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Posely helps you find photo pose ideas you can actually use. Browse trending references and categories on the web, then open the Android app for the full library.
In the app, you can take or upload a photo of your background. Posely uses that image to recommend visually similar pose references — a scene match, not body-pose detection. You can also copy AI photography and image-generation prompts from prompted pose pages and use them in compatible AI tools.
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- Take or upload a photo of your scene or background in the Android app.
- Posely searches for visually similar pose references based on that image.
- Browse and filter the results to find a pose that fits.
- Use the pose as a reference when you take your photo.
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![{
"type": "image_generation_prompt",
"style": "photorealistic, lifestyle photography",
"sexualization": "none",
"description": {
"subject": "A young woman standing casually in a home kitchen, seen in side profile",
"pose": "Relaxed posture, one hand resting on her hip while the other holds a small drink carton with a straw",
"expression": "Neutral, thoughtful, slightly distant gaze looking forward",
"appearance": {
"hair": "Dark hair tied in a loose low bun with natural strands framing the face",
"clothing": "Oversized white t-shirt worn casually, simple underwear partially visible due to the relaxed fit of the shirt",
"tattoos": "Small, minimal black-ink tattoos on the forearm, subtle and understated"
}
},
"environment": {
"location": "A modest, lived-in home kitchen",
"details": "Wooden cabinets, countertop appliances, a refrigerator covered with colorful magnets and souvenirs",
"lighting": "Soft natural daylight coming from a window, warm and slightly muted",
"atmosphere": "Quiet, everyday domestic moment"
},
"camera": {
"angle": "Side profile view",
"framing": "Medium shot capturing the subject from mid-thigh to head",
"lens": "35mm lifestyle lens",
"depth_of_field": "Moderate, background softly in focus to preserve environmental context"
},
"image_quality": {
"realism": "High",
"texture_detail": "Natural fabric folds, skin texture, and kitchen surface details visible",
"grain": "Light natural film grain for an authentic look"
},
"mood": "Calm, intimate, documentary-style",
"constraints": [
"Non-sexualized, everyday realism",
"Focus on natural lifestyle and atmosphere",
"No exaggerated poses or expressions",
"Candid, slice-of-life aesthetic"
]
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![An editorial poster-style multi-panel collage presents Subject[person in the image] across three asymmetric photographic frames, unified by a muted-brown urban streetwear aesthetic and a retro analog-digital fusion mood. The top-left frame captures a reflective window shot where the subject holds a phone in front of their face, dressed in a brown plaid blazer layered over a white button-up shirt, a yellow tie, loose dark trousers, and a brown cap; the reflective surface introduces layered ghosting, faint architectural overlays, and a subtly stretched full-body silhouette shaped by the curvature of the glass.
The top-right frame shifts into a close-range, downward-angled ultra-wide portrait taken on a cobblestone street, where the subject leans forward with hands in pockets and lips exaggeratedly pouting, wearing the same outfit now paired with oversized amber-tinted rectangular sunglasses, while the cobblestones warp and radiate outward due to lens perspective distortion.
The bottom-right frame becomes an intimate overhead selfie with the subject holding a drink, still in the same wardrobe but now with wired earphones, the amber sunglasses dominating the frame under soft overcast lighting, enhanced by faint digital-grid overlays and a minimal square facial-bounding graphic.
Floating across the middle section of the poster is a translucent iOS-style Apple Music mini-player displaying "See You Again" by Tyler, The Creator, featuring artwork, timeline, and playback controls without shadows, contributing to the minimal Ul aesthetic alongside subtle cursor-like frame lines and rectangular highlights around the collage edges.
The overall palette emphasizes warm ambers, washed neutrals, soft greys, reflective textures, wool plaid patterning, polished leather, and stone pavement, all rendered with realistic lighting and natural distortion patterns while avoiding stickers, extra subjects, wardrobe changes, incorrect Ul icons, neon color shifts, or any futuristic sci-fi elements.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblr1.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fposely%2Fmedia%2Fpreview%2Fus12cd34%2F17796052386871.jpg%3FAWSAccessKeyId%3DDO801KM224HVVVXPYJV3%26Signature%3DcCf6YOqrRXM4HJm8vosPXPL4rU4%253D%26Expires%3D1791204217&w=3840&q=75)


![{
"type": "image_generation_prompt",
"style": "Polaroid-style candid photography",
"camera_style": {
"camera": "Polaroid instant camera",
"look": "ordinary snapshot",
"effects": [
"slight blur",
"soft focus",
"flash-lit dark room glow",
"light scattering from on-camera flash",
"subtle film grain",
"slight exposure falloff"
]
},
"identity_preservation": {
"use_reference_images": true,
"strict_identity_lock": true,
"alter_face": false,
"notes": "Do not change or distort either person’s facial features, expressions, or proportions."
},
"subjects": [
{
"gender": "female",
"identity": "user",
"pose": "cute, casual pose standing close to the boy",
"prop": "holding a burger",
"expression": "natural, playful, candid"
},
{
"gender": "male",
"identity": "boy from reference",
"pose": "cute, relaxed pose next to the girl",
"prop": "holding a red Coca-Cola can",
"expression": "natural, playful, candid"
}
],
"interaction": {
"relationship": "friendly and cute",
"body_language": "standing close together, relaxed, slightly leaning toward each other"
},
"environment": {
"background": "plain white curtains",
"location": "indoor room",
"lighting": {
"type": "single on-camera flash",
"quality": "consistent, frontal flash lighting",
"mood": "cozy, intimate, nostalgic"
}
},
"composition": {
"framing": "medium shot",
"angle": "eye-level",
"balance": "centered, casual snapshot composition"
},
"aesthetic": {
"vibe": "cute, nostalgic, intimate",
"era_feel": "classic instant film look",
"imperfections": [
"minor blur",
"soft edges",
"natural exposure inconsistencies"
]
},
"constraints": [
"No change to faces",
"No dramatic posing",
"No artificial glamour or studio look",
"No text or watermarks",
"Must look like a real Polaroid photo"
],
"output_goal": "Create a realistic Polaroid-style instant photo of a boy and girl posing cutely together indoors, with white curtains behind them, flash-lit from a dark room, the boy holding a red Coca-Cola can and the girl holding a burger, maintaining an authentic, nostalgic snapshot feel."
}](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblr1.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fposely%2Fmedia%2Fpreview%2Fus12cd34%2F17796053741445.jpg%3FAWSAccessKeyId%3DDO801KM224HVVVXPYJV3%26Signature%3DedlTog33SY364%252B4UTvgzQPDeNas%253D%26Expires%3D1791204217&w=3840&q=75)



![{
"metadata": {
"image_type": "photograph",
"primary_purpose": "editorial"
},
"composition": {
"rule_applied": "rule of thirds",
"aspect_ratio": "1:1",
"layout": "layered",
"focal_points": [
"Man in dark overcoat standing on the right side of the frame",
"Illuminated cruise ships floating in the misty bay"
],
"visual_hierarchy": "Eye starts on the dark, high-contrast figure of the man on the right, follows his downward gaze, then moves left across the glass railing to the textured plant, and finally drifts up to the illuminated ships and hazy mountains in the background",
"balance": "asymmetric"
},
"color_profile": {
"dominant_colors": [
{
"color": "Black",
"hex": "#0D0D0D",
"percentage": "25",
"role": "primary subject and foreground silhouettes"
},
{
"color": "Mid Gray",
"hex": "#808080",
"percentage": "45",
"role": "background bay, sky, and mountains"
},
{
"color": "Light Gray",
"hex": "#D3D3D3",
"percentage": "30",
"role": "fog, sky highlights, and water reflections"
}
],
"color_palette": "monochromatic",
"temperature": "cool",
"saturation": "black and white",
"contrast": "high contrast"
},
"lighting": {
"type": "natural window",
"source_count": "single source",
"direction": "diffused from above",
"directionality": "diffused",
"quality": "soft light",
"intensity": "moody",
"contrast_ratio": "high contrast (dramatic shadows)",
"mood": "mysterious",
"shadows": {
"type": "soft gradual edges",
"density": "deep black",
"placement": "under subject, obscuring facial details and coat folds",
"length": "short"
},
"highlights": {
"treatment": "subtle",
"placement": "on the water surface, ship lights, and plant leaves"
},
"ambient_fill": "present",
"light_temperature": "neutral"
},
"technical_specs": {
"medium": "digital photography",
"style": "realistic",
"texture": "grainy",
"sharpness": "slightly soft",
"grain": "film grain",
"depth_of_field": "deep",
"perspective": "straight on"
},
"artistic_elements": {
"genre": "portrait",
"influences": [
"Cinematic noir",
"Melancholic travel photography"
],
"mood": "calm",
"atmosphere": "Quiet, contemplative, slightly melancholic morning or evening with heavy atmospheric mist",
"visual_style": "minimal"
},
"typography": {
"present": false,
"fonts": [],
"placement": "none",
"integration": "subtle"
},
"subject_analysis": {
"primary_subject": "A man wearing a long dark overcoat and dress shoes, looking downward in thought",
"positioning": "right",
"scale": "environmental",
"interaction": "interacting with environment",
"facial_expression": {
"mouth": "closed smile",
"smile_intensity": "no smile",
"eyes": "looking away",
"eyebrows": "neutral",
"overall_emotion": "serious",
"authenticity": "candid"
},
"hands_and_gestures": {
"left_hand": "in pocket",
"right_hand": "in pocket",
"finger_positions": "relaxed",
"finger_interlacing": "none",
"hand_tension": "relaxed",
"interaction": "resting inside coat pockets",
"naturalness": "organic casual gesture"
},
"body_positioning": {
"posture": "leaning",
"angle": "45 degree turn",
"weight_distribution": "leaning right",
"shoulders": "relaxed"
}
},
"background": {
"setting_type": "outdoor",
"spatial_depth": "deep",
"elements_detailed": [
{
"item": "Glass balcony railing with metal handrail",
"position": "center",
"distance": "midground",
"size": "dominant",
"condition": "pristine",
"specific_features": "Transparent panels running horizontally across the frame"
},
{
"item": "Potted leafy shrub",
"position": "bottom left",
"distance": "foreground",
"size": "medium",
"condition": "thriving",
"specific_features": "Dense, small leaves catching subtle highlight reflections"
},
{
"item": "Smooth cylindrical planter pot",
"position": "bottom right",
"distance": "foreground",
"size": "small",
"condition": "pristine",
"specific_features": "Minimalist matte finish, containing another plant"
},
{
"item": "Illuminated cruise ships",
"position": "center",
"distance": "background",
"size": "small",
"condition": "pristine",
"specific_features": "Bright deck lights piercing through the fog"
},
{
"item": "Coastal mountains/hills",
"position": "top",
"distance": "background",
"size": "dominant",
"condition": "weathered",
"specific_features": "Silhouetted and hazy due to thick atmospheric fog"
}
],
"wall_surface": {
"material": "glass and metal",
"surface_treatment": "smooth",
"texture": "perfectly smooth",
"finish": "glossy",
"color": "transparent with gray reflections",
"color_variation": "gradient",
"features": "clean, modern architectural lines",
"wear_indicators": "pristine"
},
"floor_surface": {
"material": "tile",
"color": "mid-gray",
"pattern": "solid rectangular panels with distinct grout lines"
},
"objects_catalog": "Glass railing (midground horizontal), large leafy potted plant (bottom left foreground), sleek light-colored planter pot (bottom right foreground), three illuminated cruise ships (background bay), distant coastal town buildings (background right)",
"background_treatment": "gradient"
},
"generation_parameters": {
"prompts": [
"Cinematic black and white photograph of a man in a dark overcoat leaning against a modern glass balcony railing. He is positioned on the right, looking down thoughtfully with his hands in his pockets. In the background, a moody, fog-covered bay with large illuminated cruise ships and hazy mountains. Deep atmospheric perspective, film grain, soft diffused lighting, melancholic mood.",
"A moody monochromatic shot from a high-end coastal balcony. A silhouetted male figure stands resting against the glass barrier. Dense fog over a calm sea, dotted with the glowing lights of several distant ships. Potted plants frame the bottom corners. Melancholic, minimalist, rich gray tones, Leica photography style."
],
"keywords": [
"black and white",
"moody",
"fog",
"overcoat",
"balcony",
"cruise ships",
"cinematic",
"contemplative"
],
"technical_settings": "ISO 400, f/5.6 to maintain background visibility while keeping subject sharp, shutter speed 1/125s, shot on a medium focal length (e.g., 50mm).",
"post_processing": "Converted to monochrome, contrast adjusted to create a strong silhouette for the subject while maintaining soft midtones in the foggy background, added subtle film grain for texture."
}
}](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblr1.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fposely%2Fmedia%2Fpreview%2Fus12cd34%2F17796051135536.jpg%3FAWSAccessKeyId%3DDO801KM224HVVVXPYJV3%26Signature%3Dj0JcoS1Dh2Fu2jYVJl7PyCjeAIc%253D%26Expires%3D1791204217&w=3840&q=75)
![{
"meta": {
"aspect_ratio": "9:16",
"quality": "ultra_photorealistic",
"resolution": "8k",
"camera": "iPhone front camera",
"lens": "24mm",
"style": "raw iPhone mirror realism, zero smoothing, heavy reflections, subtle grain, imperfect exposure"
},
"scene": {
"location": "luxury apartment elevator",
"environment": [
"mirror walls on three sides",
"brushed stainless steel panels",
"glass-like reflection layering (multiple reflections of body)",
"LED ceiling strip lights",
"digital floor number glowing red",
"slight fingerprints and smudges on mirror"
],
"time": "late night",
"atmosphere": "private tension in a public box, quiet, charged, intimate"
},
"lighting": {
"type": "mixed elevator lighting",
"sources": [
"cool white overhead LEDs",
"warm spill from control panel lights"
],
"effect": [
"high contrast highlights on hips and thighs",
"specular reflections multiplying curves in mirrors",
"face partially lit, partially disappearing in reflections",
"real iPhone low-light noise in shadows"
]
},
"camera_perspective": {
"pov": "mirror selfie",
"angle": "slightly low and close",
"framing": "upper thighs to head",
"distance": "arm-length",
"imperfections": [
"phone edge visible in reflection",
"finger slightly covering lens corner",
"minor motion blur from breathing"
]
},
"subject": {
"gender": "female",
"ethnicity": "light european / mediterranean mix",
"vibe": "young adult, controlled confidence, quietly provocative",
"body": {
"type": "fit-curvy",
"waist": "tight and defined",
"hips": "round and visually repeated by reflections",
"thighs": "thick, softly compressed",
"chest": "full and natural, secondary focus"
},
"skin": {
"tone": "warm fair",
"texture": "real skin texture, slight sheen, no blur"
},
"hair": {
"color": "dark blonde",
"style": "loose, slightly messy",
"details": "a few strands stuck to lips and cheek"
},
"face": {
"expression": "neutral with soft half-smirk",
"eyes": "focused on phone screen",
"makeup": "minimal, glossy lips catching light"
},
"outfit": {
"top": {
"type": "tight cropped tank top",
"color": "soft grey",
"fit": "hugging chest naturally, no bra",
"details": "fabric stretched slightly, fine rib texture visible"
},
"bottom": {
"type": "ultra-short micro biker shorts",
"length": "barely covering upper thighs",
"material": "thin matte spandex",
"fit": "painted-on tight, amplified by mirror repetition",
"details": [
"fabric tension visible at hips",
"slight ride-up at inner thighs",
"clean, logo-free"
]
},
"shoes": {
"type": "clean white sneakers",
"reflection": "duplicated multiple times in mirrors"
}
},
"pose": {
"stance": "standing close to mirror",
"hips": "shifted strongly to one side",
"legs": "one knee bent inward",
"upper_body": "shoulders relaxed, torso angled",
"arms": {
"phone_hand": "holding phone low",
"free_hand": "resting lightly on upper thigh"
},
"movement": "still moment that feels like a pause, not a pose"
}
},
"mood_keywords": [
"mirror multiplication",
"late night tension",
"quiet confidence",
"timeline stopper"
]
}](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblr1.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fposely%2Fmedia%2Fpreview%2Fus12cd34%2F17796050992769.jpg%3FAWSAccessKeyId%3DDO801KM224HVVVXPYJV3%26Signature%3DuvRZIjzfGXOMpUK15J3zDAipp88%253D%26Expires%3D1791204217&w=3840&q=75)


![{
"type": "image_generation_prompt",
"language": "en",
"style": "realistic smartphone photography, vibrant sports atmosphere",
"aspect_ratio": "3:4",
"identity_preservation": {
"use_reference_image": true,
"strict_identity_lock": true,
"alter_face": false,
"alter_features": false,
"notes": "Use the uploaded reference photo. Preserve 100% of the woman’s facial features, proportions, skin texture, hair, and identity."
},
"subject": {
"gender": "female",
"pose": {
"type": "selfie-style pose",
"orientation": "facing the camera",
"action": "static moment, as if pausing to take a selfie"
},
"expression": "serious, confident, and admiring",
"appearance": {
"hair": "unchanged from reference image",
"accessories": [
"aviator-style sunglasses with gold frame",
"diamond stud earring in the right ear",
"silver chain necklace with a pendant"
]
},
"wardrobe": {
"top": "official FC Barcelona jersey with Spotify sponsorship"
}
},
"composition": {
"framing": "centered composition",
"foreground": "woman occupying the first plane",
"background": "football stadium and crowd",
"perspective": "first-person selfie perspective"
},
"environment": {
"location": "packed football stadium",
"elements": [
"vibrant green football pitch",
"crowded stands full of fans",
"energetic stadium atmosphere"
],
"weather": "cloudy sky",
"mood": "excitement, celebration, pride"
},
"lighting": {
"type": "natural daylight",
"conditions": "bright but diffused due to cloudy sky",
"effects": [
"vivid colors",
"balanced exposure",
"clear facial details"
]
},
"camera": {
"device_style": "smartphone rear camera",
"shot_type": "selfie-style medium close-up",
"focus": "sharp focus on the subject with slightly softened background",
"quality": "high sharpness and clarity"
},
"quality": {
"realism": "highly realistic",
"color": "vibrant and true-to-life",
"detail_level": "clear textures on clothing, face, and stadium"
},
"constraints": [
"Do not alter facial features",
"No stylization or artistic filters",
"No distortion of body or face",
"No text overlays or watermarks",
"Maintain realistic proportions and lighting"
],
"output_goal": "Create a realistic, selfie-style photo of a woman wearing a Barcelona jersey in front of a packed football stadium, preserving her exact facial identity and conveying pride and admiration within a vibrant match-day atmosphere."
}](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblr1.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fposely%2Fmedia%2Fpreview%2Fus12cd34%2F17796052846947.jpg%3FAWSAccessKeyId%3DDO801KM224HVVVXPYJV3%26Signature%3DNZ92%252F6LYFaHsBwG4z2ioEhu3%252FW0%253D%26Expires%3D1791204217&w=3840&q=75)








