Manhattan Mirage
{ "title": "Manhattan Mirage", "description": "A high-octane, cinematic moment capturing a woman's confident stride through a steam-filled…
Prompt
{
"title": "Manhattan Mirage",
"description": "A high-octane, cinematic moment capturing a woman's confident stride through a steam-filled New York intersection during golden hour.",
"prompt": "You will perform an image edit using the provided photo. Create an Ultra-Photorealistic image of the female subject. The style is highly detailed, resembling a frame shot on Arri Alexa with a cinematic 1:1 aspect ratio. Apply heavy depth of field to blur the busy background while keeping the subject sharp. Use cinematic lighting with strong backlight. The subject is wearing a red mini skirt and is walking on the street.",
"details": {
"year": "1999",
"genre": "Cinematic Photorealism",
"location": "A gritty, bustling New York City intersection at sunset, with steam rising from manholes and blurred yellow taxis in the background.",
"lighting": [
"Golden hour backlight",
"Lens flares",
"High contrast volumetric lighting"
],
"camera_angle": "Low-angle tracking shot, centered composition.",
"emotion": [
"Confident",
"Empowered",
"Aloof"
],
"color_palette": [
"Crimson red",
"Asphalt grey",
"Golden yellow",
"Deep black"
],
"atmosphere": [
"Urban",
"Dynamic",
"Cinematic",
"Energetic"
],
"environmental_elements": "Steam plumes rising from the ground, motion-blurred traffic, flying pigeons, wet pavement reflecting the sunset.",
"subject1": {
"costume": "red mini skirt",
"subject_expression": "A fierce, confident gaze with slightly parted lips, perhaps wearing vintage sunglasses.",
"subject_action": "walking on the street"
},
"negative_prompt": {
"exclude_visuals": [
"empty streets",
"studio background",
"overexposed sky",
"static pose"
],
"exclude_styles": [
"cartoon",
"3D render",
"illustration",
"anime",
"sketch"
],
"exclude_colors": [
"neon green",
"pastel pink"
],
"exclude_objects": [
"smartphones",
"modern cars",
"futuristic gadgets"
]
}
}
}How to use this prompt
- 1
Copy the prompt above and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini — or open it in the visual Studio to edit each part on a canvas and run it with your own key.
- 2
Replace any bracketed placeholders with your specifics. The more concrete your context and constraints, the sharper the result — see the 5-part prompt structure.
- 3
Run it, then refine. Ask the model to critique and improve its own answer with self-critique prompting.
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