№ 100 · SOCIAL

Instagram-editorial portrait in a 4:5 social crop

№ 100

№ The prompt

Edit this portrait into a polished Instagram-editorial look. Apply a soft, on-trend colour grade with gentle contrast and natural warmth, and recompose to a 4:5 vertical crop with balanced headroom. Keep the face, expression, and skin texture exactly as they are — no smoothing into a plastic finish, no reshaping. The result should look like a thoughtfully graded real photo, not a heavy filter.

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№ How to use it

  • Input

    A clear selfie or portrait you own (use a synthetic or stock-style photo, not a real identifiable person), ideally with a little tonal range to grade.

  • Preserve

    Identity, expression, and skin texture; only the grade and the 4:5 framing change.

  • Avoid

    Over-smoothing skin, crushing the colour into a heavy filter, or distorting the face to fit the crop.

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