Dimly Lit Raw Selfie Portrait

Create a realistic, close-up selfie portrait based on a reference photo, preserving the woman’s appearance and the specified dimly lit room setting.

By Threads — Published on Oct 14

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Prompt template

Format: Text Parameterized
Inputs: reference_image (image) · Required
Outputs: portrait (image)

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

Using ${reference-image}, create an ultra-realistic raw selfie photograph taken at arm’s length. Do not change the appearance of the woman in the reference photo.

Capture an intimate, quiet moment: she rests her head on a table, lowering it onto her crossed arm. Her gaze is languid and piercing, directed into the phone camera as if looking through the screen. Her lips are slightly parted.

Her skin has an even, matte finish, with visible natural texture and pores. She has expressive green eyes, thick, dark, precisely defined and laminated brows, and lush, dense eyelash extensions with a wet-look, cat-eye effect. Add a dewy highlight to her cheekbones and the tip and bridge of her nose, plus light cheek contouring. Her lips are a vivid wine shade, neatly defined, slightly moisturized, and glossy.

Her hair is very long, airy, and lightly voluminous, with layered cascade-cut styling and natural texture. Style it with a round blow-dry brush, but do not show the brush. Her curtain bangs are also styled with a round brush, which must not appear in the frame. Keep the hair slightly tousled around her face.

Show two bracelets on her wrist: a delicate chain with charms and a substantial crystal bracelet. She has an hourglass figure, wide hips, a narrow waist, and a full-size-four bust, although the close-up should focus on her face and hands. No clothing should be visible.

The background is a bright room with matte wallpaper. Include a white shelf holding a black gargoyle-bust figurine and part of a round mirror reflecting a black nighttime curtain and white tulle with blinds. It is night outside, and no details outdoors are discernible. Keep the background sharp, not blurred. Dim lighting should emphasize the contrast between the walls and her hair, while warm, subdued light gives her skin a soft glow.

Make it feel unstaged, with no perfect symmetry. Preserve realistic skin texture and pores, raw-photo character, and film grain. Simulate a photo taken on an iPhone 16 Pro Max. Use a 3:4 aspect ratio.