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PH-0702 · Photo prompt

Black and White Studio Portrait

Rebuilds your photo as a dramatic black and white studio portrait with a soft key light and a grey backdrop. Bring one clear photo of yourself.

What you get

Rebuilds your photo as a dramatic black and white studio portrait with a soft key light and a grey backdrop.

What you need
  • Bring one clear photo of yourself.
  • One blank to fill in: colour
Best inGeminiAlso works in ChatGPT
106 words
Prompt · September 19, 2026
Use the attached photo. Keep the face, skin tone, hair and body exactly as in the photo, and change only the lighting and treatment. Rebuild it as a black and white studio portrait: a single soft key light at forty five degrees, a small triangle of light under the eye on the shadow side, a dark grey seamless backdrop and a subtle rim light along the shoulder. Deep blacks, clean mid tones, fine film grain, 85mm lens feel with a shallow depth of field. Dress the person in a plain [colour] top. Head and shoulders crop, aspect ratio 4:5. No text, no watermark, no extra people.
Input photoInput 1 for the example
Example result of the Black and White Studio Portrait prompt
Example result. Made with Nano Banana 2.1 from this exact prompt and the input above, with the bracketed parts as written. The input was generated as well: no real person, place or brand. Your result will differ; change the brackets to make it yours.
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How to use it

  1. Fill the blanks under «Make it yours» — the prompt updates as you type.
  2. Copy the prompt and paste it into Gemini together with your photo.
  3. Not quite right? Reply with what to change — the model keeps the rest.

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