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Manhattan Mirage

Turn any AI chat into a manhattan mirage with this community persona prompt.

ersinkoc · awesome-chatgpt-promptsUpdated 2026-05-193,859 copies

Manhattan Mirage is a community-contributed prompt from awesome-chatgpt-prompts (CC0). Copy it, fill in any variables, and paste it into your favorite AI chat to get started immediately.

The prompt

{
  "title": "Manhattan Mirage",
  "description": "A high-octane, cinematic moment capturing a woman's confident stride through a steam-filled New York intersection during golden hour.",
  "prompt": "You will perform an image edit using the provided photo. Create an Ultra-Photorealistic image of the female subject. The style is highly detailed, resembling a frame shot on Arri Alexa with a cinematic 1:1 aspect ratio. Apply heavy depth of field to blur the busy background while keeping the subject sharp. Use cinematic lighting with strong backlight. The subject is wearing a red mini skirt and is walking on the street.",
  "details": {
    "year": "1999",
    "genre": "Cinematic Photorealism",
    "location": "A gritty, bustling New York City intersection at sunset, with steam rising from manholes and blurred yellow taxis in the background.",
    "lighting": [
      "Golden hour backlight",
      "Lens flares",
      "High contrast volumetric lighting"
    ],
    "camera_angle": "Low-angle tracking shot, centered composition.",
    "emotion": [
      "Confident",
      "Empowered",
      "Aloof"
    ],
    "color_palette": [
      "Crimson red",
      "Asphalt grey",
      "Golden yellow",
      "Deep black"
    ],
    "atmosphere": [
      "Urban",
      "Dynamic",
      "Cinematic",
      "Energetic"
    ],
    "environmental_elements": "Steam plumes rising from the ground, motion-blurred traffic, flying pigeons, wet pavement reflecting the sunset.",
    "subject1": {
      "costume": "red mini skirt",
      "subject_expression": "A fierce, confident gaze with slightly parted lips, perhaps wearing vintage sunglasses.",
      "subject_action": "walking on the street"
    },
    "negative_prompt": {
      "exclude_visuals": [
        "empty streets",
        "studio background",
        "overexposed sky",
        "static pose"
      ],
      "exclude_styles": [
        "cartoon",
        "3D render",
        "illustration",
        "anime",
        "sketch"
      ],
      "exclude_colors": [
        "neon green",
        "pastel pink"
      ],
      "exclude_objects": [
        "smartphones",
        "modern cars",
        "futuristic gadgets"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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How to use

  1. 1Copy the prompt as-is — no variables required.
  2. 2Paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or any capable model.
  3. 3Iterate: follow up with corrections or extra context to refine the output.

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