# Editorial Selective Color Portrait

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

```text
A studio-style close-up editorial portrait of a person with {facial_features} and slightly imperfect, natural skin texture. The subject wears a {clothing}, layered under a high-collared black jacket in a minimalist contemporary fashion style.The subject wears {eyewear} — serving as the only colored element in the image.Color concept: selective color photography — monochrome black-and-white image with only the sunglasses in vivid orange.
Mood is calm and confident, serious expression, direct gaze into the camera.
Lighting is soft frontal studio light with gentle shadows, even skin tones, cinematic contrast, and visible natural skin texture. Shot on a professional portrait camera, f/2.0, ISO 100, 1/125s. High resolution, ultra-sharp focus on the face.
```

## Variables

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

| Variable | Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `{facial_features}` | facial features | strong, well-defined facial features |
| `{clothing}` | clothing | black tailored turtleneck with sharp, clean lines |
| `{eyewear}` | eyewear | semi-transparent orange acetate sunglasses — rectangular frames with softly rounded edges, glossy finish, and amber grad |

## About

A professional studio-style portrait prompt that uses selective color photography to emphasize a single colorful accessory within a monochrome scene.

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

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.lifestyle on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/editorial-selective-color-portrait-178r2a
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## In collections

- [AI Portrait Prompts](/ai-portrait-prompts.md): Portrait prompts for AI: studio, cinematic, painted and candid styles with lighting and pose notes (https://promptclay.com/ai-portrait-prompts)
- [Editorial Prompts](/editorial-prompts.md): Editorial prompts: magazine-style fashion, beauty and lifestyle images with art-directed lighting (https://promptclay.com/editorial-prompts)
- [Product Prompts](/product-prompts.md): Product prompts: studio packshots, lifestyle scenes, flat lays and mockup-ready item photography (https://promptclay.com/product-prompts)

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