Meet Chad
Creating a persona
According to the Urban Dictionary, a Chad is a stereotypical young urban white male, typically single and in his 20s, usually used disparagingly as an internet slang term for a popular, confident, sexually active young white male.
First, trying to find a Chad, but I see him being a bit older. Sure, he used to be “that” Chad, but he’s wiser now.
Prompt:
Portrait photo of a 40 year old man, studio lighting, white background, shot on Fujifilm Pro 400H --c 10 --v 4
Here –c 10 gives a lot of variation in the four generated previews. –c stands for “chaos”, while –v is the version of Midjourney. And yes Midjourney gives me 4 very different males, all white caucasian. Personally, I think they look 10 years older? When I tried middle aged, I feel I got more of 60 year olds.
Then some variations, but I don’t see much different.
Upscale one. Interestingly, Chad gains an ear ring/stud.
Then, let’s put him next to a window, with some nice natural light.
Prompt:
40 year old European man, wearing a white shirt, standing next to a window, professional color grading, soft shadows, no contrast, clean sharp focus, glamour photography, photo realistic --ar 3:2 --seed 405852131 --v 4
Then we place him in different locations, by giving the prompts the initial portrait link.
[with a give portrait link] Editorial style photo medium shot, Straight On, a man standing in Minimalist Foyer, Floating Staircase Concrete, Glass, Metal Minimalist Console Neutral Palette Design Within Reach Recessed Lighting Apartment Morning Clean Contemporary Modern 4k, --ar 16:9
We can also give the prompt two images created earlier, for example the main portrait, and an interior shot, like this Scandi Interior
[with a give portrait link] [with a give interior shot link] Medium wide shot, Eye level, a 40 year old man signing books in a bright Scandinavian bookstore, Scandi, Boho style, photorealistic interior design, natural lighting, empty blank white frame on the wall, 4k, natural lighting --ar 16:9
[with a give portrait link] [with a give interior shot link] Medium shot, Eye level, a 40 year old man, Sitting, Art Deco Dining Room, Evening, Luxurious, Glamorous, 4k --ar 16:9
Do some street photography, place him in a garden:
[with a give portrait link] Street style photo, 40 year old European man, casual clothes, Cinematic shot, fine - grain film, off - center, wide shot, natural lighting --ar 16:9
[with a give portrait link] 40 year old European man with glasses, wearing a navy blue buttoned shirt, in an overgrown garden, morning light, clean sharp focus, off - center, 24mm, wide shoulder shot, photo realistic --ar 4:3
Then some more of a graphic, painterly style portrait.
40 year old European man with sunglasses, full body smiling and wearing sunglasses and wearing brown leather jacket --ar 2:3
Successful finance professional, clean, cool, modern, white background, no text, data, watercolor, pastels
And then get Chad ready for the anual Sydney Mardi Grass parade with some glitter and a smile.
40 year old European man, full body smiling, glitter, opalescent, iridescent, pearlescent, cinematic color scheme, cinematic lighting, dramatic lighting, hyper realistic, hyper detailed, Leica MP Leica SUMMICRON - M 35mm f/ 2 ASPH Cinestill 800T --ar 3:4
Did you notice the eye colours change, between light green, brown and blue?
