How to Turn a Few Photos into a Consistent Photoshoot: Part 1

In this lesson, we move from theory to practice and break down how to create a consistent safe-for-work photoshoot for an AI character that already has at least a few finished images.

It's important that we deliberately don't start by creating a character from scratch. Instead, we start with scaling: first learning how to turn one or two images into dozens or hundreds of new ones, and only then moving on to creating the very first "base" image.

This order is essential. If you don't understand how to scale an existing look, creating a character from scratch will not produce stable results later on.

Starting Point: We Already Have an AI Character

We begin with a simple and very common situation: you already have an AI persona with a few existing images.

This could be:

• A character you worked with before
• An AI model from social media
• Or simply a set of strong images you consider the "canon"

In the example, a real AI model is used: images are simply downloaded from Instagram and taken as raw input, without any prior editing.

Tool 1. Carousel — Fast Variations of Existing Photos

The first and simplest tool to start with is Carousel.

Its core idea is straightforward: from one existing image, generate multiple new angles and variations that would be difficult or time-consuming to describe manually in a prompt.

How We Use Carousel in Practice

We take several existing photos of the character — for example, 3–4 images from different sources. For each one, we set:

• The number of variations (for example, 4 per image)
• The aspect ratio (if needed)
• And run the generation

When Carousel Works Best

Carousel is ideal when:

• You already have a strong final image
• You want to create an Instagram carousel
• Or you need additional angles that are hard to describe in words

The examples show that from a single image you can get:

• Side shots
• Top-down angles
• Close-ups with detail emphasis
• Back views
• And even stylized angles like a "fish-eye" look

Consistency Is the Key Advantage

In the example generation, you can see that:

• The character remains the same
• Clothing is preserved
• Hairstyle and accessories repeat across frames
• Locations look logically connected

This makes Carousel an excellent tool for regular content production.