# IMAGE_PROMPT: Unbezahlter Urlaub

**Last Updated:** 2026-03-07

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.

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, sonderurlaub, urlaubssperre, 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. unbezahlter urlaub = absence, time off without pay, not travel).

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## Scene Type

**DESK**. Distinct from sonderurlaub (WARM INTERIOR), urlaubssperre (TIMER), bundesurlaubsgesetz (ARCHITECTURAL), urlaubsanspruch (desk with plants). Related topics: urlaubsanspruch (desk), sonderurlaub (warm interior), urlaubssperre (timer). Unbezahlter Urlaub = absence from work, unpaid time off – empty desk with calendar showing marked days conveys absence, time away, unpaid leave.

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## Core Concept / Metaphor

Unbezahlter Urlaub = absence, unpaid time off, time away from work without pay. Empty desk, calendar with days marked off, absence – not travel, not relaxation, but the absence itself.

## Key Elements (On-Theme, Concrete)

Empty desk or workspace, wall calendar or desk calendar with days marked off (X marks or highlighted), soft natural light, minimal office setting. Conveys absence, unpaid leave, time away from work. No plants, no laptop, no documents – just calendar and empty space.

## Why Not (Anti-Patterns)

Warm interior (sonderurlaub), timer/clock (urlaubssperre), architectural structures (bundesurlaubsgesetz), desk with plants (urlaubsanspruch), cafe (bereitschaftsdienst), nature/outdoor (sabbatical), abstract nodes/flowing lines (generic), travel (Spesen, remote-work).

## Composition / Camera

Wide shot or medium shot with shallow depth of field – calendar in focus, empty desk blurred or partially visible. Soft natural light from window.

## Mood / Atmosphere

Neutral, professional, absence – time away, unpaid leave

## Prompt

CRITICAL: No text, letters, typography, signs, or readable content in the image. Professional featured image for a German HR blog about Unbezahlter Urlaub (unpaid leave, absence from work without pay). Style: Editorial photography, natural texture, soft film-like quality. Muted blues, warm grays, soft natural light. Scene: Empty desk or workspace, wall calendar or desk calendar with days marked off (X marks or highlighted blocks), soft natural light from window, minimal office setting. Conveys absence, unpaid leave, time away from work without pay. Wide or medium shot with shallow depth of field – calendar in focus, empty desk blurred or partially visible. No plants, no laptop, no documents with text, no people – just calendar showing marked days and empty workspace. Photorealistic or soft digital painting. 16:9 landscape. Professional, lived-in feel – not pristine or sterile. Avoid: blue sphere, sundial, generic clock, floating pie chart, stock office with laptop, vertical columns, stacked blocks, abstract nodes, flowing lines, pristine perfection, spotless desk, plants, documents with readable text, cafe interior, warm interior, architectural structures, nature/outdoor landscape, travel/car window.

## Reference

- Topic-keyword table: BLOG_FEATURED_IMAGE_STYLE_GUIDE.md § Topic-Specific Elements
- Repetitive elements to exclude: BLOG_FEATURED_IMAGE_STYLE_GUIDE.md § Common Pitfalls