Symmetrical Pastel Film Still

Film · Symmetry · Pastel

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Centred portrait against a pink wall·Nano Banana Pro
Interior, banded set dressing·Nano Banana Pro
Two figures, mirrored·Nano Banana Pro
Wide exterior, flat light·Seedream 4.5
Detail of props·Seedream 4.5
GPT Image·GPT Image 2

Recipe

The examples above were generated with Nano Banana Pro and Seedream 4.5 and GPT Image 2. The recipes below are written for GPT Image and Midjourney, so treat the settings as a starting point rather than the exact run.

A description in plain sentences. This is the version to start with, and it works on any current image model. Settings below are the ones we used on GPT Image; treat them as a starting point.

The recipe is the style, not the picture. Put your own subject in and the highlighted part of the prompt changes.

Prompt

A film still with rigid one point symmetry. A hotel concierge in a mustard uniform stands dead centre behind a reception desk, facing the camera with a deadpan expression, the camera perfectly square to the back wall. Palette limited to dusty pink, mustard and pale mint. Flat even lighting, set dressing arranged in neat horizontal bands, every object placed with intent. Wide anamorphic framing, subtle film grain.

The prompt gets you close. Feed one of the examples in as a style reference for the rest. Download the images

Use the examples as a reference

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Send the example as an input image to the images.edits endpoint alongside the prompt, or attach it in ChatGPT. It follows composition closely, so describe your subject firmly or it will copy the example.

Settings on GPT Image

Size
1536 x 830
Quality
High
Background
Opaque
Output
PNG

Tips

  • 1Say camera perfectly square to the back wall. Symmetry alone is not enough.
  • 2Three named pastels, no more. The restraint is the style.
  • 3Deadpan expression, or you get a smiling stock photo in a nice palette.

Things to try

Train compartment

two passengers facing each other, window between them

Exterior building

a facade shot flat on with a tiny figure centred

Overhead

a table shot from directly above, objects arranged symmetrically

Night

the same discipline with lamps as the only light source

Group portrait

five characters in a row, evenly spaced, all facing forward

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