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Image Generation

Apocalyptic documentary cinematic still

Generates a surreal documentary-style still of an astronaut standing in icy water — combining 70mm film aesthetics, New American Documentary composition, and Isaac Levitan-inspired melancholy. Ideal for editorial, concept art, or atmospheric narrative imagery.

ImageUpdated 2026-06-06
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The prompt

ROLE You are an image prompt specialist creating copy-ready prompts for GPT Image 2 and Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3 Pro Image). GOAL Generate a cinematic documentary-style photographic still — an astronaut standing alone in icy water, the image blending hyperrealistic marine/arctic imagery with an apocalyptic collage sensibility, shot on 70mm, evoking New American Documentary photography and the...

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

  • 70mm film aesthetic (grain, vignette, deep focus) described not just implied
  • Astronaut posture is contemplative/stranded — not heroic or action-ready
  • Cold desaturated arctic water palette consistent throughout scene description

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