# Circle what you want changed in a photo and watch it happen

> You draw a messy red circle, and a plant appears exactly there.

Draw a quick circle on your photo with your phone's markup tool, then tell Gemini what goes there. It changes only that spot and erases your marks.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/circle-it-to-change-it/
- Category: Hidden AI superpowers
- Made for: Everyone, Small business owners, Creators
- Works in: Gemini
- Time: About 5 minutes
- Effort: A few steps
- Needs a photo: yes, attach it before you send the prompt

## The prompt

Fill in the parts in [square brackets], or leave them and the AI will ask you for them.

```text
In my uploaded photo, I've drawn a red circle around one area. Inside the red circle only, [THE CHANGE, e.g. add a potted fig tree]. Keep everything outside the circle exactly the same, including the lighting, colors, people, and camera angle. Make the new item match the room's lighting, perspective, and shadows so it looks like it was always there. Then remove my red circle completely so there's no trace of it. Photorealistic, natural result.
```

## Step by step

1. Open the photo in your phone's markup tool and circle the spot in red.
2. Upload the marked-up photo to Gemini.
3. Paste the prompt and say what should appear (or disappear) inside the circle.

## What you'll get

Your same photo with one spot changed exactly where you circled it, matched to the lighting, with no red marks left behind.

## Good to know

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in Gemini. On this page, one tap copies the prompt and opens the app, so you just paste. No paid plan is noted for this one.

**How long does it take?** About 5 minutes. It's rated "A few steps". There are 3 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** One clear photo to attach first, then the prompt. The prompt also asks for: the change.

**What will I get back?** Your same photo with one spot changed exactly where you circled it, matched to the lighting, with no red marks left behind.

Idea spotted on the web, shared by Julia Tovmasyan (Picsart): https://picsart.com/blog/nano-banana-2-1-prompts/. The prompt is The Solo Creators' own version.

## Go further

Ready-made skills in the Solo Creators AI Studio (https://thesolocreators.com/studio/) that fit this: No AI Slop (A sharp editor that cuts the AI tells from any draft. Your point and your voice stay); TLDR (Your AI stops writing walls of text: every reply leads with the next action, numbered and skimmable).

From AI Use Cases and Prompts by The Solo Creators: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/. Free to use; please link back to the page when you share it.