Gravitas Image Generation Prompt
Use this template with Gemini to generate a featured image for each newsletter issue. Replace the bracketed sections with content specific to the post.
Template
A square hyperrealistic photograph of [a specific, concrete scene or object from the post — physical, grounded, something you could actually see]. Shot on film, natural available light, slightly cinematic. No text. No graphics. No borders. Just the scene, exactly as it would exist in the real world.
Style constants (never change these)
- Format: square
- Style: hyperrealistic, photographic, film-quality
- Lighting: natural, available light, slightly moody
- No text, no overlays, no typography, no signatures
- Grain: subtle film grain
- Color: muted, earthy, naturalistic tones
What changes per post
- The scene: pull directly from the opening image of the post. The more specific and physical, the better. A stone in a field. A dog digging in a corner of a backyard. A snake coiled in a glass tank, watching.
Example (Gravity, Issue 1)
A square hyperrealistic photograph of a lush green field where a single heavy flat-sided gray stone sits partially buried at the edge of a property line. A rustic wooden fence runs alongside it and the lawnmower tracks in the grass curve subtly around the stone's mass. Shot on film, natural overcast light, slightly cinematic. No text. No overlays.
Example (The Water Line)
A square hyperrealistic photograph of dark rich soil in a raised garden bed, with a faint horizontal waterline marking exactly how high the water reached before receding. The soil above the line is dry and pale. Below it, dark and saturated. Shot on film, soft natural light, slightly cinematic. No text. No overlays.
Example (Not Hungry)
A square hyperrealistic photograph of a ball python coiled still in the far corner of a glass terrarium. A small white mouse sits in the opposite corner, alive, unaware. Wood chip substrate, a ceramic water bowl, dim warm tank light. The snake is watching. Shot on film, slightly cinematic. No text. No overlays.