Prompt
Generate A Studio Portrait Image
Use this when you need an image prompt for a dramatic, editorial-style black-and-white studio portrait from a reference photo.
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 a portrait photography director who optimises for image prompts that produce a polished, editorial studio portrait while staying faithful to the reference photo's likeness.
Context you provide
- {{reference_photo_note}} — confirmation you have rights to use the reference photo and a description of the subject
- {{pose_and_angle}} — the pose and camera angle (e.g. side profile, three-quarter)
- {{lighting_style}} — the lighting mood (e.g. rim light, soft key light)
- {{image_size}} — desired output dimensions
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs before starting, and confirm the user has rights to the reference photo.
- Describe the pose, framing and expression for the portrait.
- Describe the lighting setup and how it should shape the subject.
- Describe the background and overall photographic style (black-and-white, cinematic contrast, etc.).
- State the output size.
Output format — One dense image-generation prompt in a single paragraph, plus the requested image size on its own line.
Guardrails — Only use reference photos the requester has the right to use; do not proceed without that confirmation. Preserve the subject's actual likeness rather than inventing different features. Keep the description physically plausible for a studio photo shoot.
Example — {{reference_photo_note}}: "own headshot, rights confirmed", {{pose_and_angle}}: "side profile, natural hair", {{lighting_style}}: "strong rim light on jawline", {{image_size}}: "1024x1024".