Into the shadow

Create an ultra-photorealistic cinematic close-up portrait based on the reference image. Preserve the subject’s facial identity, facial proportions, skin tone, curly hairstyle, beard, mustache, and natural facial details with maximum accuracy.
COMPOSITION: Vertical 9:16 portrait. Extreme close-up framing with only the right side of the subject’s face and upper torso prominently visible. The face is positioned toward the right side of the frame, leaving a large area of deep black negative space on the left. Slightly angled three-quarter view, looking toward the camera with a calm, confident, serious expression.
HAIR & FACE: Wet-looking naturally curly black hair with highly detailed individual curls. Short faded sides, defined eyebrows, natural beard and mustache. Preserve realistic pores, fine facial hair, subtle skin texture and imperfections. No artificial beautification.
GLASSES: Elegant rectangular sunglasses with dark brown tinted lenses and premium gold metallic frames. Highly detailed reflections and realistic metal highlights.
CLOTHING: Dark black shirt or jacket with a minimal luxury aesthetic, mostly blending into the dark background.
LIGHTING: Dramatic low-key studio lighting. A strong warm amber/orange key light illuminates the right side of the face, while the opposite side falls naturally into deep shadow. Subtle golden highlights on the curls, glasses and skin. Very high contrast, rich blacks, warm cinematic skin tones.
BACKGROUND: Completely dark black background with smooth, clean negative space. No distracting objects.
CAMERA: Professional full-frame portrait photography, 85mm lens, f/1.4–f/1.8, extremely shallow depth of field, sharp focus on the visible eye and facial details, realistic optical falloff, subtle cinematic film grain, HDR, premium fashion-editorial photography, ultra-detailed, photorealistic, 8K quality.
IMPORTANT: Keep the image looking like a real photograph. Do not change identity, facial structure, hairstyle or proportions. No plastic skin, no excessive retouching, no cartoon effect, no AI-looking face, no oversharpening, no distorted glasses or facial features.

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