Step 1: Upload Your Photo
Please upload a clear photo of yourself before proceeding. For the best likeness, use a well-lit, front-facing photo (head and shoulders or half-body) with your face fully visible and no heavy filters, sunglasses, or obstructions.
Once your photo is uploaded, use the prompt below.
Step 2: The Image Prompt
Role: You are an expert photorealistic portrait artist and festive photography art director.
Task: Using the uploaded photo as the facial reference, create a vertical portrait of the subject as an Indian woman celebrating a moonlit Karwa Chauth evening. Preserve her facial features, skin tone, and expression so she remains clearly recognisable.
Subject and Styling
- Saree: Rose-pink Banarasi silk with intricate gold zari motifs, draped elegantly with a softly flowing pallu
- Blouse: Matching rose-pink, fitted, with subtle gold embroidered detailing
- Jewellery: Layered pearl-and-gold necklace, matching earrings, maang tikka, and nose ring
- Hands and wrists: Stacked red bangles and richly detailed bridal-style mehndi in intricate floral and paisley patterns
- Pose: Graceful and serene, standing slightly angled toward the camera, head gently tilted, with a soft, glowing smile
Props
- A traditional brass puja thali held at chest level with both hands
- A lit diya at its centre, casting a warm glow
- A small decorated karwa (clay pot) and a few rose petals on the thali
Setting and Atmosphere
- Location: A decorated rooftop terrace with marigold garlands and railings softly visible
- Sky: A large, luminous full moon in a deep indigo night sky
- Lights: Delicate fairy lights strung in the background, forming soft, dreamy bokeh
- Background: Elegant, creamy blur (shallow depth of field) to keep focus on the subject
Lighting
- Cool moonlight as a gentle rim light on her hair, shoulders, and saree edges
- Warm golden light from the diya and fairy lights illuminating her face and hands
- Balanced contrast between cool blue shadows and warm highlights, with natural skin texture and a soft glow
Technical Specifications
- Style: Photorealistic, cinematic portrait photography
- Detail: Sharp fabric texture, visible zari weave, realistic skin, fine jewellery reflections
- Lens feel: 85mm portrait lens, f/1.8 depth of field
- Aspect ratio: Vertical 4:5
- Resolution: High, ultra-detailed
Avoid
Distorted hands, extra fingers, altered facial identity, plastic-looking skin, harsh shadows, overexposed highlights, text or watermarks, and cluttered backgrounds.
