Hyper-realistic cinematic close-up portrait with dramatic lighting AI Image Prompt

A prompt for Google Gemini Nano Banana Pro to generate a hyper-realistic cinematic close-up portrait with dramatic top-down lighting, creating a spiritual, transcendental mood, and requiring an uploaded face reference.

Prompt

A hyper-realistic cinematic close-up portrait (use uploaded face as reference).
The subject looks upward with chin slightly raised and eyes half-open, as if drawn to a light above. A cool white overhead spotlight creates dramatic top-down lighting, sculpting the face while the background stays black. Soft volumetric mist forms a subtile light beam. Wearing a matte black high-collar jacket.
Shot on an 85mm lens with shallow depth of field, high contrast, and a spiritual, transcendental mood. Portrait Mode.

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.

This prompt is designed to work with a reference photo. Upload your own photo (only one you have the right to use) together with the prompt.

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