# Retro Vintage Portrait from Reference Photo

> A prompt for creating a retro, vintage, grainy, but bright portrait based on an uploaded reference picture. It focuses on maintaining the exact facial…

- Type: single prompt
- Written for: [GPT Image 1.5](https://orisu.ai/prompts/m/gpt-image-1.5)
- Category: [Portrait](https://orisu.ai/prompts/c/portrait)
- Tags: Editorial, Minimal, Starter
- Published: 2026-09-07
- Page: https://orisu.ai/prompts/retro-vintage-portrait-from-reference-photo

## Prompt

- Model: GPT Image 1.5

```text
Create a retro vintage grainy but bright image of the reference picture. Use the uploaded image as exact facial reference, keeping the same features, proportions, and likeness. wearing a loose white shirt and dark trousers, is sitting on the ground with his back against the trunk of a bare tree. His eyes are closed and his head is tilted back slightly. He is in a grassy field with a line of trees in the background under a clear sky. The lighting is natural and soft, with a slightly desaturated color palette. keep my face 100% same as in reference image
```

## Example output

- ![Retro Vintage Portrait from Reference Photo — example output](https://assets.orisu.ai/prompt-library/youmind/retro-vintage-portrait-from-reference-photo.jpg)

## Credit

- Author: The One (https://x.com/the_onesuriya)
- Original post: https://x.com/the_onesuriya/status/2001535689889108247
- Collected via: youmind.com

## Run it in Orisu

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Source: Orisu prompt library, https://orisu.ai/prompts/retro-vintage-portrait-from-reference-photo