# Candid Tokyo Night Smartphone Snapshot

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

```text
Use the attached image only as a strong visual inspiration for the subject's hairstyle, overall facial proportions, natural beauty, and general aesthetic,
while ensuring the generated subject remains fully original, non-identifiable, and not a face copy.

Scene
Nighttime on a quiet Tokyo city sidewalk beside a building with white ceramic tile walls.
The subject is walking past the camera, partially side-on, captured mid-step in a natural, spontaneous moment.

Appearance
A {subject} with long {hair_color} layered hair, soft curtain bangs, fair natural skin, hazel-green eyes, subtle natural makeup, and delicate European facial features inspired by the reference image while remaining an original, non-identifiable person.
She is wearing a plain fitted {outfit} with short sleeves, no logos, no graphics, no accessories or outerwear.

Pose & Expression
The subject casually turns her head slightly toward the camera while continuing to walk forward.
She wears a relaxed, genuine, natural smile with a warm and friendly expression.
Her body remains angled in half-profile as she continues walking.
The framing is slightly imperfect, as if captured quickly while passing by.

Camera & Motion
Shot on a modern smartphone, handheld, rushed capture. Strong uncontrolled camera shake. Heavy directional motion blur across the hair, face, and body. Facial features appear naturally softened by motion blur without becoming unrecognizable. Partial ghosting around the moving body. Imperfect framing, subject nearly leaving the frame.

Lighting
Flash-only lighting fired mid-motion. Harsh flash highlights on the face and white T-shirt. Deep surrounding darkness. Uneven exposure, blown highlights, hard shadows typical of hurried night smartphone photography.

Background
White ceramic tile wall stretches into streaked light bands due to motion blur. Street surroundings fade into darkness with minimal readable detail.

Mood
Natural, candid, friendly, relaxed, authentic. Feels like a genuine spontaneous smartphone snapshot captured while passing by.

Image Quality
Extremely noisy. Heavily blurred. Raw smartphone look. Not cinematic. Not editorial. Not polished.

Negative Prompt
anime, illustration, painting, stylized,
studio lighting, beauty lighting, soft portrait,
sharp focus, clean face, perfect anatomy, smooth skin,
fashion editorial, posed portrait, cinematic grading, film still,
tripod shot, professional photography,
hoodie, jacket, coat, sweater, blouse, dress, printed clothing, logos, accessories,
identity match, face copy, real person replication
```

## Variables

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

| Variable | Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `{subject}` | subject | young woman |
| `{hair_color}` | hair color | chestnut-brown |
| `{outfit}` | outfit | white T-shirt |

## About

A prompt designed to mimic an authentic, imperfect smartphone snapshot taken at night in Tokyo, featuring motion blur and flash shadows.

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

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.lifestyle on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/candid-tokyo-night-smartphone-snapshot-pg8rpa
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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