Add Person to Photo
Add missing family members or generate people naturally into any photo with AI.
Type 'add a person standing on the right side wearing a blue dress, smiling' and EditThisPic's AI generates and places a realistic person in 30-60 seconds. Perfect for adding someone who missed the photo, compositing family members from different shots, or populating empty scenes. The AI matches lighting, perspective, and style automatically. No selection required. Free to try, no account needed.
How it works
Upload your photo
Drop your group photo or scene into EditThisPic. Photos with clear space where the person should stand work best. The AI needs room context to match scale and lighting. JPG, PNG, WebP up to 7MB.
Describe the person and placement
Type exactly who and where: 'add a woman with brown hair standing next to the man on the left, wearing a similar formal outfit' or 'add a child holding hands with the couple.' Include appearance details, position, pose, and clothing style. The AI generates people matching your description and the scene.
Copy one of these to get started:
add a middle-aged woman with shoulder-length brown hair standing next to the group on the right, wearing similar formal clothing, smiling naturally
add a young boy around 8 years old standing in front of the adults, wearing a nice shirt, looking at the camera with a happy expression
add a couple walking hand in hand in the middle distance of the beach scene, wearing casual summer clothing
add a professional-looking person in business attire standing beside the existing portrait subject, matching the studio lighting
3 more prompts
add a man in a dark suit standing at the end of the wedding party lineup, matching the formal attire and pose of others
add several people sitting in the empty seats in the audience area, dressed casually and looking toward the stage
add a person jogging in the background of the park scene, wearing athletic clothing, naturally blurred for depth
Generate and review
Check that the person's scale matches others in the photo. Verify the lighting direction creates consistent shadows, and the pose looks natural for the scene. Look for seamless blending where the person meets the background.
Refine with markers if needed
If the person appears in the wrong spot or doesn't blend well, tap a marker on the exact position and regenerate with more specific details. Great for fine-tuning placement in complex group shots.
"My dad missed our family reunion photo. I described him and the AI added someone that looked natural in the group. We framed it." @FamilyMoments_Lisa
See it in action
Missing family member added
A family reunion photo with an obvious gap filled by adding the missing person naturally.
add a woman with gray hair in a purple cardigan standing in the gap at the right end of the group, smiling warmly, matching the casual indoor lighting
Child added to couple portrait
A couple's portrait transformed into a family photo by adding their child.
add a young girl around 5 years old standing in front of the couple, wearing a cute dress, being held by the parents' hands
Background people added to scene
An empty park scene made more lively by adding people in the background.
add a few people walking in the background of the park, some sitting on benches, naturally blurred for depth, casual outdoor clothing
If something looks off
Person is the wrong size for the scene
Why: The AI misjudged the perspective and ground plane, creating a scale mismatch.
add the person at the correct scale to match other people in the photo, feet on the same ground level
💡 Use markers to indicate where the person's feet should touch the ground for accurate scaling
Lighting on the person doesn't match
Why: The generated person has different light direction than the existing photo subjects.
add the person with lighting from the [same direction - left/right] to match others in the scene
💡 Study where highlights and shadows fall on existing people and describe that lighting
Clothing style looks out of place
Why: The AI generated appropriate clothing but not matching the scene's formality or era.
add the person wearing [specific clothing type] similar to the other people in the photo
💡 Always describe clothing in relation to others: 'matching the formal attire' or 'casual like the group'
AI changed the wrong area or something I didn't want changed
Why: The AI could not determine exactly which area you meant from description alone. This happens with ambiguous requests.
Tap a marker on the specific area you want to change, then regenerate with the same prompt
💡 Markers tell the AI 'I mean THIS one specifically.' Use them when description alone is ambiguous.
Person looks pasted on or artificial
Why: Edge blending is off or the person doesn't interact naturally with the environment.
blend the added person naturally into the scene with appropriate shadows on the ground and realistic edges
💡 Add 'natural shadow on the ground' and 'seamlessly blended' to your prompt
Pose looks awkward for the scene
Why: The generated pose doesn't match the context of the photo or other subjects.
add the person in a natural [standing/sitting/walking] pose that matches the other people in the scene
💡 Describe the pose explicitly: 'arms at sides,' 'hands clasped,' 'casual stance'
Quick answers
Do I need to mark where the person should go?
No! Just describe the position: 'add a person standing on the right side of the group' or 'add someone sitting on the empty chair.' The AI understands spatial descriptions. Use markers only when you need precise placement in crowded scenes or when the description alone keeps putting the person in the wrong spot.
Can I add a specific real person to a photo?
EditThisPic generates new people based on your description rather than compositing from existing photos. You can describe characteristics ('elderly man with white beard and glasses') and the AI will generate someone matching that description. For exact likeness composites, you would need traditional photo editing software.
How do I make the added person match the photo's style?
Describe clothing, pose, and lighting to match: 'wearing formal attire like the others,' 'matching the casual beach style,' or 'with studio lighting from the left like the existing subjects.' The more details you provide about matching the scene, the more natural the result.
Can I add multiple people at once?
Yes. Describe each person and their position: 'add two children standing in front of the adults' or 'add a group of three people in the background.' For complex scenes, adding people one at a time gives you more control over placement.
Does this work for adding someone to a crowded photo?
It works but requires precision. Use markers to indicate exactly where in the crowd the person should appear. Describe how they should interact with nearby people: 'add someone in the gap between the two people on the left.'
Ready to complete your group photo?
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