Experimental Editorial Portrait Prompt (Selective Focus)

{
  "scene_description": "A close-up portrait of a woman in an experimental editorial graphic style. A sharp, clear vertical rectangular frame reveals only her left eye, while the rest of her face and body are heavily blurred. The background shows a softly blurred seaside landscape with natural horizon and sea texture.",

  "subject": {
    "type": "Woman",
    "description": "A young woman with dark hair and bangs."
  },

  "reference_face": {
    "use_reference_image": true,
    "reference_type": "uploaded_image",
    "preserve_identity": "strict",
    "description": "Strictly preserve the original face, facial structure, expression, and identity exactly as seen in the uploaded reference image. Only blur, framing, and background are stylized."
  },

  "appearance": {
    "hair": "Dark brown or black bob with bangs.",
    "makeup": "Vibrant red lipstick and defined eyeliner, visible only inside the focused rectangle.",
    "clothing": "Not visible or fully blurred.",
    "expression": "Neutral, direct gaze."
  },

  "environment": {
    "type": "Outdoor Seaside",
    "details": "Open sea background with a clean horizon line, softly blurred, natural coastal atmosphere."
  },

  "lighting": {
    "style": "Split / Composite",
    "focused_area": "Bright, clean natural light on the eye inside the rectangle.",
    "blurred_area": "Soft, diffused ambient light.",
    "shadows": "Minimal shadows in the focused area, undefined in the blurred regions."
  },

  "camera_shot": {
    "shot_type": "Medium Close-Up",
    "angle": "Eye-level, straight-on",
    "lens": "Sharp area simulates a 50mm or 85mm lens; blurred areas simulate extreme shallow depth of field or digital blur.",
    "focus": "Extreme selective focus. A vertical rectangular frame aligned over the woman's left eye is perfectly sharp, everything outside is heavily blurred."
  },

  "style": {
    "genre": "Experimental Editorial Fashion / Graphic Design",
    "mood": "Minimalist, modern, mysterious, sophisticated",
    "color_palette": {
      "primary": "Natural seaside blues",
      "secondary": "Skin tones",
      "accent": "Vibrant red lips"
    },
    "post_processing": "High clarity and contrast inside the rectangle, strong Gaussian blur outside, subtle grain across the image."
  },

  "graphic_elements": {
    "overlay_1": {
      "type": "Frame",
      "description": "A thin white vertical rectangular frame precisely aligned over the woman's left eye.",
      "position": "Left eye, vertically oriented"
    }
  }
}

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Author

Kaan

Updated

Dec 27, 2025

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