Editorial magazine cover portrait
High-fashion editorial treatment with dramatic lighting.
The prompt
93 wordsRestyle this portrait as a high-fashion editorial magazine cover photograph. Light the subject with dramatic directional studio lighting — a strong key from one side, deep controlled shadow on the other, and a subtle rim light separating them from the background. Use a rich, deep-toned backdrop. Grade the image with cinematic contrast and slightly desaturated colour. Keep the subject's facial features and expression unchanged. Sharp focus on the eyes, shallow depth of field, shot as if on a medium-format camera. Leave clear negative space at the top of the frame for a masthead.
Getting the best result
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Do not ask the model to add magazine text — it will misspell it. Leave space and add type yourself.
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'Sharp focus on the eyes' is what makes editorial portraits feel professional.
Where to use it
Paste this into any AI image tool that accepts a text instruction — upload your photo first, then paste the prompt as the edit instruction. The wording is deliberately explicit, because the constraints are what stop the model drifting away from what you asked for.