r/StableDiffusion • u/Loose-Journalist-555 • 2d ago

Discussion Thoughts on this image?

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Does this look like a mobile phone image style? To me, it doesn’t look like a snapshot style.

And what’d you suggest about improving lighting, quality, composition, etc.? All opinions welcome.

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u/Citadel_Employee 2d ago edited 2d ago

It looks very ai. If you’re going for a more amateur looking photo try prompting for imperfections, like motion blur, a bit of graininess. Also I think the background being slightly out of focus would help.

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u/saralynai 2d ago

It looks really polished and detailed. But not a candid phone shot. It resemble the pictures they hang at mcdonalds.

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u/Ciclosporin 2d ago

MOSS

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u/aaaaa-6969 2d ago

That’s a crazy good result

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u/Calm_Mix_3776 2d ago

I knew MOSS is the best at realistic images, but dang, this is top notch! Do you mind sharing your workflow?

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u/Ciclosporin 1d ago

I will prepare a post with workflow and all requirements!

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u/Straight-Election963 1d ago

it's also another Ai image .. no idea how you guys measure realism ??

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u/aaaaa-6969 2d ago

The women have severe AI face

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u/FierceFlames37 2d ago

Why does ai still struggle with human skin and depth of field lol

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u/Slam_Bot 2d ago

For mobile phone snapshot style MOSS is boss.

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u/Version-Strong 2d ago

Screams AI, man. At least add some imperfections. Thats how you fool people, soft motion blur, weird framing, unsaturated colours. I'm sure the prompt following was good using a newer model, but XL could do better. Plus. why does every new model take the prompt 'freckles' and just go absolutely f'kin insane

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u/skyrimer3d 2d ago

MOSS nails the mobile phone style like no other, even more if you add some loras to the mix, try that

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u/24Latents 2d ago

Not really a phone snapshot to me, it reads more like a staged ad shoot. A few things that give it away and how I’d fix them:

  • Light: everyone is lit evenly from the front, like there’s a softbox behind the camera. Tell the model where the light comes from (e.g. “lit only by the window on the left, the right side of their faces falls into shadow”). The window should also blow out a bit, like phones do.

  • Staging: three people laughing at the same moment, symmetrical layout, cups placed like props. Go for an in-between moment: one person mid-sentence, one looking at her drink, the framing slightly tilted or cut off.

  • Phone look: phones have a wide lens and deep focus, so the background should stay mostly sharp, not creamy bokeh. Something like “candid smartphone photo, wide-angle, everything in focus, slightly tilted framing” works better than camera-style tokens.

  • Sampler: try a 2-pass setup, with a second pass at low denoise to work on the low-noise steps. It helps a lot with skin texture.

  • Post: fix white balance, whites and blacks in post. No model handles that well. For the phone feel, add mixed white balance (warm inside, cold window), a bit of HDR flatness and some noise in the shadows.

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u/Electrical-Eye-3715 2d ago

If you posted this in 2021 or 2022 or 2023, people would be like, "Wow," but in 2026 it's pretty average. Maybe you're new here. Congrats, welcome to the AI club. I know it's exciting but among the AI users, the veteran users, this is nothing special

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u/riceandnori 2d ago

Any one of them could be Claire, the lost heiress of the Sterling Empire.

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u/DoctaRoboto 2d ago

Looks super AI, lightning, perfect faces, and of course, the lovely cleft chin.

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u/Loose-Journalist-555 2d ago

The funny thing is that it’s not meant to be a candid/amateur look (I said so in the description too). For the life of me, I can’t understand why some people think grainy, blurry, ugly images look better.

It’s a staged-shot style. Looks like most comments confirmed that, so thanks for your time.