diff --git a/lora_diffusion/__init__.py b/lora_diffusion/__init__.py
index 0efbb94..6434b23 100644
--- a/lora_diffusion/__init__.py
+++ b/lora_diffusion/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 from .lora import *
 from .dataset import *
+from .utils import *
diff --git a/lora_diffusion/cli_lora_pti.py b/lora_diffusion/cli_lora_pti.py
index 8bb91dc..8e9aa98 100644
--- a/lora_diffusion/cli_lora_pti.py
+++ b/lora_diffusion/cli_lora_pti.py
@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@ def collate_fn(examples):
             "input_ids": input_ids,
             "pixel_values": pixel_values,
         }
+
+        if examples[0].get("mask", None) is not None:
+            batch["mask"] = torch.stack([example["mask"] for example in examples])
+
         return batch
 
     train_dataloader = torch.utils.data.DataLoader(
@@ -149,14 +153,15 @@ def collate_fn(examples):
         batch_size=train_batch_size,
         shuffle=True,
         collate_fn=collate_fn,
-        num_workers=2,
     )
 
     return train_dataloader
 
 
 @torch.autocast("cuda")
-def loss_step(batch, unet, vae, text_encoder, scheduler, weight_dtype):
+def loss_step(
+    batch, unet, vae, text_encoder, scheduler, weight_dtype, t_mutliplier=1.0
+):
     latents = vae.encode(
         batch["pixel_values"].to(dtype=weight_dtype).to(unet.device)
     ).latent_dist.sample()
@@ -167,7 +172,7 @@ def loss_step(batch, unet, vae, text_encoder, scheduler, weight_dtype):
 
     timesteps = torch.randint(
         0,
-        scheduler.config.num_train_timesteps,
+        int(scheduler.config.num_train_timesteps * t_mutliplier),
         (bsz,),
         device=latents.device,
     )
@@ -186,6 +191,31 @@ def loss_step(batch, unet, vae, text_encoder, scheduler, weight_dtype):
     else:
         raise ValueError(f"Unknown prediction type {scheduler.config.prediction_type}")
 
+    if batch.get("mask", None) is not None:
+
+        mask = (
+            batch["mask"]
+            .to(model_pred.device)
+            .reshape(
+                model_pred.shape[0], 1, model_pred.shape[2] * 8, model_pred.shape[3] * 8
+            )
+        )
+        # resize to match model_pred
+        mask = (
+            F.interpolate(
+                mask.float(),
+                size=model_pred.shape[-2:],
+                mode="nearest",
+            )
+            + 0.1
+        )
+
+        mask = mask / mask.mean()
+
+        model_pred = model_pred * mask
+
+        target = target * mask
+
     loss = F.mse_loss(model_pred.float(), target.float(), reduction="mean")
     return loss
 
@@ -273,7 +303,15 @@ def perform_tuning(
         for batch in dataloader:
             optimizer.zero_grad()
 
-            loss = loss_step(batch, unet, vae, text_encoder, scheduler, weight_dtype)
+            loss = loss_step(
+                batch,
+                unet,
+                vae,
+                text_encoder,
+                scheduler,
+                weight_dtype,
+                t_mutliplier=0.8,
+            )
             loss.backward()
             torch.nn.utils.clip_grad_norm_(
                 itertools.chain(unet.parameters(), text_encoder.parameters()), 1.0
@@ -322,7 +360,7 @@ def train(
     class_data_dir: Optional[str] = None,
     stochastic_attribute: Optional[str] = None,
     perform_inversion: bool = True,
-    use_template: Optional[str] = Literal[None, "object", "style"],
+    use_template: Literal[None, "object", "style"] = None,
     placeholder_tokens: str = "<s>",
     placeholder_token_at_data: Optional[str] = None,
     initializer_tokens: str = "dog",
@@ -332,7 +370,6 @@ def train(
     num_class_images: int = 100,
     seed: int = 42,
     resolution: int = 512,
-    center_crop: bool = False,
     color_jitter: bool = True,
     train_batch_size: int = 1,
     sample_batch_size: int = 1,
@@ -350,6 +387,7 @@ def train(
     learning_rate_ti: float = 5e-4,
     continue_inversion: bool = True,
     continue_inversion_lr: Optional[float] = None,
+    use_face_segmentation_condition: bool = False,
     scale_lr: bool = False,
     lr_scheduler: str = "constant",
     lr_warmup_steps: int = 100,
@@ -413,8 +451,8 @@ def train(
         class_prompt=class_prompt,
         tokenizer=tokenizer,
         size=resolution,
-        center_crop=center_crop,
         color_jitter=color_jitter,
+        use_face_segmentation_condition=use_face_segmentation_condition,
     )
 
     train_dataloader = text2img_dataloader(
diff --git a/lora_diffusion/dataset.py b/lora_diffusion/dataset.py
index 6d2d712..ab23ddf 100644
--- a/lora_diffusion/dataset.py
+++ b/lora_diffusion/dataset.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 from torch.utils.data import Dataset
 
 from typing import List, Tuple, Dict, Union, Optional
-from PIL import Image
+from PIL import Image, ImageFilter
 from torchvision import transforms
 from pathlib import Path
-
+import cv2
 import random
+import numpy as np
 
 OBJECT_TEMPLATE = [
     "a photo of a {}",
@@ -90,12 +91,12 @@ def __init__(
         class_prompt=None,
         size=512,
         h_flip=True,
-        center_crop=False,
         color_jitter=False,
         resize=True,
+        use_face_segmentation_condition=False,
+        blur_amount: int = 70,
     ):
         self.size = size
-        self.center_crop = center_crop
         self.tokenizer = tokenizer
         self.resize = resize
 
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ def __init__(
             self.class_prompt = class_prompt
         else:
             self.class_data_root = None
-
+        self.h_flip = h_flip
         self.image_transforms = transforms.Compose(
             [
                 transforms.Resize(
@@ -129,17 +130,24 @@ def __init__(
                 )
                 if resize
                 else transforms.Lambda(lambda x: x),
-                transforms.ColorJitter(0.2, 0.1)
+                transforms.ColorJitter(0.1, 0.1)
                 if color_jitter
                 else transforms.Lambda(lambda x: x),
-                transforms.RandomHorizontalFlip()
-                if h_flip
-                else transforms.Lambda(lambda x: x),
                 transforms.ToTensor(),
                 transforms.Normalize([0.5], [0.5]),
             ]
         )
 
+        self.use_face_segmentation_condition = use_face_segmentation_condition
+        if self.use_face_segmentation_condition:
+            import mediapipe as mp
+
+            mp_face_detection = mp.solutions.face_detection
+            self.face_detection = mp_face_detection.FaceDetection(
+                model_selection=1, min_detection_confidence=0.5
+            )
+        self.blur_amount = blur_amount
+
     def __len__(self):
         return self._length
 
@@ -163,6 +171,61 @@ def __getitem__(self, index):
                 for token, value in self.token_map.items():
                     text = text.replace(token, value)
 
+        print(text)
+
+        if self.use_face_segmentation_condition:
+            image = cv2.imread(
+                str(self.instance_images_path[index % self.num_instance_images])
+            )
+            results = self.face_detection.process(
+                cv2.cvtColor(image, cv2.COLOR_BGR2RGB)
+            )
+            black_image = np.zeros((image.shape[0], image.shape[1]), dtype=np.uint8)
+
+            if results.detections:
+
+                for detection in results.detections:
+
+                    x_min = int(
+                        detection.location_data.relative_bounding_box.xmin
+                        * image.shape[1]
+                    )
+                    y_min = int(
+                        detection.location_data.relative_bounding_box.ymin
+                        * image.shape[0]
+                    )
+                    width = int(
+                        detection.location_data.relative_bounding_box.width
+                        * image.shape[1]
+                    )
+                    height = int(
+                        detection.location_data.relative_bounding_box.height
+                        * image.shape[0]
+                    )
+
+                    # draw the colored rectangle
+                    black_image[y_min : y_min + height, x_min : x_min + width] = 255
+
+            # blur the image
+            black_image = Image.fromarray(black_image, mode="L").filter(
+                ImageFilter.GaussianBlur(radius=self.blur_amount)
+            )
+            # to tensor
+            black_image = transforms.ToTensor()(black_image)
+            # resize as the instance image
+            black_image = transforms.Resize(
+                self.size, interpolation=transforms.InterpolationMode.BILINEAR
+            )(black_image)
+
+            example["mask"] = black_image
+
+        if self.h_flip and random.random() > 0.5:
+            hflip = transforms.RandomHorizontalFlip(p=1)
+
+            example["instance_images"] = hflip(example["instance_images"])
+            if self.use_face_segmentation_condition:
+                example["mask"] = hflip(example["mask"])
+
         example["instance_prompt_ids"] = self.tokenizer(
             text,
             padding="do_not_pad",
diff --git a/lora_diffusion/utils.py b/lora_diffusion/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cde4ba4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lora_diffusion/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from PIL import Image
+
+
+def image_grid(_imgs, rows, cols):
+
+    w, h = _imgs[0].size
+    grid = Image.new("RGB", size=(cols * w, rows * h))
+    grid_w, grid_h = grid.size
+
+    for i, img in enumerate(_imgs):
+        grid.paste(img, box=(i % cols * w, i // cols * h))
+    return grid
diff --git a/scripts/use_face_conditioning_example.sh b/scripts/use_face_conditioning_example.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2456b1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/use_face_conditioning_example.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+export MODEL_NAME="runwayml/stable-diffusion-v1-5"
+export INSTANCE_DIR="./data_example_small"
+export OUTPUT_DIR="./exps/output_example_enid_w_mask"
+
+lora_pti \
+  --pretrained_model_name_or_path=$MODEL_NAME  \
+  --instance_data_dir=$INSTANCE_DIR \
+  --output_dir=$OUTPUT_DIR \
+  --train_text_encoder \
+  --resolution=512 \
+  --train_batch_size=1 \
+  --gradient_accumulation_steps=1 \
+  --learning_rate_unet=3e-4 \
+  --learning_rate_text=3e-4 \
+  --learning_rate_ti=1e-3 \
+  --color_jitter \
+  --lr_scheduler="constant" \
+  --lr_warmup_steps=100 \
+  --placeholder_tokens="<s1>|<s2>|<s3>" \
+  --placeholder_token_at_data="<s>|<s1><s2><s3>"\
+  --initializer_tokens="girl|<rand>|<rand>" \
+  --save_steps=100 \
+  --max_train_steps_ti=500 \
+  --max_train_steps_tuning=1000 \
+  --perform_inversion=True \
+  --use_template="object"\
+  --weight_decay_ti=0.1 \
+  --weight_decay_lora=0.001\
+  --continue_inversion_lr=1e-4\
+  --device="cuda:0"\
+  --use_face_segmentation_condition\
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