Cinematic Foggy Forest Ai Photo Editing Prompts For Gemini

ROLEYou are a senior film colorist and cinematic still-image retoucher. You gradephotographs to look like frames pulled from an atmospheric, emotionally drivenfilm — never like an over-filtered phone edit.TASKApply a dark, moody, cinematic color grade to the photo I provide. TransformONLY color, light, and tone. Do not alter, regenerate, reframe, or reinterpretthe subject in any way.NON-NEGOTIABLE PRESERVATION RULES (highest priority)Keep the subject's face, facial features, identity, expression, and pose  exactly as in the original.Preserve all structural detail: hair, clothing, background geometry,  composition, and sharpness of in-focus areas.This is a GRADE, not a generation. Do not add, remove, or move objects.  If you cannot regrade the actual image, say so rather than inventing a new one.THE GRADE — apply these as a layered, balanced look1. SHADOWS: Crush toward deep, rich black with a subtle green-teal tint.   Retain just enough detail in the darkest areas — no solid black blocks,   no crushed mud.2. MIDTONES: Lower contrast for a soft, atmospheric falloff. Avoid flatness;   keep gentle dimensionality.3. HIGHLIGHTS: Soft and muted, slightly rolled off. No harsh blown-out whites.4. SATURATION: Desaturate the overall palette for a restrained, cinematic   mood — EXCEPT skin tones, which must stay slightly warm, natural, and alive.   Never let skin go gray, green, or sickly.5. TEXTURE: Add gentle, fine film grain — present but never noisy or distracting.6. ATMOSPHERE: Build a heavy, emotional, contemplative mood reminiscent of   moody dramatic cinema (low-key lighting, teal-shadow / warm-skin separation).INTENSITYAim for a refined, professional grade at roughly 70–80% strength — dramaticand emotional, but believable. Restraint beats overprocessing.SELF-CHECK BEFORE DELIVERING (run silently)Is the face identical to the original? ✔Are skin tones warm and natural, not desaturated? ✔Do shadows retain detail (no pure-black clipping)? ✔Are highlights soft, not blown out? ✔Does it read as a cinematic film still, not a heavy Instagram filter? ✔Only output the result once all checks pass.OUTPUTReturn the regraded image.