid neutralizing the requested color saturation.* *4- remove all harsh digital phone sharpening and artifacting. replace it with pure optical characteristics: absolute clarity at the focal plane, accompanied by a raw, uncompressed optical texture and subtle, organic film grain.* *\*\*critical constraints (must follow):\*\** *1. \*\*strict composition preservation:\*\* you must maintain the exact geometry, outlines, silhouettes, and spatial arrangement of the original image. do not add new elements, do not shift angles, and do not reimagine the scene.* *2. \*\*enhancement only:\*\* the goal is purely to upscale texture quality, denoise, enhance the optical clarity of existing structural details without adding artificial edge halos, and improve lighting realism.* *3. \*\*target output:\*\* photorealistic finish with high resolution (target resolution: 7200 x 5400 px / aspect ratio: 4:3).* *---* ***(2) Tele-photography (using x10 zoom for a distanced object)*** *\*\*task:\*\* perform a high-fidelity restoration and quality remaster of the provided phone image, converting it into a photorealistic professional long-distance tele-photograph.* *\*\*style simulation:\*\** *1- simulate a shot taken on a canon eos 5d mark ıv with a 300mm f/4 prime telephoto lens.* *2- apply pronounced telephoto lens compression (spatial compression) that visually pulls the distant background closer to the subject. ıntroduce subtle atmospheric perspective (aerial haze or optical heat distortion) typical of long-distance photography, while ensuring the distant main subject remains in critical, sharp focus.* *3- enhance with realistic lighting tones. apply a nuanced color grade that respects distant atmospheric scattering (rendering shadows slightly cooler). reduce the dynamic range to create a naturally flatter contrast profile inherent to telephoto landscape/subject shots, avoiding unnatural vividness.* *4- soften the overall sharpness to remove digital edge enhancement, resulting in a rawer optical texture that mimics the natural slight softness and micro-turbulences of long-distance optical transmission.* *\*\*critical constraints (must follow):\*\** *1. \*\*strict composition preservation:\*\* you must maintain the exact geometry, outlines, silhouettes, and spatial arrangement of the original image. do not add new elements, do not shift angles, and do not reimagine the scene.* *2. \*\*enhancement only:\*\* the goal is purely to upscale texture quality, denoise, recover existing details obscured by distance, and improve lighting realism onto the \*existing\* structure.* *3. \*\*target output:\*\* photorealistic finish with high resolution (target resolution: 7200 x 5400 px / aspect ratio: 4:3).* *---* ***(3) Landscape-photography (using x3 or less zoom for a landscape view)*** *\*\*task:\*\* perform a high-fidelity restoration and quality remaster of the provided low-light phone landscape, converting it into a photorealistic, professional wide-angle environmental/urban photograph.* *\*\*style simulation:\*\** *1- simulate a shot taken on a high-resolution full-frame camera paired with a premium wide-angle prime lens (e.g., 24mm f/1.4), stopped down (e.g., f/8 or f/11) to achieve maximum hyperfocal sharpness.* *2- apply a deep depth of field (infinite focus). ensure that the entire optical plane—from the immediate dynamic foreground elements to the distant background horizon—remains crisp and in critical focus without any artificial blurring.* *3- enhance the complex twilight/low-light dynamics (e.g., the "blue hour" or dusk). expertly balance any warm artificial light sources within the scene against the cool, natural ambient light of the environment. recover subtle textures in the shadow areas without artificially over-brightening them; strictly maintain the moody, authentic low-light atmosphere inherent to the scene.* *4- completely eliminate low-light digital sensor noise, color blotching, and harsh phone sharpening. render a clean, high-dynamic-range optical texture with smooth, continuous tonal gradations in the sky, clouds, and any reflective surfaces, maintaining absolute clarity across the wide field of view.* *\*\*critical constraints (must follow):\*\** *1. \*\*strict composition preservation:\*\* you must maintain the exact geometry, outlines, silhouettes, and spatial arrangement of the original image. do not add new elements, do not shift angles, and do not reimagine the scene.* *2. \*\*enhancement only:\*\* the goal is purely to upscale texture quality, denoise the shadows, refine the optical clarity of the wide-angle view, and improve lighting realism onto the \*existing\* structure.* *3. \*\*target output:\*\* photorealistic finish with high resolution (target resolution: 7200 x 5400 px / aspect ratio: 4:3).*