Trip Planning, made with GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
Example made with GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

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GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst flat-lay photo promptTrip Planning

The exact text-to-image prompt behind this picture, made with GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst.

Prompt

Vertical 4:5 portrait frame. A travel planning tabletop from a slightly high angle: a fold-out illustrated map, a passport, a film camera, a guidebook bristling with colorful sticky notes, a cup of coffee and a pair of sunglasses, warm morning light on a wooden table, lifestyle photography, no readable text.

Prompts are kept in their original English to help reproduce the example. Copy one as it is, or adapt it for your project.

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Settings

Mode
Text to image
Aspect ratio
4:5
Quality
high
Price
From 2 credits

The exact price shows before you generate.

Make your own version

  1. For a different mood, rewrite only the light: warm morning light on a wooden table.
  2. lifestyle photography sets the whole feel of the shot. Swap it for another camera style to change the vibe.
  3. The prompt ends with no readable text. Leave that in, or the model may add random lettering.

Where this idea comes from

Inspired by an idea from @Naiknelofar788, collected in Evolink-AI/awesome-gpt-image-2-API-Prompts under CC0 1.0. PopNow wrote this prompt and made the example above.

Style prompt guide

Style traits to keep

A sunlit travel flat-lay captures the anticipation of an upcoming journey through textured paper goods, analog gear, and morning beverage steam. GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst renders the warm tabletop vignette with convincing materials, soft directional shadows, and crisp edges. It succeeds by grounding editorial travel styling in specific tactile props while barring AI gibberish text from distracting the viewer.

This lifestyle still-life style merges organic warmth with editorial tabletop staging to evoke an aspirational travel mood.

Light
Low-angle morning sunlight casts soft, long shadows across the surface, giving believable physical depth to flat paper goods.
Palette
Warm amber and honey wood tones contrast against vibrant accent notes and cool ceramic glazes to keep the image vibrant.
Texture
Tactile surfaces like crisp paper folds, worn passport leather, and matte camera metal create tangible realism.
Composition
A curated high-angle flat-lay frames objects with intentional breathing room, preventing the tabletop from looking disorganized.

What defines this look

  1. framing and camera angleVertical 4:5 portrait frame. A travel planning tabletop from a slightly high angle:

    Establishes the elevated perspective and social-feed aspect ratio. Without this, the model might drop to eye level or crop items tightly, losing the curated tabletop arrangement.

  2. anchor travel elementsa fold-out illustrated map, a passport, a film camera,

    Defines the nostalgic wanderlust theme with analog adventure staples. Omitting these turns the scene into an ordinary desk study or generic breakfast layout.

  3. storytelling lifestyle cluttera guidebook bristling with colorful sticky notes, a cup of coffee and a pair of sunglasses,

    Adds human presence, active itinerary planning, and pops of bright accent color. Replacing them produces a stark, sterile still life rather than an authentic travel moment.

  4. lighting and aesthetic constraintwarm morning light on a wooden table, lifestyle photography, no readable text.

    Dictates the golden-hour atmosphere and editorial look while suppressing garbled pseudotext across the map and documents. Removing the negative prompt causes cluttered, distracting fake lettering.

Same style, new subjects

Baker prep station

Applies the warm tabletop aesthetic to artisanal baking prep, ideal for food blog imagery.

Prompt

Vertical 4:5 portrait frame. A baking prep tabletop from a slightly high angle: a rustic sourdough loaf, a dusting of white flour, a vintage kitchen scale, a handwritten recipe card bristling with colorful sticky notes, a jar of sourdough starter and a ceramic bowl, warm morning light on a wooden table, lifestyle photography, no readable text.

Painter work table

Shifts the editorial flat-lay style to a creative painter studio setup.

Prompt

Vertical 4:5 portrait frame. An artist studio tabletop from a slightly high angle: a fold-out watercolor palette, worn natural bristle brushes, a sketchbook bristling with colorful sticky notes, ceramic mixing saucers and a tube of cobalt paint, warm morning light on a wooden table, lifestyle photography, no readable text.

Garden seed table

Adapts the lifestyle still-life lighting and structure for a botanical gardening theme.

Prompt

Vertical 4:5 portrait frame. A gardening prep tabletop from a slightly high angle: paper seed envelopes, a pair of brass pruning shears, a small potted succulent, an illustrated field guide bristling with colorful sticky notes, a ceramic tea mug and wooden plant markers, warm morning light on a wooden table, lifestyle photography, no readable text.

Model and settings

Keep the aspect ratio at 4:5 for balanced tabletop framing that comfortably displays vertical compositions on modern screens. Set the quality to high so GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst renders fine paper textures, camera dials, and table grain without smudging. If you need a website header or desktop wallpaper, switch the aspect ratio to 16:9 while leaving the mode in text-to-image.

  • FLUX.2 ProChoose FLUX.2 Pro if you want ultra-photorealistic reflections on the camera lens and sunglasses, or if you want exact hex color control over your tabletop props.

When the style drifts

The scene fills with gibberish alien text across the map and guidebook.
Reinforce the negative prompt by adding unprinted abstract map graphics, clean unlettered covers to the prompt.
The lighting looks sterile, cool, and flat like an office stock photo.
Replace warm morning light with low-angle golden hour sunlight casting soft diagonal shadows across warm oak.
Objects look cluttered and overlap into an illegible pile.
Add neatly spaced flat-lay arrangement with generous negative space directly after slightly high angle.

Questions about this style prompt

How do I prevent the model from generating fake gibberish text on the map?

The phrase no readable text helps GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst keep surfaces clean. If mock lettering still creeps in, specify minimalist graphic map with blank parchment labels to discourage the model from attempting typography.

Can I change the wooden table to marble or linen without ruining the vibe?

Yes. Swap wooden table for white honed marble slab or neutral textured linen tablecloth. Keep warm morning light and lifestyle photography so the soft editorial shadows still define the shapes.

Why is a slightly high angle better than a top-down flat lay for this prompt?

A slight angle preserves dimensional height on props like the coffee mug, camera lens, and stacked sticky notes. A direct overhead view flattens cups and cameras into plain circles, diminishing depth and morning shadow play.