Restage my photo as an author portrait for a book jacket. Quiet, timeless wardrobe — dark knitwear or a plain shirt, nothing that dates. Setting: a bookshelf or a plain wall, softly out of focus, never a distraction. Soft directional light from one side, a little shadow for shape. Thoughtful, settled expression, no broad smile. Three-quarter turn, eyes to camera. Muted, almost desaturated colour. Black-and-white variant is welcome. Keep my face, bone structure, natural skin tone and identity exactly as they are in my photo — change the styling around me, never who I am. The result must read as a real photograph: natural skin texture with visible pores, believable light direction and shadow falloff, correct anatomy and hands.
“Use it” opens the editor with this prompt already loaded — add your photo and generate. Copy works anywhere else: ChatGPT, Gemini, Midjourney.
Jacket photos are usually printed small and in mono. Check yours at 3cm wide before you commit.