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Vintage Kolkata Car Portrait
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The complete prompt
> Create a highly realistic vertical 4:5 cinematic vintage Indian street photograph using TWO image references.
REFERENCE 1 — USER PHOTO:
Use the first uploaded photo ONLY for the person’s facial identity. Preserve their real and recognizable face, including face shape, facial proportions, eyes, eyebrows, nose, lips, jawline, skin tone, hairline, and natural facial characteristics. Keep the face natural and realistic. Do not copy the identity of the person in Reference 2.
REFERENCE 2 — POSE & STYLE PHOTO:
Use the second uploaded photo ONLY for pose, body positioning, clothing, car, camera angle, composition, environment, lighting, color palette, and vintage photographic aesthetic. Do not copy the second person’s facial identity.
POSE & COMPOSITION:
Recreate the same relaxed cinematic composition: the person is casually sitting on the hood of an old vintage sedan, leaning slightly backward. One hand rests casually near/in the trouser pocket while the other hand is raised near the mouth, holding a cigarette. Head turned slightly to the side, looking away from the camera with a calm, confident expression. Natural relaxed legs and body posture. Keep the framing similar to the reference.
OUTFIT:
Vintage dark blue denim jacket with sleeves casually rolled up, worn over a slightly faded retro graphic T-shirt. High-waisted relaxed-fit blue denim jeans, classic leather belt with metal buckle, simple vintage wristwatch, and subtle accessories. Authentic late-1980s/early-1990s Indian street fashion.
CAR:
Old cream/beige classic Indian sedan with a large chrome grille, rectangular headlights, chrome bumper and naturally weathered paint. The person is seated naturally on the front hood. Make the vehicle period-authentic and highly realistic.
BACKGROUND:
Old Kolkata/Calcutta-inspired urban street with a weathered red-brick heritage building, arched windows, old walls, trees, faded Bengali/Hindi signs and posters, vintage cars/taxis, pedestrians and atmospheric street activity. Background softly blurred with realistic depth.
LIGHTING & CAMERA:
Warm late-afternoon sunlight, soft shadows, subtle dusty haze, 50mm analog-film photography, shallow depth of field, natural perspective, realistic proportions, cinematic framing.
VINTAGE FILM AESTHETIC:
Genuine 1980s–1990s Indian analog photograph, muted earthy brown and olive tones, faded colors, soft contrast, natural skin texture, visible film grain, slight exposure imperfections, dust particles, tiny scratches, aged paper texture, worn film edges and subtle vignette. It must look like a real old printed photograph, not a modern digital photo with a vintage filter.
IMPORTANT IDENTITY RULE:
Reference 1 controls ONLY facial identity. Reference 2 controls ONLY pose, clothing, car, environment, composition, lighting and aesthetic. Do not blend or transfer the second person’s face. Do not beautify, reshape or alter the user's facial structure.
NEGATIVE:
No face-swap artifacts, plastic skin, excessive beauty retouching, cartoon effect, distorted hands, extra fingers, malformed limbs, unnatural anatomy, modern cars, modern clothing, overly sharp digital appearance, or artificial-looking vintage filter.
FINAL:
Photorealistic, highly detailed, natural human skin and anatomy, cinematic 4:5 portrait, authentic vintage Indian street photography, realistic 1980s–1990s Kolkata atmosphere.Copy the complete prompt and use your own reference photos where requested.
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