# Moody Black-and-White Studio 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, editorial
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- Published: 2026-11-01
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## Prompt

```text
Create a square black-and-white studio portrait of a slender young adult {subject_gender} with pale skin and sharp cheekbones, shown from the chest up against a seamless light gray-white background. The subject has shoulder-length {hair_color_and_style}, a long narrow face, faint stubble, stretched black ear gauges, a small septum ring, and large round transparent eyeglasses with thin metal rims. He wears an oversized plain {shirt_color} crewneck sweatshirt or T-shirt, mostly featureless and blending into deep shadow. Pose him slightly off-center, head tilted downward and to his left, eyes looking down with a calm introspective expression, lips relaxed, shoulders sloped. Use dramatic high-contrast monochrome lighting with the face partly shadowed, soft studio illumination from above/front-left, strong dark clothing silhouette, subtle film grain, shallow depth of field, realistic editorial fashion photography, minimalist composition, no text, no props, no watermark.
```

## Variables

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

| Variable | Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `{subject_gender}` | subject gender | man |
| `{hair_color_and_style}` | hair color and style | dark wavy hair swept back with loose strands |
| `{shirt_color}` | shirt color | black |

## About

A realistic monochrome editorial portrait prompt for creating an introspective young person with glasses, piercings, and dramatic studio lighting.

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

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.avatars on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/moody-black-and-white-studio-portrait-97q4ty
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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- [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)

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