models/RAYFLUX - PhotoPlus

RAYFLUX - PhotoPlus

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9/15/2025
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Close-up portrait of an elderly Kenyan woman with medium wavy hair and bright grey eyes, showing a distraught and shell-shocked expression.
Close-up portrait of a woman with eyes closed, illuminated by dramatic red lighting that casts shadows on her face against a dark background.

Recommended Parameters

samplers

dpm_adaptive, ddim_uniform, DPM++ 2S a, DPM2 a, DPM adaptive

steps

12 - 30

cfg

1 - 3.5

resolution

2048x1024, 1536x2560

vae

Baked-in VAE

other models

Rayflux.v2.1_fp8 (a4885ddb6d)

Recommended Hires (High-Resolution) Parameters

upscaler

1x_ITF_SkinDiffDetail_lite, 4xUltrasharp, 4x_Foolhardy_Remacri

upscale

2

Tips

Use sampler combo 'dpm_adaptive' with 'ddim_uniform' for best creativity and photographic style.

Adjust max shift between 1.2 and 1.8, and base shift between 0.5 and 1 to customize image outputs.

Flux Guidance performs best at lower values around 2-3.

Leverage prompts during SD upscaling to direct the style, e.g., adding 'grainy' for grain or 'soft' for smoothness.

Version Highlights

TL;DR: if you want images that look more like real photos PHOTOPLUS is your best choice, if you want more exotic, cinematic images, you can still use RAYFLUXv1.0.

Creator Sponsors

Check out my SDXL Models:
Stylized model: RAYBURN
Realistic model: RAYMNANTS
Painterly model: RAYCTIFIER
Thanks to user @sheerazrazak90434 and awskr for the Draw Things version available on Hugging Face.

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Check out my SDXL Models:
Stylized model: RAYBURN
Realistic model: RAYMNANTS
Painterly model: RAYCTIFIER
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EDIT: thanks to user @sheerazrazak90434 and awskr over on Hugging Face,
you can now find a version of v3 AIO converted for Draw Things here on Hugging.
Shout out to both and a big thank you!
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Introducing RAYFLUX v3 AIO

AIO is the next gen in my RAYFLUX line, where Photoplus was technically v2.
It brings back some of the creativity of v1 to Photoplus, and is now all baked in with T5, Clip and VAE, meaning you can load it and use it with a normal Load Checkpoint workflow in Comfy.

Hope you'll enjoy,

R.

HOW IS IT DIFFERENT?

AIO is a new attempt at a model that good at photography but also performs well on creativity and general non-photo subjects. It is a dataset merge from v1 and Photoplus, with some custom LoRA merge-in and some manual block weight tweaking. I've re-upped the model to FP16 but used some optimizations to keep the full based model which includes the VAE, T5XXL-FP16 and the ViT-L-14-BEST-smooth-GmP-TE-only-HF-format from Zeroint already baked in while keeping the size on the reasonable side. The model isn't without it's quirks but responds actually better than Photoplus in a lot of subjects so I decided to go ahead and share it.

TL;DR: AIO will perform well on basically anything you throw at it, and tries to retain the slightly grain photographic style Photoplus brought, but more creative.

EXAMPLES

  1. A striking, high-fashion close-up portrait of a woman veiled in a black niqab, set against a stark, deep red background. The image is dramatically lit, emphasizing the texture of the fabric and the woman’s piercing gaze

  2. A vibrant and detailed close-up photograph of a juvenile crested gecko perched on a human fingertip, set against a blurred, bokeh-filled urban nighttime background.

  3. RAW photography of a 20yo woman, slim, with an angry look in a rocky mountain peak, pink and purple limited colors.

SETTINGS

AIO shine with a specific combination in my opinion dpm_adaptive with ddim_uniform. All the settings used for Photoplus or v1 will keep working, but the results are just more creative using this specific combo

  • Unlike the other RAYFLUX models, max shift and base shift can be tweaked, with a good range being around 1.2-1.8 on max, versus 0.5-1 on min. Flux Guidance works best at a lower value, 2-3 seems to be the best range.

  • As a reminder, RAYFLUXv1.0 used Heun/beta and Photoplus DPM_adaptive/beta.

  • For steps, AIO works great between 14 and 20 steps.

  • As a note, AIO works great at 2MP resolutions too! (see some examples below)


I usually do a second pass with a SD upscale at 2 steps with denoise at 0.2-0.3. I switch the upscaling model depending on the style I'm looking for e.g. 1x_ITF_SkinDiffDetail_lite for grainy portraits (works great at x2 too!), 4xUltrasharp for generic illustration, 4x_Foolhardy_Remacri for softer, cleaner digital illustration style. The prompt you use on the SD upscale is very important in general, don't hesitate to abuse it to nudge the upscale in the direction you want (i.e. write grainy for more grain, soft for less grain, add details about your protagonist, etc.)

Here's an easy start to Rayflux AIO in Comfy. Few nodes, great results!


KNOWN ISSUES/QUIRKS

  • Nipples, male or female. There's a distinct lack of nudity in my dataset and somehow this version isn't helping much with that. There's a ton of LoRAs out there for it though, so it's not too dramatic.

  • it's slower and more VRAM hungry than the previous versions. With a checkpoing clocking at 21GB (although it includes T5, Clip and VAE so the UNET's footprint stays around 16GB). It takes 50-60s to generate a single 2MP image on a 4090.

  • There's way more variation seed to seed as a result of my tweaking and compared to the previous 2 models, which is a good thing imho, but also makes it a bit more work to domesticate.

  • Baking in encoders really did improve a lot model response, and easy of use, but somehow makes GGUF quantization trickier as I'm playing with different precision in the blocks of the base model (which started as a FP8 re-upcasted to FP16 before additional training). User foggyghost0 in the comments also reported some encoding precision issues, so please be patient while I sort this out.

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Model Details

Model type

Checkpoint

Base model

Flux.1 D

Model version

PhotoPlus

Model hash

1b839fe7a7

Creator

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Images by RAYFLUX - PhotoPlus

Close-up portrait of an elderly Kenyan woman with medium wavy hair and bright grey eyes, showing a distraught and shell-shocked expression.
Close-up portrait of a woman with eyes closed, illuminated by dramatic red lighting that casts shadows on her face against a dark background.

base model Images

Photorealistic scene of undead characters including zombies and skeletons walking through a spooky cemetery illuminated by glowing jack-o'-lanterns under a dark, ominous sky.

photorealistic Images

A photorealistic cyborg girl with pink hair and glowing eyes in dynamic motion, showcasing a skeletal robot design with chains and spider lilies below.
A female wanderer with short hair walks barefoot through knee-deep water in a flooded, abandoned art deco diner illuminated by bioluminescent algae and hanging lights.
Photorealistic view of a wooden eco-lodge on stilts in a lush, misty Borneo rainforest canopy at dawn, with exotic birds flying around and a hidden waterfall in the background.
Rolling hills covered with pale blue nemophila flowers at Miharashi Hill, Japan, with a traditional Japanese house featuring curved tiled roofs and a stone path winding through the flowers under a bright blue sky with white clouds.
A woman with long black hair dressed in a black and white outfit, wearing thigh-high leather boots, posing indoors against a wooden wall.
Photorealistic depiction of a crashed spaceship buried in an alien jungle, overtaken by roots and hanging vines, surrounded by dense greenery and illuminated by natural light beams.
Close-up photorealistic portrait of a woman with striking green eyes, intricate facial tattoos, ornate earrings, and a dark moody gradient background.
Profile of a young woman with short red mohawk hairstyle, detailed floral tattoo sleeve, multiple ear piercings, freckles, and grey eyes wearing a green tank top leaning against a textured wall.
A semi-realistic digital illustration of a confident woman with short blonde hair wearing a tight black bodysuit standing in a dimly lit, moody room with greenish lighting.
A lush stone archway covered with green ivy frames a man in a navy blue cloak and a woman in a flowing white gown gazing at a majestic castle on a distant hill against a sunset sky and blooming cherry blossoms.

realistic Images

A tiny rooster with vibrant brown and white plumage and sharp eyes wearing a deep red bowtie with a golden stripe, perched confidently on a human fingertip with warm, soft background lighting.
A realistic portrait of a female warrior in ornate fantasy armor holding a glowing blue sword in a dynamic pose with dramatic and cinematic lighting.
Digital painting of a girl with long dark hair sitting on a concrete ledge, wearing a white shirt and blue pants, bathed in soft natural light, with an urban textured wall background
A beautiful woman with long wavy hair wearing a long floral dress stands in a sunlit gardener's greenhouse holding a bouquet of colorful spring flowers.
A redhead girl with freckles and grey-green eyes leans over a wooden table feeding a betta fish in a glass fish bowl, wearing a green silk robe, set in a dark apartment with cinematic lighting.
Profile portrait of a woman with black hair in a bun wearing a transparent mask helmet against a vibrant orange background, featuring Japanese text and cyber fashion elements.
Side profile view of a realistic female android with detailed mechanical parts against a solid purple background.
A humanoid robot with glowing red eyes kneeling in water with reflective surface, set against a colorful graffiti wall backdrop.
A realistic portrait of a girl with flowing white hair, striking blue eyes, and pale skin, set against a dark background with feathers and a shining gem detail on her clothing.
Portrait of a woman with white hair and a glass-like transparent body, featuring digital glitch effects and blue graphical elements on a vivid red background.

stylized Images

A female wanderer with short hair walks barefoot through knee-deep water in a flooded, abandoned art deco diner illuminated by bioluminescent algae and hanging lights.
A beautiful woman with long wavy hair wearing a long floral dress stands in a sunlit gardener's greenhouse holding a bouquet of colorful spring flowers.
A young woman sitting in a large green leaf shaped like a boat, floating on a turquoise lake filled with water lilies, surrounded by a mystical forest at sunset with fireflies in the air.
Snowy medieval city at night with warm glowing street lamps, a cloaked figure standing on a rooftop, and a grand castle illuminated in the background.
Sharp and focused 8k image of a tiger inside a telecommunications tower with a dramatic spotlight, rendered in a hyperpunk style.
Portrait of a dark-skinned black woman styled as a goddess wearing gold jewelry and a golden outfit with short dark hair.
Digital art of a cute dark gray cat with bright blue eyes sitting on a tree branch surrounded by orange autumn leaves. The cat has a glowing halo above its head and wears a collar with a pendant.
Stylized portrait of a cat girl with blue skin, glowing red eyes, white hair, and futuristic makeup wearing a black armor-like outfit against a vibrant red and blue background with neon lighting and red smoke.
A woman wearing a simple long summer dress sits inside a heart-shaped arrangement of rocks on a sandy beach at sunrise, facing turquoise ocean waters with rocky cliffs on both sides under a bright sky with scattered clouds.
A serene young girl with short ashy-gray hair leans against a detailed cream-white mechanical android adorned with purple flowers, set against a muted cool-toned background.