# IMAGE_PROMPT Template

**Last Updated:** 2026-02-21

Use this template when creating `IMAGE_PROMPT.md` for a blog post. Fill Core Concept, Key Elements, Composition, and Mood first—these scaffold the final Prompt. The script (generate-blog-featured-image.py) extracts only the Prompt section below.

See [BLOG_FEATURED_IMAGE_STYLE_GUIDE.md](../../BLOG_FEATURED_IMAGE_STYLE_GUIDE.md) for topic mappings, anti-repetition rules, and composition picks.

**Before creating:**

1. Run `python3 v2/scripts/blog/audit-blog-image-scene-types.py --report-adjacent=3` to check scene diversity.
2. Identify **related topics** (posts sharing keyword space, e.g. urlaubsanspruch + urlaubsentgelt for bundesurlaubsgesetz).
3. Choose a scene type **different** from adjacent posts AND related topics. Document both in Scene Type section.
4. Match scene to **topic meaning** – not to a related outcome (e.g. BUrlG = law/foundation, not travel).

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## Scene Type

**SUPPORT/REST**. Distinct from arbeitsbescheinigung, arbeitszeugnis (scene type: desk). Related topics offboarding, arbeitszeugnis, arbeitsbescheinigung, kuendigungsfrist, probezeit, abmahnung use desk, cafe, or abstract. Support/rest conveys transition and support during job change—what comes after signing an Aufhebungsvertrag.

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## Core Concept / Metaphor

Aufhebungsvertrag = mutual termination agreement, transition, new chapter. The moment after—support during the change, not the signing itself.

## Key Elements (On-Theme, Concrete)

Soft chair by window, warm natural light, cozy home interior, blurred plants or soft curtain—conveys transition, rest, support during job change. No documents, no desk, no office.

## Why Not (Anti-Patterns)

Desk, pen, stack of papers—too similar to arbeitszeugnis, arbeitsbescheinigung. Abstract nodes, flowing lines—generic. Cafe—probezeit uses cafe. Contract or document with content—invites text.

## Composition / Camera

Wide shot with shallow depth of field, soft focus on chair, window light as focal point.

## Mood / Atmosphere

Calm, transitional, supportive—new chapter after leaving.

## Prompt

Editorial photography, soft film-like quality, natural texture. Cozy home interior: empty soft chair by window, warm natural light streaming in, blurred plants or soft curtain in background. Conveys transition and support during job change—what comes after a mutual termination. Muted blues and greens, warm accents. Wide shot, shallow depth of field. No text, letters, typography, signs, or readable content. Avoid: blue sphere, sundial, generic clock, floating pie chart, stock office with laptop, desk, pen, documents, abstract nodes, flowing lines, pristine perfection, spotless surfaces.

## Reference

- Topic-keyword table: BLOG_FEATURED_IMAGE_STYLE_GUIDE.md § Topic-Specific Elements
- Lohnersatzleistungen/support: "Soft chair by window, warm light, cozy home interior – support during transition"
- Repetitive elements to exclude: BLOG_FEATURED_IMAGE_STYLE_GUIDE.md § Common Pitfalls