Moody Studio Headshot Portrait
FluxMoody Studio Headshot Portrait is a tested Flux Flux.1 dev prompt for profile pictures work. It runs at Flux Flux.1 dev · Aspect ratio 1:1 · Steps 30 · CFG scale 3.5, and ships below with the exact prompt text, usage notes, and 2 pasteable variations.
Last tested: July 2026 with Flux Flux.1 dev
Part of the Flux prompt library · see more photorealistic prompts .
Prompt
A moody studio headshot of a man in his forties with a short salt-and-pepper beard, wearing a black crew-neck sweater, lit by a single large softbox at 45 degrees camera-left, deep soft shadow across the far cheek, subtle rim of separation light on the shoulder, seamless charcoal backdrop, natural skin texture with visible pores, crisp catchlights in the eyes, shot on a 90mm lens at f/2.8, understated desaturated color grade
Settings
- Model
- Flux Flux.1 dev
- Aspect ratio
- 1:1
- Steps
- 30
- CFG scale
- 3.5
How to use this prompt
Naming the light — "single large softbox at 45 degrees camera-left" — is what buys the dramatic one-source falloff; ask for "moody lighting" in the abstract and Flux hedges toward flat, even coverage. "Subtle rim of separation light on the shoulder" is load-bearing here because a black sweater on a charcoal backdrop otherwise merges into a floating head. Keep CFG at 3.5: push it higher and the visible-pores clause loses to plastic skin. For a friendlier corporate variant, swap "deep soft shadow" for "gentle fill from camera-right" instead of brightening in post.
Variations to try
- Female version — "a woman in her thirties with cropped natural hair, dark linen shirt" runs the same lighting recipe
- Warmer brand look — swap "seamless charcoal backdrop" for "deep olive backdrop" and add "warm tungsten grade"
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What to do next
For developers — copy this prompt as JSON
{
"title": "Moody Studio Headshot Portrait",
"prompt": "A moody studio headshot of a man in his forties with a short salt-and-pepper beard, wearing a black crew-neck sweater, lit by a single large softbox at 45 degrees camera-left, deep soft shadow across the far cheek, subtle rim of separation light on the shoulder, seamless charcoal backdrop, natural skin texture with visible pores, crisp catchlights in the eyes, shot on a 90mm lens at f/2.8, understated desaturated color grade",
"model": "Flux",
"model_version": "Flux.1 dev",
"settings": {
"aspect_ratio": "1:1",
"steps": 30,
"cfg": 3.5
},
"style_tags": [
"photorealistic",
"cinematic"
],
"use_case_tags": [
"profile-pictures",
"portrait"
],
"source_url": "https://promptkoi.com/prompts/flux/moody-studio-headshot/"
}The whole library is available as an open JSON dataset · developer docs.
