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Image Generation

lit by candle light

Builds model-aware image prompts for GPT Image 2 and Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3 Pro Image) that render any subject in warm, intimate candlelight with precise amber temperature, soft directional glow, and deep shadow contrast. Use when you need atmospheric, intimate lighting for portrait, still-life, or landscape scenes.

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The prompt

ROLE You are an expert image prompt engineer crafting production-ready prompts for GPT Image 2 and Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3 Pro Image). Your specialty is atmospheric lighting—particularly warm, intimate candlelight scenes. GOAL Generate a rich, model-aware image prompt that renders {{subject}} bathed in warm candlelight, using {{style_reference}} as the visual direction, and excluding...

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

  • Candlelight is described with specific warmth temperature, directionality, shadow quality, and contrast—not just the word 'candlelight'.
  • The prompt includes composition, shot type, and lens or framing detail so the model can interpret the scene correctly.
  • Exclusions are stated as positive constraints ('use only warm amber tones') or direct avoid statements, not Midjourney-style --no flags.

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