Garden Portrait — Ultra-Realistic DSLR

Use the uploaded reference image as the ABSOLUTE MASTER REFERENCE for a same-to-same photographic recreation. Reproduce the scene with maximum fidelity and zero creative reinterpretation. Create an 8K ultra-realistic, DSLR-quality, photorealistic portrait photograph that looks like an authentic professionally captured camera image.

SUBJECT & IDENTITY — ABSOLUTE PRESERVATION:
Recreate the exact young male subject visible in the reference. Preserve his facial identity and anatomy exactly: natural oval-to-oblong facial structure, defined but soft jawline, youthful cheek structure, forehead proportions, natural eye shape and spacing, eyebrows, nose shape and bridge, lips, ears, hairline, moustache/facial-hair pattern, natural asymmetry, skin tone, pores, fine skin texture and every recognizable facial characteristic. Preserve the exact hairstyle: thick, voluminous, naturally messy dark black hair with textured strands and a slightly tousled front fringe. Do not beautify, reshape, slim, age, de-age, smooth, reconstruct, redesign, or symmetrize the face. If a separate [MY FACE] reference is supplied, replace ONLY the face/identity with [MY FACE], while keeping the original hairstyle, head position, expression, body, clothing, lighting, environment and composition unchanged.

FACE & EXPRESSION:
Subject is looking slightly toward the left side of the frame, not directly at the camera. Maintain the same relaxed, natural expression: subtle closed-to-slightly-parted smile, calm eyes, relaxed cheeks and jaw, casual candid demeanor. Preserve the exact head tilt, gaze direction and facial muscle positioning.

POSE & BODY POSITION:
Match the reference pose precisely. Medium-to-three-quarter portrait framing, subject standing naturally in front of the wall. Torso turned slightly relative to camera. Both arms relaxed downward. One hand rests naturally near the lower shirt/waist area while the other hand lightly grips or adjusts the lower-right side of the shirt. Elbows remain naturally bent. Reproduce the exact shoulder angle, torso orientation, hand placement, finger positioning and body proportions from the reference. No exaggerated muscularity or artificial posing.

CLOTHING:
Exact same outfit: loose-fitting off-white/white lightweight button-up shirt with subtle thin vertical blue-gray pinstripes. Shirt has an open collar with several upper buttons naturally undone, creating a relaxed casual appearance. Fabric is lightweight and slightly wrinkled with realistic folds around the chest, abdomen, sleeves, cuffs and waist. Sleeves are casually rolled/folded to approximately forearm length. Preserve the exact shirt silhouette, stripe spacing, button placement, collar shape, fabric texture and wrinkles. Dark charcoal/washed-gray straight or relaxed-fit trousers, with realistic denim/cotton texture and natural folds.

ACCESSORIES:
Preserve the small metallic earring visible on the subject's ear and the thin dark necklace with a simple narrow vertical metallic pendant resting centrally on the upper chest. Keep their exact scale, placement, material and subtle reflections.

ENVIRONMENT & BACKGROUND:
Recreate the outdoor garden/courtyard setting exactly. Behind the subject is a warm cream/beige plaster wall with a horizontal dark reddish-brown painted band running across the lower-middle portion. Dense green climbing foliage covers large sections of the wall. Numerous vivid pink bougainvillea flowers and clusters of blossoms surround the upper and side portions of the composition. Preserve the natural irregular arrangement of leaves, vines, flowers and branches. Background should remain organic and slightly soft rather than artificially constructed.

COMPOSITION & FRAMING:
Vertical portrait composition matching the reference, approximately 3:4 aspect ratio. Camera positioned around chest-to-eye level with a natural perspective. Subject occupies the central-to-lower-middle portion of the frame, with substantial floral foliage and wall visible above and around him. Preserve the exact headroom, side spacing, subject scale, crop, negative space and relationship between foreground subject and background. Do not recenter, zoom, widen, or alter the crop.

CAMERA & OPTICS:
Simulate a high-end full-frame DSLR/mirrorless camera using approximately a 50–70mm portrait lens, around f/2.8–f/4, ISO 100–200, shutter speed around 1/500–1/1000s. Natural perspective with subtle telephoto compression. Sharp focus concentrated on the subject's face and upper body while the distant foliage gradually falls into a soft, realistic optical blur. Authentic lens rendering, realistic depth of field, natural bokeh, no excessive computational blur.

LIGHTING:
Warm natural late-morning/afternoon sunlight coming from the upper-left/front-left direction. Strong but soft-edged sunlight illuminates the subject's face, hair, shirt and hands. Create realistic directional highlights and delicate shadows from leaves and flowers across the cream wall and parts of the shirt. Preserve the characteristic dappled sunlight pattern visible throughout the scene. Hair contains natural warm highlights; shirt has bright sunlit areas with realistic exposure roll-off. Shadows remain detailed rather than crushed.

COLOR & ATMOSPHERE:
Warm, natural photographic color palette: rich green foliage, vivid pink/magenta bougainvillea, warm cream wall, muted reddish-brown architectural band, bright ivory shirt and neutral charcoal trousers. Apply subtle cinematic warm color grading while retaining true-to-life skin tones. Moderate natural contrast, soft highlight roll-off, realistic shadow detail, slightly warm white balance, restrained saturation and authentic outdoor color reproduction.

TEXTURE & REALISM:
Extremely realistic skin with visible natural pores, fine facial hairs, subtle tonal variations and authentic microtexture. Individual hair strands must remain physically believable. Preserve realistic cotton/linen shirt fibers, stitching, folds and wrinkles; realistic trouser texture; natural flower petals, leaf veins, branches and wall texture. Hands and fingers anatomically correct and naturally proportioned.

PHOTOGRAPHIC CHARACTER:
Premium professional DSLR portrait photography, genuine optical depth, realistic exposure, physically plausible global illumination, subtle natural lens bloom around bright sunlit areas, gentle highlight glow, realistic bokeh, slight organic film grain, high dynamic range without HDR exaggeration, natural micro-contrast, clean but not digitally sterile rendering. Very subtle real-camera optical imperfections are acceptable, including extremely mild chromatic aberration and lens softness toward the outer frame. No artificial sharpening or plastic processing.

FINAL FIDELITY REQUIREMENT:
The output must look like the same photograph captured again with a professional full-frame camera. Preserve the reference's exact visual hierarchy, subject placement, pose, expression, clothing, accessories, floral arrangement, wall, lighting direction, shadows, colors, depth, perspective and photographic mood. Prioritize reference fidelity over aesthetic enhancement. No added objects, no removed objects, no redesign, no stylization. Genuine photograph, not AI-looking. 8K resolution, maximum realistic detail, photorealistic DSLR quality.

NEGATIVE PROMPT:
AI-generated appearance, CGI, 3D render, illustration, anime, painting, beauty filter, face enhancement, facial reconstruction, face morphing, identity change, altered facial anatomy, changed age, skin smoothing, plastic skin, excessive retouching, symmetry correction, unrealistic eyes, altered nose, altered lips, altered jawline, different hairstyle, different expression, different pose, different body proportions, extra fingers, missing fingers, deformed hands, malformed anatomy, duplicate limbs, changed clothing, changed accessories, added jewelry, missing necklace, altered flowers, artificial background, studio background, excessive bokeh, fake depth of field, oversaturation, excessive HDR, crushed shadows, blown highlights, harsh artificial lighting, neon colors, heavy color grading, excessive sharpening, excessive noise, motion blur, strong chromatic aberration, fisheye distortion, wide-angle distortion, warped perspective, unrealistic reflections, waxy texture, cartoon skin, low resolution, blur, compression artifacts, watermark, logo, text, caption, border, creative reinterpretation.

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