Empire State Building Selfie

Empire State Building Summit Selfie

Instructions: Upload the reference image of the couple first, then use the following prompt.
Create an ultra-photorealistic vertical smartphone selfie (9:16) using the uploaded reference image of the couple.

Identity Preservation (Highest Priority)

Preserve both people's identities exactly as shown in the uploaded reference image. Maintain their exact facial features, face shape, skin tone, hairstyle, age, eye shape, eyebrows, nose, lips, facial proportions, expressions, and overall appearance. Do not beautify, stylize, age, de-age, or modify either person in any way. The final image must look like a genuine photograph of the exact same two people. Faces must remain fully recognizable with zero identity drift.

Selfie Composition

The couple is taking a casual smartphone selfie together while sitting side by side on the very edge of the uppermost maintenance platform surrounding the Empire State Building's transmission mast in New York City.

One of them is naturally holding the phone at arm's length, creating an authentic front-camera selfie perspective. Both are looking directly into the phone camera with relaxed, genuine smiles that feel candid rather than posed.

Their posture should feel natural:

* Slight asymmetry in shoulder height.
* Natural spine curvature.
* Bodies subtly turned toward one another.
* Relaxed posture with believable weight distribution.
* Authentic hand placement.
* Anatomically correct hands and fingers.

The image should feel like a real travel selfie captured during an unforgettable visit.

Camera & Composition

* Vertical 9:16 aspect ratio.
* Authentic iPhone front-camera selfie aesthetic.
* Approximately 24mm equivalent wide-angle lens.
* Slight perspective distortion typical of smartphone selfies.
* Camera held slightly above eye level.
* Faces occupy most of the frame while still clearly showing the platform edge.
* The steel grating beneath them must remain visible.
* Through the grating, the enormous drop toward Manhattan must be clearly visible.
* No portrait mode blur. The background should remain sharp and recognizable.

Location (Highly Accurate)

The scene takes place on the actual uppermost service platform of the Empire State Building's spire and transmission mast, faithfully recreating the real engineering structure.

The platform consists of:

* galvanized steel open grating with square mesh
* visible steel ribs and structural framing
* weathered galvanized finish
* bolts, nuts, washers
* mounting plates
* edge profile trim
* authentic Art Deco steel engineering details

Immediately beside the couple is a realistic industrial maintenance control unit featuring:

* metal control box
* round buttons (red, black and metallic)
* industrial switches
* conduit pipes
* exposed electrical hardware

There should be no readable labels, logos, text, or markings.

Nearby are authentic red aviation warning lights mounted inside protective metal housings.

Behind the couple rises the recognizable steel antenna mast with lattice framework, diagonal braces, structural joints and cables extending upward beyond the frame.

Height & Background

The extreme elevation must be immediately obvious.

Looking through the steel grating beneath the couple reveals the breathtaking drop toward Manhattan far below.

Visible in the distance:

* dense Manhattan skyline
* recognizable skyscrapers
* streets laid out in a grid
* Hudson River
* East River
* Central Park
* light atmospheric haze
* bright clear summer sky (or soft golden-hour lighting)

The viewer should instantly feel the incredible height of sitting at the summit of the Empire State Building.

Outfits and Accessories (Strictly as in the References)

Girl

* Clothing: A black T-shirt; Bottom — fully black, total-black aesthetic (black pants as in reference: heavy fabric/leather, high waist).

* Headwear: A black ribbed knit beanie with large "cat ear" details, as in the reference. The beanie sits normally ON the head, NOT pulled down over the face; the face is fully open and clearly visible.

* Jewelry: Large silver hoop earrings (several rings/cuffs in the ear as in the reference) plus a black choker snug around the neck.

* No masks or face coverings. The face must remain fully visible.

Guy

* Clothing: A black ribbed tank top ("wife-beater" style), fitted exactly as shown in the reference. Ribbed texture should be visible with natural fabric folds. Bottom: black pants/trousers in a dark tone, maintaining the strict total-black aesthetic.

* Accessories: No cap, no bandana, no headband, no face mask. Hair, forehead and face remain completely visible.

Important: Clothing, accessories, colors, textures, fit, and styling must match the uploaded reference images exactly. Do not replace, redesign, recolor, restyle, modernize, or simplify any clothing or accessories.

Lighting

Bright summer daylight beneath a clear blue sky with natural sunlight.

Realistic highlights and shadows.

Physically accurate contact shadows beneath their bodies where they touch the steel grating.

Natural skin tones.

Balanced exposure.

Quality

Ultra-photorealistic.

Editorial travel photography.

Looks like a genuine iPhone selfie captured during a real visit.

Natural skin texture.

Extremely detailed faces.

Realistic clothing textures.

Sharp focus.

Authentic smartphone image processing.

No CGI appearance.

No AI artifacts.

No plastic skin.

No over-processing.

Negative Prompt

Identity drift, altered facial features, different people, beautified faces, different makeup, different hairstyle, incorrect skin tone, face covering, balaclava, mask, bandana, cap on the man, hat covering the woman's face or eyes, sunglasses, outfit change, wrong accessories, recolored clothing, missing jewelry, extra fingers, missing fingers, malformed hands, extra limbs, warped anatomy, floating body parts, mismatched shadows, unrealistic lighting, blur, portrait mode blur, plastic skin, CGI look, illustration, painting, low quality, low resolution, watermark, logo, text, UI elements, oversharpening, oversaturation, unrealistic Empire State structure.