"City Skyline Success Portrait"

CRITICAL RULE #1 (read first, applies above all else): The face in the 
output MUST be the exact same person as the uploaded reference photo. 
Do not generate a new face, do not beautify, do not idealize, do not 
blend with a generic face. If you are unsure whether the face matches, 
default to making it MORE identical to the reference, not less.

IDENTITY LOCK (exact match required): Match the reference photo exactly 
for: face shape and bone structure, eye shape/size/color/spacing, 
eyebrow shape, nose shape and width, lip shape and fullness, chin and 
jawline shape, cheekbone structure, skin tone and undertone, any 
visible marks, moles, or asymmetries. These are not suggestions — they 
are hard constraints. Zero deviation allowed.

DO NOT COPY FROM REFERENCE (only these things should change): expression, 
eye gaze direction, head angle/tilt, and body pose should NOT match the 
reference photo — generate these freshly based on the scene below. To 
be clear: FACE IDENTITY = locked exactly. EXPRESSION/POSE/ANGLE = freely 
generated and different from the reference.

EMOTIONAL INTENT (design goal): This should feel like a "lead character" 
moment — the kind of photo a guy would genuinely want to post because 
he looks powerful, successful, and effortlessly confident, like the 
protagonist of his own story. Not overly posed or try-hard — relaxed 
swagger, sharp presence.

LIGHTING SETUP (as a real photographer would dial it in): Key light — 
warm late-evening sun over a city skyline, acting as a strong warm 
backlight from behind at a low angle. Fill — soft ambient light 
bouncing off nearby glass buildings, gently lifting shadows on his 
face at roughly a 2:1 ratio so he doesn't go silhouette-dark. Rim 
light — the low sun creates a sharp golden rim along his hair and 
jacket edge. Catchlights in his eyes should be sharp and intense.

LENS & OPTICS: Simulate an 85mm lens at f/1.8 — flattering facial 
compression, background rendered as a soft dreamy wash of golden 
bokeh from city skyscrapers and lights beginning to switch on, gentle 
fall-off in sharpness away from the focal point, faint natural 
vignette at the corners.

FILM/COLOR SCIENCE: Warm success-hour film response — highlights 
bloom softly rather than clipping, shadows lifted gently rather than 
crushed black, warm amber-gold midtones, natural true-to-reference 
skin tone — color grading must not shift his actual skin tone from 
the reference.

Style: A sharply fitted blazer or structured jacket over a plain 
shirt, sleeves slightly rolled or collar open, minimal accessories 
(watch, simple chain) — the kind of look that signals success without 
trying too hard, realistic and relatable, not an exaggerated glam 
transformation.

NEW POSE & ANGLE (must differ from reference, face identity unchanged): 
Standing on a rooftop or high balcony ledge, one hand in his pocket, 
jacket caught slightly by the wind, body angled at three-quarters to 
the camera, head turned back over one shoulder toward the lens, 
weight settled confidently on the back foot.

NEW EXPRESSION (must differ from reference, face identity unchanged): 
A calm, confident half-smile with a relaxed jaw and sharp, steady 
eyes — the natural composed look of someone who has just accomplished 
something and is taking in the view, not a stiff copied expression.

RETOUCH PIPELINE: Smooth tonal transitions while fully preserving fine 
pore-level texture and the reference face's exact proportions. No 
flattening, no waxy skin, no facial reshaping of any kind.

FINAL VERIFICATION (mandatory self-check before output): Compare the 
generated face side-by-side against the reference photo's face shape, 
eyes, nose, lips, and jawline. If any facial feature does not match 
the reference person, discard and regenerate the face to match exactly 
— only the expression, pose, and angle are allowed to differ.

Copy the complete prompt and use your own reference photos where requested.