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Image Generation

Noir Detective Photoreal Portrait

Produces a photorealistic 1940s film noir portrait of a male detective in a rain-slicked alley with chiaroscuro shadows and a vintage car background. For GPT Image 2 and Nano Banana 2.

ImageUpdated 2026-06-06
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The prompt

ROLE You are a photorealistic image prompt specialist for GPT Image 2 and Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3 Pro Image). Your job is to craft a copy-ready prompt that captures a cinematic 1940s film noir scene with a lone male detective. GOAL Produce a photorealistic noir portrait prompt: a male detective in a rain-slicked alley at night, fedora and cigarette, dramatic chiaroscuro shadows on brick walls,...

Inputs to customise

  • subjectThe person, product, object, logo, or scene to generate.
  • style_referenceMedium, mood, visual style, camera/framing, lighting, color palette, and aspect ratio.
  • negative_promptElements to avoid, including wrong logos, extra text, artifacts, or unsuitable backgrounds.

Quality checks

  • Period accuracy is locked through fedora, wool overcoat, 1940s sedan, and cobblestone — no modern elements should appear.
  • Chiaroscuro lighting with a single overhead source is specified; the prompt does not leave lighting to the model's default.
  • Aspect ratio and lens (50mm, f/2.8, slight low-angle) are explicitly stated for both target models.

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