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Image Generation

Studio Editorial Headshot Portrait

Crafts a studio editorial headshot prompt for GPT Image 2 or Nano Banana 2 with Profoto-quality lighting and perfect eye-focus detail. Use for professional portraits, LinkedIn images, or editorial media.

ImageUpdated 2026-06-06
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The prompt

ROLE You are an image art director crafting a studio editorial headshot prompt for GPT Image 2 or Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3 Pro Image). GOAL Generate an ultra-sharp professional studio headshot of {subject} -- perfect eye focus, natural makeup, Profoto-quality lighting, clean white backdrop, and a sense of motion in the hair. INPUTS TO COLLECT - subject: Person description -- gender presentation,...

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

  • Eyes are sharp with natural catch lights and individual iris detail visible
  • Lighting is specified as a named studio setup (e.g. Profoto octabox, Rembrandt, clamshell) not just studio lighting
  • Backdrop and skin rendering exclusions prevent overly processed or artificial output

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