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Golden Hour Window Portrait

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USER PHOTO = WHO THE PERSON IS. REFERENCE IMAGE = HOW THAT PERSON LOOKS, POSES, EXPRESSES, AND APPEARS IN THE SCENE. Use the uploaded user photo as the ONLY source of the subject's identity. Preserve the user's exact recognizable facial identity, facial structure and proportions, face shape, forehead, hairline, eyebrows, natural eye shape and spacing, nose, lips, cheeks, cheekbones, jawline, chin, skin tone, natural skin texture, hair characteristics, and all distinctive facial features. Do not copy the reference subject's identity or facial characteristics. Do not beautify, reshape, slim, masculinize, feminize, age, de-age, or otherwise reinterpret the user's face. Never change the user's natural gender or identity. The final person must unmistakably remain the person from the uploaded user photo. Reconstruct the reference image's expression, gaze, head position, body pose, clothing, environment, composition, lighting, and photographic style around that preserved identity.
Recreate the reference as a photorealistic vertical fashion/lifestyle portrait photographed inside a modern high-rise building beside a large floor-to-ceiling window. The subject stands close to the window, occupying most of the frame from approximately the upper thighs/hips to slightly above the head, with the body positioned near the center but slightly toward the right side of the composition. The camera is at approximately chest-to-eye level, using a natural portrait perspective around 50mm, with a moderate shallow depth of field. Keep the framing vertical and closely match the reference's 4:5-style composition.
BODY POSE: The subject stands upright and relaxed, facing generally toward the camera with the torso mostly frontal and a subtle natural turn. Both arms extend outward and slightly downward toward the sides, with both hands resting on or lightly gripping the dark horizontal window/railing structure behind and beside the subject. The elbows remain naturally relaxed rather than rigid. The shoulders are slightly open, creating an effortless, airy pose. Reproduce the exact overall body placement, arm extension, hand placement, torso angle, and relaxed posture visible in the reference.
HEAD AND EXPRESSION: Reproduce the reference subject's calm, serene, introspective expression. The head is turned slightly toward the subject's left/right orientation as shown in the reference, with the chin subtly lowered. The eyes are gently closed or nearly closed, creating a peaceful, reflective mood rather than a direct-camera expression. The lips are softly closed with a very subtle relaxed expression, not a broad smile. Eyebrows remain naturally relaxed. The user's source-photo expression must be completely ignored; use only the reference for expression, eye openness, gaze, mouth position, and head pose while retaining the user's identity.
HAIR: Recreate the reference's loose, naturally tousled medium-length hairstyle and wind-swept appearance only as a styling direction. Hair should move naturally around the face and shoulders, with several loose strands crossing near the forehead and cheeks, suggesting a gentle breeze from the open window. Adapt the hairstyle to the user's own natural hair characteristics and identity rather than replacing the user's appearance with the reference person's identity.
CLOTHING: Dress the subject in a minimalist neutral-toned outfit matching the reference: a fitted ivory/off-white crew-neck top tucked into high-waisted beige/taupe tailored trousers, with a lightweight semi-sheer white/ivory long-sleeve overshirt worn open and flowing loosely over the top. The overshirt has a soft collar, relaxed sleeves, and delicate fabric that catches the warm light. Trousers have a clean tailored silhouette, high waist, belt loops, front fastening, subtle pleats/seams, and natural fabric folds. Keep the styling elegant, understated, modern, and monochromatic in warm cream and beige tones. No unnecessary accessories or distracting jewelry.
ENVIRONMENT: Place the subject beside a large architectural window with dark charcoal/black metal frames and a dark horizontal railing or lower window structure. Include the warm-toned stone/concrete interior wall visible along the left edge and dark vertical window framing. Through the large window, show a distant urban city skyline with multiple high-rise buildings and dense city structures. The skyline should be softly blurred by depth of field and atmospheric haze rather than sharply detailed. Preserve the strong vertical and horizontal architectural lines surrounding the subject.
LIGHTING: Use warm late-afternoon/golden-hour sunlight entering through the window from the background/right side. Create soft golden rim light and warm highlights along the subject's hair, shoulders, clothing, and skin while maintaining natural skin tones. Include gentle directional shadows and subtle highlights across the clothing. The background city should glow softly in warm sunset tones. Lighting must feel natural, cinematic, airy, and luxurious, with realistic exposure and smooth tonal transitions.
COMPOSITION: Match the reference's intimate architectural portrait composition. Keep the subject large in frame, with the head positioned in the upper central region and the torso extending toward the lower frame. Preserve visible window architecture around the subject, including the thick dark vertical frame at the left and right edges, the horizontal upper window frame, and the lower railing. Do not crop the head, hands, or important clothing details. Maintain the same visual balance between the subject, window frame, and distant skyline.
CAMERA AND IMAGE QUALITY: Photorealistic high-end editorial photography, approximately 50mm full-frame perspective, eye-level camera, moderate shallow depth of field, crisp focus on the subject's face and upper body, naturally softer background skyline, realistic lens rendering, subtle cinematic depth, authentic skin texture, realistic fabric texture, fine individual hair strands, natural shadows, controlled highlights, high dynamic range, clean exposure, premium fashion-editorial finish.
COLOR AND ATMOSPHERE: Warm ivory, cream, beige, taupe, charcoal, and muted golden tones. The overall mood is peaceful, elegant, intimate, sunlit, sophisticated, and effortlessly natural. Avoid excessive contrast, artificial saturation, plastic skin, heavy retouching, fantasy effects, or exaggerated cinematic grading.
CRITICAL IDENTITY/REFERENCE RULE: USER PHOTO CONTROLS ONLY WHO THE PERSON IS. REFERENCE IMAGE CONTROLS EXPRESSION, EMOTION, CLOSED/NEAR-CLOSED EYES, GAZE, HEAD ANGLE, BODY POSITION, HAND/ARM PLACEMENT, clothing, environment, lighting, camera perspective, framing, and overall visual style. Do not transfer the reference person's facial identity. Do not let the user's original facial expression, gaze, head angle, or pose override the reference. The final image must look like the exact user in the reference scene, with the user's identity fully preserved and the reference's calm expression, pose, styling, composition, and atmosphere faithfully reconstructed.

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