Photo to Video
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Pick the photo, write a prompt that describes motion instead of the picture, and send both to an image to video model. We did that on August 26, 2026 with a fisherman portrait from Seedream 5, animated by WAN 2.7 image to video for 2.5 credits in 168 seconds. The prompt is the part most people get wrong. The model can already see your photo, so describing the subject again spends the prompt on nothing. Describe what moves, what the light does, and how the camera drifts.
The photo we started with and the clip it became
Every example below was produced on PixelDojo. Hover to see the prompt.
Portrait of a middle-aged fisherman mending a net at golden hour, weathered hands in focus, shallow depth of field, natural skin texture, documentary photography style
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The fisherman looks up from his net and smiles slightly, wind moves his hair, golden hour light flickers on the water behind him, gentle handheld camera drift
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The photo and the clip below are one run on August 26, 2026: a Seedream 5 portrait sent to WAN 2.7 image to video with the motion prompt quoted on this page.
How It Works
One photo, one motion prompt, one run. 2.5 credits and 168 seconds on August 26, 2026.
Pick or generate the photo
Upload a photo you already have, or generate one first. Ours came from Seedream 5 for 2.5 credits, using this prompt: Portrait of a middle-aged fisherman mending a net at golden hour, weathered hands in focus, shallow depth of field, natural skin texture, documentary photography style. A photo with a clear subject and depth in the background gives the motion somewhere to go.
Write the motion, not the picture
Name what moves, what the light does, and how the camera behaves. Ours read: The fisherman looks up from his net and smiles slightly, wind moves his hair, golden hour light flickers on the water behind him, gentle handheld camera drift. Every clause there is a movement, a light change or a camera instruction. None of it re-describes the fisherman, because the model is already looking at him.
Generate and collect the clip
Send the photo and the motion prompt to WAN 2.7 image to video. Ours charged 2.5 credits and returned the clip in 168 seconds. If the movement lands too strong or too subtle, rewrite the motion words and run it again at the same 2.5 credits.
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Common Questions
Everything you need to know about Photo to Video
What should the prompt actually say?
Motion and camera, nothing else. The model can already see the photo, so re-describing the subject wastes the prompt. Ours read: The fisherman looks up from his net and smiles slightly, wind moves his hair, golden hour light flickers on the water behind him, gentle handheld camera drift.
What does one clip cost?
2.5 credits with WAN 2.7 image to video, the model we used. It is the same 2.5 credits whether the clip comes back in under 30 seconds or in 168.
How long does it take?
Our fisherman clip took 168 seconds. The same model returned a product clip in under 30 seconds on the same day. Turnaround varies with load. Price does not.
Can I use a photo I took myself?
Yes. Image to video takes any photo you upload. We generated ours with Seedream 5 for 2.5 credits so the whole run could be reproduced from one prompt.
The motion came out too strong. What do I change?
The motion words, not the subject words. Gentle handheld camera drift gave us a small believable move. Asking for a fast orbit or a big gesture gives you a bigger one. Each attempt costs the same 2.5 credits.
Are there cheaper or more expensive options?
Yes. WAN 2.6 Flash is 1 credit and WAN 3.0 Video is 12.5 credits by default. All of them come out of the same subscription, so trying a different one is a model choice rather than a billing change.