Candid Photo That Actually Looks Real

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Prompt

{ "version": "1.0", "subject": { "reference_image": "user_person", "preserve_identity": true, "note": "a candid, caught-off-guard photo of the person taken by a friend" }, "task": "candid caught-off-guard lifestyle photo (UGC)", "person": { "generic_fictional_person": true, "expression": "laughing / looking away, natural", "pose": "mid-motion, walking or turning" }, "scene": { "aspect_ratio": "3:4", "setting": "street / cafe / park, real background", "framing": "3/4 body" }, "camera": { "style": "friend holding phone, casual", "slight_motion": true }, "lighting": { "style": "natural outdoor daylight", "imperfect": true }, "quality": { "style": [ "authentic UGC style", "shot on smartphone front/rear camera", "natural imperfect lighting", "candid and relatable", "realistic skin texture", "slight sensor grain", "true-to-life colors", "believable everyday scene" ] }, "negative_prompt": [ "AI artifacts", "low quality", "blurry", "oversaturated colors", "plastic skin", "warped text", "gibberish text", "distorted product label", "extra fingers", "deformed hands", "watermark", "stock photo look", "overly polished studio retouching", "fake glossy advertising look", "cgi render", "incorrect anatomy" ] }

How to use

The Candid Photo prompt produces that "caught off guard" shot taken by a friend, laughing or looking away, the natural candid that became the standard profile picture. It works in NanoBanana, in Gemini and in ChatGPT. 1) Send your photo with the JSON prompt in the same message. 2) Keep "preserve_identity" so the face comes out faithful to yours. 3) Adjust the expression and the pose in "person": laughing, mid-motion, walking or turning. 4) Choose the setting in "setting" (street, cafe or park) and the crop in "framing". 5) Generate and repeat, varying the natural light until the mood feels spontaneous. Tip: the slight camera motion gives you that feeling of a real photo caught mid-action.

Works with ChatGPT Gemini NanoBanana