# Photorealistic Portrait with Golden Hour Backlighting

- 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, warm
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- Published: 2026-11-01
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## Prompt

```text
{
  "prompt_details": {
    "subject": {
      "type": "Portrait of a young woman",
      "expression": "Soft, confident smile with a slight head tilt",
      "eye_contact": "Direct engagement with the camera"
    },
    "appearance": {
      "hair": {
        "style": "Long, voluminous, messy wavy hair with layers",
        "color": "Dark chocolate brown with intense reddish-copper highlights from backlighting",
        "texture": "Tousled, frizzy, natural flyaways illuminated by the sun"
      },
      "face": {
        "skin_tone": "Fair to light with visible natural texture",
        "features": [
          "Prominent freckles across nose and cheeks",
          "Winged eyeliner (cat eye style)",
          "Groomed arched eyebrows",
          "Plump lips with natural pink tint"
        ],
        "accessories": "Silver septum piercing"
      }
    },
    "outfit": {
      "outerwear": "Oversized flannel/plaid shirt (dark brown, black, and white checkered pattern)",
      "styling": "Slouched off one shoulder, casual grunge aesthetic",
      "inner_wear": "White ribbed tank top or camisole visible underneath"
    },
    "environment": {
      "setting": "Outdoor residential backyard or garden",
      "background": "Sharply focused trees, foliage, and a house roofline",
      "atmosphere": "Warm, sunny, summery, relaxed indie vibe"
    },
    "lighting": {
      "type": "Natural sunlight, golden hour backlighting",
      "effects": [
        "Strong lens flare from top",
        "Halo effect/rim lighting glowing through hair",
        "Soft dappled shadows on the face"
      ]
    },
    "technical_specs": {
      "resolution": "4K Ultra HD",
      "quality": "Photorealistic, highly detailed texture",
      "focus": "Deep depth of field, everything in sharp focus",
      "camera_style": "Portrait photography, raw look with sharp background"
    }
  }
}
```

## About

A highly detailed prompt for generating a photorealistic portrait of a young woman with voluminous, messy hair and prominent freckles. The prompt emphasizes specific lighting conditions (golden hour backlighting), technical specifications (4K Ultra HD, deep depth of field), and a casual grunge aesth

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

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.portraits on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/photorealistic-portrait-with-golden-hour-backlighting-rj728x
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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