# Surreal Times Square Selfie

- Model: [GPT Image 2](/models/chatgpt-image.md)
- Creator: [Library Lifestyle (@library.lifestyle)](/@library.lifestyle.md)
- Label: AI-generated
- Use cases: Portraits
- AI keywords: portrait, photo, social post
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- Published: 2026-11-01
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- Page: https://promptclay.com/prompts/surreal-times-square-selfie-4fhgm3

## Prompt

```text
Use the uploaded reference image only to preserve the person’s identity. Preserve the face, facial proportions, jawline, lips, eyes, eyebrows, hairstyle, natural hair color, skin tone, body proportions and overall appearance with 100% accuracy. Do not alter any facial features. Ultra-photorealistic iPhone 17 Pro selfie in the middle of {location}, shot from a low-angle, wide 24mm front camera. The woman is holding the phone at arm’s length, looking directly into the camera with a relaxed confident expression, making a peace sign with her right hand. Wind naturally blows her hair. She is wearing a {jacket_style} with three white stripes over a plain white T-shirt. Directly behind her, an enormous New York subway train is suspended high above the street, completely trapped in {surreal_element} stretched between the surrounding skyscrapers. The webs are ultra-realistic, thin, translucent, and shimmer in the daylight. Crowds of tourists below are looking up, taking photos with their phones. Famous Times Square LED billboards surround the scene, yellow taxis, Manhattan skyscrapers, dramatic perspective emphasizing the massive train overhead.
```

## Variables

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

| Variable | Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `{location}` | location | Times Square, New York |
| `{jacket_style}` | jacket style | bright red Adidas Firebird track jacket |
| `{surreal_element}` | surreal element | gigantic white spider webs |

## About

A photorealistic travel selfie prompt featuring a surreal element of a subway train trapped in giant spider webs above Times Square, preserving the subject's identity.

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

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.lifestyle on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/surreal-times-square-selfie-4fhgm3
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)
- [AI Selfie Prompts](/ai-selfie-prompts.md): Selfie prompts for AI: casual phone shots, golden-hour selfies, travel backdrops and style edits (https://promptclay.com/ai-selfie-prompts)
- [Surreal Prompts](/surreal-prompts.md): Surreal prompts: floating objects, impossible rooms, dreamlike landscapes and strange juxtapositions (https://promptclay.com/surreal-prompts)

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