24 ChatGPT lighting codes, with a prompt for each

/rembrandt

Keep my face, hair, outfit, pose, expression and the room exactly as they are in this photo. Change only the lighting.

Lighting: One soft key light high and to one side at about 45 degrees, so the far cheek falls into shadow with a small triangle of light under that eye. Deep, gentle falloff into a dark background, warm painterly skin tones, like an old master portrait.

Photoreal, natural skin texture, same framing and aspect ratio as my photo.

/clamshell

Keep my face, hair, outfit, pose, expression and the room exactly as they are in this photo. Change only the lighting.

Lighting: A large soft beauty light straight in front of my face and slightly above, with a second soft fill bouncing up from below the chin. Even, flattering light with almost no shadows, bright catchlights in both eyes, clean skin.

Photoreal, natural skin texture, same framing and aspect ratio as my photo.

/split lighting

Keep my face, hair, outfit, pose, expression and the room exactly as they are in this photo. Change only the lighting.

Lighting: One hard light from directly beside me at 90 degrees, so exactly half of my face is lit and the other half falls into deep shadow. Moody and dramatic, dark room, strong contrast down the middle of the face.

Photoreal, natural skin texture, same framing and aspect ratio as my photo.

/high key

Keep my face, hair, outfit, pose, expression and the room exactly as they are in this photo. Change only the lighting.

Lighting: Bright, airy high-key light. Soft white light from the window and the front, very few shadows, everything light and clean, slightly lifted exposure, soft and fresh like a bright morning.

Photoreal, natural skin texture, same framing and aspect ratio as my photo.

/venetian blinds

Keep my face, hair, outfit, pose, expression and the room exactly as they are in this photo. Change only the lighting.

Lighting: Hard warm sunlight coming through half-closed venetian blinds, casting crisp horizontal stripes of light and shadow across my face, body and the wall. Film noir mood, warm highlights, dark gaps between the stripes.

Photoreal, natural skin texture, same framing and aspect ratio as my photo.

/hard top light

Keep my face, hair, outfit, pose, expression and the room exactly as they are in this photo. Change only the lighting.

Lighting: A single hard light directly overhead, pointing straight down. Bright top of the head and shoulders, shadows under the brows, nose and chin, darker surroundings, a moody interrogation-room feel.

Photoreal, natural skin texture, same framing and aspect ratio as my photo.

/low key

Keep my face, hair, outfit, pose, expression and the room exactly as they are in this photo. Change only the lighting.

Lighting: Low-key lighting. The room is almost black, with one soft light picking out only my face and part of my sweater. Most of the frame falls into deep shadow, rich contrast, quiet and cinematic.

Photoreal, natural skin texture, same framing and aspect ratio as my photo.

/direct flash

Keep my face, hair, outfit, pose, expression and the room exactly as they are in this photo. Change only the lighting.

Lighting: Straight-on direct on-camera flash, like a point-and-shoot. Bright, flat light on my face, sharp hard shadow just behind me on the wall, slightly overexposed skin, a candid party-photo look.

Photoreal, natural skin texture, same framing and aspect ratio as my photo.

/dappled light

Keep my face, hair, outfit, pose, expression and the room exactly as they are in this photo. Change only the lighting.

Lighting: Soft sunlight filtered through tree leaves outside the window, casting dappled patches of light and leaf shadows across my face, sweater, the table and the wall. Natural, dreamy, summery.

Photoreal, natural skin texture, same framing and aspect ratio as my photo.

/overcast soft light

Keep my face, hair, outfit, pose, expression and the room exactly as they are in this photo. Change only the lighting.

Lighting: Soft overcast daylight from the window, like a cloudy afternoon. Even, cool, diffused light, gentle shadows, muted calm colours, very natural and flattering.

Photoreal, natural skin texture, same framing and aspect ratio as my photo.

/golden hour

Keep my face, hair, outfit, pose, expression and the room exactly as they are in this photo. Change only the lighting.

Lighting: Low warm golden-hour sun streaming in through the window from the side, glowing orange-gold light on my face and hair, long soft shadows across the room, warm and nostalgic.

Photoreal, natural skin texture, same framing and aspect ratio as my photo.

/sodium vapor

Keep my face, hair, outfit, pose, expression and the room exactly as they are in this photo. Change only the lighting.

Lighting: Nighttime. The only light is an orange-yellow sodium vapor streetlamp shining in through the window, with a dark street visible outside. Monochrome amber glow on my face, deep shadows, gritty urban night mood.

Photoreal, natural skin texture, same framing and aspect ratio as my photo.

/fluorescent

Keep my face, hair, outfit, pose, expression and the room exactly as they are in this photo. Change only the lighting.

Lighting: Flat, cool fluorescent office light from above. Slightly green-cyan cast across my skin and the room, even and a little clinical, like a late night in an office or a convenience store.

Photoreal, natural skin texture, same framing and aspect ratio as my photo.

/practicals only

Keep my face, hair, outfit, pose, expression and the room exactly as they are in this photo. Change only the lighting.

Lighting: Lit only by practical lights inside the room, like a warm lamp and small household lights just out of frame. Warm pools of light on my face and the table, the rest of the room falling into soft darkness, cosy evening mood.

Photoreal, natural skin texture, same framing and aspect ratio as my photo.

/candlelight

Keep my face, hair, outfit, pose, expression and the room exactly as they are in this photo. Change only the lighting.

Lighting: Lit only by candlelight from a few candles on the table just out of frame. Warm, flickering orange glow from below and in front, soft falloff into darkness, intimate and romantic.

Photoreal, natural skin texture, same framing and aspect ratio as my photo.

/firelight

Keep my face, hair, outfit, pose, expression and the room exactly as they are in this photo. Change only the lighting.

Lighting: Lit by a fireplace just out of frame to one side. Warm orange and red firelight with a slight flicker, dancing light patterns on the wall and table, deep warm shadows on the other side of my face.

Photoreal, natural skin texture, same framing and aspect ratio as my photo.

/moonlight

Keep my face, hair, outfit, pose, expression and the room exactly as they are in this photo. Change only the lighting.

Lighting: Nighttime, lit only by cool blue moonlight coming through the window. Soft silvery-blue light on my face, the room in deep blue shadow, quiet and dreamy.

Photoreal, natural skin texture, same framing and aspect ratio as my photo.

/flashlight

Keep my face, hair, outfit, pose, expression and the room exactly as they are in this photo. Change only the lighting.

Lighting: A dark room lit only by a handheld flashlight pointed at me, making a bright circle of light on my face and the wall behind me, with the edges falling off into darkness. Mysterious, cinematic.

Photoreal, natural skin texture, same framing and aspect ratio as my photo.

/underlighting

Keep my face, hair, outfit, pose, expression and the room exactly as they are in this photo. Change only the lighting.

Lighting: A single light from below, shining up at my face. Shadows fall upward over the cheeks, brows and nose, the background stays dim, a spooky campfire-story look.

Photoreal, natural skin texture, same framing and aspect ratio as my photo.

/red emergency

Keep my face, hair, outfit, pose, expression and the room exactly as they are in this photo. Change only the lighting.

Lighting: A dark room lit by a red emergency light on the wall, washing my face, sweater and the room in saturated red, with deep black shadows. Tense, cinematic thriller mood.

Photoreal, natural skin texture, same framing and aspect ratio as my photo.

/lightning flash

Keep my face, hair, outfit, pose, expression and the room exactly as they are in this photo. Change only the lighting.

Lighting: Nighttime during a storm. A sudden bright blue-white lightning flash through the window lights up my face and the room for an instant, with hard edges, cold tones and dark shadows.

Photoreal, natural skin texture, same framing and aspect ratio as my photo.

/backlit silhouette

Keep my face, hair, outfit, pose, expression and the room exactly as they are in this photo. Change only the lighting.

Lighting: Strong bright light coming from the window directly behind me, so my outline glows and my face and body sit softer and darker against it. A bright halo around my hair, airy and dreamy, slightly hazy.

Photoreal, natural skin texture, same framing and aspect ratio as my photo.

/rim light

Keep my face, hair, outfit, pose, expression and the room exactly as they are in this photo. Change only the lighting.

Lighting: A soft key light on my face plus a strong rim light from behind, tracing a thin bright edge around my hair, shoulders and arms so I separate from the background. Polished, studio portrait look.

Photoreal, natural skin texture, same framing and aspect ratio as my photo.

/colored gels

Keep my face, hair, outfit, pose, expression and the room exactly as they are in this photo. Change only the lighting.

Lighting: Two coloured gel lights: a blue light from one side and a pink-magenta light from the other, mixing on my face and the wall. Bold, music-video neon mood, rich saturated colour, dark shadows between.

Photoreal, natural skin texture, same framing and aspect ratio as my photo.