Seedream 4.5
Seedream 4.5 Image Generation is available in the Business API catalog.
Examples
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Extreme macro material event: a tomato-red lipstick bullet plowing through a deep field of dense whipped white face cream — carving a clean furrow that curls into glossy waves on either side, a faint red tint bleeding into the crest of the wake, frozen mid-carve. The cream's whipped peaks fill the entire frame edge to edge; the bullet enters from the right at monumental macro scale. Soft raking key modeling every ridge; the cream texture is the hero. White world, one red event. Slightly desaturated, lifted blacks, compressed milky highlights, low contrast while colors stay legible, light 35mm film grain, faint halation, matte print-like finish. No text, no logos, no HDR, no harsh contrast, no oversaturation.
Multiplication as skyline: twelve lipstick bullets in reds, corals and plums extended to different heights standing in a row like a city skyline, backlit by a soft apricot-to-mauve gradient like a sunset behind buildings, their long shadows reaching forward, straight-on low angle. Soft light, slightly muted but committed color, lifted blacks, low contrast, fine 35mm film grain, matte print finish. No text, no logos, no HDR, no harsh contrast.
Charming nest: an unbranded glass perfume flacon standing in the hollowed half of a split pink grapefruit as if grown there, on a set painted coral, the citrus pulp's glisten against cut glass, one soft theatrical key with gentle bloom, low reverent angle. Soft light, slightly muted but committed color, lifted blacks, low contrast, fine 35mm film grain, matte print finish. No text, no logos, no HDR, no harsh contrast.
Frozen splash, committed color: a white leather sneaker dropped heel-first into a shallow pool of milk on a set painted tomato red, the milk crown erupting around it in crisp frozen droplets, red-and-white two-color chord, low angle at surface level. Soft light, slightly muted but committed color, lifted blacks, low contrast, fine 35mm film grain, matte print finish. No text, no logos, no HDR, no harsh contrast.
A wide-format editorial photograph shows a solitary bald man standing centered-right in a vast flowering field, seen entirely from behind, his head bowed forward so his face is hidden. He wears a long, loose khaki-green trench coat with a belted waist, wide lapels, and epaulettes, its fabric slightly wind-tousled with soft creases catching the light. Beneath it, pale grey trousers are visible below the coat's hem, and a dark leather glove covers one hand. His other hand grips a sleek black hardshell suitcase with visible ridged texture and a side handle, held low at his hip, the only prop in the otherwise empty landscape. He stands mid-stride, weight shifting forward, conveying quiet motion and contemplative solitude. The setting is an open countryside meadow filled with yellow wildflowers and green foliage stretching to a distant tree line under a vast pale blue sky streaked with thin cirrus clouds. The horizon sits low, roughly two-thirds up the frame, emphasizing the sky's scale and the figure's smallness within it. The camera is positioned at chest height, using a medium telephoto lens around 85mm, straight-on angle, with the subject slightly right of center and shallow depth of field softening the foreground flowers and background trees while keeping the figure sharply in focus. Lighting is natural, direct sunlight from the upper left, casting soft-edged shadows and warm highlights on the coat's fabric folds. The color palette favors muted olive greens, soft yellows, and pale sky blues, with gentle contrast, creamy highlight rolloff, and light shadow density. Fine film grain and subtle Make the fashion scene original: show a woman with a distinct identity and silver suitcase in a lavender field under soft overcast light, wearing a pale coral trench, with one playful banana resting on the suitcase. Finish with softer colors, softer lighting, and softer lines; slightly desaturated color, low contrast, light film grain, clean negative space, and a small note of wit.
Editorial fashion portrait, three-quarter view, subject centered slightly left, cropped at mid-torso. A young East Asian woman with pale, even skin, dark hair pulled back beneath a voluminous pale chartreuse-gold silk bonnet, its fabric gathered and knotted loosely under the chin with soft ties. Her expression is calm, direct, slightly unsmiling, eyes meeting the lens with quiet intensity. She wears an oversized dress in matching muted celadon-gold tone, with dramatic puffed and ruched sleeves made of crumpled silk-taffeta, a subtle jacquard floral pattern visible in the fabric folds catching light unevenly. She cradles a large white domestic goose against her chest and shoulder, its neck curved gracefully upward, orange-yellow beak with a black tip, dark round eye, feathers rendered in soft matte white with faint gray shading. Her bare arm wraps protectively around the goose's body, fingers gently resting near its wing. Background is a mottled, textured teal-blue backdrop, painterly and slightly uneven, evoking an old master portrait tone. Lighting is soft, diffused, coming from front-left, producing gentle shadow modeling on the face and fabric without harsh contrast; highlights bloom softly on the silk textures, shadows remain shallow and warm. Color grading leans toward desaturated pastels—sage, cream, dusty teal—with slightly lifted blacks and soft highlight rolloff reminiscent of medium-format film. Fine film grain and subtle halation around bright fabric edges add tactile texture; slight lens softness enhances the painterly, vintage editorial mood. Shot on a medium-format camera, 90mm lens equivalent, shallow depth of field isolating subject and goose against the textured backdrop, framed tightly for intimate, regal stillness.
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