1995 CRT Monitor Candid Documentary Photo
A detailed JSON prompt for generating a photorealistic image that mimics a candid 35mm film photograph from 1995.

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- Project Title
- The Glow
- Aspect Ratio
- 1:1
- Image Type
- Photorealistic photograph, 35mm film, candid documentary style
- Realism Direction
- This should look like a real photograph found in a shoebox from 1995, not AI art
- Scene › Primary Subject
- Vintage beige CRT monitor displaying Windows 95 startup screen
- Scene › Environment
- Dark bedroom at night, monitor is the sole light source
- Scene › Camera
- 35mm film camera, 50mm lens, shallow depth of field
- Scene › Camera Angle
- Eye-level, straight-on, intimate distance
- Scene › Lighting
- Only the CRT screen illuminates the scene, casting soft blue-white glow on desk surface and nearby objects
- Visible Elements › Monitor
- 14-inch beige CRT, thick plastic bezel, slight screen curvature
- Visible Elements › Screen Content
- Windows 95 startup screen, blue gradient, cloud logo, progress bar
- Visible Elements › Desk Surface
- Wood grain desk, illuminated by screen glow
- Visible Elements › Objects
- Beige mechanical keyboard, grey ball mouse on cloth mousepad, one floppy disk, open soda can
- Visible Elements › Atmosphere
- Dust particles visible in the screen light
- Photo Qualities › Film Stock
- Kodak Gold 400 aesthetic
- Photo Qualities › Grain
- Natural film grain, not digital noise
- Photo Qualities › Focus
- Sharp on screen, soft falloff on edges
- Photo Qualities › Imperfections
- Subtle lens vignette, natural color cast
- Negative Constraints
- Digital art style, Illustration or painting look, Modern LCD or LED screens, RGB lighting, Multiple light sources, Cluttered maximalist composition, People fully visible, Daylight, Watermarks or text overlays, Oversaturated colors, Clean commercial product photography
Raw JSON
{
"project_title": "The Glow",
"aspect_ratio": "1:1",
"image_type": "Photorealistic photograph, 35mm film, candid documentary style",
"realism_direction": "This should look like a real photograph found in a shoebox from 1995, not AI art",
"scene": {
"primary_subject": "Vintage beige CRT monitor displaying Windows 95 startup screen",
"environment": "Dark bedroom at night, monitor is the sole light source",
"camera": "35mm film camera, 50mm lens, shallow depth of field",
"camera_angle": "Eye-level, straight-on, intimate distance",
"lighting": "Only the CRT screen illuminates the scene, casting soft blue-white glow on desk surface and nearby objects"
},
"visible_elements": {
"monitor": "14-inch beige CRT, thick plastic bezel, slight screen curvature",
"screen_content": "Windows 95 startup screen, blue gradient, cloud logo, progress bar",
"desk_surface": "Wood grain desk, illuminated by screen glow",
"objects": "Beige mechanical keyboard, grey ball mouse on cloth mousepad, one floppy disk, open soda can",
"atmosphere": "Dust particles visible in the screen light"
},
"photo_qualities": {
"film_stock": "Kodak Gold 400 aesthetic",
"grain": "Natural film grain, not digital noise",
"focus": "Sharp on screen, soft falloff on edges",
"imperfections": "Subtle lens vignette, natural color cast"
},
"negative_constraints": [
"Digital art style",
"Illustration or painting look",
"Modern LCD or LED screens",
"RGB lighting",
"Multiple light sources",
"Cluttered maximalist composition",
"People fully visible",
"Daylight",
"Watermarks or text overlays",
"Oversaturated colors",
"Clean commercial product photography"
]
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| If the result… | Why | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| The result drifts from the preview | Too many fields changed at once. | Reuse 1995 CRT Monitor Candid Documentary Photo as-is first, then change one group — subject, light, or setting. |
| Nano Banana 2 ignores part of the JSON | Some models flatten or skip nested keys. | Keep the same values and paste them as a short paragraph instead. |
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