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Ultra-Realistic Outdoor Portrait

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Use the uploaded SCENE REFERENCE IMAGE as the absolute visual source of truth and recreate the photograph SAME-TO-SAME with maximum photographic fidelity and zero creative reinterpretation. Generate an 8K ultra-realistic, DSLR-quality, photorealistic vertical portrait that looks like an authentic professionally captured camera photograph.

SUBJECT & IDENTITY — ABSOLUTE PRESERVATION:
Recreate the exact young adult male subject visible in the reference. Preserve facial identity and anatomy exactly: same overall face shape, forehead, temples, hairline, eyebrows, eye placement and spacing, nose bridge and tip, nostril structure, lips, mouth proportions, cheeks, cheekbones, jawline, chin, ears, natural facial asymmetry, beard density and growth pattern, moustache shape, skin tone, natural skin texture and pores. Preserve the exact apparent age and every recognizable facial characteristic. Do not beautify, idealize, smooth, reshape, reconstruct, symmetrize, age, de-age, masculinize, feminize, or otherwise modify the face. If a separate [MY FACE] reference is supplied, replace ONLY the subject's face with that identity while preserving the original hairstyle, head position, expression, beard/hair relationship, clothing, body, lighting, environment, composition, camera perspective and every other element unchanged.

HAIR & FACIAL HAIR:
Match the reference hairstyle precisely: thick, short-to-medium black hair with a naturally textured, slightly tousled forward fringe, fuller volume across the upper head and sides, realistic individual strands and subtle directional variation. Preserve the exact hairline and silhouette. Reproduce the dense dark beard and moustache with the same trimmed-but-natural contour, thickness, length, cheek transition and jaw coverage. Maintain realistic individual hairs rather than painted or artificial facial hair.

POSE & EXPRESSION:
Match the original three-quarter/profile-oriented pose exactly. The subject is facing toward the left side of the frame, with the head turned approximately 70–80 degrees away from the camera while remaining visible in strong side profile. Chin is positioned naturally and slightly forward, shoulders relaxed, posture upright. Expression is calm, neutral and composed, with closed lips and a subtle serious/observant look. Preserve the exact head tilt, neck position, shoulder angle and body orientation.

EYEWEAR:
Reproduce the same black rectangular sunglasses with thick dark frames, dark tinted lenses and realistic glossy reflections. Match their size, shape, bridge position, temple alignment, lens darkness, perspective and exact placement on the face. The sunglasses must remain physically consistent with the head orientation.

CLOTHING:
Reproduce the exact outfit. The subject wears a black high-neck/turtleneck knit top underneath an orange/rust-colored corduroy jacket. The jacket has a classic workwear/denim-jacket silhouette with a broad folded collar, visible vertical corduroy rib texture, front placket, seams, stitching, chest flap pockets and metallic snap buttons. Match the warm burnt-orange color precisely, including subtle tonal variation caused by fabric folds and lighting. Preserve realistic cotton/corduroy texture, ribbing, stitching, seams, wrinkles, folds and material thickness. The black turtleneck should have dense knitted texture with natural fabric compression around the neck and chest.

COMPOSITION & FRAMING:
Vertical 9:16 portrait composition matching the reference exactly. Subject occupies the lower and central portion of the frame, with the head positioned around the upper-middle/right-center region. Include the upper torso and jacket down toward the bottom edge, with the subject cropped naturally by the bottom and side edges. Maintain the same negative space above the head and the same environmental context around the subject. Do not recenter, zoom differently, change crop, or alter subject scale.

CAMERA & OPTICS:
Simulate a professional full-frame DSLR/mirrorless portrait photograph using an approximately 50–85mm portrait lens, around 70mm equivalent, from a natural eye/chest-level camera height. Preserve realistic perspective with minimal wide-angle distortion. Moderate shallow depth of field separates the subject from the environment while retaining recognizable background structure. Subject's face, sunglasses, hair, beard and jacket should have crisp natural photographic detail; the distant architecture and foliage progressively soften into realistic optical blur.

DEPTH OF FIELD & FOCUS:
Use a physically believable portrait aperture around f/2.8–f/4. Focus precisely on the subject's face and sunglasses, with the nearest facial features and hair rendered sharply. Jacket remains detailed but gradually softens toward the lower/background areas. Background foliage and building architecture show smooth natural bokeh and defocus rather than artificial digital blur. Preserve realistic depth transitions.

ENVIRONMENT & BACKGROUND:
Recreate the exact outdoor setting. Behind the subject is a dense, neatly maintained green hedge with many small glossy leaves, extending across most of the middle and lower background. Behind the hedge is a modern light-colored building façade with large dark-framed glass windows and vertical pale structural columns. The architectural background is heavily defocused but still visibly recognizable. At the lower-left area is a pale stone/concrete ledge or wall with horizontal structural lines. Preserve the same arrangement and visual proportions of hedge, building, windows, columns and ledge.

BACKGROUND DETAIL:
The upper background contains large muted gray-beige architectural surfaces and dark glass window sections with soft reflections. The hedge creates a rich natural green layer between the subject and architecture. Preserve the realistic variation of leaf shapes, highlights and shadows without over-sharpening. Keep background details subdued because of shallow depth of field.

VISIBLE GRAPHIC ELEMENT:
Preserve the small yellow/orange heart emoji-like graphic located in the upper-left portion of the frame, floating over the blurred architectural background. Match its approximate size, position, rounded heart shape, warm yellow-orange appearance and soft visual integration exactly as shown. Do not add any other text, logos, symbols or graphics.

LIGHTING:
Reproduce soft natural outdoor daylight with gentle, diffused illumination. Light primarily comes from the upper/front-left environmental direction, producing soft highlights across the hair, sunglasses frame, nose, cheek, beard edges and orange jacket while maintaining controlled shadows on the face and clothing. Avoid harsh studio lighting. Preserve subtle ambient skylight filling the shadow areas. The jacket should have dimensional highlights along raised corduroy ribs and soft shadowing inside folds, pockets and seams.

SHADOWS & HIGHLIGHTS:
Maintain physically realistic soft-edged shadows beneath the hair, around the sunglasses, beard, collar and jacket folds. Highlights should be restrained and natural, especially on the sunglasses lenses and jacket texture. Preserve realistic tonal roll-off from illuminated surfaces into shadow without crushed blacks or clipped highlights.

COLOR PALETTE:
Match the reference's muted cinematic palette: warm burnt orange/rust jacket, deep neutral black turtleneck and hair, natural dark-green foliage, subdued gray-beige architecture and slightly cool dark window glass. Keep skin tones natural and realistic with a subtle warm-neutral balance. Saturation should remain moderate and photographic rather than vivid.

COLOR GRADING:
Apply a premium cinematic editorial DSLR color grade while preserving the reference's original colors. Use warm-neutral skin tones, rich but controlled greens, deep charcoal blacks, slightly muted highlights, smooth midtone transitions and soft highlight roll-off. Maintain natural contrast with gently lifted shadow detail. Avoid excessive teal-and-orange grading, excessive saturation, HDR halos or artificial cinematic effects.

TEXTURE & MATERIAL REALISM:
Render physically believable skin pores, fine facial hair, individual scalp hairs, sunglasses plastic/metal surfaces, reflective lenses, knitted fabric fibers, corduroy ribs, stitching, metal buttons, jacket seams, foliage and architectural materials. Every material must respond naturally to light. Avoid plastic-looking skin, waxy faces, painted textures, overly smooth surfaces or synthetic AI detail.

PHOTOGRAPHIC CHARACTER:
Authentic high-end DSLR/mirrorless portrait photography, professional editorial street-fashion aesthetic, realistic optical rendering, natural micro-contrast, subtle lens softness, smooth bokeh, realistic sensor response, accurate skin reproduction, gentle highlight bloom and extremely subtle film-like grain. Preserve fine photographic imperfections and natural tonal variation. No artificial sharpening or computational-looking HDR.

IMAGE QUALITY:
8K ultra-high-resolution appearance, extremely detailed but naturally photographic, clean professional exposure, high dynamic range without HDR exaggeration, realistic local contrast, accurate edge definition, natural depth separation, physically plausible lighting, authentic lens rendering and realistic sensor texture. The final result must look like a genuine photograph captured with a premium professional camera rather than an AI-generated image.

ABSOLUTE RECREATION RULE:
Do not creatively reinterpret, redesign, beautify, restyle, relocate, replace, add or remove anything. Preserve the exact subject identity, pose, expression, clothing, sunglasses, hairstyle, beard, composition, crop, camera perspective, background, architecture, foliage, heart graphic, lighting, colors, shadows, depth of field and photographic atmosphere of the reference. Only increase output resolution and photographic fidelity while maintaining the same visual information and appearance.

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