Two ideas make this prompt reliable. First, an explicit 'identity lock' (exact likeness, facial geometry, natural skin, 'no beautification') plus an instruction to keep the reference clothing identical, which stops the model from restyling the person. Second, a fully specified lighting look: low heroic angle, gaze up and beyond the frame, saturated orange-red chiaroscuro and a rim light that separates the head from the gradient. From our fictional reference of a wavy-haired man in an olive jacket, the result keeps his face and jacket and turns him into a film-poster lead. Swap the palette (teal and blue, green and gold) for different genres while keeping the structure.
How to adapt it
Variable
What it changes
Examples
uploaded selfie
the face reference
your own selfie, an AI-generated persona
vibrant oranges and deep reds palette
colour of light and backdrop
teal and deep blue, emerald and gold
low angle looking up
camera position
eye level, high angle looking down
Tips
Use a sharp, front-facing selfie; the identity lock can only keep what it can see.
Change backdrop and light colour together to keep the look coherent.
Remove 'keep clothing identical' if you want new wardrobe.
