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A structured JSON prompt for Nano Banana Pro to generate a highly realistic, candid urban street photograph. It describes a young woman walking on a city sidewalk, holding a coffee cup, wearing layered clothing (leather jacket, sweater vest), and specifies camera settings (selfie-style, 28mm wide-angle) to achieve a cozy, cinematic street mood with earthy tones.

Prompt

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{
  "image_generation": {
    "subject": {
      "description": "young woman walking alone on a city sidewalk",
      "pose": "holding a takeaway coffee cup in one hand and a small paper bag in the other, arm slightly extended as if filming herself",
      "expression": "calm, thoughtful, slightly introspective",
      "gaze": "looking downward"
    },
    "appearance": {
      "hair": {
        "color": "dark brown",
        "style": "messy bun with loose strands"
      },
      "face": {
        "skin_tone": "fair with natural complexion",
        "makeup": "minimal, natural makeup"
      },
      "accessories": [
        "silver over-ear headphones"
      ]
    },
    "outfit": {
      "top": "white collared shirt layered with beige sweater vest",
      "outerwear": "{argument name="jacket color" default="brown"} leather jacket",
      "bottom": "blue denim jeans",
      "footwear": "casual sneakers"
    },
    "environment": {
      "setting": "urban residential street",
      "background_elements": [
        "red brick apartment buildings",
        "black iron railings",
        "sidewalk scaffolding",
        "city pathway"
      ],
      "weather": "overcast"
    },
    "props": {
      "drink": "white takeaway coffee cup with lid",
      "bag": "small brown paper bag"
    },
    "lighting": {
      "type": "natural daylight",
      "direction": "overhead ambient light",
      "quality": "soft and diffused"
    },
    "camera": {
      "angle": "slightly high angle, selfie-style",
      "framing": "medium shot",
      "lens": "28mm wide-angle",
      "depth_of_field": "moderate, background slightly blurred"
    },
    "aesthetic": {
      "style": "urban lifestyle photography",
      "vibe": "cozy, candid, cinematic street mood",
      "color_palette": "earthy tones, browns, muted reds, neutral grays"
    },
    "quality": {
      "realism": "highly realistic",
      "resolution": "high resolution",
      "look": "editorial street-style photograph"
    }
  }
}
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A candid couple photo of the Woman's Look and Man's Look in the Setting, engaged in the Activity. Render it as the Camera Type, with soft focus, smeared facial detail, color noise, dim uneven indoor light and low-resolution compression. Use awkward webcam framing from a desk-level angle, with a slight tilt and casually cropped shoulders or arms. Include the Era Props naturally in the booth. The couple should look genuinely close and relaxed, with real skin, messy everyday hair and no heavy retouching. Use Face Reference for the matching faces when applicable. Make it feel like an unedited early-2000s personal photo from an old Facebook album or MSN chat, not a modern image with a retro filter. No date stamp, text, watermark, modern electronics or current fashion. Output in the Format.

Use these details:
Woman's Look: "{argument name="woman's look" default="Young woman in her early 20s with straight black hair, a casual graphic T-shirt and a loose zip hoodie"}"
Man's Look: "{argument name="man's look" default="Young man in his early 20s with a thin mustache, tousled hair and a worn casual sweatshirt"}"
Setting: "{argument name="setting" default="A cramped internet cafe booth with a laminate desk, worn carpet, beige walls and bulky CRT monitors"}"
Activity: "{argument name="activity" default="Leaning close together and looking into the webcam during an online chat"}"
Camera Type: "{argument name="camera type" default="Low-resolution built-in webcam capture from a chunky desktop computer"}"
Era Props: [{argument name="era props" default="Wired earphones, A burned CD in a paper sleeve, A chunky desktop keyboard"}]
Face Reference: "{argument name="face reference" default="Use attached photos for the matching person's face when provided; if none are attached, invent both faces"}"
Format: "{argument name="format" default="4:3 landscape"}"

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