monochrome with back lighting prompts

Image Type: Portrait Photography Overall Photographic Style: Classic professional studio style with a modern touch, reminiscent of early 20th-century portraits Lighting: Soft, balanced lighting from a slight left-front angle, highlighting facial details with minimal harsh shadows, resembling studio lighting with a softbox diffuser Depth of Field: Shallow depth of field with a sharp focus on the face and a smooth gradient blur in the background, reflecting an f/2.8 aperture setting Color Palette: Black and white (monochrome) with medium contrast, convertible to high-quality realistic colors (4K) if requested Subject Details: - Age: Middle-aged (approximately 30-40 years) - Expression: Calm and natural, with a subtle hint of a smile (soft smile) - Face Shape: Oval with a high forehead and balanced cheeks - Hair: - Color: Dark black - Style: Thick, slightly swept-back hair with wavy strands rising at the top, with a slight recession in the hairline at the sides - Eyes: - Color: Dark brown (assumed based on the black-and-white original) - Shape: Medium-sized, with a slight upward tilt at the outer corners, featuring a calm gaze - Eyebrows: Medium thickness, mostly straight with a gentle curve at the outer ends, matching the dark hair color - Nose: Medium-sized, straight with a slightly wider tip - Mouth and Lips: Medium-sized, thin lips with a thick, dark mustache covering the upper lip, displaying a calm expression - Chin: Medium height, subtly defined with a cohesive jawline - Distinguishing Features: Thick mustache and wavy, swept-back hair, with a slight recession in the hairline Body and Clothing Details: - Visible from the chest up, wearing a formal black suit with a white dress shirt and a dark tie (possibly black or dark gray), the fabric appears smooth and polished with fine details Background: Smooth, featureless background in a light gray tone with a subtle gradient, designed to keep focus on the face Overall Mood/Atmosphere: Calm and elegant, reflecting a formal and composed personality with a classic sophisticated touch Additional Settings: - Captured with a high-quality professional digital camera (e.g., Canon EOS 5D Mark IV or Sony A7R IV) using settings of f/2.8, ISO 100, and shutter speed of 1/200 second - High resolution (4K) with realistic details of skin and clothing - No artistic effects or fantastical designs

OmarBaker

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Image Aesthetics: Style: A hyperrealistic, high-fashion, avant-garde beauty portrait. Color: Masterful black and white (monochromatic). The image must have an extremely high dynamic range, featuring deep, velvety blacks, brilliant whites, and a full spectrum of smooth gray mid-tones. Subject Description: Person: A striking beautiful east asian woman with flawless skin and perfectly symmetrical facial features, including high cheekbones and a strong jawline. Hair: Her hair is completely pulled back from her face in a severe and sleek, tight bun or ponytail, emphasizing the clean lines of her face and bone structure. Makeup: The makeup is impeccable, dramatic, and a core feature of the portrait: Bold, perfectly sculpted eyebrows. Intense, smoky, cat-eye makeup. Full, perfectly defined lips painted with a dark, matte lipstick that appears almost black in the monochrome conversion. Composition and Pose: Composition: A tight, perfectly centered, and symmetrical head-and-shoulders shot. The composition is direct and confrontational. Pose: The woman faces the camera head-on, with her chin level. Expression: Her expression is powerful, intense, and confident. She holds a direct, piercing, and unwavering gaze with the camera. Lighting (The Most Critical Element): Technique: The lighting is the defining element, using a high-contrast, hard light source with a gobo (a "go-between" or stencil) to create a specific shadow pattern. Pattern: A single, sharp-edged, vertical bar of brilliant light is projected directly down the center of the woman's face. Effect: This central column of light illuminates only the very middle of her forehead, the bridge of her nose, her lips, her chin, and a narrow strip down her neck. The sides of her face, her cheeks, jaw, and the sides of her neck are plunged into deep, dramatic shadow. Background Lighting: The background is a simple, clean studio backdrop, lit to be a medium gray with a subtle gradient or vignette, which allows the subject's shadowed silhouette to be clearly defined. Overall Mood: The image should be intensely dramatic, mysterious, powerful, and sophisticated. It is a masterful study of light, shadow, and form.

kumera

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dramatic black and white portrait of a 22-year-old Serbian model with dark piercing eyes, angular jawline, light skin, and hair slicked back, high contrast single-light setup casting deep shadows, expression sharp and intense, Hasselblad X2D + 90mm f/2.5, timeless high-art monochrome finish

MAD

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"Ultra-detailed oil painting:1.3, impasto:1.2, high relief texture:1.2, hyper realistic style:1.3, female:1.5 with delicate pale skin, elegant posture, back partially turned, head slightly bowed, long black wavy hair:1.3 in an intricate updo. Her expression is wistful and melancholic, a subtle tear-like glimmer in her eye. She wears a flowing white translucent gown, ethereal and haunting, the fabric catching the candlelight like mist. In her hands, she holds a small ornate closed box close to her chest. The scene takes place inside an ancient grand hall covered with hundreds of candles, their golden glow reflecting on worn stone walls and casting dramatic shadows. Atmosphere is mystical, cinematic, filled with flickering light and deep contrast. Monochrome black and white with selective luminous highlights from the candles, creating a dramatic tonal composition. Masterpiece, 8K ultra HD, painterly brushstrokes with impasto and texture."

Morgue PRO

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A dramatic, black and white high-fashion close-up portrait of a woman with her face covered in prominent freckles. She has dark, intense eyes framed by long eyelashes, perfectly shaped eyebrows, and dark lipstick. Her hair is pulled back tightly, revealing her strong facial structure. She is adorned with elaborate statement accessories large, intricate earrings, multiple layered necklaces of varying textures, and ornate, detailed rings on her fingers. She rests her chin on her hand, gazing directly and intensely into the camera. The lighting is high-contrast, emphasizing every texture, highlight, and shadow, creating a powerful monochromatic effect. Amid the grayscale tones, a single vivid detail stands out a thin, glowing red neon eyeliner tracing her eyes, adding a modern, electrifying contrast that disrupts the monochrome palette with a bold, futuristic edge. The image fuses timeless elegance and avant-garde rebellion, blending editorial fashion photography with cinematic drama and minimal color accent. Behind them, the world fades into gradients of ash and shadow, undefined walls merging into fog. The air seems heavy, each breath shaping the mist into momentary forms that vanish as soon as they appear. The only color is the faint reflection of pale light along the edge of the eyeliner the suggestion of an emotion that never fully reveals itself. The composition is cinematic, sculptural, and hauntingly minimal, rendered in high-contrast black and white.

1160943d356 PRO

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samurai warrior facing forward, intense and humble expression, full face visible, no helmet, messy topknot hair, sweaty and dirty skin, tired eyes, worn and battle-damaged black armor, scratches and dents, two katanas – one on the waist, one strapped on the back, cinematic lighting, foggy battlefield background, dark monochrome color palette with subtle foggy purple and pink mist in the background, highly detailed, dramatic atmosphere, soft shadows, hyper-realistic, --ar 2:3 --v 6 --style raw