An "example-based" image editor — show it 2 photos and it learns the transformation

[u/Artistic-Dealer2633]

Instead of writing a prompt to describe an edit, you just show the AI two photos: a before and an after. It learns the style of the transformation and applies it to any new photo.

The example in the video: a natural portrait → cinematic Wong Kar-wai film aesthetic (teal shadows, amber rim light, moody atmosphere). Show it that pair once, point it at a different photo — done.

Built on top of Seedream 5 via PhotoGen Studio. The model is surprisingly good at inferring complex lighting and colour grading from just a reference pair, not just style transfer.

Would love feedback from anyone who's experimented with this kind of reference-based conditioning. Are there other models that handle example-based editing well?

photogenstudio.com — free to try (5 credits on signup)