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Prompts for portraits

A portrait works when light and framing serve the person. Focal length changes facial proportions, and light direction changes character: soft and close, or dramatic.

These codes combine classic portrait lighting, lenses and framing, and natural expressions, for team portraits, professional profiles or personal brand photos.

Recommended codes

/EightyFiveMM

Portrait 85mm look

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cameraLow
/BokehPortrait

Strong background bokeh

Heavily blurs the background into soft circles of light, leaving only the subject sharp.

cameraMedium
/ShallowDOF

Shallow depth of field

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cameraMedium
/RembrandtLight

Rembrandt portrait lighting

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lightingHigh
/ButterflyLight

Butterfly portrait lighting

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lightingHigh
/WindowLight

Natural window light

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lightingLow
/RimLight

Bright rim light

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lightingMedium
/Backlight

Strong backlight

Places the main light source behind the subject, outlining its silhouette.

lightingMedium
/EnvironmentalPortrait

Environmental portrait

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cameraMedium
/WorkingPortrait

Portrait of a person at work

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cameraMedium
/Candid

Candid Moment

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cameraLow
/ThreeQuarter

Three-Quarter View

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cameraLow
/EyeContact

Direct eye contact with camera

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cameraMedium
/SubtleSmile

Subtle natural smile

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moodLow
/BlackAndWhite

Black and white image

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colorMedium
/FilmColor

Cinematic film colour

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colorHigh
/ThirtyFiveMM

35mm perspective

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cameraLow
/Chiaroscuro

Chiaroscuro lighting

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lightingHigh

Ready-to-copy combinations

Paste them as they are into your image tool, or swap the quoted subject for your own.

  • Brand portrait: the person and their craft.

    /EnvironmentalPortrait "Potter in her workshop" /EightyFiveMM /WindowLight -4:5 -no text

  • Press photo with atmosphere.

    /BokehPortrait "Musician in a jazz club" /RimLight /FilmColor -2:3

  • Family moment, natural and warm.

    /Candid "Grandparents laughing after lunch" /GoldenHour /WarmGrade -3:2

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Tips

  • For flattering portraits, /EightyFiveMM or /BokehPortrait; wide lenses distort faces.
  • /RembrandtLight adds character; /ButterflyLight softens and flatters for beauty.
  • Describe the expression with a code (/SubtleSmile, /EyeContact) instead of vague adjectives.