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“Vintage Mercedes-Benz W123 — 1980s Indian Street Portrait”
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The complete prompt
Create ONE ultra-realistic photographic portrait, 2K resolution, 3:4 vertical, using the uploaded face photo as the PRIMARY IDENTITY REFERENCE. The person must be unmistakably the exact same individual. Preserve the real facial proportions, face shape, forehead, cheeks, jaw, chin, eyes, eyelids, eyebrows, nose, nostrils, lips, ears, natural skin tone, facial hair pattern, asymmetry, pores and distinctive features. Do not beautify, feminize, masculinize, age, de-age, reshape, slim, widen, or replace the face. No generic model face, no AI-looking skin.
SUBJECT
Young adult Indian man in an authentic late-1970s/1980s-to-early-1990s Indian cinematic street-fashion aesthetic, centered/center-left, three-quarter/full-body. Calm, slightly serious, approachable expression with a very subtle half-smile, eyes looking directly at camera, head slightly tilted toward camera. Relaxed, confident, naturally masculine vintage attitude.
HAIR & BEARD
Thick dense natural black-brown hair, medium-to-long 1980s volume, naturally wavy/curly, large crown volume, front lifted slightly backward, full sides toward ears/neck, subtle grown-out vintage mullet silhouette but not excessively long. Irregular individual strands, not a wig, no fade/undercut. Deep black-brown #171514 with warm brown highlights #4A3328. Very subtle breeze affecting only a few outer strands. Preserve the uploaded person's facial-hair characteristics; if compatible, short-to-medium natural black beard with connected mustache, realistic individual hairs and imperfect edges.
CLOTHING
Washed vintage blue-gray denim jacket, #555650, worn highlights #77766C, dark seams #343531; authentic cotton weave, faded shoulders, creases, worn edges, stitching, metal buttons, two chest pockets, slightly pushed-up sleeves, open front.
Under it: aged off-white/warm-cream AC/DC-style vintage rock T-shirt, #D8D0B8, large centered red #A92E27 and black #28231F graphic, naturally screen-printed, cracked/faded and distorted by fabric folds, relaxed worn neckline.
High-waisted dark blue/charcoal straight-to-relaxed 1980s jeans #3F403C with faded areas #5B5A51 and natural folds. Dark brown-black leather belt #28231D with simple aged-silver rectangular buckle #A49C89. No skinny jeans or modern oversized streetwear.
SUNGLASSES
One pair of vintage black sunglasses hanging from the front T-shirt neckline, never on the face or jacket pocket. Black frame #151515, dark smoky lenses #20201E, centered slightly below the collar/upper chest, arms naturally hooked around neckline, hanging vertically with a slight gravity-created tilt. Physically attached, not floating.
POSE
Casually leaning against the front-left/front-corner hood/fender area of the Mercedes. Body angled slightly toward the car. One arm naturally bent against the upper hood/fender edge, hand hanging toward the front; other arm relaxed with a natural bend. One leg slightly crossing/overlapping the other. Natural upright leaning posture, not a fashion pose. Anatomically correct hands with five fingers, realistic joints, nails and wrists. Realistic body proportions and contact shadows.
AUTOMOBILE
A classic Mercedes-Benz W123 four-door sedan, 1976–1985 generation, unmistakably W123: upright boxy hood, classic chrome Mercedes grille with horizontal slats, rectangular headlamp housing with amber indicator, substantial chrome bumper, upright fender, chrome trim, period side mirror, three-point-star hood ornament and squared W123 geometry.
Only the front quarter/front corner is prominently visible in the lower-left/lower-center: grille, one headlamp, amber indicator, bumper, hood corner, fender, small front side panel and small windshield/upper body. No full car, rear, second car or other Mercedes generation. No modern car, W116, W124, G-Class or Ambassador.
Car paint: aged very dark charcoal/black #292925, shadows #171817, warm reflections #514A3D, aged chrome #AAA79A and bright highlights #D1CEC1. Slightly weathered but realistically glossy.
BACKGROUND
Authentic nostalgic urban Indian setting: old weathered plaster/brick facade with dusty brown #76533F, aged beige #9A8063 and dark brown #49372D.
Left: large faded Bollywood-style vintage poster in deep red #8F3027, burnt orange #A45B37, aged cream #B7A17B and dark brown #3C2B25, with peeling edges, wrinkles, dust and faded ink.
Right: dark vintage 1980s advertisement/poster, charcoal-brown #302824 with deep red #9D2927 and aged cream #C0A87E, large red headline-like lettering and smaller cream lettering. Keep background text indistinct and secondary.
Mature green trees/foliage above, muted greens #394533, #596047 and #7A795A. Background moderately shallow-focus and naturally blurred. No modern buildings, vehicles, signs, smartphones or advertising.
CAMERA / LIGHT
Eye-level 50mm-equivalent analog portrait perspective, no fisheye or wide-angle distortion. Subject approximately 55–65% of frame height, head upper-middle, car lower-left/lower-center.
Warm late-afternoon sunlight from front-left/upper-left, visually around 4200–4800K. Natural warm golden illumination on face, hair, denim, shirt and chrome; realistic medium-brown/golden skin around #9A604A–#B7795B. Soft natural shadows and subtle golden hair rim light. No flash, neon, HDR or teal-orange grading.
ANALOG PHOTOGRAPHIC LOOK — CRITICAL
Make it look like a REAL Kodak-style 35mm analog photograph from the 1980s/1990s, not a modern photograph with a vintage filter. Warm faded highlights, slightly lifted blacks, soft contrast, muted saturation, subtle yellow-brown cast, fine-to-medium natural film grain, film texture, mild halation, slight lens softness, tiny dust, extremely subtle scratches, color fading, imperfect focus falloff and natural optical blooming. Realistic skin texture must remain visible.
It should feel like an old printed Indian photograph later scanned from a family album or cinema-fashion archive.
REALISM / NEGATIVE
Photorealistic anatomy, hands, hair, beard, denim, cotton, sunglasses, chrome, automobile paint, sunlight and contact shadows. No floating objects, fused fingers, extra fingers, duplicated objects, impossible joints or inconsistent materials.
Absolutely no AI-art appearance, 3D render, illustration, modern DSLR look, hyper-sharp digital skin, plastic skin, beauty filter, excessive grain, heavy vignette, sepia filter, orange-and-teal grading, fake film borders, watermark, logo, captions, social-media UI, buttons, icons or modern objects.
Priority: exact uploaded identity → anatomy → hair/beard → pose/car interaction → W123 → vintage outfit → sunglasses placement → Indian background → warm analog lighting → authentic 35mm film texture.Copy the complete prompt and use your own reference photos where requested.

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