IDENTITY LOCK: Reference image provides the person's identity only - preserve exact facial features, bone structure, skin tone with natural texture and pores, body proportions, hair texture and length, and unique characteristics. Same person, same gender, same age. Clothing, setting, props, and styling come entirely from the style description below. Zero tolerance for morphing or face blending.
SUBJECT:
- Pose: Head and shoulders portrait, body angled slightly 5° to camera left, face turned straight-on to lens, shoulders relaxed.
- Gaze: Direct engaged eye contact with lens, sharp focus.
- Expression: Genuine broad smile with upper teeth visible, happy eye crinkle (Duchenne smile), approachable and friendly.
CAMERA:
- Angle & Distance: Eye level, tight framing cropped just below shoulders (headshot).
- Lens Feel: Portrait telephoto (85mm) compression, flattering perspective, depth of field keeps face sharp while softening ears and background.
LIGHTING:
- Source: Key: large soft diffused source from front-left (critical); Fill: ample ambient fill creating low contrast ratio; Rim: none.
- Quality: Very soft wrap-around light, shadowless "beauty" illumination on face, gentle falloff, broad soft highlights on forehead and nose bridge.
- Color & Grade: Natural neutral palette (5500K), accurate realistic skin tones, clean whites. No heavy color grading - clean commercial look.
- Texture & Grain: Digital clean, zero grain (critical), high resolution sharpness. Skin rendered naturally with visible pores but luminous lighting.
- Camera Type: Modern digital DSLR studio photography, pristine clarity, no atmospheric effects.
SETTING: (Place person in this environment)
- Background: Neutral cream/beige backdrop, slightly out of focus.
- Props: None.
- Atmosphere: Bright, clean, professional studio environment, simple and airy.
STYLING: (Apply exactly as described)
- Aesthetic: Casual professional, smart casual, bright commercial headshot.
- Era: Contemporary.
- Details: Blue and white vertical striped button-down oxford shirt (critical), collar open/unbuttoned. Hair styled neatly with natural volume and texture appropriate to person.
MOOD: Optimistic professional headshot. Friendly, approachable, trustworthy, and bright energy.
NEGATIVE: DIFFERENT PERSON, WRONG GENDER, WRONG AGE, face swap, altered features, smooth plastic skin, changed skin tone, changed hair texture, added/removed hair length, serious expression, frowning, looking away, dark moody lighting, high contrast, harsh shadows, flash photography, cinematic color grading, outdoor setting, cluttered background, formal suit, t-shirt.