Fire & Shadow – Cinematic Portrait

Create an ultra-realistic cinematic close-up portrait of a young Indian man in a dark, dramatic environment.
STRICT FACE LOCK / IDENTITY PRESERVATION: Use the uploaded reference image as the exact facial identity reference. The generated subject must remain unmistakably the same person. Preserve his exact face shape, forehead, eyebrows, eyes, nose, lips, cheeks, jawline, chin, ears, hairline, hairstyle, beard and mustache pattern, skin tone, facial proportions and natural imperfections. Do not transform his face into another person or model.
The man has thick, naturally curly/wavy dark hair with realistic volume and individual strands. His facial hair is natural and slightly textured, with realistic beard and mustache growth.
He is wearing a sophisticated black open-collar shirt or black lightweight blazer-style shirt. The clothing should have realistic black fabric texture and subtle folds.
POSE: Extreme close-up/medium close-up portrait. His head is slightly tilted upward and turned toward the left side of the frame. His eyes look upward toward the upper-left with a mysterious, calm and confident expression.
A thin wooden matchstick is positioned naturally between his lips, with a small realistic flame burning at the tip. The flame should be physically believable, with subtle smoke rising upward.
IMPORTANT: The fire should look like a real small match flame, not a giant fantasy fire. The warm flame light should naturally illuminate the nearby lips, cheek, nose and lower face.
LIGHTING: Dramatic low-key cinematic lighting. Strong warm orange/red light from the match flame and surrounding warm background. Add a subtle cool teal/blue-green rim light along the opposite side of the face and hair to create cinematic color contrast.
The warm orange light should realistically interact with the skin, producing natural highlights and shadows. The cool rim light should remain subtle and physically believable.
BACKGROUND: Deep dark black-to-dark-red background with subtle atmospheric smoke. The background should contain a soft warm orange glow behind the subject while still maintaining realistic texture and depth.
SKIN: Extremely realistic human skin with visible pores, tiny imperfections, subtle beard stubble, realistic under-eye texture and natural Indian skin tone. No plastic skin and no excessive retouching.
HAIR: Highly detailed individual curly hair strands with realistic highlights from the orange and teal lighting.
FIRE: Realistic small flame, natural yellow-orange core, soft outer glow, subtle smoke and physically accurate illumination. No exaggerated fantasy effects.
CAMERA: Professional full-frame Canon EOS R5 DSLR, 50mm or 85mm portrait lens aesthetic, realistic optical rendering, high-resolution RAW photograph, cinematic dynamic range, realistic exposure and natural skin tones.
Composition: Vertical 3:4 portrait, face and upper shoulders occupying most of the frame, eyes positioned naturally in the upper third, dramatic negative space around the head, premium cinematic portrait composition.
Overall style: Luxury cinematic editorial photography, dark masculine aesthetic, dramatic but realistic, sophisticated, moody and highly photorealistic.
Strict negative instructions: No face replacement, no identity alteration, no facial beautification, no plastic skin, no CGI appearance, no cartoon style, no fantasy flame, no giant fire, no melted face, no distorted lips, no distorted eyes, no extra facial features, no duplicate person, no malformed anatomy, no unrealistic smoke, no excessive HDR, no oversaturation, no artificial sharpening.