# Retro Vintage Portrait from Reference Photo

- Model: GPT Image 1.5
- Creator: [Library Concept (@library.concept)](/@library.concept.md)
- Label: AI-generated
- Use cases: Portraits, Photography
- AI keywords: portrait, photo, calm, vintage
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- Published: 2026-11-01
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## Prompt

```text
Create a retro vintage grainy but bright image of the reference picture. Use the uploaded image as exact facial reference, keeping the same features, proportions, and likeness. wearing a loose white shirt and dark trousers, is sitting on the ground with his back against the trunk of a bare tree. His eyes are closed and his head is tilted back slightly. He is in a grassy field with a line of trees in the background under a clear sky. The lighting is natural and soft, with a slightly desaturated color palette. keep my face 100% same as in reference image
```

## About

A prompt for creating a retro, vintage, grainy, but bright portrait based on an uploaded reference picture. It focuses on maintaining the exact facial features and likeness of the subject while placing them in a natural outdoor setting under soft, desaturated lighting.

Prompt from YouMind OpenLab (github.com/YouMind-OpenLab). Prompt by The One.

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.concept on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/retro-vintage-portrait-from-reference-photo-7s9s8s
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