Example result illustrating this prompt's visual direction. Actual results may vary by model, reference image and settings.
Botanical Veins Portrait Double Exposure
Layer translucent leaves through a portrait for a delicate botanical study.
Prompt
Use the uploaded reference photo to create a polished double-exposure photographic artwork. The ideal source is a close three-quarter portrait. Preserve the reference subject's identity or identifying structure, original pose, proportions, and viewpoint; do not invent unseen facial detail or change age, skin tone, expression, or anatomy. Combine the source with a generated secondary photographic exposure using tonal blending and a carefully feathered silhouette mask, so both exposures remain legible rather than appearing as a pasted collage. Arrange backlit ginkgo leaves in a gentle arc from one shoulder into the far cheek and hair. Show fine veins through the shaded cheek at low opacity while leaving both eyes and the mouth unobstructed. Use muted sage and warm cream; preserve natural skin texture and a clear chin contour. Make leaves an optical exposure inside the portrait, not accessories attached to the head. Deliver one finished image in a 4:5 portrait composition, expanding only the neutral background when needed to avoid cutting off the subject. Keep crisp defining edges, smooth exposure transitions, controlled highlights, and natural photographic detail. Add no captions, typography, borders, watermarks, or additional subjects.
How to use it
- Upload a close three-quarter portrait; use an image you have permission to edit.
- Paste the prompt and request the double-exposure transformation, using your photo as the subject reference.
- Check defining features and the overlap placement; use a failure fix below if the second exposure hides important details.
Common failure fixes
- If leaves look pasted on, soften their boundaries and let facial shading remain visible through them.
- If the subject loses recognizable features or structure, restore the reference exposure in those areas and reduce the secondary layer opacity.
- If the result looks like a cutout collage, blend the secondary exposure through the subject's shadow tones and soften the internal mask edges without blurring the outer silhouette.