The ChatGPT ’80s photo trend is gaining attention on social media, especially Instagram. Users are turning their photographs into images inspired by the fashion and photography styles of the 1980s. The trend has now moved beyond general retro portraits, with users creating images based on regional styles. One version focuses on 1980s Kerala and Malayali culture. Users are asking ChatGPT to recreate their photographs as a family portrait, wedding picture, college photograph or studio portrait from the 80s.
Users can ask ChatGPT to recreate their photographs as family portraits, wedding pictures, college photographs or studio portraits from the period. Prompts can include Kerala sarees, mundus, traditional gold jewellery, classic Kerala homes and hairstyles from the decade. The prompts also tell ChatGPT to keep the person’s facial features and identity recognizable while adding elements such as warm lighting, soft focus and analogue film grain. Prompt: Turn this photograph into an authentic 1980s Kerala college-era portrait. Keep the original face, facial structure and expression recognisable. Add period-appropriate 1980s Indian clothing and hairstyle, with a simple Malayali look. Keep the result photorealistic. Avoid excessive vintage effects, sepia tones or artificial-looking ageing. The photograph should look naturally shot on an analogue camera in the 1980s. Prompt: Recreate this photograph as an authentic 1980s Malayalam cinema-inspired studio portrait. Keep original facial features, identity and natural expression recognisable. Give me period-accurate 1980s hair, makeup and clothing, with dramatic studio lighting, soft focus, subtle film grain and the look of an analogue camera.