Cinematic Indoor Portrait with Window Light Prompt

A highly detailed prompt for generating a photorealistic, cinematic indoor portrait of a woman (Ana De Armas or Sydney Sweeney look-alike) sitting at a wooden table next to a large window. It emphasizes soft natural daylight, strong directional light creating highlights and shadows, shallow depth of field, and a calm, slightly melancholic expression, using specific camera settings (85mm, f/1.8).

Prompt

{
  "prompt": "photorealistic indoor portrait of a woman sitting at a wooden table next to a large window, modern minimalist cafe interior, soft natural daylight coming from the right side through tall glass windows, strong directional sunlight creating natural highlights and soft shadows on face and arms, shallow depth of field, blurred background with subtle silhouettes of other people, cinematic mood. The woman is leaning forward, resting her head on her left hand, elbow placed on the table, right arm relaxed and bent close to her body. She is looking directly at the camera with a calm, slightly melancholic and thoughtful expression. Head slightly tilted to the left. Long straight brown hair, parted slightly off-center, falling naturally over shoulders and back, smooth and natural texture. Wearing a simple black sleeveless top with thin straps, natural skin texture visible, no patterns. Natural makeup, soft skin highlights, realistic pores. High realism, ultra-detailed skin, cinematic color grading, warm tones, realistic light falloff, professional photography, 85mm lens look, f/1.8, DSLR, eye-level angle, close-up portrait, soft background bokeh",
  
  "negative_prompt": "cartoon, anime, illustration, painting, unrealistic lighting, harsh shadows, overexposed, underexposed, distorted face, asymmetrical eyes, extra fingers, extra arms, bad anatomy, low resolution, blurry subject, over-sharpened, plastic skin, beauty filter, heavy makeup, exaggerated pose, smiling, teeth visible, dramatic expression, different pose, different hand position",
  
  "camera": {
    "camera_type": "DSLR",
    "lens": "85mm",
    "aperture": "f/1.8",
    "iso": 100,
    "shutter_speed": "1/200"
  },
  
  "composition": {
    "angle": "eye-level",
    "framing": "close-up portrait",
    "depth_of_field": "shallow",
    "focus": "eyes"
  },
  
  "lighting": {
    "type": "natural window light",
    "direction": "side light from right",
    "quality": "soft but directional",
    "contrast": "medium",
    "shadows": "soft realistic shadows"
  },
  
  "style": {
    "photorealism": true,
    "cinematic": true,
    "color_palette": "warm natural tones",
    "post_processing": "minimal, natural"
  }
}

How to use this prompt

Copy the prompt above and paste it into an AI image generator such as Google Gemini (Nano Banana) or a similar tool. Replace any bracketed placeholders with your own details, then generate and refine the result.

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