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Stylized AI Manual Mode Cinematic Portraits with Optical Principles
Key Takeaway
Stylized AI Manual Mode Cinematic Portraits with Optical Principles is a free AI image prompt for the portrait use case, rendered at 3:4 aspect ratio. digging through the api docs, i found parameters that aren't in the main ui. you can control focal length and aperture values alongside math… Works copy-paste with Nano Banana 2, GPT Image 2, Midjourney v7, Flux 2, DALL-E 3, and Stable Diffusion 3.5. Tested 2026.
Subject
digging through the api docs, i found parameters that aren't in the main ui. you can control focal length and aperture values alongside mathematical precision if you use the json input mode. most users are stuck featuring the default medium shot look.
i set the lens_focal_length to 85mm and f_stop to 1.2 in the code. the bokeh effect is physically accurate. standard prompts just blur the background randomly. this calculates depth based on the subject distance. it changes the compression of the face completely.
a 35mm lens makes the face look wider. an 85mm lens flattens it out. artists know this. photographers know this. but prompters are ignoring it. if you want your generations to look l
Composition
Most users are stuck featuring the default medium shot look.
Lighting
Moody low-key lighting with selective highlights on the focal area.
Setting
Standard prompts just blur the background randomly.
Style
Stylized AI Manual Mode Cinematic Portraits with Optical Principles.
Details
The bokeh effect is physically accurate.
