Redacted Rooftop Portrait — Real Estate AI Prompt
TL;DR: This prompt generates a photorealistic editorial-style portrait of an older man on a New York rooftop at sunset with his face concealed by a censor block, useful for anonymity, privacy, or surreal identity-themed visuals. Use this ChatGPT Image 2.0 prompt to edgy editorial portrait for personal-brand reels. Replace the bracketed inputs with your details, paste into ChatGPT, and download the result.
Good for
- Edgy editorial portrait for personal-brand reels
- Story background showing you "on top of the city"
- Magazine-style hero image for an agent landing page
What you need
- A photo of yourself standing or leaning
- Choice of city skyline as backdrop
The realtor-adapted prompt
Copy the prompt below, paste it into ChatGPT (with image generation enabled), and replace each [your X] placeholder with your real details.
Cinematic editorial rooftop portrait based on [your photo], standing on the rooftop of a high-rise overlooking [your city, e.g. Singapore Marina Bay] at golden hour. Preserve my face exactly. Outfit: [your outfit, e.g. long charcoal overcoat]. Camera at eye level, shallow depth of field, anamorphic lens flare, warm-amber-and-teal color grade. Pose: leaning slightly on the rooftop railing, hands in pockets, looking off-frame. Background: cinematic city skyline blurred in soft bokeh. Output 4:5, magazine-editorial, A24-film aesthetic.
How to use this prompt — step by step
- Open ChatGPT (chat.openai.com) and start a new chat.
- Make sure image generation is enabled (use ChatGPT Plus, Pro or Team).
- Paste the realtor-adapted prompt above into the chat input.
- Replace every
[your X]placeholder with your real details. Don't leave any placeholder unfilled. - Press send and wait 10–30 seconds. Download the generated image.
- (Optional) Generate 2–3 variations and pick the strongest before publishing.
Original prompt
View the original (unmodified) source prompt
A cinematic photorealistic rooftop portrait at golden hour of an older man standing centered and facing the camera, with his face fully obscured by a large vertical rectangular censor block in a muted brown tone. Show only the visible parts of him clearly: short dense tightly curled gray hair with silver highlights, both ears visible, a slender aged neck, and the upper torso in a charcoal gray blazer over an open-collar off-white dress shirt with no tie. Compose the image in a vertical portrait crop from mid-chest upward. Place him on a realistic New York City rooftop with exact visible details including 1 weathered HVAC unit on the left foreground, 1 cylindrical rooftop water tower on the right midground, 2 prominent Art Deco skyscrapers in the background resembling the Empire State Building on the left and the Chrysler Building on the right, plus low brick buildings, rooftop pipes, vents, railings, and soft atmospheric haze. Use warm sunset lighting with orange-pink sky tones, subtle rim light on the ears and hair, shallow depth of field on the skyline, and highly detailed textures in the suit fabric, rooftop concrete, metal machinery, and curly hair. The overall mood should feel mysterious, editorial, and slightly surreal, like an identity-redacted magazine cover photo.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Redacted Rooftop Portrait prompt free to use?
Yes. The library is free forever. The realtor adaptations are written by the PostAI Editorial Team and licensed for free commercial use. The original prompt is sourced under CC BY 4.0 (where applicable).
What inputs do I need for the Redacted Rooftop Portrait prompt?
Check the 'What You Need' section above. Typically you need a relevant photo (your own or the property's), a project / brand name, a one-line headline or tagline, and your contact details.
Can I customise the Redacted Rooftop Portrait prompt for my market?
Yes. Replace the bracketed placeholders with details specific to your market — district, price range, project name, language. The prompt structure works equally well for Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
Can I use these for a team of agents?
Yes. Run the same adapted prompt with each agent's photo to get a consistent series. Set the same outfit, background and color grade across all agents to build a cohesive team look.
Does this replace a professional photographer?
For 80% of brand uses — IG bio, story highlights, WhatsApp avatars, sticker packs — yes. For corporate-website hero shots and press features, a professional photographer still adds value, but AI portraits make a strong supporting library.