A custom prompt designed to make AI-generated images look more realistic by imitating raw, candid, amateur smartphone photography. It specifies technical details such as lens, aperture, and lighting, and includes aesthetic instructions such as “boring reality” and “tiny imperfections” to achieve an unretouched, low-contrast look.
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Raw Realistic candid natural amateur photo, background in focus, amateur candid photography, Captured on {argument name="camera model" default="Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra"}, amateur candid smartphone photography, 24mm lens, f/8, Boring reality, natural soft shadows, candid snapshot, flat natural lighting, Realism, low contrast, disposable camera vibe, casual photography, background also completely in focus, Tiny imperfections, everyday aesthetic, slight JPEG artifacts, unpolished look, unedited, imperfect amateur photo
only create real, non fictional images for max effectReusable method
Key decisions
Check whether the subject, style, and material constraints all hold in the final result.
Adapt it to your subject
Extract “target result → the subject, scene, material, and color palette → constraints” as a reusable template for similar work.
Where it breaks
Run single-variable comparisons around subject description, style intensity, lighting, and material constraints. Record the model, cost, and failures; turn it into a Skill only after it repeats reliably.
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Bearly AI focuses on AI image making and is active on X. “Raw, Real Amateur Photography Style” is the current representative case, built with GPT Image 1.5 with its stability retest open to votes.
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