PARDES

Use my uploaded photograph as the PRIMARY and ABSOLUTE IDENTITY REFERENCE for the male subject.

Use the provided reference image as the PRIMARY VISUAL, COMPOSITION, POSE, WARDROBE, LIGHTING, CAMERA, COLOR-GRADING, AND CINEMATIC-STYLE BLUEPRINT.

Recreate the reference photograph as closely as possible while replacing the original person's identity with the person from my uploaded photograph.

IDENTITY PRESERVATION — HIGHEST PRIORITY:

Preserve the uploaded person's recognizable facial identity with extremely high accuracy. Maintain the same facial structure, face shape, forehead, eyebrows, eyes, eye spacing, eyelids, nose shape, nostrils, cheek structure, lips, mouth shape, jawline, chin, ears, natural skin texture and overall facial proportions.

Do NOT copy the reference person's identity or facial features.

The uploaded photograph determines WHO the person is.
The reference image determines HOW the person is photographed.

The face must look naturally integrated with the head, hair, neck and body. No face replacement appearance, no pasted face, no cut-out effect, no artificial facial overlay, no distorted facial anatomy.

COMPOSITION AND POSE:

Create a vertical cinematic portrait closely matching the reference composition.

Place the subject centrally, occupying most of the frame from approximately the upper torso/chest upward, with a small portion of the lower body visible.

Reproduce the same relaxed seated posture and body orientation as the reference. The shoulders and torso should have the same natural diagonal positioning while the face remains oriented toward the camera.

Keep the camera at approximately eye level with the subject.

Match the reference's head position, facial orientation, crop, negative space, and overall visual balance as closely as possible.

The subject should look naturally relaxed and confident, with a calm, composed, slightly serious expression and a soft direct gaze toward the camera.

WARDROBE:

Recreate the distinctive vintage outfit from the reference.

Place the subject in a large off-white / ivory vintage cloth cap with a broad, softly structured crown and wide curved visor, matching the reference's silhouette and proportions.

Allow the subject's natural dark hair to remain visible underneath and around the sides of the cap.

Wrap a thick, dark charcoal-brown / deep brown textured woolen shawl around the shoulders and upper body. The shawl should appear naturally folded and draped, with realistic woven fabric texture, subtle creases and authentic weight.

Keep the clothing understated, masculine, period-authentic and realistic.

Do not introduce modern clothing, logos, jewelry or unnecessary accessories.

HAIR:

Adapt the reference hairstyle to the uploaded person's identity.

Give the subject naturally thick, dark, medium-length hair with authentic volume and slightly irregular strands visible beneath the cap and around the sides.

Hair must look physically integrated with the scalp and cap, with individual strands and subtle flyaways.

FACIAL APPEARANCE:

Keep the person's natural age and recognizable identity from the uploaded photograph.

Natural realistic skin with visible fine texture and subtle pores.

Avoid excessive skin smoothing, plastic skin, beauty-filter effects or artificial perfection.

Preserve natural masculine facial character while making the portrait visually polished and cinematic.

LIGHTING:

Recreate the warm vintage cinematic lighting of the reference.

Use a soft warm key light illuminating the face from the front/slightly above, producing gentle highlights across the forehead, cheeks, nose and lips.

Maintain subtle shadows around the jaw, neck and sides of the face.

Add very restrained warm reddish-orange reflected light to the skin.

The lighting should feel like authentic photographed film lighting rather than a modern HDR studio portrait.

BACKGROUND:

Create a dark, softly defocused cinematic background similar to the reference.

Use indistinct deep charcoal, black, muted gray and subtle dark reddish elements in the background.

Include soft out-of-focus shapes and atmospheric tonal variation, but no distracting objects.

Strong shallow depth of field should separate the subject from the background.

CAMERA AND LENS:

Professional vintage cinematic portrait photography.

Full-frame camera aesthetic.

Approximately 85mm portrait lens, around f/1.8–f/2.2.

Natural perspective, flattering compression, shallow depth of field.

Focus critically on the eyes and face.

Eyes must be extremely sharp while the shoulders, shawl and background gradually fall into soft focus.

Avoid excessive artificial bokeh circles; keep the background blur organic and photographic.

COLOR SCIENCE:

Create a sophisticated vintage Indian-cinema color palette.

Warm amber, muted brown, subtle reddish-orange skin tones, deep charcoal shadows and slightly faded highlights.

Moderately low saturation with rich warm midtones.

Soft highlight roll-off.

Slightly lifted/faded black levels.

Subtle analog color separation.

Natural skin tones must remain believable.

Do NOT make it look like a generic Instagram vintage filter.

FILM CHARACTER:

Make the photograph feel as though it was genuinely captured on high-quality 35mm analog film during the late 1980s or early 1990s.

Add extremely subtle authentic film grain, fine photographic texture, gentle halation around bright areas, slight lens softness and delicate analog color variation.

Preserve realistic photographic imperfections.

The result should feel like a rare frame from an expensive classic Indian film production, not an AI-generated image.

CINEMATIC QUALITY:

Premium Indian cinema portrait photography,
photorealistic,
ultra-detailed,
high dynamic range,
8K-quality detail,
natural skin texture,
realistic hair strands,
realistic fabric texture,
cinematic depth,
beautiful tonal separation,
professional film photography,
subtle atmospheric haze,
natural shadows,
authentic analog grain,
luxury editorial portrait quality.

IMPORTANT:

The reference image controls the composition, pose, cap, shawl, lighting, framing, background mood and photographic aesthetic.

My uploaded photograph controls the person's identity.

Do not reproduce the reference person's face.

Do not alter the uploaded person's recognizable identity.

Do not make the subject look like a different celebrity or actor.

Do not modernize the clothing.

Do not add unnecessary objects.

Do not create excessive beauty retouching.

Do not over-sharpen.

Do not create plastic skin.

Do not create an obvious AI face.

The final image should look like a genuine, professionally photographed vintage Indian cinematic portrait of the person from my uploaded photograph.

ASPECT RATIO: 9:16 vertical portrait.

OUTPUT: ultra-high-resolution, photorealistic, cinematic, premium, highly detailed, authentic vintage-film aesthetic.

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