EYES

Prompt:

Create an ultra-realistic high-end editorial portrait of a young adult male photographed indoors in a modern, minimalist bathroom or luxury apartment setting. The subject is captured in a close-up, slightly low-angle selfie-style portrait, with his head gently tilted and his face turned slightly toward the camera. His expression is calm, confident, subtle and composed, with relaxed lips and a natural, slightly serious gaze directly toward the camera.

He has thick, naturally voluminous black hair, medium-length and heavily textured, with soft loose waves and slightly messy strands. The hairstyle has substantial volume around the crown and sides, with long textured fringe falling naturally over the forehead and partially around the eyebrows and eyes. Individual hair strands should be visible, slightly separated and naturally reflective under the indoor lighting. Avoid a perfectly styled or artificial appearance; the hair should look effortlessly tousled and realistic.

Facial appearance should be natural and photorealistic, with balanced masculine facial proportions, defined but natural jawline, softly angular cheek structure, straight proportional nose, naturally shaped lips, subtle eyebrows and realistic eyes. Preserve realistic facial asymmetry and authentic human skin texture. The skin should have a warm natural complexion with visible pores, extremely subtle fine texture and realistic tonal variation rather than plastic or airbrushed skin.

The subject is wearing a plain oversized black crew-neck T-shirt, with natural folds and fabric texture. A thin silver necklace hangs around the neck with a small metallic pendant resting against the shirt. The clothing should remain understated and minimal, emphasizing the face and hairstyle.

Pose & composition: close portrait framing from approximately the upper chest to the top of the hair, subject positioned slightly off-center. Camera held close to the face at approximately eye level/slightly below eye level. Natural perspective with realistic facial proportions, no wide-angle distortion. The head and shoulders create a subtle diagonal composition. The subject fills most of the frame while enough background remains visible to establish the indoor environment.

Background: modern minimalist interior with a large dark charcoal/black vertical door or cabinet panel on the right side and a warm gray-beige textured wall on the left. A small recessed ceiling light is visible in the upper-left background, softly glowing and slightly out of focus. Background should have realistic depth separation without becoming completely artificial or overly blurred.

Lighting: warm, soft indoor ambient lighting combined with subtle overhead illumination. Gentle highlights along the hair, forehead, cheekbones and nose, with soft natural shadows beneath the jaw and around the neck. Realistic skin bounce light, subtle specular highlights and smooth tonal transitions. Lighting should feel like an authentic smartphone photograph taken inside a modern bathroom, not a studio photoshoot.

Camera & photographic quality: professional full-frame portrait photography aesthetic combined with realistic modern smartphone-camera characteristics, approximately 50–70mm equivalent perspective, natural depth of field, realistic optical rendering, sharp focus primarily on the eyes and facial features, softly falling focus toward the background. High dynamic range, realistic exposure, natural highlight roll-off, subtle lens characteristics, extremely detailed hair strands and skin texture.

Color grading: sophisticated warm-neutral cinematic color palette, realistic skin tones, deep blacks in the clothing and hair, muted gray/beige surroundings, gentle contrast, slightly warm white balance. No excessive saturation, no artificial teal-orange grading.

Overall aesthetic: luxury fashion editorial meets authentic candid smartphone portrait, effortlessly attractive, understated, modern, masculine, sophisticated and natural. The final image must look like a real photograph of a real person, not CGI, not an illustration and not an AI-generated face.

Ultra-realism details: realistic pores, peach-fuzz-level facial detail, individual eyelashes and eyebrow hairs, naturally imperfect hair strands, subtle skin tonal variation, realistic lips, physically accurate reflections in the eyes, authentic fabric wrinkles, accurate silver-metal reflections, natural shadow gradients, realistic background materials, photographic depth, physically plausible lighting and true-to-life proportions.

Quality keywords: photorealistic, hyper-detailed, ultra-realistic photography, natural skin texture, realistic human anatomy, authentic hair strands, cinematic natural lighting, high dynamic range, professional editorial portrait, realistic depth of field, full-frame photography, 8K detail, sharp facial focus, subtle filmic rendering, physically accurate lighting, premium fashion photography, candid luxury aesthetic.

Negative Prompt:

cartoon, anime, illustration, 3D render, CGI, plastic skin, waxy face, over-smoothed skin, beauty filter, excessive makeup, exaggerated jawline, unnatural facial symmetry, distorted face, deformed anatomy, extra fingers, malformed hands, duplicate features, artificial eyes, dead eyes, overly glossy skin, excessive sharpening, oversaturated colors, fake hair, helmet hair, perfectly symmetrical hairstyle, floating necklace, distorted pendant, warped clothing, unrealistic shadows, harsh flash, studio backdrop, excessive bokeh, fisheye distortion, wide-angle face distortion, low resolution, blur, noise, compression artifacts, watermark, text, logo.

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