AI prompts let users turn selfies into 1960s‑80s retro photos
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AI-generated summary of the coverage listed below: A new trend on social media shows how to use ChatGPT‑style prompts to transform ordinary selfies into vintage‑style portraits from the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. The guide offers step‑by‑step instructions for recreating period‑specific clothing, hairstyles, jewelry, home settings, and analog photography effects, with a focus on Kerala‑inspired imagery. The trend is gaining traction on Instagram, where users share their AI‑generated retro images.
Covered by 6 outlets across the spectrum: 0% left, 50% center, 50% right.
Who is covering this story
- Center (2): Hindustan Times, Mint
- Right-leaning (3): Sunday Guardian, Times of India, Deccan Chronicle
Sources
- 80s Look AI Photo Editing Prompt: How to Create Viral Retro Pictures From Your Photos Using AI, Try These 1960s, 70s, 80s and 90s Prompts – Step-by-Step Guide (Prompt inside) — Sunday Guardian (right-leaning)
- How to use these 11 prompts to turn your photos into retro Bollywood looks — Times of India (right-leaning)
- Bollywood Stars Join Viral 1980s AI Photo Trend — Deccan Chronicle (right-leaning)
- Amid the 1980s nostalgia trend, here are 10 ChatGPT photo tricks you didn’t know — Hindustan Times (center)
- 1980s AI Photo trend: 5 ChatGPT prompts to create Punjab-style retro images — Mint (center)
- ChatGPT prompt for photo editing: Want Kerala-style retro images from 1960s, 70s, 80s and 90s? Try these five ideas — Mint (center)