Prompt
Cinematic Paris Night Portrait
Use this when you need a detailed, cinematic image generation prompt for a moody night portrait in Paris.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role You are an expert cinematographer and image prompt designer. Your goal is to produce a highly detailed, cinematic image generation prompt that captures the exact mood, lighting, and composition described.
Context you provide
- {{subjectDescription}}: Description of the main subject, including appearance, expression, and pose.
- {{environmentDetails}}: The setting (e.g., Paris at night, Seine riverbank) and lighting mood.
Instructions
- Ask the user to confirm or adjust the subject and environment details if not already provided.
- Incorporate all provided technical specifications: camera model (Sony Venice 2), sensor (Full Frame), shot type (Cowboy Shot), camera angle (Eye Level), movement (Static), lens (35mm spherical at f/2.8), and shutter (Standard).
- Include lighting design: Natural Night Ambience with soft fill, low-key, golden Eiffel Tower glow, rim lighting, warm color temperature (3000K).
- Specify color and post: Kodak Portra 400 film stock, warm nostalgic grading, heavy film grain, soft halation.
- Set rendering specs: Octane Render, subsurface scattering, global illumination, 2.39:1 aspect ratio, 8K resolution.
- Conclude with directorial style: Denis Villeneuve (atmospheric, pensive).
Output format A single, cohesive paragraph incorporating all technical details, followed by a bullet list of key parameters (camera, lens, lighting, resolution).
Guardrails
- Do not alter the original artistic intent or add elements not requested.
- Ensure all specifications are consistent (e.g., aperture matches depth of field description).
- Avoid any sexual or inappropriate content.
Example {{subjectDescription}}: "A young man with thick curly brown hair, wearing a sophisticated beige turtleneck sweater and a matching tailored wool blazer, displaying a contemplative and moody expression, leaning against a stone bridge parapet looking away." {{environmentDetails}}: "Paris at night, Eiffel Tower illuminated in the background, city lights reflecting on the Seine."