Maple Leaves Close Portrait
Hold her face constant from the uploaded image — same eyes, same nose width, same mouth, same bone structure in the jaw and cheeks, same skin tone and age, and no beauty retouching of any kind. Around that fixed face, rebuild the outfit, the pose and the setting as follows: the woman wears a rust-orange knit sweater in an autumn park, holding two red maple leaves up near her face, leaves falling softly around her, warm afternoon light, close portrait. Photorealistic skin texture, crisp leaf detail. Nobody else enters the picture, and it stays clean of text and watermarks.
Copies the prompt, then opens Gemini. Paste it in the chat box and press send.
Expert insight: why this works
A close-up reference selfie matches this framing best. Add "wind blowing leaves" for a more dynamic shot. Works in Gemini, ChatGPT and Midjourney. Expert insight: The two leaves are a frame, not a prop — holding them beside the face pulls the viewer's eye straight to your eyes, the same trick portrait photographers use with doorways and windows. Rust orange against red maple is a warm-on-warm palette that flatters almost every skin tone. This is the tightest crop in the set, so your reference selfie quality matters most here.
How to use this prompt
Copy the prompt
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Paste and send
Paste the prompt in the chat box and press send.
Add your photo
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