Macro Photography of Miniature Workers Cleaning Ashtray

{
  "style": "ultra-realistic cinematic macro photography",
  "subject": "miniature construction workers cleaning a giant ashtray filled with cigarette butts and ash",
  "composition": "top-down three-quarter angle, centered subject, tight crop, ad-style framing",
  "lighting": "warm directional studio light with soft shadows and subtle volumetric rays",
  "camera": {
    "lens": "85mm macro",
    "aperture": "f/2.8",
    "depth_of_field": "very shallow",
    "focus": "front worker and cigarette butts"
  },
  "textures": "high-detail ash, ceramic ashtray surface, realistic paper and tobacco texture",
  "mood": "serious, symbolic, clean-up metaphor",
  "color_grading": "warm neutral cinematic tones",
  "quality": "photorealistic, commercial advertising grade",
  "effects": ["micro dust particles", "natural film grain"],
  "avoid": ["cartoon style", "plastic skin", "over-saturation", "cgi look"]
}

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Maercih

Updated

Feb 16, 2026

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