Dark Editorial Macro Selfie

Create a photorealistic, close-up 9:16 selfie portrait that preserves the subject’s appearance and uses dramatic striped sunlight.

By Threads — Published on Oct 22 — Modified on Oct 23

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Prompt template

Format: Text Parameterized
Inputs: Reference_photo (image) · Required aspect_ratio (text) · Optional · Default: 9:16
Outputs: Generated_portrait (image)

Replace the ${…} placeholders with your values before using this prompt. See parameters and defaults below.

Create an ultra-realistic, spontaneous macro selfie photographed on an iPhone 17 in a vertical ${aspect-ratio:9:16} format. Strictly preserve the facial features and appearance of the person in the reference photo.

Use an extreme close-up with an asymmetrical diagonal composition. The woman is reclining on a dark beige velvet sofa, her head tilted to one side and chin slightly raised. The camera is very close, giving the image the feeling of a candid frame captured in motion.

Her long, thick hair has a side part and voluminous lifted roots, falling loosely over her shoulders and the sofa. Slightly tousled strands frame her face.

Give her a bold, playful expression. Her sidelong gaze is directed off to the side and slightly upward; her eyelids are relaxed, and one eyebrow is slightly raised. Her naturally full, nude-pink lips have a defined outline and a wet, glossy sheen. Her mouth is slightly open, with a relaxed, sensual expression.

Her skin has a natural warm tone, visible pores, and a matte, velvety texture. Include sculpted cheekbones, soft highlights on the high points of her face, long, thick black lashes with a fox-eye effect, fine elongated eyeliner, and muted brown eyeshadow. She wears an off-the-shoulder cream top.

Lighting: Intense warm sunlight passes through nearly closed blinds, casting crisp diagonal bands of light and shadow across her forehead, eyes, bridge of the nose, cheek, and lips. One side of her face is illuminated with golden light while the other falls into deep shadow. Use high-contrast cinematic lighting, with highlights on her hair, skin, and the velvet.

Color and atmosphere: Dark editorial aesthetic, muted skin tones, slightly desaturated shadows, deep brown and graphite tones, graphic black details, and dark satin in the surroundings.

Image quality: RAW photography, slightly underexposed, with gentle mobile-camera sharpness, subtle digital noise, and delicate grain. Render skin, hair, and fabric in high detail, with natural color reproduction, realistic texture, and expressive contrast.