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Vintage Scrapbook Aesthetic Portrait Collage
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Use the uploaded user photo as the **ONLY identity reference** for the human subject. Preserve the user's exact recognizable identity with maximum fidelity: facial structure, proportions, face shape, forehead, eyebrows, natural eye shape, nose, lips, jawline, cheekbones, chin, skin tone, natural skin texture, hairline, facial characteristics, and any distinctive features. Do not replace, beautify, redesign, slim, reshape, age, de-age, or reinterpret the user's face. The final person must unmistakably remain the same person from the uploaded photo. The reference image controls everything except identity.
Recreate the reference as a **photorealistic vintage scrapbook-style two-panel aesthetic portrait collage**, preserving the reference's overall composition, warm nostalgic mood, styling, poses, expressions, gaze directions, clothing concept, environment, decorations, and framing. Create one vertical image divided into **two horizontal photographic panels**, with a thin off-white/cream divider between them. The finished image should resemble a carefully assembled vintage journal or Pinterest-inspired memory scrapbook, with softly aged paper textures, torn paper edges, handwritten notes, botanical elements, vintage postage stamps, taped photographs, and warm earthy tones.
**TOP PANEL:** Create a medium portrait of the user positioned centrally, shown from approximately the waist/chest upward. The subject wears a delicate **white/off-white floral embroidered outfit** with a square or softly rounded neckline and loose, airy lace/embroidered sleeves. Preserve the user's identity and naturally adapt the clothing to their body and gender presentation without changing who they are. Pose the subject with one arm bent upward so the hand rests gently beneath/along the side of the chin and jaw, creating a relaxed, elegant, thoughtful pose. The shoulders remain naturally relaxed. Turn the head slightly toward one side while the eyes look clearly **off-camera toward the side**, matching the reference rather than the user's source-photo gaze. Expression is soft, peaceful, subtly happy and dreamy, with a gentle closed-mouth smile and relaxed eyes. Do not make the subject stare directly into the camera. Hair should be naturally styled to complement the user's identity while capturing the reference's loose, voluminous, slightly tousled romantic appearance.
The top scene has a warm **beige/tan aged-paper background** with softly uneven texture. Surround the portrait with scrapbook elements: torn cream paper layered along the top and side edges, delicate dried white flowers near the upper-left corner, a small vintage floral postage stamp in the upper-right, and handwritten paper notes taped around the subject. On the left, include a cream handwritten note reading **“you are ♥ beautiful ♥ strong ♥ worth it”**. On the right, include a torn note reading **“darling, you're different”** with a small heart. Keep the writing aesthetically handwritten and secondary to the portrait. Add subtle paper fibers, tape, faded ink, tiny botanical details and imperfect handmade edges.
**BOTTOM PANEL:** Recreate a second portrait of the same user in the same outfit and visual styling, shown from approximately the waist upward against a warm outdoor/natural background with softly blurred trees, foliage and dappled sunlight. The subject faces generally toward the camera but turns the head slightly to the side and looks **off-camera sideways**, matching the reference gaze. Give the subject a soft, playful, serene smile and relaxed expression. Place one arm overhead with the hand resting naturally on top of the hair/head, elbow raised outward; the other arm remains relaxed naturally near the body. Preserve realistic anatomy, natural fingers, believable shoulder position and authentic posture. The pose should feel candid rather than rigid.
Frame the bottom portrait with layered scrapbook decorations: aged cream and brown paper pieces, a botanical pressed-flower illustration on the left, a small vintage floral stamp near the lower-left, a taped handwritten note reading **“collect beautiful moments”** with a small heart, a small paper note near the upper-right reading **“dream on”**, a vintage instant-photo/polaroid-style floral image taped on the right, handwritten text reading **“Live in the moment”**, and a torn paper note in the lower-right reading **“you glow differently when you're happy”** with a small heart. Include subtle black grid/paper detail near the upper-right. Arrange all elements organically like a handmade scrapbook rather than a clean graphic layout.
Use **warm sepia, cream, beige, muted brown, soft olive-green and very subtle faded floral tones** throughout. Lighting should be soft, diffused and nostalgic: gentle natural daylight, warm highlights, delicate shadows, no harsh studio lighting. The bottom panel should have realistic dappled sunlight filtering through foliage, while the top panel has soft even indoor/editorial illumination. Maintain natural skin texture and realistic facial detail.
Camera perspective should feel like a **50mm portrait photograph**, eye-level, natural perspective with moderate shallow depth of field. Keep both subjects sharply recognizable while allowing the background and scrapbook elements to fall slightly softer. Add subtle analog-film grain, mild halation, faded contrast, soft matte toning, gentle vignette, slight photographic softness and authentic vintage color grading. Avoid excessive blur, plastic skin, artificial HDR, CGI appearance or over-sharpening.
Maintain the exact **two-panel vertical collage composition** of the reference, with the top portrait occupying roughly the upper half and the second portrait occupying the lower half. Preserve the layered torn-paper borders and scrapbook framing around the photographs. Ensure the user's identity remains consistent in both panels, with no face swapping, identity drift, duplicated facial features, altered facial proportions, or transformation into the reference person.
**CRITICAL PRIORITY:** USER PHOTO = WHO THE PERSON IS. REFERENCE = HOW THE PERSON poses, looks, expresses emotion, directs their gaze, dresses, and appears within the scene. Reconstruct the reference expressions, sideways gaze, head positions and body poses rather than copying the user's original expression or pose. Preserve the user's identity above everything else. Photorealistic, natural anatomy, authentic skin, realistic hair, cinematic vintage photography, high detail, premium editorial quality, cohesive scrapbook aesthetic, vertical composition, 4:5 aspect ratio.Copy the complete prompt and use your own reference photos where requested.
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