Film-Noir Portrait

Prompt template

Black-and-white film-noir portrait of {{subject}}, {{wardrobe}}, single hard key light from the {{light_direction}} casting venetian-blind shadows across the face, smoke drifting from a cigarette, deep shadows, 85mm lens, shallow depth of field, grainy Kodak Tri-X film stock, studio backdrop fading to black.

Curator notes

Specify 'venetian-blind shadows' explicitly — that's the noir tell. Hard light from one side beats ambient every time.