
Sample A loop of Seedream 5.5 renders: one window-light portrait edited three ways, then a luthier, a dancer, a gardener and a swimmer
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Sample A loop of Seedream 5.5 renders: one window-light portrait edited three ways, then a luthier, a dancer, a gardener and a swimmer

Documentary photograph of a luthier in his sixties with a grey beard and round glasses, carving the scroll of a violin at a cluttered wooden workbench. Morning sun pours through a dusty workshop window behind him, cutting visible shafts of light through floating wood dust and rim-lighting his hair and shoulders, while warm bounce light from the bench fills his face and weathered hands. Wood shavings curl off the chisel, unfinished violins hang in soft focus on the wall. 50mm lens, f/2.8, rich natural colour, deep but detailed shadows, fine texture in skin, wood grain and the wool of his apron, no text.

Editorial portrait photograph of a woman in her early thirties with freckles, hazel eyes and loose dark auburn hair, sitting beside a tall window in a quiet apartment. She wears a cream linen shirt with the sleeves rolled, one hand resting under her chin, a calm half-smile, looking straight into the lens. Soft directional daylight from the window on the left sculpts her face, gentle shadow falloff on the right cheek, a pale plaster wall and a blurred green plant behind her. Shot on an 85mm lens at f/2, shallow depth of field, true-to-life skin texture with visible pores and fine hairs, natural colour, no retouching look, no text.


Change only her clothing: replace the cream linen shirt with an emerald green silk blouse with a soft collar. Keep her face, freckles, hair, expression, pose and hand position, the window light and the background exactly the same.

Photograph of a contemporary dancer frozen mid-leap in a bright empty loft studio, a young Black woman with short natural hair in a flowing rust-coloured dress, arms swept back, toes pointed, the fabric trailing behind her in a sharp arc. Hard afternoon sun through tall industrial windows throws long window-pane shadows across the pale concrete floor and the white wall, her own shadow crisp beneath her. Shot at 1/2000s on a 35mm lens from a low angle, tack-sharp, every fold of fabric and muscle defined, warm highlights, cool shadows, true-to-life skin tone, no motion blur, no text.


Relight this photograph for late golden hour: warm low sun streaming in through the window on the left, amber highlights across her cheek and hair, a soft glow on the wall, warmer and deeper shadows on the right. Keep her face, freckles, hair, expression, pose, clothing and the room exactly the same; change only the light.

Close portrait photograph of a woman in her late seventies laughing in her vegetable garden in the late afternoon, silver hair pinned up loosely with strands escaping, deep laugh lines, bright brown eyes, wearing a faded blue cotton work shirt and holding a basket of tomatoes against her hip. Low sun behind her rim-lights her hair in gold and glows through the tomato leaves, soft reflected light from the pale earth fills her face. 85mm lens at f/2, creamy green background blur, every wrinkle, age spot and fine hair rendered honestly, warm natural colour, no retouching look, no text.


Give her a chin-length bob haircut in the same dark auburn colour and thin round gold-rimmed glasses. Keep her face, freckles, expression, pose and hand position, the cream linen shirt, the window light and the background exactly the same.

Candid lifestyle photograph of four friends in their late twenties sharing a long lunch at a wooden table on a sunlit garden terrace under a vine-covered pergola. Dappled midday light falls through the leaves across their faces, the white tablecloth, plates of pasta, bread, olives and glasses of water. A woman in a yellow sundress laughs with her head tilted back, a man in a blue shirt passes a bowl across the table, another woman pours water, a man with curly hair leans in mid-story. Natural unposed moment, correct hands and fingers, 35mm lens at f/4, everyone in focus, warm natural colour, real skin texture, no text.

Photograph of a swimmer resting at the edge of an outdoor pool on a bright summer morning, a man in his thirties with wet dark hair and light stubble, forearms folded on the pale stone coping, chin on his arms, eyes closed and face tilted up to the sun. Water beads on his shoulders and eyelashes, rippling caustic light patterns from the turquoise water dance across his arms and the pool wall, crisp hard sunlight with a clean specular highlight on wet skin. 85mm lens at f/2.8 from water level, shallow depth of field, true-to-life skin texture, vivid but natural colour, no text.


Keep the same woman exactly: her face, freckles, hair, expression, pose, hand under her chin and the cream linen shirt. Move her to a small round table on a sunlit café terrace on a cobbled street in the morning, with blurred bistro chairs, potted olive trees and a pale stone building behind her. Match the light on her face and shirt to the new scene: soft open shade with warm sunlight bouncing up from the street.
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Seedream 5.5 is ByteDance's latest image generation model, built for detailed output that follows the prompt closely, including text inside the image and scenes with several subjects. It handles both text-to-image generation and image editing with up to 10 reference images.
Useful for designers who need clean product shots, marketers building ad variations, or anyone who wants precise control over multi-image edits without switching between tools.
Seedream 5.5 can place legible text inside generated images — signs, labels, posters, UI mockups. Check the preview before you keep it.
Attach up to 10 reference images and guide precise edits across them. Swap backgrounds, adjust composition, or blend elements from multiple sources in a single generation.
The model follows detailed prompts closely, handling complex scenes with multiple subjects, spatial relationships, and specific style directions without dropping details.
Choose from 15 aspect ratio options to match your output to any format — social posts, print layouts, widescreen banners, or square thumbnails — without cropping after the fact.
Every render returns as a free preview. You decide what's worth keeping. Credits are only charged when you download a take at full quality. Bad outputs cost nothing.
Every kept image is yours to use commercially. No watermarks, no usage restrictions, no separate licensing step.
Pick a take to see it and the prompt behind it.

Sample render
A loop of Seedream 5.5 renders: one window-light portrait edited three ways, then a luthier, a dancer, a gardener and a swimmer
Made on Elyum through Seedream 5.5, kept as it came back.

Workshop light
Documentary photograph of a luthier in his sixties with a grey beard and round glasses, carving the scroll of a violin at a cluttered wooden workbench. Morning sun pours through a dusty workshop window behind him, cutting visible shafts of light through floating wood dust and rim-lighting his hair and shoulders, while warm bounce light from the bench fills his face and weathered hands. Wood shavings curl off the chisel, unfinished violins hang in soft focus on the wall. 50mm lens, f/2.8, rich natural colour, deep but detailed shadows, fine texture in skin, wood grain and the wool of his apron, no text.
4:52K
If you keep it✦ 6 credits

Window-light portrait
Editorial portrait photograph of a woman in her early thirties with freckles, hazel eyes and loose dark auburn hair, sitting beside a tall window in a quiet apartment. She wears a cream linen shirt with the sleeves rolled, one hand resting under her chin, a calm half-smile, looking straight into the lens. Soft directional daylight from the window on the left sculpts her face, gentle shadow falloff on the right cheek, a pale plaster wall and a blurred green plant behind her. Shot on an 85mm lens at f/2, shallow depth of field, true-to-life skin texture with visible pores and fine hairs, natural colour, no retouching look, no text.
4:52K
If you keep it✦ 6 credits


Edit: a new outfit
Change only her clothing: replace the cream linen shirt with an emerald green silk blouse with a soft collar. Keep her face, freckles, hair, expression, pose and hand position, the window light and the background exactly the same.
4:52K
If you keep it✦ 6 credits

Dancer mid-leap
Photograph of a contemporary dancer frozen mid-leap in a bright empty loft studio, a young Black woman with short natural hair in a flowing rust-coloured dress, arms swept back, toes pointed, the fabric trailing behind her in a sharp arc. Hard afternoon sun through tall industrial windows throws long window-pane shadows across the pale concrete floor and the white wall, her own shadow crisp beneath her. Shot at 1/2000s on a 35mm lens from a low angle, tack-sharp, every fold of fabric and muscle defined, warm highlights, cool shadows, true-to-life skin tone, no motion blur, no text.
4:52K
If you keep it✦ 6 credits


Edit: relit for golden hour
Relight this photograph for late golden hour: warm low sun streaming in through the window on the left, amber highlights across her cheek and hair, a soft glow on the wall, warmer and deeper shadows on the right. Keep her face, freckles, hair, expression, pose, clothing and the room exactly the same; change only the light.
4:52K
If you keep it✦ 6 credits

Garden portrait
Close portrait photograph of a woman in her late seventies laughing in her vegetable garden in the late afternoon, silver hair pinned up loosely with strands escaping, deep laugh lines, bright brown eyes, wearing a faded blue cotton work shirt and holding a basket of tomatoes against her hip. Low sun behind her rim-lights her hair in gold and glows through the tomato leaves, soft reflected light from the pale earth fills her face. 85mm lens at f/2, creamy green background blur, every wrinkle, age spot and fine hair rendered honestly, warm natural colour, no retouching look, no text.
4:52K
If you keep it✦ 6 credits


Edit: a haircut and glasses
Give her a chin-length bob haircut in the same dark auburn colour and thin round gold-rimmed glasses. Keep her face, freckles, expression, pose and hand position, the cream linen shirt, the window light and the background exactly the same.
4:52K
If you keep it✦ 6 credits

Lunch on the terrace
Candid lifestyle photograph of four friends in their late twenties sharing a long lunch at a wooden table on a sunlit garden terrace under a vine-covered pergola. Dappled midday light falls through the leaves across their faces, the white tablecloth, plates of pasta, bread, olives and glasses of water. A woman in a yellow sundress laughs with her head tilted back, a man in a blue shirt passes a bowl across the table, another woman pours water, a man with curly hair leans in mid-story. Natural unposed moment, correct hands and fingers, 35mm lens at f/4, everyone in focus, warm natural colour, real skin texture, no text.
3:22K
If you keep it✦ 6 credits

Poolside sun
Photograph of a swimmer resting at the edge of an outdoor pool on a bright summer morning, a man in his thirties with wet dark hair and light stubble, forearms folded on the pale stone coping, chin on his arms, eyes closed and face tilted up to the sun. Water beads on his shoulders and eyelashes, rippling caustic light patterns from the turquoise water dance across his arms and the pool wall, crisp hard sunlight with a clean specular highlight on wet skin. 85mm lens at f/2.8 from water level, shallow depth of field, true-to-life skin texture, vivid but natural colour, no text.
4:52K
If you keep it✦ 6 credits


Edit: a new location
Keep the same woman exactly: her face, freckles, hair, expression, pose, hand under her chin and the cream linen shirt. Move her to a small round table on a sunlit café terrace on a cobbled street in the morning, with blurred bistro chairs, potted olive trees and a pale stone building behind her. Match the light on her face and shirt to the new scene: soft open shade with warm sunlight bouncing up from the street.
4:52K
If you keep it✦ 6 credits
From prompt to an image you keep. Click a step to see it in the studio.
Sign up free at Elyum — our algorithm may grant up to 100 credits once on the Free plan so you can start generating immediately.
Open the image studio and select Seedream 5.5 from the model list.
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