What should I prepare before starting?

Prepare a clear source image that you have permission to use. Add references where needed and describe the exact changes, along with identities, positions, and details to preserve.

Will relighting preserve every original detail?

It may change texture or geometry while interpreting the new light. Inspect the whole image and use a conventional editing workflow if exact product or portrait fidelity is essential.

Does generation use credits?

Generation uses credits. Check the selected model’s price and your plan before generating. Regenerating a variation also uses credits; review the first result before making more.

AI Photo Relighting

Name: Pixo
Availability: InStock
Author: Pixo

Explore a different lighting mood in a photo while keeping the subject recognizable. Describe the source, direction, and softness of light before changing the atmosphere.

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Generation uses credits. Check the selected model’s price and your plan before generating.

Shape the creative brief

Light direction

Choose side, front, back, or overhead lighting and identify the main source.

Light quality

Specify soft diffuse light, a narrow beam, or a broader contrast change.

Preserved content

Keep the subject, pose, materials, and important scene details in view.

Two prompts to start with

Use these written examples as a starting point. Adapt the subject and references to your project; generated results will vary.

First direction

Relight my portrait with soft window light from the left and gentle shadow on the right. Preserve my identity, expression, hairstyle, clothing, and background layout. Keep skin texture natural.

Another approach

Change the lighting in my product photo to a warm late-afternoon side light. Preserve the object's exact shape and visible details, with consistent shadows and restrained reflections.

Finishing the result

Generative relighting can redraw details as well as illumination. Compare the result with the source and use controlled retouching where exact subject preservation is required.

How to get started with AI Photo Relighting

Prepare the source references

Choose side, front, back, or overhead lighting and identify the main source.

Open the image Playground

Choose Nano Banana 2 in Pixo. Add the source photo or sketch and describe what should change and what should stay. Add another reference if needed, then choose a supported output size.

Generate and compare

Check shadow direction, highlights, skin or material texture, edge halos, and changes to the original subject.

Prepare the final artwork

Generative relighting can redraw details as well as illumination. Compare the result with the source and use controlled retouching where exact subject preservation is required.

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Compare another approach before choosing a workflow.

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AI Photo Relighting: questions and answers

Inputs, creative control, and finishing your project.

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