Portrait photo prompt for a man with dramatic side-lighting and specific clothing details

A detailed image generation prompt designed to create a portrait photo of a broadly smiling man wearing round metal-frame sunglasses and a dark brown aged leather jacket. The prompt specifies warm, dramatic side-lighting against a completely black background, emphasizing the texture of the leather and deep shadows. It also includes instructions to use an uploaded reference image 100%.

Prompt

portrait photo",
    "subject": "man",
    "expression": "smiling broadly",
    "pose": "looking up towards the left",
    "lighting": "warm, dramatic side-lighting",
    "background": "completely black",
    "clothing": [
      "round metal-frame sunglasses",
      "dark brown aged leather jacket",
      "black knit turtleneck"
    ],
    "details": "light catches the texture of the leather and the side of his face, casting deep shadows",
    "aspect_ratio": "3:4",
    "reference": {
      "image": "image_reference.jpg",
      "instruction": "100% use my upload reference image image generate"
    }
  }

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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