Group Shots

Group Shots composite two or three single-shot portraits into a single multi-person scene while preserving each model's identity. Use it when you want models who exist on separate campaign images to appear together in the same final shot.

When to Use a Group Shot

  • You've generated single shots for several models in the same campaign and want a "together" version.
  • You want a hero image with a small ensemble that wouldn't be feasible to shoot as one scene.
  • You need consistent styling across multiple models from one campaign.

1. Create a Group Shot

  1. Open a campaign in Campaign Composer.
  2. In the Group Shots section, click Create Group Shot (or open an existing tile to edit it).
  3. You're taken to the group shot detail view, with the inspector panel on the right.

2. Configure the Composite

Pick Single Shots (2 to 3)

The inspector lists the single shots already in this group shot and the available shots in the campaign (completed single shots not yet in this group). Click a thumbnail to add it. Click the X on an added shot to remove. You need at least 2 and at most 3.

Shooting Location (optional)

By default, the group shot inherits the parent campaign's location. Click Select (or Edit) to pick a different one. The location determines the shared environment in the composite.

Styling Instructions (optional)

Free-text guidance for poses and interaction. For example: "Walking together through the city, laughing, relaxed poses."

Aspect Ratio

Pick the output dimensions for the composite (1:1, 4:5, 16:9, etc.).

3. Generate

Click Generate Group Shot. The button is disabled until you have 2 or 3 single shots selected. Generation shows a spinner; results appear in a grid when ready.

To make more variants with the same inputs, click Generate More.

4. Review and Refine

Each composite has the standard image card actions. Favorite is available directly on the tile. Everything else lives in the "..." (more actions) menu:

  • Reject: move to Rejected (recoverable from the Rejected tab).
  • Download / Release: upscale to high-res and download.
  • Edit with AI: open the Photo Editor for fine-tuning. This option is feature-flag gated and may not be available on your account.

Switch between All Images, Favorites, and Rejected tabs at the top of the gallery.

How Identity Consistency Works

Each selected single shot acts as a portrait reference for its model. The compositor uses those references to place every model into the shared scene while keeping facial identity, hair, and styling consistent with the original single shots. You don't have to do anything special to enable this; it's built into the flow.

AI models. Group Shots follow the Campaign's AI model setting from Settings > Campaign, with one exception: the initial per-person clean render (Phase 1) always uses GPT Image 2, regardless of which model or models are enabled. The composite step (Phase 2), where models are placed into the shared scene, respects whichever model or models are enabled for the campaign.

FAQs

Can I use models from different campaigns? A group shot pulls from single shots in the same campaign. To mix across campaigns, recreate the needed single shots in one campaign first.

Why not 4+ models? The current limit is 3 for compositional consistency. We may expand this later.

What if a model's identity drifts? Reject the result, regenerate, or pick a single shot with a clearer face for that model. The clearer the reference, the better the composite.

For further help, contact support@brandmachine.shop.