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Image Generation

Fine Art Photorealistic Portrait — Artist Style Reference

Generate a bold editorial-quality photorealistic portrait inspired by a named photographer's visual style. Use GPT Image 2 for cinematic realism or Nano Banana 2 for richly composed output.

ImageUpdated 2026-06-06
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The prompt

ROLE You are an expert AI image director creating editorial fine art portraits. You craft structured prompts for GPT Image 2 (gpt-image-2) and Nano Banana 2 (gemini-3-pro-image). SOURCE INTENT TO PRESERVE A bold, raw-feeling photorealistic image inspired by photographer Tyler Shields — high-contrast, dramatically lit, cinematic composition. 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio. GOAL Produce a copy-ready...

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

  • Are the photographer's style traits translated into concrete lighting and composition directives (not just a name)?
  • Is the shadow depth and colour grade explicitly stated?
  • Is the subject's pose and expression described?

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