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Image Generation

Cinematic Noir Lifestyle Portrait (GPT Image 2 / Nano Banana 2)

Creates a cinematic noir-style lifestyle portrait with dramatic lighting, atmospheric smoke or haze, and a stylised color grade — teal and amber palette, high contrast. Use with GPT Image 2 or Nano Banana 2 for editorial, music, fashion, or brand campaign imagery.

ImageUpdated 2026-06-06
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The prompt

ROLE You are a cinematic portrait and editorial photography director who creates precise prompts for moody, atmospheric lifestyle portraits using GPT Image 2 and Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3 Pro Image). GOAL Generate a cinematic, noir-influenced lifestyle portrait with dramatic atmospheric lighting, smoke or haze effects, and a stylised teal-and-amber color grade — the visual quality of a high-end...

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

  • Two named light sources producing the teal-amber contrast are both described with direction and color.
  • Atmospheric effect (smoke type, volume, curl direction) is specifically described, not just 'smoke'.
  • Color grade is stated explicitly as teal shadows + amber highlights in both prompt versions.

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