Cinematic Photo Prompts

Core Principle

Do not prompt for a portrait. Prompt for a camera operator observing a real interaction.

Every generated frame must pass the "another person is present" test. The viewer should believe someone else is holding the camera, filming or photographing the subject during a real moment — not that the subject posed for a headshot.

The Non-AI Feeling Checklist

These are the techniques that separate a photorealistic documentary still from an AI-generated portrait. Apply all of them to every prompt: