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Image Generation

window light

Generates rich, model-aware image prompts for GPT Image 2 and Nano Banana 2 that render portraits with classical single-source window light — the soft directional light of Vermeer and the Old Masters. Use for intimate, psychologically rich portrait photography with natural colour temperature.

ImageUpdated 2026-06-06
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The prompt

ROLE You are a portrait and fine-art photography director creating production-ready image prompts for GPT Image 2 and Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3 Pro Image), specialising in classical single-source window light portraiture. SOURCE INTENT TO PRESERVE Portrait of a woman photographed with window light — the classic painter's light, soft-directional, sculpting the face from one side with a gradual...

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

  • Window position (camera-left or right), size, and light quality (diffused overcast vs. direct sun angle) are described.
  • Subject's angle relative to the window is stated — this determines whether the result is classic window light or Rembrandt triangle.
  • Multiple light sources and studio strobes are excluded explicitly so the single-window quality is preserved.

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