Exactly Extreme Contrast

by March 30, 2026

Extreme Contrast is a photographic style from Exactly AI that produces images with dramatic, high-contrast lighting and deep shadow detail. It generates photos with bold tonal separation and strong visual impact, well suited for portrait photography, dramatic compositions, fashion visuals, and any project that demands a powerful chiaroscuro effect.

reference-to-image

Master Perfumer Conference Speaker Headshot$0.195~2m 15s

Try in Playground

import { createClient } from '@runware/sdk'

const client = await createClient({ apiKey: process.env.RUNWARE_API_KEY })
await client.connect()

const [result] = await client.run({
  model: 'exactly:photo@extreme-contrast',
  width: 2048,
  height: 2048,
  inputs: {
    referenceImages: [
      {
        type: 'instruct',
        image: 'https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/afd4c4f0-f913-4748-8e43-fc283d40197c.jpg'
      }
    ]
  }
})

import asyncio
import os

from runware import Runware


async def main():
    async with Runware(api_key=os.environ["RUNWARE_API_KEY"]) as client:
        results = await client.run({
            "model": "exactly:photo@extreme-contrast",
            "width": 2048,
            "height": 2048,
            "inputs": {
                "referenceImages": [
                    {
                        "type": "instruct",
                        "image": "https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/afd4c4f0-f913-4748-8e43-fc283d40197c.jpg"
                    }
                ]
            }
        })


asyncio.run(main())

curl https://api.runware.ai/v1 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RUNWARE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '[
    {
      "taskType": "imageInference",
      "taskUUID": "a7348321-6db4-46c0-9ba7-e45523bd148f",
      "model": "exactly:photo@extreme-contrast",
      "width": 2048,
      "height": 2048,
      "inputs": {
        "referenceImages": [
          {
            "type": "instruct",
            "image": "https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/afd4c4f0-f913-4748-8e43-fc283d40197c.jpg"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ]'

runware run exactly:photo@extreme-contrast \
  width=2048 \
  height=2048 \
  inputs.referenceImages.0.type=instruct \
  inputs.referenceImages.0.image=https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/afd4c4f0-f913-4748-8e43-fc283d40197c.jpg

{
  "taskType": "imageInference",
  "taskUUID": "a7348321-6db4-46c0-9ba7-e45523bd148f",
  "model": "exactly:photo@extreme-contrast",
  "width": 2048,
  "height": 2048,
  "inputs": {
    "referenceImages": [
      {
        "type": "instruct",
        "image": "https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/afd4c4f0-f913-4748-8e43-fc283d40197c.jpg"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Response

{
  "taskType": "imageInference",
  "taskUUID": "a7348321-6db4-46c0-9ba7-e45523bd148f",
  "imageUUID": "da2acd38-b3bd-4454-a1a1-eacd482c4c86",
  "imageURL": "https://im.runware.ai/image/os/a02d21/ws/4/ii/da2acd38-b3bd-4454-a1a1-eacd482c4c86.jpg",
  "seed": 1228268934,
  "cost": 0.195
}

reference-to-image

Film Archivist Press Kit Headshot$0.195~2m 55s

Try in Playground

import { createClient } from '@runware/sdk'

const client = await createClient({ apiKey: process.env.RUNWARE_API_KEY })
await client.connect()

const [result] = await client.run({
  model: 'exactly:photo@extreme-contrast',
  width: 2048,
  height: 2048,
  inputs: {
    referenceImages: [
      {
        type: 'instruct',
        image: 'https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/cc8d4853-dd75-4511-9e65-8eff035031de.jpg'
      }
    ]
  }
})

import asyncio
import os

from runware import Runware


async def main():
    async with Runware(api_key=os.environ["RUNWARE_API_KEY"]) as client:
        results = await client.run({
            "model": "exactly:photo@extreme-contrast",
            "width": 2048,
            "height": 2048,
            "inputs": {
                "referenceImages": [
                    {
                        "type": "instruct",
                        "image": "https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/cc8d4853-dd75-4511-9e65-8eff035031de.jpg"
                    }
                ]
            }
        })


asyncio.run(main())

curl https://api.runware.ai/v1 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RUNWARE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '[
    {
      "taskType": "imageInference",
      "taskUUID": "55ae6dfa-e677-4f33-b67f-4f67803d8a2a",
      "model": "exactly:photo@extreme-contrast",
      "width": 2048,
      "height": 2048,
      "inputs": {
        "referenceImages": [
          {
            "type": "instruct",
            "image": "https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/cc8d4853-dd75-4511-9e65-8eff035031de.jpg"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ]'

runware run exactly:photo@extreme-contrast \
  width=2048 \
  height=2048 \
  inputs.referenceImages.0.type=instruct \
  inputs.referenceImages.0.image=https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/cc8d4853-dd75-4511-9e65-8eff035031de.jpg

{
  "taskType": "imageInference",
  "taskUUID": "55ae6dfa-e677-4f33-b67f-4f67803d8a2a",
  "model": "exactly:photo@extreme-contrast",
  "width": 2048,
  "height": 2048,
  "inputs": {
    "referenceImages": [
      {
        "type": "instruct",
        "image": "https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/cc8d4853-dd75-4511-9e65-8eff035031de.jpg"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Response

{
  "taskType": "imageInference",
  "taskUUID": "55ae6dfa-e677-4f33-b67f-4f67803d8a2a",
  "imageUUID": "1a8d86fb-f2b0-4df9-ae78-0bd99e8c3b90",
  "imageURL": "https://im.runware.ai/image/os/a02d21/ws/4/ii/1a8d86fb-f2b0-4df9-ae78-0bd99e8c3b90.jpg",
  "seed": 910043519,
  "cost": 0.195
}

reference-to-image

Apiary Smoker Field Product Hero$0.195~2m 8s

Try in Playground

import { createClient } from '@runware/sdk'

const client = await createClient({ apiKey: process.env.RUNWARE_API_KEY })
await client.connect()

const [result] = await client.run({
  model: 'exactly:photo@extreme-contrast',
  width: 2048,
  height: 2048,
  inputs: {
    referenceImages: [
      {
        type: 'instruct',
        image: 'https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/46fb6e61-c9c8-42f5-ac5d-548c52922b6a.jpg'
      }
    ]
  }
})

import asyncio
import os

from runware import Runware


async def main():
    async with Runware(api_key=os.environ["RUNWARE_API_KEY"]) as client:
        results = await client.run({
            "model": "exactly:photo@extreme-contrast",
            "width": 2048,
            "height": 2048,
            "inputs": {
                "referenceImages": [
                    {
                        "type": "instruct",
                        "image": "https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/46fb6e61-c9c8-42f5-ac5d-548c52922b6a.jpg"
                    }
                ]
            }
        })


asyncio.run(main())

curl https://api.runware.ai/v1 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RUNWARE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '[
    {
      "taskType": "imageInference",
      "taskUUID": "cf28273c-d7eb-48e9-bd2b-6cd36f3590a2",
      "model": "exactly:photo@extreme-contrast",
      "width": 2048,
      "height": 2048,
      "inputs": {
        "referenceImages": [
          {
            "type": "instruct",
            "image": "https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/46fb6e61-c9c8-42f5-ac5d-548c52922b6a.jpg"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ]'

runware run exactly:photo@extreme-contrast \
  width=2048 \
  height=2048 \
  inputs.referenceImages.0.type=instruct \
  inputs.referenceImages.0.image=https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/46fb6e61-c9c8-42f5-ac5d-548c52922b6a.jpg

{
  "taskType": "imageInference",
  "taskUUID": "cf28273c-d7eb-48e9-bd2b-6cd36f3590a2",
  "model": "exactly:photo@extreme-contrast",
  "width": 2048,
  "height": 2048,
  "inputs": {
    "referenceImages": [
      {
        "type": "instruct",
        "image": "https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/46fb6e61-c9c8-42f5-ac5d-548c52922b6a.jpg"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Response

{
  "taskType": "imageInference",
  "taskUUID": "cf28273c-d7eb-48e9-bd2b-6cd36f3590a2",
  "imageUUID": "11924b98-62ce-4fc7-abc6-a32c68045ad9",
  "imageURL": "https://im.runware.ai/image/os/a03d21/ws/4/ii/11924b98-62ce-4fc7-abc6-a32c68045ad9.jpg",
  "seed": 725552553,
  "cost": 0.195
}

reference-to-image

Museum Conservation Team Composite Portrait$0.195~2m 5s

Try in Playground

import { createClient } from '@runware/sdk'

const client = await createClient({ apiKey: process.env.RUNWARE_API_KEY })
await client.connect()

const [result] = await client.run({
  model: 'exactly:photo@extreme-contrast',
  width: 2048,
  height: 2048,
  inputs: {
    referenceImages: [
      {
        type: 'instruct',
        image: 'https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/b065d671-68eb-4a8a-998b-51e0f436428d.jpg'
      }
    ]
  }
})

import asyncio
import os

from runware import Runware


async def main():
    async with Runware(api_key=os.environ["RUNWARE_API_KEY"]) as client:
        results = await client.run({
            "model": "exactly:photo@extreme-contrast",
            "width": 2048,
            "height": 2048,
            "inputs": {
                "referenceImages": [
                    {
                        "type": "instruct",
                        "image": "https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/b065d671-68eb-4a8a-998b-51e0f436428d.jpg"
                    }
                ]
            }
        })


asyncio.run(main())

curl https://api.runware.ai/v1 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RUNWARE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '[
    {
      "taskType": "imageInference",
      "taskUUID": "381d4cf3-1b7f-49b4-978e-4212c211af99",
      "model": "exactly:photo@extreme-contrast",
      "width": 2048,
      "height": 2048,
      "inputs": {
        "referenceImages": [
          {
            "type": "instruct",
            "image": "https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/b065d671-68eb-4a8a-998b-51e0f436428d.jpg"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ]'

runware run exactly:photo@extreme-contrast \
  width=2048 \
  height=2048 \
  inputs.referenceImages.0.type=instruct \
  inputs.referenceImages.0.image=https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/b065d671-68eb-4a8a-998b-51e0f436428d.jpg

{
  "taskType": "imageInference",
  "taskUUID": "381d4cf3-1b7f-49b4-978e-4212c211af99",
  "model": "exactly:photo@extreme-contrast",
  "width": 2048,
  "height": 2048,
  "inputs": {
    "referenceImages": [
      {
        "type": "instruct",
        "image": "https://assets.runware.ai/assets/inputs/b065d671-68eb-4a8a-998b-51e0f436428d.jpg"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Response

{
  "taskType": "imageInference",
  "taskUUID": "381d4cf3-1b7f-49b4-978e-4212c211af99",
  "imageUUID": "24ee8ed1-dd78-4622-82f8-53ffe1428184",
  "imageURL": "https://im.runware.ai/image/os/a10dlim3/ws/4/ii/24ee8ed1-dd78-4622-82f8-53ffe1428184.jpg",
  "seed": 924656809,
  "cost": 0.195
}