Midnight Noir: The Shadow Icon

IDENTITY REFERENCE — ABSOLUTE HIGHEST PRIORITY:

Use the newly uploaded photograph as the ONLY source for the person’s identity. Replace the original reference model completely with the person from the uploaded photograph.

Preserve the uploaded person’s exact recognizable identity and natural facial anatomy: apparent age, gender presentation, natural skin tone, face shape, forehead, natural hairline, eyebrow shape and spacing, eye position, nose bridge, nose length and tip, cheeks, cheekbones, lips, ears, jaw width, jaw angle, chin, moustache, beard outline, beard density and every natural facial proportion.

The finished portrait must remain immediately recognizable as the uploaded individual, even from the three-quarter side angle. If the uploaded photograph is front-facing, create a physically accurate rotation of the SAME three-dimensional head—do not invent a different side profile.

Do not copy the identity or facial features of the original reference model. Do not blend the uploaded person with another model. Do not generate a generic handsome replacement face. Do not excessively beautify, reshape or stylize the face. Do not change the person’s age, skin tone, nose, lips, jawline, facial-hair pattern or natural facial proportions.

Ignore the uploaded photograph’s original clothes, hairstyle styling, glasses, pose, expression, lighting, camera angle and background. Use it only for exact identity preservation.

PORTRAIT COMPOSITION AND POSE:

Create an ultra-realistic vertical black-and-white cinematic portrait of the uploaded person, framed from the upper chest upward.

Position the subject slightly left of centre, with the body turned diagonally and the head facing toward the right side of the frame. Show a strong three-quarter side-profile view at approximately a 60–70 degree angle.

Keep the camera at eye level. The subject should hold an upright, confident posture with the chin kept naturally level. Give the person a calm, serious, mysterious expression with relaxed lips—no smile and no exaggerated emotion.

The entire head, hairstyle, neck, shoulders and upper chest must remain properly visible inside the frame. Do not crop the top of the hair, chin or shoulders.

HAIRSTYLE:

Give the subject thick, voluminous, naturally textured black hair with a stylish curly and slightly messy top, similar to a modern editorial hairstyle. Keep the sides shorter with a clean, soft taper.

The curls must look realistic, individually detailed and naturally arranged—not like a wig. Preserve the uploaded person’s natural forehead and hairline so the identity remains accurate. Adapt the hairstyle naturally to the person’s head shape.

SUNGLASSES:

Add premium round black sunglasses with thin dark-metal frames. The glasses must fit the person’s face accurately, with realistic temples resting correctly over the ears and a properly aligned bridge sitting naturally on the nose.

Both lenses must remain perfectly aligned with the face perspective. Use very dark, almost completely black lenses with subtle realistic reflections. Do not make the sunglasses oversized, warped, floating or asymmetrical.

CLOTHING:

Dress the person in a completely black high-neck or turtleneck top underneath a premium structured black jacket or coat. The jacket should have a raised collar and subtle realistic fabric texture.

Keep the clothing elegant, minimal and nearly merged into the dark background. Only the rim lighting should gently reveal the collar, shoulders and outer edges of the outfit.

LIGHTING:

Use dramatic low-key studio lighting with extremely strong contrast.

Place a powerful hard backlight behind and slightly above the subject on the upper-right side. This light must create a sharp silver-white rim around the outer curls, back of the head, ear, jawline, neck, jacket collar and shoulder.

Add a second subtle rim glow along selected edges on the left side to separate the dark silhouette from the black background.

Keep most of the face inside deep cinematic shadow. Allow only controlled highlights to reveal the forehead, cheekbone, nose bridge, nose tip, lips, jawline and natural skin texture.

Do not brighten the complete face. The portrait must remain dark, bold and mysterious while still preserving enough facial detail for the uploaded person to be recognizable.

BACKGROUND AND SMOKE:

Use a pure, seamless pitch-black studio background with no visible objects, scenery, patterns or coloured elements.

Add a small amount of soft, realistic grey smoke drifting behind the back-left side of the person’s head and neck. The smoke should be thin, atmospheric and naturally dispersed.

Do not place thick smoke over the face. The smoke must remain secondary and must not distract from the subject.

COLOUR AND PHOTOGRAPHIC STYLE:

Strictly monochrome black and white with deep blacks, luminous silver-white highlights and smooth charcoal-grey midtones.

Create the look of a premium luxury fashion campaign, fine-art studio portrait and cinematic film-noir photograph.

Use realistic human skin texture with visible pores, natural facial hair, detailed hair strands, accurate anatomy, smooth tonal transitions and crisp rim-light edges.

Simulate professional photography captured with an 85mm portrait lens, shallow depth of field, precise focus on the face and sunglasses, high dynamic range and refined cinematic contrast.

The result must look like a genuine professionally photographed person—not a painting, illustration, digital artwork, 3D render or AI-generated face.

OUTPUT REQUIREMENTS:

Vertical 2:3 portrait composition, 2048 × 3072 pixels, ultra-realistic, photorealistic, extremely detailed, sharp professional focus, premium editorial quality and 8K-level clarity.

Show EXACTLY ONE person.

Do not add any text, typography, logos, branding, borders, frames, signatures or watermarks.

NEGATIVE INSTRUCTIONS:

Different identity, copied reference-model face, generic face, identity mixing, face swapping artifacts, inaccurate side profile, changed facial proportions, altered skin tone, lighter skin, darker skin, exaggerated beauty, artificial smooth skin, plastic face, changed age, changed gender, sharp artificial jawline, modified nose, modified lips, incorrect beard, extra facial hair, distorted ears, asymmetrical face, deformed anatomy, duplicate person, extra face, extra head, oversized sunglasses, crooked glasses, floating glasses, transparent lenses, visible eyes through dark lenses, wig-like hair, fake curls, cropped hair, cropped chin, thick smoke covering the face, bright background, coloured lighting, low contrast, flat lighting, blurry face, low resolution, excessive grain, cartoon, anime, painting, illustration, CGI or 3D-rendered appearance.

Copy the complete prompt and use your own reference photos where requested.