Cinematic realistic illustration prompt: man in overcoat outside café on winter night

I can’t create images directly here, but I can provide a detailed prompt you can paste into an image generator (Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, etc.), plus optional variations and camera/film settings to achieve a cinematic, 35mm-film realistic look.

Prompt (base) "A cinematic realistic illustration of a man in a dark overcoat standing on a sidewalk in front of a café window on a cold winter night. He is slightly hunched, hands in pockets, visible breath in the frosty air. Through the glass, a dimly lit café sits in half-darkness; a taxidermied swordfish is mounted above the bar. Above the street hang strings of artificial frost with oversized snowflakes and stars. Patches of dirty snow and slush mar the pavement. Cold blue-grey ambient lighting contrasts with warm orange glow spilling from the café window. 35mm film look, fine grain, shallow depth of field, cinematic lighting, filmic color grading, realistic textures, moody atmosphere, high detail."

Optional modifiers (pick as needed)

• Camera framing: "three-quarter view, low angle, eye-level with subject, full body to knees"
• Lens and film: "35mm lens, shallow depth of field, slight motion blur, film grain, Kodak Portra color palette" (or "Fujifilm Provia" for cooler tones)
• Lighting details: "soft rim light on shoulders, subtle backlight highlighting breath, warm spill light reflecting on wet pavement"
• Weather/atmosphere: "visible breath plumes, thin fog near ground, light flurries of snow"
• Textures/details: "frosted window texture, condensation, street reflections, worn cobblestone or asphalt, scuffed boots, slightly dusted overcoat"
• Mood/tones: "moody, noir-ish, melancholic, cinematic storytelling composition"

Short prompts for variations

• Emphasize noir: "high-contrast noir lighting, deep shadows, high grain, monochrome blue tint"
• Emphasize warmth contrast: "strong warm orange spill from cafe, deep cold blue ambient, dramatic color contrast"
• Close-up: "tight portrait, visible breath, detailed fabric texture, bokeh lights in background"
• Wider scene: "street view, café sign visible, distant figure walking away, string lights across street"

Camera/film settings suggestions

• Lens: 35mm prime or 50mm for natural perspective
• Aperture: f/1.8–f/2.8 for shallow depth of field and pleasing bokeh
• ISO/film sensitivity: simulate ISO 400–800 for visible film grain without excessive noise
• Shutter: 1/60 to capture slight movement while keeping sharpness
• Color grading: lift the shadows slightly toward blue, push midtones warm near the window, modest film grain and slight vignette

Use the base prompt + chosen modifiers when generating. If you want, tell me which generator you're using and I can format the prompt with recommended weights, negative prompts, or more specific model settings.