FOR YOU · PDF
THE GUIDE YOU CAN READ.
Browse all 15 guides, find what fits the moment, and copy and paste the instruction into your conversation.
DOWNLOAD THE PDF ↗IMAGE-FIRST
YOUR TOOL + TOOLKIT RESOURCE PAGE
TIME TO PUT THOSE PHOTOGRAPHS TO WORK.
You know all those photographs you've got sitting on your phone, your hard drive, or buried in a folder somewhere?
The professional shots. The event photos. The random things you snapped because something caught your eye.
Well, now you've got something to do with them.
Image-First helps you explore the memories, experiences, observations, and ideas that come up when you look at your photographs. You can uncover something worth sharing—a useful lesson, a new perspective, or simply something that helps people get to know you better.
You don't need a story figured out before you start. That's the whole point.
REAL PHOTOGRAPHS. REAL CONVERSATIONS.© JOHN DEMATO
LET'S GET YOU SET UP.
First, get Image-First into ChatGPT or Claude. Choose your platform and how you want to work. We'll show you the instructions that fit your setup.
Where would you like to use Image-First?
How would you like to set it up?
YOUR SETUP INSTRUCTIONS
USE YOUR EXISTING CHATGPT PROJECT
Already have a Project where you work on content or ideas? No need to start over.
One file. That's all you need to begin.
LET'S DO THIS
START WITH A PHOTOGRAPH.
Open the conversation where you installed Image-First. Copy the instruction below, paste it into that chat, and send it. When Image-First asks, upload a photograph.
It could be a professional portrait, something from an event, or a snapshot from your phone. You don't even need to be in it.
Don't worry about why you chose it. See what the conversation unlocks.
COPY THIS INTO YOUR CHAT
Use the Image-First Engine file in this Project to guide our conversation. I'm ready to start with a photograph.
Ready when you are.
Then upload one photo. Image-First starts by looking at what's actually there. You decide where the conversation goes next.
YOUR TOOLKIT / CREATIVE CONVERSATION GUIDES
TAKE THE CONVERSATION
WHERE YOU WANT.
Image-First guides the conversation. But sometimes you'll want to dig deeper, challenge an easy answer, find a real example, or start writing. These 15 guides help you take the wheel whenever you want.
FOR YOUR AI · TXT
THE FILE YOUR AI CAN USE.
Add the TXT file to your Image-First Project or chat. When it's available, you can ask for a guide by its number or title instead of finding and pasting the full instruction.
DOWNLOAD THE TXT ↗You don't need these to get started. They're here for the moments when you want to change the direction of the conversation.
YOUR TOOLKIT / OPTIONAL
SEASON THE PAN.
Image-First works without a lengthy setup. But if you'd like it to better understand how you communicate and what matters in your world, these two optional conversations can help. If your Project already knows you well, skip what you've already done.
WRITING / OPTIONAL
FIND YOUR
WRITING VOICE.
Give Image-First a better sense of how you communicate. Share writing samples, talk it through, or do both. You'll build a short profile you can correct, test, and keep.
TXT file · For your AIDOWNLOAD ↗
Show me how to use this
- Add the TXT file to your Image-First Project or current conversation.
- Copy the instruction below into the chat. Choose writing samples, a conversation, or both.
- Review what the AI noticed, test it on real material, then save your confirmed voice profile for future work.
Let's find my writing voice. Use the guide I just shared. Walk me through it one step at a time, help me test the result, and create a voice profile I can keep.
EXPERTISE + EXPERIENCE / OPTIONAL
GET TO KNOW
YOUR WORLD.
Help Image-First understand your work, the people you serve, your experiences, and personal interests. Share material, talk it through, or review context it can already access.
TXT file · For your AIDOWNLOAD ↗
Show me how to use this
- Add the TXT file to your Image-First Project or current conversation.
- Copy the instruction below and choose whether to share material, talk naturally, or review context the AI can actually access.
- Correct its understanding, then save a short background profile you can use later.
Help Image-First get to know my world. Use this guide. Show me the easiest way to give you useful background, ask only what you need, and help me make a short profile I can review and keep.
Neither exercise is required before your first photograph. You can come back to these whenever they're useful.
KEEP THE CONVERSATION GOING.
A few things worth knowing once you get rolling.
01
Another photograph?
Stay in the same chat while it's working. Upload another photo and tell Image-First you want to explore it. You don't need to start over with every image.
02
Something worth keeping?
An Idea Nugget is a short note about a thought, observation, or story you uncovered but aren't ready to explore yet. Ask Image-First to capture it as an Idea Nugget. Then copy the note and save it wherever you keep ideas. It won't save it somewhere else automatically.
03
Time for a fresh conversation?
When a chat gets long, starts losing track of details, or you simply want a fresh start, ask Image-First for a Session Handoff. It gathers the important ideas, facts, and decisions into a summary you can review and paste into a new chat. Reattach the photograph if needed.
THAT'S IT. PICK ONE.
Not every photograph will lead to a story. Start with one that catches your attention and see where it takes you.