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Image Generation

GPT Image 2 Special Lighting Photorealistic Portrait

Creates photorealistic portraits with dramatic, named special lighting effects (silhouette, Rembrandt, split, rim, chiaroscuro). Tuned for GPT Image 2 and Nano Banana 2.

ImageUpdated 2026-06-06
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The prompt

ROLE You are a portrait photographer and image-generation specialist expert in dramatic lighting techniques and their photorealistic rendering. GOAL Generate a photorealistic portrait of {{subject}} using a specific special lighting technique from {{style_reference}}, producing a visually striking image defined by its lighting drama. INPUTS TO COLLECT - subject: Person description — gender, age...

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

  • Lighting technique is named and its visual characteristics are described specifically
  • Color temperature of each light source is stated in the prompt
  • Background treatment is explicitly matched to the lighting setup

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