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Dark Academia Library Editorial Film Still

A detailed JSON prompt for generating an ultra-photorealistic, vertical editorial image in the Dark Academia style. The scene is a massive, old-world university library, featuring a young woman with an edgy look perched on a rolling ladder, peering over vintage spectacles. The prompt specifies cinematic lighting (volumetric sunlight/god rays) and a 35mm film aesthetic (Contax G2, Portra 400 film look).

Prompt

{
  "image_prompt": {
    "meta": {
      "aspect_ratio": "9:16",
      "orientation": "vertical",
      "quality": "ultra_photorealistic",
      "style": "Dark academia influencer editorial"
    },
    "subject": {
      "description": "21-year-old woman with a studious but edgy look",
      "face": "Peering over the top of vintage spectacles, looking at the camera from between two bookshelves, quiet but intense gaze",
      "skin": "Matte finish, natural freckles, soft light hitting the cheekbones",
      "hair": "Slightly messy 'wolf cut' with dark tones",
      "pose": "Perched on a high rolling wooden library ladder, one leg hanging down, holding an old leather-bound book open",
      "outfit": "Oversized pinstripe blazer, white button-down with a loose tie, pleated mini skirt, loafers with chunky socks"
    },
    "environment": {
      "location": "Massive, old-world university library",
      "background_elements": [
        "Floor-to-ceiling bookshelves filled with worn books",
        "Visible dust motes dancing in the sunbeams",
        "Polished dark wood floor with reflections of the high windows"
      ]
    },
    "lighting": {
      "type": "Natural volumetric sunlight from high windows",
      "characteristics": [
        "Shafts of light (god rays) cutting through the gloom",
        "High contrast between the bright light beams and the dark corners of the library",
        "Soft amber glow"
      ]
    },
    "photography_style": {
      "style": "Cinematic film still, 35mm look",
      "camera_look": "Contax G2 with Portra 400 film film stock",
      "imperfections": "Authentic film grain, slight halation around the light beams, soft focus on the books in the foreground",
      "mood": "Intellectual, mysterious, nostalgic, quiet"
    },
    "render_quality": {
      "realism": "Texture of old paper and dust particles",
      "detail_level": "Focus on the gold-leaf lettering on book spines and the fabric weave of the blazer"
    }
  }
}

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