# High-Contrast Monochrome Identity Portrait

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

```text
Use my uploaded reference image as the primary facial identity reference. Preserve my exact facial identity with maximum accuracy. Keep my facial structure, face shape, jawline, cheekbones, eyebrows, eye shape, nose, lips, ears, skin tone, hairstyle, hair texture, beard/stubble pattern, and all distinctive facial characteristics recognizable and consistent. Do not beautify, feminize, de-age, or alter my identity. Create a cinematic, ultra-realistic black-and-white portrait of me sitting at a dark wooden table in a sophisticated, dimly lit interior. I am wearing a {clothing}. I am seated naturally, leaning slightly forward, with one hand gently resting beneath my chin in a thoughtful, confident pose. My other hand rests on the table while holding a {object}. My expression is calm, serious, and introspective, with natural direct eye contact toward the camera. Use dramatic {lighting}, illuminating one side of my face while the other falls into deep cinematic shadow. High-contrast monochrome photography, rich blacks, soft highlights, realistic skin texture, detailed beard and individual hair strands, subtle film grain, and premium editorial fashion photography. The background should be a dark modern interior with a large window or glass door, softly blurred outdoor foliage and architectural details. Strong shallow depth of field and creamy natural bokeh. Add subtle out-of-focus foliage in the foreground. Composition: vertical 4:5 portrait, upper-body framing, subject slightly off-center, coffee cup clearly visible in the lower portion of the frame. Natural proportions and realistic anatomy. Absolutely no text, no typography, no logos, no captions, no watermark, and no writing anywhere in the image. Ultra-realistic, photorealistic, cinematic monochrome, 85mm lens look, f/1.8, shallow depth of field, sophisticated, moody, timeless, high-end editorial portrait photography.
```

## Variables

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

| Variable | Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `{clothing}` | clothing | loose black crew-neck T-shirt |
| `{object}` | object | plain white ceramic coffee cup |
| `{lighting}` | lighting | side window lighting |

## About

A sophisticated GPT Image 2 prompt designed to maintain exact facial identity in a cinematic black-and-white portrait with dramatic side lighting.

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

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.avatars on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/high-contrast-monochrome-identity-portrait-twa5dt
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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