Film grain portrait with a light leak
A soft analog-style portrait of you with grain and a warm light leak at the edge. Upload a clear photo, paste this prompt into ChatGPT, Gemini or Grok, change the parts in brackets to suit you, and generate.
Part of the Film grain / anti-AI photo trend
- Written for
- ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok
- You'll need
- A clear photo to upload
- Status
- Tested 19 Oct 2026 in grok-imagine-image-2.0
- Test settings
- Reference photo: an AI-generated picture of a fictional woman (not a real person), made in Grok for this test. Uploaded with the default copy text unchanged. Aspect ratio 3:4 (no 4:5 preset). First result used; resized to 1200x1600 and converted to WebP.
- Variability
- Faces, poses and small details vary between runs; always compare the result with your own photo.
Prompt
Use the uploaded photo as the reference for the person. Preserve their recognisable face, natural skin tone, hairline and body proportions as closely as the model permits; check the result against the reference. Scene: a simple portrait against a plain plaster wall, framed slightly off-centre. Pose: relaxed, looking just past the camera, a small natural smile. Clothing: the clothes from the photo. Light: soft daylight, a warm orange light leak bleeding in from the left edge. Style: analog film print look, medium grain, slightly lifted blacks, soft focus, natural skin texture with no smoothing. Format: vertical 4:5 Avoid: changing the face or identity, a glossy over-sharpened look, plastic skin, light leak over the face, text, logos, watermarks.
Customise
For example: a plain plaster wall.
For example: left.
Fields start with illustrative values; replace them with your own facts. The prompt updates as you type. Copy prompt copies your version.
How to use it
- Open an external image tool listed above. The tested model, if any, is named in Status.
- Upload a clear reference photo of the subject. If it includes identifiable people, get their consent and check each face.
- Customise the fields, copy your version, paste it with the photo and generate.
- Compare the result with the reference. If a face, pose or detail changes, ask for one correction or try again; an exact match is not guaranteed.
How to use this prompt
- This prompt changes your own photo. Choose a clear reference photo, and get permission from people who can be identified.
- Upload the photo in the external AI app you chose. Fill Customise, press Copy prompt and paste the prompt with the photo.
- Compare the new picture with the original. Face, hands, clothes and pose can change. An exact likeness is not guaranteed.
Good to know
- A strong leak can tint the skin; ask for the leak to stay at the edge of the frame.
- Use reference photos you have the right to use; get consent from identifiable people.
