I Cloned Myself Using AI Prompts — Here’s How You Can Too

AI isn’t just transforming art, it’s reshaping how we see ourselves. I challenged ChatGPT and Sora to reinterpret my photo across styles: gritty noir film, oil portrait, cyberpunk fantasy, and more. What emerged felt like stepping into parallel universes.

Want to play along? For every image below, I’ll share its title, the visual result, and the prompt behind it. To create your own:

1. Go to ChatGPT (enable image uploads) or sora.chatgpt.com.
2. Upload a clear photo of yourself.
3. Copy and paste your favorite prompt from this post.
4. Hit generate — and prepare to be amazed!

Let’s explore this uncanny gallery together…”

Prompt:

A young man with the face of the uploaded image and a holographic bomber jacket, glowing LED strips wrapping around his silhouette. He stands in a neon club, lasers reflecting off mirrored sunglasses. Sony A7R IV, futuristic nightclub aesthetic.

Prompt:

Ultra-detailed hyper-realistic close-up portrait xact Like with the face of the uploaded photo without Glasses, showing The while face submerged underwater, both eyes in sharp focus, positioned in the middle of the frame, light rays creating caustic patterns across skin, suspended water droplets and bubbles adding depth, cinematic lighting with soft shadows and crisp highlights, photorealistic textures including skin pores, wet lips, eyelashes, and subtle subsurface scattering, surreal and dreamy atmosphere, shallow depth of field, underwater macro perspective. 3:4 aspect ratio

Prompt:

A hyper-realistic overhead shot of a young man driving a 1967 open-roof Ford Mustang at rush hour. He wears a shiny black open-collar shirt, off-white trousers, a leather watch, sunglasses, and has a tattooed forearm. One hand on the wheel, the other resting on the seat, looking back over his shoulder at the camera with a positive vibe. Sharp focus on him and the car interior, blurred background with cinematic bokeh, natural morning light, warm color grading.

Urban Tunnel Confidence

Prompt:

Eye-level, half-body cinematic photo of a confident man with the face of the uploaded image leaning on a Nike graffiti wall in a rainy urban tunnel at evening, wearing a colorblock Nike windcheater, cargo track pants, tousled hair, hands in pockets. Black Ferrari F12berlinetta with glowing headlights beside him, water reflections, moody lighting, sharp focus, bokeh background, hyper-realistic, 8K.

Casual iPhone Snapshot

Prompt:

Gen photo of an extremely ordinary and unremarkable iPhone selfie, with no clear subject or sense of composition-just a quick accidental snapshot. The photo has slight motion blur and uneven lighting from streetlights or indoor lamps, causing mild overexposure in some areas. The angle is awkward and the framing is messy, giving the picture a deliberately mediocre feel, as if it were taken absentmindedly while pulling the phone from a pocket. The main character is [uploaded person’s face], and [Cristiano Ronaldo] stands next to him, both caught in a casual, imperfect moment. The background shows a lively Los Angeles street at night, with neon lights, traffic, and blurry figures passing by. The overall look is intentionally plain and random, capturing the authentic vibe of a poorly composed, spontaneous iPhone selfie. Ar 9:16

Dramatic Cinematic Portrait

Prompt:

Dramatic, ultra-realistic close-up in black and white with high-contrast cinematic lighting from the side, highlighting the contours of their faces and beard, casting deep shadows. They gaze confidently upward into a dark void. The atmosphere is mysterious with a minimalist black background. Details in 4K. Keep the subject’s exact facial structure, hair texture, and the original photo.

Augmented Reality Reflections

Prompt:

Create an image with the face of the uploaded photo with these features: A young male in a dimly lit room, gazing thoughtfully at his smartphone. Augmented reality (AR) holograms float around him, including social media icons like Instagram and Threads, app icons from a smartphone screen, follower statistics, and interaction metrics like likes and views. A message in the bubble reads, “And you deserve the best, that’s why I’m here.” The scene is bathed in soft, cinematic light.

 

Street Scene Portrait

Prompt:

Create an image with the face of the uploaded photo, which has these features: A man standing on a street, a bustling crowd around her blurred by motion, shallow depth of field so her face is razor-sharp, damaged-film aesthetics with visible grain, dust, and scratches, high contrast, cinematic composition, and moody.

Cinematic Urban Portrait

Prompt:

Create an image with the face of the uploaded photo with these features:
Cinematic overhead shot of me standing still, a brick city skyline, wearing a dark oversized blazer, motion blurred crowd rushes past around me, moody lighting, and a cigar in my mouth, 35mm film look. Shallow depth of field, sharp focus on me. Ration portrait 4:3

Telekinesis Magic Moment

Prompt:

Create an image with the face from the uploaded photo with these features: A young man with dark hair wearing a black hoodie sits in a rustic wooden booth, staring intensely at the camera with one hand supporting his chin and the other reaching forward as if performing telekinesis. Dozens of playing cards fly around him in mid-air, captured in dynamic slow-motion with motion blur. The background shows vertical wooden panels and a framed photo of a man playing cards. Cinematic lighting above and front highlights his face, creating a surreal vibe. Shallow depth of field keeps the face in sharp focus while foreground and background blur slightly. Warm and muted tones, dramatic atmosphere, magical and surreal vibe.

 

Neon Reflections in Rain

Prompt:

An image from the uploaded photo with a thoughtful expression stands behind a rain-speckled glass window at twilight. The glass reflects vibrant neon city lights in shades of pink, blue, and purple, creating natural overlays that softly blur her facial features. Raindrops slowly slide down the glass, distorting parts of her face and adding texture to the scene. Soft ambient streetlights and distant lightning provide subtle highlights, while her eyes gaze beyond the reflections, capturing a moment of quiet introspection in a bustling urban night. Photographed with a full-frame DSLR camera, using an 85mm f/1.4 prime lens to create a shallow depth of field. ISO set to 400 to maintain low noise in dim light, aperture wide open at f/1.4 for smooth bokeh, and a shutter speed of 1/125s to capture subtle motion in the raindrops. The image is shot handheld with natural ambient light enhanced by city neon reflections, emphasizing softness and mood.

Neon Water Reflection

Prompt:

A hyper-realistic close-up portrait of the uploaded image, with only the left half visible and partially submerged in water. The scene is illuminated dramatically with soft, ambient blue and pink neon lighting, casting colorful reflections on his wet skin and damp hair. Water droplets and small bubbles cling to his face, enhancing the cinematic mood. The skin texture, slight beard stubble, and intense eye focus are visible.

Film Noir Portrait

Prompt:

A dramatic film noir portrait of the uploaded image wearing classic Ray-Ban style sunglasses, with a light mustache and textured hair. He is dressed in a retro-patterned button-up shirt. The setting is moody and cinematic, shot in black and white. One side of his face is softly illuminated while the other side fades into shadow, evoking mystery. The background is dark and foggy, with faint streetlamp light or blurred window blinds casting sharp horizontal shadows. The art style is vintage photography or a 1940s noir movie poster.”

Cyberpunk Neon Portrait

Prompt:

Cinematic cyberpunk portrait of a man with the face of the uploaded image walking through a neon-lit futuristic city, nighttime scene, heavy rain, soaked trench coat, neon reflections on wet street, dramatic side profile, serious expression, vibrant pink and blue ambient lighting from neon signs, busy urban street with motion blur of rushing crowd, shallow depth of field, shot on 35mm film, detailed textures, moody atmosphere, Blade
Runner aesthetic.” Optional additions for refinement: Camera settings: 35mm lens, aperture f/ 1.4 for shallow depth of field. Lighting: ambient neon, rim lighting on edge. The face should be the one from the uploaded image.

Masked Heist Vibe

Prompt:

Cinematic front headshot of standing holding mMMoney Heistask covering half of my face, giving Badass Looks or action, Wearing A red outfit from the Money Heist series, People behind me running and scared, background with moody lightning35mm film look, Shallow depth of field, sharp focus on and show the people a Little bit. Ratio portrait 4:3.

And that’s my journey through the AI looking-glass! From cinematic alter egos to dream versions, each prompt unlocked a new facet of ‘me’ — or at least, how algorithms interpret me.

Now it’s your turn! Grab a photo, pick a prompt from above, and see what magic ChatGPT or Sora creates for you. Tag me or drop your results in the comments — I’d love to see which styles you try!

Whether these feel like digital twins or distant AI cousins, one thing’s clear: we’re just scratching the surface of identity in the age of generative tech. Thanks for joining the experiment!

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