V67 Street Photo – A Candid Urban LoRA for Krea 2.

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Trigger Words. Primary Trigger String

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(Street Photo:1.1), candid street photography, documentary style, urban reportage, unposed, authentic, raw, everyday city life, 35mm lens, 50mm lens, natural light, golden hour, neon night, wet reflections, film grain, cinematic color grading, muted tones, high contrast, shallow depth of field, motion blur

Usage: Place this entire string at the beginning of your prompt. The (Street Photo:1.1) at the start acts as a weighted primary trigger — it tells Krea 2 to give the street photography aesthetic a 10% boost in influence over the rest of the prompt.

Usage Guidelines

Trigger WordWeightBest Use Case(Street Photo:1.1)+10%Master trigger — place at very beginning for strongest stylistic anchorcandid street photography—Unposed, spontaneous, stolen-moment feeldocumentary style—Photojournalistic, narrative, honest framingurban reportage—Editorial, city storytelling, context-rich scenesunposed—Removes model-like posing, adds natural gestureauthentic—Real textures, imperfect framing, believable peopleraw—Unpolished, gritty, no beauty-retouch lookeveryday city life—Bus stops, markets, sidewalks, commuters, locals35mm lens—Classic street focal length, environmental context50mm lens—Tighter candid portraits, natural perspectivenatural light—Available light only, overcast, window, ambientgolden hour—Warm low sun, long shadows, nostalgic urban glowneon night—Rainy neon streets, signage glow, night marketswet reflections—Rain-slicked asphalt, puddles, glossy pavementsfilm grain—Analog texture, Kodak/Ilford/Cinestill charactercinematic color grading—Teal-orange, muted, filmic tonal separationmuted tones—Desaturated, earthy, non-commercial palettehigh contrast—Punchy blacks, graphic light/dark structureshallow depth of field—Subject isolation, layered bokeh, f/1.4–f/2.8motion blur—Walking crowds, passing trains, kinetic energy

Why Krea 2 + V67 Street Photo?

Krea 2 excels at texture, skin realism, layered depth, and available-light rendering — exactly what candid street photography demands. The combination produces images with immersive, believable urban atmosphere:

CapabilityWhy Krea 2 ExcelsSkin & facesNatural pores, wrinkles, unretouched realism in candid portraitsAvailable lightAccurate overcast, window, dusk and mixed-source renderingStreet textureConcrete, asphalt, brick, wet pavement, graffiti, dustCrowd depthLayered foreground/midground/background without collapsingMotionBelievable blur on pedestrians, bikes, trains, handsNeon nightSaturated signage without banding or plastic glowFilm emulationGrain, halation, halation bloom, subtle color shiftsImperfectionTilted horizons, catch-as-catch-can framing, real feelReflectionsPuddles, shop windows, wet cobblestones, glass facadesAmbient hazeUrban smog, morning mist, market steam, exhaust light

Signature Style Elements

Focal Lengths & Cameras

• 28mm – wide environmental street scenes, chaotic layers, markets

• 35mm – the classic reportage lens, subject + context balance

• 50mm – tighter candid portraits, natural human perspective

• 85mm – compressed street portraits, isolated from the crowd

Light Qualities

• Golden hour – warm, low, nostalgic sidewalk light

• Blue hour – cool dusk, first neon, quiet city mood

• Overcast – soft, flat, honest documentary light

• Neon night – magenta/cyan signage, wet asphalt glow

• Harsh midday – hard shadows, high contrast, southern cities

• Mixed sources – fluorescent + tungsten + LED, subway/market feel

Composition

• Layered foreground framing (shutters, cars, columns, passers-by)

• Off-center subjects, tilted horizons, imperfect crop

• Deep focus street scenes vs. shallow f/1.8 portraits

• Backlit silhouettes, subjects walking out of frame

• Reflections as secondary subjects (puddles, windows, glass)

Subjects

• Commuters, vendors, workers, musicians, dancers, the elderly

• Locals in authentic dress — never fashion-editorial posing

• Animals as companions (dogs, pigeons, cats, horses)

• Crowds as texture, individuals as anchors

Film Stocks

• Kodak Portra 400 – warm, muted, soft skin tones

• Cinestill 800T – tungsten night, halation, neon bloom

• Kodak Tri-X 400 – gritty high-contrast black & white

• Kodak Vision3 5219 – cinematic motion-picture grade

• Ilford HP5 – documentary B&W, street classic

Moods

• Documentary – honest, observational, human

• Nostalgic – faded, warm, memory-like

• Gritty – raw, urban, unpolished

• Melancholic – rain, solitude, quiet city

• Kinetic – busy, alive, in-motion

Optimised Settings for Krea 2

ParameterRecommended RangeLoRA Weight0.65 – 0.85CFG Scale3.5 – 5.0Steps20 – 30SamplerEuler, DPM++ 2M KarrasResolution1024x1024 (or 1536x1024 for wide street scenes)

Starting Point Recommendations:

GoalLoRA WeightCFGNotesSubtle enhancement0.653.5Style as background detail, more prompt freedomBalanced effect0.754.0Sweet spot — strong aesthetic with good coherenceDeep immersion0.854.5Maximum street atmosphere, strongest film feel

Negative Prompt (Krea 2-compatible)

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nsfw, low quality, worst quality, ugly, blurry, oversaturated, hdr, plastic skin, waxy texture, cartoon, anime, illustration, 3d render, cgi, digital painting, watermark, text, logo, signature, bad anatomy, deformed hands, extra limbs, extra fingers, duplicate, mutated, studio lighting, seamless backdrop, plain background, posed, stiff, fashion editorial, glamour retouch, beauty filter, airbrushed, instagram filter, artificial bokeh, over-sharpened, lens distortion correction, symmetrical composition, empty street, sterile

Example Prompts

Example 1: Rainy Milan Crossing

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(Street Photo:1.1), candid street photography, documentary style, urban reportage, unposed, authentic, raw, everyday city life, 35mm lens, 50mm lens, natural light, golden hour, neon night, wet reflections, film grain, cinematic color grading, muted tones, high contrast, shallow depth of field, motion blur, candid shot of a woman with a red umbrella crossing a rainy Milan street at dusk, neon shop signs reflected on wet asphalt, 35mm lens, f/2.0, shallow depth of field, film grain, muted cinematic colors, documentary style, photorealistic, ultra detailed

Example 2: Naples Alley Reader

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(Street Photo:1.1), candid street photography, documentary style, urban reportage, unposed, authentic, raw, everyday city life, 35mm lens, 50mm lens, natural light, golden hour, neon night, wet reflections, film grain, cinematic color grading, muted tones, high contrast, shallow depth of field, motion blur, elderly man reading a newspaper on a bench in a sunlit Neapolitan alley, laundry hanging between buildings, harsh midday shadows, 50mm, Kodak Portra 400, candid street composition, photorealistic

Example 3: Barcelona Skate Plaza

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(Street Photo:1.1), candid street photography, documentary style, urban reportage, unposed, authentic, raw, everyday city life, 35mm lens, 50mm lens, natural light, golden hour, neon night, wet reflections, film grain, cinematic color grading, muted tones, high contrast, shallow depth of field, motion blur, group of teenagers skateboarding in an urban plaza in Barcelona, golden hour backlight, long shadows, slight motion blur, 28mm wide angle, Cinestill 800T, gritty street photography

Example 4: Marrakech Market Vendor

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(Street Photo:1.1), candid street photography, documentary style, urban reportage, unposed, authentic, raw, everyday city life, 35mm lens, 50mm lens, natural light, golden hour, neon night, wet reflections, film grain, cinematic color grading, muted tones, high contrast, shallow depth of field, motion blur, street vendor arranging colorful fruit at a market in Marrakech, warm morning light, dusty air, layered composition, 35mm, f/4, rich textures, documentary, photorealistic

Example 5: Foggy Tokyo Crosswalk

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(Street Photo:1.1), candid street photography, documentary style, urban reportage, unposed, authentic, raw, everyday city life, 35mm lens, 50mm lens, natural light, golden hour, neon night, wet reflections, film grain, cinematic color grading, muted tones, high contrast, shallow depth of field, motion blur, silhouette of a commuter walking through a foggy Tokyo crosswalk at night, neon signs, wet reflections, blue hour, 50mm, high contrast, cinematic grain, photorealistic

Example 6: New York Subway Musician

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(Street Photo:1.1), candid street photography, documentary style, urban reportage, unposed, authentic, raw, everyday city life, 35mm lens, 50mm lens, natural light, golden hour, neon night, wet reflections, film grain, cinematic color grading, muted tones, high contrast, shallow depth of field, motion blur, candid portrait of a musician playing saxophone in a New York subway station, fluorescent mixed lighting, motion of a passing train, 35mm, f/1.8, shallow depth, gritty, photorealistic

Example 7: Paris Boulevard in Light Rain

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(Street Photo:1.1), candid street photography, documentary style, urban reportage, unposed, authentic, raw, everyday city life, 35mm lens, 50mm lens, natural light, golden hour, neon night, wet reflections, film grain, cinematic color grading, muted tones, high contrast, shallow depth of field, motion blur, couple sharing an umbrella on a Parisian boulevard in light rain, wet cobblestones, soft overcast light, 50mm, muted pastel tones, film grain, photorealistic

Example 8: Lisbon Flower Seller

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(Street Photo:1.1), candid street photography, documentary style, urban reportage, unposed, authentic, raw, everyday city life, 35mm lens, 50mm lens, natural light, golden hour, neon night, wet reflections, film grain, cinematic color grading, muted tones, high contrast, shallow depth of field, motion blur, candid shot of an elderly flower seller arranging buckets of roses in a narrow Lisbon street, hanging clothes between buildings, late afternoon sun rays, 28mm, f/5.6, vivid but natural colors, film grain, documentary street composition

Example 9: Istanbul Workers, Black & White

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(Street Photo:1.1), candid street photography, documentary style, urban reportage, unposed, authentic, raw, everyday city life, 35mm lens, 50mm lens, natural light, golden hour, neon night, wet reflections, film grain, cinematic color grading, muted tones, high contrast, shallow depth of field, motion blur, construction workers taking a break on a sidewalk in Istanbul, harsh sunlight, dust, candid gesture, 35mm, Tri-X 400 black and white, high contrast, photorealistic

Example 10: Seoul Blue Hour Contrast

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(Street Photo:1.1), candid street photography, documentary style, urban reportage, unposed, authentic, raw, everyday city life, 35mm lens, 50mm lens, natural light, golden hour, neon night, wet reflections, film grain, cinematic color grading, muted tones, high contrast, shallow depth of field, motion blur, woman in traditional dress walking past modern glass buildings in Seoul, blue hour, neon reflections, 35mm, f/2.8, cinematic color grading, street documentary

Example 11: Berlin Graffiti Wall

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(Street Photo:1.1), candid street photography, documentary style, urban reportage, unposed, authentic, raw, everyday city life, 35mm lens, 50mm lens, natural light, golden hour, neon night, wet reflections, film grain, cinematic color grading, muted tones, high contrast, shallow depth of field, motion blur, homeless man with a dog sitting near a graffiti wall in Berlin, overcast light, muted tones, 50mm, f/2.0, shallow depth, respectful candid street portrait, photorealistic

Example 12: Amsterdam Sunrise Bridge

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(Street Photo:1.1), candid street photography, documentary style, urban reportage, unposed, authentic, raw, everyday city life, 35mm lens, 50mm lens, natural light, golden hour, neon night, wet reflections, film grain, cinematic color grading, muted tones, high contrast, shallow depth of field, motion blur, cyclists crossing a bridge in Amsterdam at sunrise, mist over canal, backlit silhouettes, 28mm, f/8, deep focus, film grain, photorealistic

Example 13: Hong Kong Night Market

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(Street Photo:1.1), candid street photography, documentary style, urban reportage, unposed, authentic, raw, everyday city life, 35mm lens, 50mm lens, natural light, golden hour, neon night, wet reflections, film grain, cinematic color grading, muted tones, high contrast, shallow depth of field, motion blur, bustling night market in Hong Kong, steam from food stalls, neon signs, crowded layers, 35mm, f/1.4, high ISO, Cinestill 800T halation, photorealistic

Example 14: Rome Piazza, Golden Hour

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(Street Photo:1.1), candid street photography, documentary style, urban reportage, unposed, authentic, raw, everyday city life, 35mm lens, 50mm lens, natural light, golden hour, neon night, wet reflections, film grain, cinematic color grading, muted tones, high contrast, shallow depth of field, motion blur, old woman feeding pigeons in a piazza in Rome, golden hour, long shadows, 50mm, f/4, warm nostalgic tones, candid, photorealistic

Example 15: Mumbai Crowd Motion

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(Street Photo:1.1), candid street photography, documentary style, urban reportage, unposed, authentic, raw, everyday city life, 35mm lens, 50mm lens, natural light, golden hour, neon night, wet reflections, film grain, cinematic color grading, muted tones, high contrast, shallow depth of field, motion blur, businessman walking through a crowded Mumbai street, motion blur of people, chaotic energy, 28mm, f/5.6, documentary, saturated colors, photorealistic

Example 16: Mexico City Fire Performer

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(Street Photo:1.1), candid street photography, documentary style, urban reportage, unposed, authentic, raw, everyday city life, 35mm lens, 50mm lens, natural light, golden hour, neon night, wet reflections, film grain, cinematic color grading, muted tones, high contrast, shallow depth of field, motion blur, street performer juggling fire in Mexico City at night, crowd silhouettes, neon and flame light, 35mm, f/2.0, high contrast, grain, photorealistic

Example 17: London Rainy Window

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(Street Photo:1.1), candid street photography, documentary style, urban reportage, unposed, authentic, raw, everyday city life, 35mm lens, 50mm lens, natural light, golden hour, neon night, wet reflections, film grain, cinematic color grading, muted tones, high contrast, shallow depth of field, motion blur, rainy window reflection of a passerby in London, double exposure feel, moody blue tones, 50mm, f/1.8, shallow depth, cinematic, photorealistic

Example 18: Buenos Aires Tango

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(Street Photo:1.1), candid street photography, documentary style, urban reportage, unposed, authentic, raw, everyday city life, 35mm lens, 50mm lens, natural light, golden hour, neon night, wet reflections, film grain, cinematic color grading, muted tones, high contrast, shallow depth of field, motion blur, two tango dancers improvising on a colorful street in Buenos Aires, painted walls, late afternoon sun, blurred onlookers in the background, 35mm, f/4, vibrant but natural tones, candid documentary, film grain

Example 19: Shanghai Neon Sign Worker

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(Street Photo:1.1), candid street photography, documentary style, urban reportage, unposed, authentic, raw, everyday city life, 35mm lens, 50mm lens, natural light, golden hour, neon night, wet reflections, film grain, cinematic color grading, muted tones, high contrast, shallow depth of field, motion blur, worker on a ladder fixing a neon sign in Shanghai, dusk, wet street reflections, 35mm, f/2.8, cyberpunk but realistic street photography, photorealistic

Example 20: Cairo Crosswalk, Golden Hour

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(Street Photo:1.1), candid street photography, documentary style, urban reportage, unposed, authentic, raw, everyday city life, 35mm lens, 50mm lens, natural light, golden hour, neon night, wet reflections, film grain, cinematic color grading, muted tones, high contrast, shallow depth of field, motion blur, wide shot of a busy crosswalk in Cairo at golden hour, cars, pedestrians, dust, layered composition, 28mm, f/8, documentary, warm film grain, photorealistic

Prompting Tips for Best Results

✅ Do This:

• Start with (Street Photo:1.1) for strongest style adherence

• Include the full trigger string to activate all street elements

• Specify the focal length — 28mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm

• Name the city — Milan, Tokyo, Lagos, Istanbul, Mumbai, Lima

• Define the light — overcast, golden hour, blue hour, neon night, harsh midday

• Anchor the surface — wet asphalt, cobblestones, concrete, puddles, glass

• Keep 1–3 human subjects max — crowds are texture, not focus

• Add film stock — Portra 400, Cinestill 800T, Tri-X 400, Vision3 5219

• Request imperfection — tilted horizon, off-center, imperfect crop, motion blur

• Use verbs of movement — crossing, walking, waiting, arranging, playing

❌ Avoid:

• Studio lighting or seamless backdrops — this is available-light photography

• Posed, model-like subjects looking at camera

• Over-smoothed, beauty-retouched faces

• HDR, over-sharpened, or plastic digital look

• Symmetrical, perfectly centered compositions

• Empty streets with no human or urban narrative

• Fashion-editorial styling or glamour wardrobe

• Overcrowded scenes without a clear visual anchor

• Using the trigger string at the end of the prompt (always at the beginning)

What This LoRA Excels At

✅ Candid street portraits – unposed, real, unretouched people
✅ Documentary reportage – narrative urban storytelling
✅ Neon night streets – wet asphalt, signage glow, Cinestill halation
✅ Golden hour sidewalks – warm, nostalgic, long-shadow city light
✅ Black & white street – Tri-X grit, high contrast, classic reportage
✅ Crowd layering – busy markets, crosswalks, transit hubs with depth
✅ Motion blur – walking figures, passing trains, kinetic energy
✅ Wet reflections – rain-slicked streets, puddles, glossy pavement
✅ Environmental context – architecture, signage, laundry, graffiti, stalls
✅ Film emulation – Portra, Cinestill, Tri-X, Vision3 color science
✅ Diverse cities – Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, Middle East
✅ Texture – concrete, brick, stone, dust, steam, fabric, worn paint

What This LoRA Does NOT Excel At

❌ Studio portraits – this LoRA wants real environments, not backdrops
❌ Fashion editorial – no glamour retouch, no posed perfection
❌ Fantasy, sci-fi, anime – keep it photographic and grounded
❌ Clean, sterile, modern minimalism – it thrives on urban texture
❌ Symmetrical architectural shots – the framing is human, not geometric
❌ Empty landscapes – the city and its people are the subject
❌ Bright cheerful commercial scenes – it prefers honest, moody, real
❌ Overcrowded chaos – 1–3 subjects, crowds as background texture
❌ Heavy post-processing look – no HDR, no over-sharpening

Limitations & Notes for Krea 2

⚠️ Faces can drift toward generic – add specificity: wrinkled hands, weathered face, tired eyes, unshaven, grey hair.

⚠️ Too many subjects dilute the frame – keep 1–3 humans; crowds should be blurred or silhouetted.

⚠️ Color grading can shift warm – for cooler results add muted teal shadows, desaturated palette, cool overcast.

⚠️ Bokeh can be over-applied – specify f/4, deep focus, environmental context for wider street scenes.

⚠️ Cities can look anonymous – always name the city and one local detail (laundry, signage, food stalls, trams).

⚠️ Motion blur must be directed – use slight motion blur on passing cyclists rather than blurry image.

⚠️ (Street Photo:1.1) must be at the very beginning — moving it later reduces its influence.

⚠️ Film grain can be overdone — control with subtle grain, fine 35mm grain, Kodak Portra 400 texture.

Troubleshooting Common Issues

IssueSolutionStyle not visible enoughIncrease LoRA weight to 0.85; ensure (Street Photo:1.1) is at the very startImages look too clean / AIAdd film grain, muted tones, slight motion blur, imperfect framingSubjects look posedAdd unposed, candid, walking away, mid-gesture, unaware of cameraColors too saturatedAdd desaturated palette, muted tones, Kodak Portra 400, overcast lightStreet feels emptyAdd passers-by in background, blurred crowd, layered pedestriansLooks like studio portraitStrengthen negative prompt; add natural light, urban background, environmental contextNot enough depthAdd layered foreground, deep focus, 28mm, f/8, environmental street sceneNight shots look flatAdd neon signs, wet asphalt reflections, Cinestill 800T halation, high contrastToo much bokehSpecify f/4 to f/8, deep focus, subject in contextFaces look stiffUse from behind, silhouette, distant figure, in motion, mid-strideGrain too heavyReduce to fine grain, subtle 35mm textureWeighted trigger not workingEnsure (Street Photo:1.1) — use a period, not a comma

Credits & Philosophy

V67 Street Photo celebrates the art of the unposed moment — where the city writes the frame, where strangers become subjects, and where imperfection is the highest form of honesty. Inspired by:

• Photographers – Henri Cartier-Bresson, Fan Ho, Alex Webb, Saul Leiter, Bruce Gilden, Daido Moriyama, Vivian Maier

• Documentary tradition – Magnum Photos, photojournalism, humanist reportage

• Cinematographers – Roger Deakins, Christopher Doyle, Emmanuel Lubezki

• Film stocks – Kodak Portra 400, Cinestill 800T, Tri-X 400, Vision3 5219

• Cities as characters – Milan, Tokyo, Naples, Istanbul, Hong Kong, Cairo, Buenos Aires, Mumbai

"The street is a stage. The light is the script. The passer-by is the story."

Versions

VersionNotesV1Initial release — 20 core street photography conceptsV2Optimised for Flux and Ernie compatibilityV3Enhanced trigger words, improved film grain renderingV4Added neon night and rainy street aestheticsV5Expanded to 20+ prompt examples across global citiesV6Refined negative prompt, added troubleshooting guideV67Current release — full Street Photo integration with weighted trigger (Street Photo:1.1) and 20 precise trigger words

Final Notes

Feedback and generated images are always welcome. If you encounter any issues with Krea 2, please tell me — I'm actively testing and updating.

The dataset is intentionally diverse: Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East, in sun, rain, fog, neon, and golden hour — because the street never looks the same twice.

Walk slow. Look close. Shoot unposed.

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