# Esquire Magazine Cover Style Portrait

- Model: [GPT Image 2](/models/chatgpt-image.md)
- Creator: [Library Lifestyle (@library.lifestyle)](/@library.lifestyle.md)
- Label: AI-generated
- Use cases: Portraits, Posters and type
- AI keywords: portrait, cover, photo, editorial
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- Published: 2026-11-01
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- Page: https://promptclay.com/prompts/esquire-magazine-cover-style-portrait-9wsyw1

## Prompt

```text
SUBJECT:
A {subject} with textured dark hair, expressive eyes, and a relaxed but commanding presence.

Create ONE premium magazine cover.
Build one cinematic portrait emphasizing charisma, ambition, and contemporary Hollywood style.

STYLE: Esquire-quality photography, dramatic directional lighting, black, cream, and deep burgundy palette, modern tailoring, natural skin texture, subtle film grain, cinematic contrast, elegant negative space, shallow depth of field, premium editorial photography, 8K.

MAGAZINE TITLE: {magazine_name}

ISSUE DATE: AUGUST 2026

HEADLINES: {headlines}
```

## Variables

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

| Variable | Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `{subject}` | subject | charismatic young actor |
| `{magazine_name}` | magazine name | ESQUIRE |
| `{headlines}` | headlines | The Next Chapter\n\nMade for the Moment\nInside the Mind |

## About

A premium editorial prompt for a cinematic actor's portrait designed to look like a high-quality Esquire magazine cover.

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

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.lifestyle on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/esquire-magazine-cover-style-portrait-9wsyw1
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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