What this does
This guide helps you use AI to quickly organize, curate, and turn last year’s photos into a meaningful photo book—without sorting thousands of images by hand. Using AI, you’ll identify the best photos, group them by theme or moment, and create a finished book that feels intentional instead of random.
Why it's useful
Most people have years of photos sitting on their phones that never get printed or shared. Creating a photo book sounds nice—but it also feels overwhelming and time-consuming. This prompt helps you move from “I should do this someday” to a finished keepsake in hours, not weeks.
Use This Entire Prompt:
Before you use it, just remember:
- Copy the entire prompt in italics below (use the button)
- Paste into Notepad, Word, Docs, or your favorite text editor
- Personalize all [brackets]
- Paste into ChatGPT, Gemini, or your favorite AI app
- Run the prompt
I want help turning last year’s photos into a meaningful photo book using AI. Here are my details:
- Time period to include: [entire year or specific months]
- Approximate number of photos: [estimate]
- Where my photos live: [phone, cloud, mixed]
- Who the book is for: [myself, partner, family, grandparents, gift]
- Tone I want: [warm, celebratory, reflective, minimalist, playful]
- Events or moments that matter most: [trips, holidays, milestones, everyday life]
- My biggest blocker right now: [too many photos, not enough time, decision fatigue]
Please help me by:
- Creating a simple system to narrow thousands of photos into a manageable shortlist
- Suggesting logical sections or chapters for the photo book
- Recommending how many photos per section to avoid clutter
- Writing short, optional captions or section titles (if desired)
- Providing a step-by-step workflow to go from photos → finished book quickly
- Offering tips to avoid perfectionism and actually finish the project
Keep everything practical, emotionally meaningful, and time-efficient.
How this helps you
You stop feeling guilty about unused photos and finally turn them into something tangible. Instead of another unfinished project, you end up with a keepsake you’re proud of—or a meaningful gift someone will truly appreciate.
