Teal and orange movie look

This prompt pushes shadows and backgrounds toward teal while keeping highlights and skin tones warm and natural, at a subtle or medium strength. It does not change the subject or composition.

photo-teal-orange-look — gemini — 38 words

Apply a teal and orange movie colour grade to this photo. Push shadows and backgrounds toward teal and keep highlights and skin tones warm and natural.

Do not change the subject, expression or composition. Strength: [SUBTLE / MEDIUM].

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Keep skin tones warm and natural and push the teal only into shadows and backgrounds.

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What you will get

A cinematic colour grade with teal in the shadows and background, and warm natural skin and highlights, while the subject, expression and composition stay unchanged.

Why it works

The teal and orange grade works because skin is warm and shadows are cool, which makes faces stand out. The prompt pushes teal into shadows and backgrounds only and keeps skin natural. The strength blank lets you choose a gentle or stronger version without changing the subject.

Common mistake

Skin turns orange.

Fix: Ask for “natural skin tones, teal only in shadows and backgrounds” and choose the subtle setting.

Also watch for

The whole photo goes blue. Say the highlights must stay warm, and ask for less teal if it spreads over the whole frame.
The look is too heavy. Generate again at subtle strength. A light grade usually looks more professional.

Try a variation: make it moody

Ask for the same palette with lifted blacks, lower brightness and a little film grain, for a darker cinematic look.

Still not right? Reply with this

Keep the same teal and orange grade on this photo, and write it as one short reusable sentence I can paste for the rest of the set.