Examples

Each person below started as two sentences. The first three frames are the reference sheet; every photo after them was generated from it, unedited.

Mira

Ceramicist in Lisbon. Cycles everywhere, swims in the sea before work, runs a small studio with two friends.

Prompt: Woman in her early 30s, olive skin, dark brown shoulder-length wavy hair, thick eyebrows, small scar above the left eyebrow, slim athletic build.

Trimming a bowl on the potter's wheel in a sunlit studio, late morning, window light from the left, clay on her forearms, concentrating, waist-up from slightly to the side. — Day 1

Locking her bike outside a tiled café at 8am, low sun behind her, laughing at something off-camera, holding a paper bag of pastries, full figure from across the street. — Day 2

Wrapped in a towel on a pebble beach at sunrise, wet hair, squinting into soft sun from the right, holding a thermos cup, chest-up. — Day 3

Packing glazed mugs into a cardboard box at a market stall in the afternoon, overcast light, mid-conversation with a customer, waist-up. — Day 4

Tomás

Secondary-school chemistry teacher in Valencia. Coaches the under-14 football team on Saturdays and cooks for his whole family on Sundays.

Prompt: Man in his late 40s, light brown skin, short salt-and-pepper hair receding at the temples, trimmed grey beard, rectangular glasses, broad shoulders, slightly heavy build.

Writing an equation on a whiteboard in a classroom, overhead fluorescent light, turning to the class mid-sentence with a marker in hand, waist-up. — Day 1

Holding a clipboard on the sideline of a football pitch on a bright Saturday morning, sun from the left, shouting encouragement, three-quarter body. — Day 2

Stirring a big pan of paella on a terrace at lunchtime, dappled shade from a vine, tasting from a wooden spoon, chest-up from the side. — Day 3

Reading a newspaper at a bar counter with a small coffee, early morning, light from the open door behind him, amused expression, waist-up. — Day 4

Aiko

Junior architect in Rotterdam. Sketches buildings on her commute, climbs at a bouldering gym twice a week, keeps too many plants.

Prompt: Woman in her mid 20s, East Asian, fair skin with light freckles, straight black hair in a blunt bob with bangs, narrow face, small silver hoop in her right ear, petite build.

Sketching in a notebook on a tram seat in the morning, grey daylight through the window on her right, focused, holding a fine-liner, chest-up. — Day 1

Chalking her hands at a bouldering gym in the evening, overhead white lights, grinning at a friend, waist-up. — Day 2

Watering houseplants on a narrow balcony at dusk, warm light from the room behind her, holding a small brass watering can, three-quarter body. — Day 3

Pinning a printed floor plan to a cork board in an open-plan office in the afternoon, window light from the left, frowning slightly, waist-up from the side. — Day 4

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