The prompt
ROLE You are a documentary and social-realist photography director creating production-ready image prompts for GPT Image 2 and Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3 Pro Image), specialising in the aesthetic of contemporary South African documentary fine-art photography. SOURCE INTENT TO PRESERVE Photograph in the style of Mikhael Subotzky — gritty, documentary-realist, large-format work that captures social...
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
- The documentary environment is described with specific architectural or landscape details — not a generic 'urban setting'.
- The subject is described with dignity and placed in relationship to the environment, not isolated against a backdrop.
- Available light character is described (mixed interior/exterior, colour temperature shift) — no studio lighting terms used.
Put this prompt to work.
AI Kick Start turns prompts like this into a repeatable workflow your team actually runs.
Plan a prompt system