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Historic Temple Pillars Portrait
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The complete prompt
> Create a highly realistic vertical 4:5 cinematic travel photograph using TWO image references.
REFERENCE 1 — MY SELFIE: Use my uploaded selfie ONLY as the facial identity reference. Preserve my real facial identity and recognizable features — face shape, facial proportions, eyes, eyebrows, nose, lips, jawline, skin tone, hairline, hairstyle and natural facial characteristics. Make the final person clearly look like me. Do not copy the face, identity or facial features of Reference 2.
REFERENCE 2 — POSE & SCENE: Use the uploaded reference image ONLY for the pose, composition, camera angle, framing, clothing, temple architecture, pillars, lighting, background and overall photographic aesthetic.
Recreate the same overall composition: a young Indian man standing casually beside a massive intricately carved historic sandstone temple pillar. He is positioned in the lower-middle/right portion of the frame, facing slightly toward the camera with a relaxed natural expression. His posture is casual and confident, with both hands loosely held together in front of his body. Keep the same body proportions, camera perspective, framing and subject placement as the reference.
OUTFIT: Replace the reference clothing with a stylish understated Indian travel outfit: a loose earthy-brown/taupe textured kurta-style shirt with a short stand collar and rolled sleeves, paired with relaxed off-white/cream trousers. Minimal accessories and natural styling.
BACKGROUND & ARCHITECTURE: Preserve the impressive historic Indian temple/heritage architecture from the reference. Include a huge foreground sandstone pillar covered with extremely detailed traditional carvings, floral motifs, ornamental bands and weathered stone textures. Show additional carved pillars receding into a dark ancient interior, creating strong depth and symmetry. Through the opening on the right, reveal a softly blurred green outdoor landscape and warm sunlit architecture.
LIGHTING: Warm late-afternoon sunlight entering from the side, illuminating the carved sandstone pillar and the subject naturally. Strong but realistic highlights and soft deep shadows inside the temple. Maintain the warm golden heritage atmosphere of the reference.
CAMERA: Vertical 4:5 portrait, medium-full body framing, camera at approximately chest/eye level, natural 50mm lens perspective, realistic depth of field. Keep the foreground pillar highly detailed while the deeper pillars and background gradually become softer.
PHOTOREALISM: Authentic Indian skin texture, realistic hair strands, natural facial details, accurate fabric texture, anatomically correct hands and fingers, realistic shadows, natural sunlight, subtle cinematic color grading, professional travel photography, no artificial beauty retouching, no CGI appearance.
IMPORTANT: Reference 1 controls ONLY facial identity. Reference 2 controls ONLY pose, composition, clothing style, architecture, environment, lighting and photographic aesthetic. Do not merge the identity of the person from Reference 2 into the final subject.
Negative prompt: different facial identity, copied face from reference 2, face distortion, altered facial proportions, exaggerated smile, artificial skin, plastic face, extra fingers, malformed hands, distorted arms, bad anatomy, duplicate person, CGI, 3D render, cartoon, oversaturated colors, excessive HDR, oversharpening, unrealistic blur, modern architecture, modern background, artificial lighting, warped pillars, distorted carvings, low resolution.Copy the complete prompt and use your own reference photos where requested.
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