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Universal Image Prompt
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The complete prompt
> Create a highly realistic vertical 9:16 cinematic photograph using the uploaded image ONLY as a visual reference for composition, pose, styling, environment, lighting, and overall aesthetic. Do not copy the identity of the person in the reference. Create an original young woman.
SUBJECT:
A young woman sitting alone inside a vintage city bus, naturally relaxed and slightly dreamy. She has long, thick, naturally wavy light-brown hair with soft volume and loose strands framing her face. Youthful, realistic facial features, natural skin texture, subtle makeup, and a calm thoughtful expression. She is gazing out through the bus window toward the rainy city outside rather than looking directly at the camera.
HEADPHONES:
Large retro over-ear headphones in off-white/silver, worn naturally over her hair, with a thin wired cable running down toward her lap.
OUTFIT:
Colorful retro 1980s/early-1990s oversized windbreaker jacket with bold purple, teal/turquoise, pink, blue, and subtle yellow color-block sections. The jacket has a slightly glossy nylon texture, elastic cuffs, and a relaxed oversized fit. Underneath, a simple dark/purple top. Loose-fitting light-blue vintage denim jeans with realistic fabric texture.
POSE:
She is seated comfortably by the large bus window, body turned slightly toward the window. One knee is raised naturally while the other leg rests comfortably. Her arms are relaxed across her lap, with one hand resting naturally over the other. Anatomically correct hands and fingers. Her posture should feel candid and unposed.
PROPS:
A small vintage portable cassette player/walkman rests naturally in her lap, connected to the headphones by a visible thin cable. Make the cassette player physically realistic, with authentic buttons, cassette window, metallic/plastic details, and subtle wear.
ENVIRONMENT:
Interior of an old vintage city bus. Dark green/teal worn seats, yellow vertical handrails, aged metal ceiling, large rectangular windows with slightly weathered frames, subtle reflections, and a few softly blurred passengers in the background. The bus should feel authentic and lived-in rather than newly restored.
OUTSIDE THE WINDOW:
Rainy urban city street viewed through the bus window. Wet roads reflecting headlights, blurred cars, buses, storefronts, traffic lights, pedestrians with umbrellas, and indistinct city buildings. Strong natural atmospheric perspective with realistic rain droplets and condensation on the glass. Keep the exterior softly blurred due to shallow depth of field and motion.
LIGHTING:
Soft natural overcast daylight entering through the bus windows, mixed with subtle cool reflections from the rainy street. Gentle highlights on her face and hair, realistic shadows, cinematic exposure, no harsh artificial lighting.
CAMERA & COMPOSITION:
Vertical 9:16 full-frame photograph. Camera positioned approximately at seated eye/chest height, close enough to capture the woman from head to knees while keeping the bus interior and window clearly visible. Subject placed slightly right of center, with the rainy city visible through the window on the right side. Natural 35mm–50mm lens perspective, f/2–f/2.8, shallow depth of field, realistic optical falloff.
STYLE:
Authentic nostalgic 1980s/early-1990s street-fashion photography, cinematic documentary aesthetic, realistic analog film character, subtle film grain, slightly softened highlights, muted vintage tones with vivid purple, teal, pink, and yellow accents, natural skin tones, realistic fabric texture, realistic reflections and imperfections.
IMPORTANT:
Photorealistic, anatomically accurate body, hands, fingers, face, and proportions. Natural hair strands, realistic skin pores and texture, authentic clothing folds, physically accurate headphones and cable, believable bus geometry, realistic rainy-window reflections. No plastic skin, no excessive beauty retouching, no CGI appearance, no modern smartphone, no futuristic objects, no distorted hands, no extra fingers, no duplicated objects, no watermark, no unwanted text.Copy the complete prompt and use your own reference photos where requested.
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