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Surreal Portrait Photography

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Use the uploaded photo as the primary identity reference for the person. Preserve the exact facial identity, facial structure, skin tone, facial proportions, eyes, nose, lips, jawline, hairline and all recognizable facial characteristics. The final subject must clearly resemble the uploaded person. Do not copy the identity of the person shown in the reference image.
Create a high-end surreal editorial portrait inspired closely by the reference image. Show the uploaded man from the chest up against a clean warm-white/off-white background. His head is tilted slightly backward and upward, with his eyes gently closed and face looking toward the sky. This upward-facing pose and closed-eye expression are important. His expression should feel peaceful, emotional, introspective and dreamlike.
Recreate the dramatic artistic effect where his thick dark hair flows outward and gradually dissolves into black ink, smoke, liquid splashes and delicate swirling strands. Extend the same black flowing material around the shoulders and upper torso, creating an organic transition between the person and abstract ink particles. Add scattered black droplets, fine splashes, wispy smoke trails and suspended particles around the dissolving areas.
Keep the face highly detailed and realistic with natural skin texture, subtle pores, realistic lips and sharply defined facial features. Hair should have realistic individual strands, natural volume and flowing movement. The face remains the strongest recognizable element while the surrounding hair and clothing transform into artistic black ink.
Use soft diffused studio lighting with gentle highlights on the face and subtle shadows. Maintain a restrained monochromatic palette of black, charcoal, soft gray and warm off-white. The background should remain minimal, bright and uncluttered, with strong negative space around the subject.
Create a sophisticated fine-art photography and surreal ink-art aesthetic, blending realistic human portraiture with fluid black smoke and ink dispersion. The composition should feel elegant, emotional, mysterious and premium rather than cartoonish or heavily illustrated.
Vertical 4:5 composition, centered portrait, sharp facial details, realistic anatomy, cinematic depth, delicate ink particles, subtle film grain, high dynamic range, professional editorial photography, extremely detailed, photorealistic face, artistic surrealism. Avoid distorted facial features, plastic skin, malformed anatomy, extra facial features, unnatural hair or excessive visual clutter.

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Person B

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