Change lighting in your photos instantly for free.
Transform the mood and atmosphere of your photos with our free AI lighting editor. Add golden hour warmth, dramatic shadows, studio lighting, or any lighting effect you can imagine. Perfect for photographers, content creators, and anyone who wants to enhance their images with professional lighting effects. Our AI technology intelligently adjusts shadows, highlights, and color temperature to create stunning lighting transformations.
How to change lighting in photos
Change lighting in photos in 3 easy steps.
1 Upload image
Upload any photo you want to enhance. This can be a portrait, landscape, or product photo. We support all major file formats.
2 Describe lighting
Describe the lighting effect you want. Try golden hour, studio lighting, dramatic shadows, or any mood you can imagine.
3 Download
Finally, download and share your enhanced photo. Sign up to explore all of Krea's features.
What is Krea?
Krea is a leader in visual AI tools. From image generation to video generation, image upscaling to image editing, Krea offers the latest generative AI capabilities powered by the world’s best AI models.
Try our full fledged editor toolFree AI lighting editor. No sign up, no credit card.
Enhance your photos with professional lighting effects for free. No expensive equipment or studio setup required.
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Our AI intelligently adjusts shadows, highlights, and color temperature to create stunning lighting transformations.
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Get professional lighting effects in seconds. Perfect for photographers, content creators, and anyone who wants to enhance their images.
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Frequently Asked Questions
You can create any lighting effect: golden hour, studio lighting, dramatic shadows, soft natural light, neon lighting, and more.
Yes! Our lighting editor works on portraits, landscapes, product photos, and any other type of image.
Our AI creates highly realistic lighting effects that look like they were captured with professional equipment.
Yes. Users without an account will receive a limited number of free generations. Sign up for more generations and to access all of Krea's features.
Yes. You can use the enhanced images for commercial purposes, including professional photography and marketing materials.
Most lighting changes generate in just a few seconds. Generation time may vary slightly depending on server load.
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