Ella arrived at Newark Airport from Bellingham, Washington, in the middle of the night, January 2007. We were there waiting to welcome her, comfort her, and clean her off after a cross-country flight that changed her and our lives forever.
She was a part of our family before we even became a family. Ella joined us before we married, before our son grew up, before our daughter was born, before we added four more dogs.
She was a little chocolate brown labradoodle, who proved her strength and fierceness early on when she brought a dead baby bunny back into our house.
She was, as my wife called her, my “constant companion.” Long before the pandemic and even after it, she quietly sat in my office, hearing every conversation, watching every live shot, knowing all the news before it was reported. She didn’t care what the stories were; she just was happy being with me.
When she did leave my office, she loved walks and car rides. She always knew which button to push to lower the window so she could stick her head out and feel the wind in her face.
Over the years, the rides and walks became more infrequent. She lost her vision and hearing. She developed doggy dementia, which led to seizures and breathing issues. She was in diapers. Her dark chocolate brown coat turned gray. But as much as her life changed, she was most happy in our arms or in our bed, laying with us, licking our faces.
Yet Ella’s good days dwindled, and as tough as it was – and we agonized over it -- it became time to let her go. We did that Thursday, an all-time sad day.
For the third time in just over 18 months, we lost one of our beloved furry friends, our other children. We lost Benny in January 2025, Bailey this March, and now Ella. It’s too much. We now are down to two dogs, Apple and Brady. Our house feels empty and our hearts feel broke. Ella’s pain has been transferred to us.
Ella lived almost 20 years – she would have been 20 in November - and was a part of our graduations, celebrations, happy and sad moments. We know what we had and what she meant. But for all the time we had together -- and it was more than most get -- it still wasn’t enough.
We always will remember and love our little Ellies.
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Prompt: Use the uploaded character reference image as the strict identity and outfit reference.
Preserve the reference character’s:
- face identity
- facial proportions
- eye shape
- nose
- lips
- skin tone
- hairstyle
- hair color
- visible hair accessories
- overall recognizable vibe
- outfit and styling shown in the reference image
Do not hardcode any specific character traits that are not present in the uploaded reference.
All identity, hairstyle, accessories, and clothing details must be inferred directly from the uploaded reference image.
Create a high-quality mixed-style vertical portrait showing:
1. a realistic full-body version of the uploaded character/person
2. a black hand-drawn doodle-shadow version of the same character/person on the wall beside them
Core concept:
The real person and their doodle-shadow are doing a playful mischievous pose together.
The real person performs a cute realistic version of the pose, while the doodle-shadow performs a much more exaggerated, chaotic, cartoonish version of the same pose idea.
The mood should feel cute, playful, mischievous, stylish, funny, and social-media-friendly.
Real person:
- Must remain realistic and photogenic
- Must wear the same outfit style and key visible details from the uploaded reference image
- Do not replace the reference styling with unrelated fashion
- Expression should be cute, slightly confused, mildly embarrassed, playful, as if thinking: “Why am I doing this with my shadow?”
- The real person should not stand stiffly
- The real person should actively participate in the pose, but in a natural realistic way
Doodle-shadow:
- Must be a black hand-drawn sketch version of the same person, drawn directly on the wall
- Not a realistic second person
- Not a normal physical shadow
- Not a full-color anime character
- Black sketch line-art only
- Should resemble the person through hairstyle silhouette, accessories, outfit silhouette, and pose structure
- The doodle-shadow should look more energetic, sillier, and more chaotic than the real person
- Add manga-like motion lines, hearts, stars, sparkles, and comic marks around the doodle if helpful
Random mischievous pose rule:
The pose must NOT be fixed.
For each generation, invent a new playful mischievous pose for both the real person and the doodle-shadow.
The real person and the doodle-shadow should share the same general pose idea, but they do not need to match perfectly.
The real person performs a cute realistic version.
The doodle-shadow performs a much more exaggerated, chaotic, cartoonish version.
Do not repeatedly use pointing poses.
Do not repeatedly use finger-gun poses.
Do not repeatedly use the same standing pose.
Do not always make both figures simply point at each other.
Create a different mischievous pose each time.
Possible pose directions are loose inspiration only, not a fixed menu:
- playful idol pose
- silly dance pose
- leaning sideways with one arm curved overhead
- making a big heart pose
- cheeky wink pose
- hands near cheeks in a cute teasing pose
- exaggerated “ta-da!” pose
- mock surprise pose
- playful running-in-place pose
- mischievous tiptoe pose
- arms stretched in opposite directions
- pretending to sneak away
- cute troublemaker pose
- dramatic overreaction pose
- goofy victory pose
- playful balance pose
- playful peekaboo pose
- shy but mischievous pose
- cute overconfident pose
The final pose should feel fresh, cute, mischievous, and slightly chaotic.
The real person should look like they are reluctantly playing along.
The doodle-shadow should look like it is having way too much fun.
Composition:
- vertical 4:5 or 9:16
- show the real person in full-body or nearly full-body framing
- place the real person on one side of the frame
- place the black doodle-shadow on a clean wall beside them
- the doodle-shadow should be roughly the same height or slightly taller
- keep enough space around both figures so the full pose is visible
- the connection between the real person and the doodle-shadow must be clear at a glance
Background:
- simple clean indoor studio wall or minimal room corner
- white, cream, or pale gray wall
- clean floor
- soft natural sunlight patch or gentle wall shadow allowed
- keep the background uncluttered
Lighting:
- soft natural studio lighting
- bright, clean, polished, playful mood
- keep the real person’s face clearly visible
Style quality:
- realistic human photography
- black hand-drawn doodle-shadow on wall
- matching mischievous pose interaction
- strong identity resemblance
- outfit and styling faithfully based on the uploaded reference
- cute and stylish mixed-media portrait
- clean composition
- social-media-friendly
- no obvious AI artifacts
Negative prompt:
hardcoded blue hair when not in reference, hardcoded cloud clip when not in reference, hardcoded fish clip when not in reference, hardcoded school uniform when not in reference, outfit change unrelated to reference, realistic second person, normal reflection, normal shadow only, solid black monster shadow, horror shadow, creepy shadow, full-color illustration, cartoon human, anime human, weak resemblance, unrelated sketch character, messy wall, cluttered background, repeated pointing pose, repeated finger-gun pose, same pose every time, fixed pose, boring mirrored pose, stiff pose, identical pose repetition, real person not matching shadow pose, text, watermark, logo, distorted body, extra limbs, extra fingers, bad hands
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