# Vintage Writer Cinematic 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
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- Published: 2026-11-01
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## Prompt

```text
Use my uploaded face image as the primary identity reference. Preserve my exact facial features, beard, hair texture, skin tone, eye shape, and overall likeness with high fidelity. Create a {portrait_style} of me sitting at an {desk_type} in a {room_setting}. I am deeply focused, writing with a fountain pen on scattered papers. Wearing a slightly unbuttoned white dress shirt with rolled-up sleeves and a black waistcoat. Warm tungsten desk lamp illuminating my face and hands, creating dramatic chiaroscuro lighting and rich amber highlights. The room is filled with old books, vintage clocks, ink bottles, manuscripts, and historical artifacts. Dark wooden shelves in the background, shallow depth of field, atmospheric shadows, subtle dust particles in the air. Thoughtful, introspective expression looking down at the paper. Ultra-realistic photography, cinematic storytelling, film still aesthetic, 85mm lens, f/1.8, volumetric lighting, warm brown and gold color grading, highly detailed skin texture, realistic hands, masterpiece composition, professional editorial photography, award-winning cinematic portrait, 8K resolution. blurry, low quality, extra fingers, distorted hands, deformed face, duplicate objects, cartoon, CGI, oversaturated colors, bad anatomy, unrealistic skin, watermark, text, logo, cropped head, multiple people face identity weight 1.5, exact facial likeness, preserve facial structure, preserve beard details, preserve hairline, preserve skin tone, photorealistic facial reconstruction, same person consistency.
```

## Variables

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

| Variable | Label | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `{portrait_style}` | portrait style | cinematic vintage writer portrait |
| `{desk_type}` | desk type | antique wooden desk |
| `{room_setting}` | room setting | dimly lit study |

## About

A detailed prompt for generating a moody, cinematic portrait of a writer in a vintage study, focusing on lighting and high-fidelity identity preservation.

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

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.avatars on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/vintage-writer-cinematic-portrait-2besa4
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)
- [ChatGPT Vintage Photo Prompts](/chatgpt-vintage-photo-prompts.md): Vintage photo prompts for ChatGPT: sepia portraits, 1970s film looks, faded colour and old-print effects (https://promptclay.com/chatgpt-vintage-photo-prompts)
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