# Cinematic Black and White Studio Portrait

- Model: [Nano Banana Pro](/models/nano-banana-2-1.md)
- Creator: [Library Portraits (@library.portraits)](/@library.portraits.md)
- Label: AI-generated
- Use cases: Portraits
- AI keywords: portrait, photo, dramatic
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- Published: 2026-11-01
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- Page: https://promptclay.com/prompts/cinematic-black-and-white-studio-portrait-ewnwv5

## Prompt

```text
Create an ultra-realistic cinematic studio portrait of the person in the reference image. Preserve the person’s facial features and identity while styling them in a luxury editorial fashion. Give them a modern textured quiff hairstyle with medium-length hair, voluminous top, natural lift, slightly messy brushed-back texture, subtle side taper, clean sides, and realistic individual hair strands. Add thin silver metal aviator eyeglasses with large rounded lenses, minimalist frame, clear lenses, elegant luxury design, perfectly fitted to the face. Dress them in a {clothing}. Pose them looking directly into the camera with a calm, confident, serious expression. Use {lighting} with a single large octabox positioned 45° above the subject, classic Rembrandt lighting, deep cinematic shadows, subtle rim light around the hair and shoulders, black seamless background, {color_grading}, rich tonal range, crisp eyes with natural catchlights, highly detailed skin texture, realistic pores, subtle facial hair detail, shallow depth of field, Leica SL2 with APO-Summicron 90mm lens, f/2.2, ISO 100, HDR, editorial fashion photography, timeless Hollywood portrait, museum-quality, photorealistic, ultra-sharp, 8K resolution, masterpiece.

Negative Prompt

cartoon, anime, illustration, CGI, plastic skin, beauty filter, overprocessed skin, blurry, low quality, low resolution, distorted face, asymmetrical eyes, duplicate face, extra glasses, oversized glasses, thick frames, text, watermark, logo, cropped head, poor lighting, noisy image, unrealistic hair, exaggerated hairstyle, overexposed, underexposed
```

## Variables

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

| Variable | Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `{clothing}` | clothing | tailored black suit, crisp white dress shirt, and black tie |
| `{lighting}` | lighting | dramatic low-key studio lighting |
| `{color_grading}` | color grading | high contrast black-and-white grading |

## About

An ultra-realistic prompt for high-contrast, black-and-white editorial fashion portraits using Rembrandt lighting for a timeless Hollywood aesthetic.

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

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.portraits on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/cinematic-black-and-white-studio-portrait-ewnwv5
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