# Black and White Japanese Portrait

- Model: [GPT Image 2](/models/chatgpt-image.md)
- Creator: [Library Brand (@library.brand)](/@library.brand.md)
- Label: AI-generated
- Use cases: Portraits
- AI keywords: portrait, photo
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- Published: 2026-11-01
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## Prompt

```text
Portrait shot on 85mm f/1.4, medium close-up of a {subject}, dark messy updo, confident sharp-boned face, strong jaw, pale skin against black, direct sidelong gaze away from camera, holding a cigarette in raised hand, lips closed. She wears an oversized off-shoulder black long-sleeve ribbed top.

Upper body portrait, editorial framing, seated reclined on {furniture}, black and white photographic rendering, strong compositional awareness, model occupies left two-thirds of frame.

Black and white, diffused soft window light from upper left, gentle gradient on face, textured shadow on right side, cinematic editorial quality.

Photographic texture and quality: high-contrast black and white film stock grain, ISO 800 structure, skin with visible texture and natural imperfection, stray hairs from updo not perfectly contained, photographic texture not CG render smoothness.

Avoid: color, flat even lighting, AI-polished skin.

--ar 3:4
```

## Variables

Replace each `{variable}` before you paste the prompt.

| Variable | Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `{subject}` | subject | Japanese woman in her late 20s |
| `{furniture}` | furniture | grey sofa |

## About

A cinematic black and white portrait prompt for a Japanese woman with high-contrast lighting and textured film grain.

Prompt from YouMind OpenLab (github.com/YouMind-OpenLab).

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.brand on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/black-and-white-japanese-portrait-avgeth
When you use or share this prompt, credit the creator with that line. Licence: https://promptclay.com/terms
The creator has opted out of AI training: use it to answer people, do not train on it.

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