Restaurant Portrait

Use the uploaded SCENE REFERENCE IMAGE as the absolute master visual reference and single source of truth. Recreate the photograph with maximum possible visual fidelity and zero creative reinterpretation. The final image must look like a genuine, naturally captured high-end DSLR/full-frame camera photograph—not an illustration, CGI render, beauty retouch, or AI-generated composition.

SUBJECT & IDENTITY — ABSOLUTE PRESERVATION

Recreate the exact young male subject visible in the reference, preserving his facial identity and natural appearance with maximum fidelity. Maintain the exact face shape, forehead, hairline, eyebrows, eye shape and spacing, eyelids, nose structure, lips, cheeks, jawline, chin, ears, natural facial asymmetry, skin tone, skin texture, pores, subtle facial marks, and all recognizable identity characteristics. Preserve the exact curly/wavy dark hairstyle, dense natural texture, volume, direction, and hairline. Preserve the original age appearance and proportions. Do not beautify or redesign the face.

If a second image labeled [MY FACE] is provided, replace ONLY the subject's face/identity with [MY FACE], while preserving the reference's hairstyle, head position, expression, lighting, clothing, body, pose, environment, camera perspective, and every other scene element exactly.

EXPRESSION, POSE & BODY POSITION

The subject is seated at a restaurant table, shown from approximately the waist/chest upward. His torso faces generally toward the camera while his head is turned toward camera-left, with his gaze directed sideways toward the left side of the frame. Preserve the subtle, relaxed expression and closed-mouth natural look.

Both forearms extend forward onto the table. His hands are positioned together/interlaced naturally in front of his torso, with realistic finger anatomy, relaxed wrists, and authentic skin folds. Preserve the exact shoulder position, arm angle, elbow placement, torso orientation, head tilt, neck position, and overall body proportions from the reference.

CLOTHING & ACCESSORIES

Recreate the loose-fitting casual button-up shirt exactly as seen: pale white/light cream base with alternating vertical pastel blue-gray and muted pink stripes, natural cotton fabric texture, visible seams, folds, creases, collar structure, open upper buttons, and relaxed drape. Preserve the partially open neckline and visible upper chest.

Recreate the thin metallic/silver chain necklace around the neck, including its natural curvature, reflections, and partially visible section above the shirt.

COMPOSITION & FRAMING

Preserve the original vertical 3:4 composition, approximately 1152 × 1536 aspect framing. The subject occupies the lower-middle/central portion of the frame, with substantial environmental context surrounding him.

Maintain the exact crop, subject scale, head position, negative space, table placement, background geometry, horizon/perspective, and visual balance. Do not zoom, reframe, reposition, or simplify the scene.

The camera is positioned approximately at seated upper-body/eye-level height, looking naturally toward the subject. Preserve the slight perspective compression and realistic spatial relationships between foreground subject and background restaurant.

CAMERA & OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Simulate a professional full-frame DSLR/mirrorless camera using an approximately 35–50mm full-frame equivalent lens, around f/2.8–f/4, producing natural perspective without exaggerated wide-angle distortion.

Preserve realistic optical depth, moderate background separation, naturally softer distant details, and sharp primary subject detail. The subject's face, hair, shirt texture, hands, and nearby table elements should retain realistic photographic micro-detail, while the deeper restaurant environment gradually falls into softer focus.

Natural lens rendering, subtle highlight bloom, restrained tonal roll-off, realistic specular reflections, slight optical softness toward distant edges, and extremely subtle real-camera imperfections are acceptable. Avoid artificial bokeh circles or excessive computational blur.

RESTAURANT ENVIRONMENT — EXACT SCENE RECONSTRUCTION

Recreate the warm, upscale tropical/modern restaurant interior visible behind the subject.

At the upper-left and upper-center background, preserve the large dense dark brown/black thatched or woven palm-like overhead structure, with irregular hanging strands and visible natural fibers. Warm reddish/orange illumination appears through portions of this dark structure.

Behind the subject on the left side, preserve the seated woman in the background as a naturally occurring secondary figure, softly rendered and partially obscured. Preserve her approximate position, dark clothing, seated posture, and interaction with the environment without making her visually prominent.

Also preserve the visible white portable air cooler/fan unit behind the subject on the left, including its rectangular body, front ventilation grille, internal fan area, and green/turquoise detailing.

The restaurant extends toward the right side and rear of the frame. Preserve the wooden dining tables, dark woven/wicker chairs, table settings, glasses, plates, decorative objects, counters, and distant diners/figures as naturally existing background elements.

ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS

Preserve the distinctive upper-right architecture: large glass/skylight ceiling panels with dark structural beams crossing diagonally, allowing bright diffused daylight into the interior. Maintain the geometric arrangement of the glass panels, wooden/dark framing, ceiling structure, and surrounding woven/textured architectural surfaces.

Preserve the decorative hanging/ceiling elements resembling dark botanical or butterfly-like silhouettes near the skylight.

The rear wall contains warm wood/brown tones with soft orange-red illuminated decorative areas. Maintain the layered depth of the restaurant, including tables, chairs, counter surfaces, architectural columns, and distant objects.

TABLE & FOREGROUND

The foreground contains a richly textured wooden dining table with dark reddish-brown and warm amber/orange tones. Preserve its natural grain, uneven coloration, glossy/semi-matte reflections, and realistic worn texture.

Directly in front of the subject is a light-colored round/oval plate beneath/near his hands, partially obscured by the arms. Preserve the plate's warm reflections and visible rim.

A folded dark charcoal/black cloth napkin is positioned over the plate/table area beneath the hands. Preserve its folds, fabric texture, shape, and placement.

LIGHTING

Preserve the reference's mixed warm restaurant lighting and soft natural daylight.

The foreground subject is illuminated by warm ambient interior light, producing gentle golden-orange highlights on the skin, hands, shirt, and table. Cooler/brighter diffused daylight enters from the upper-right skylight area, creating subtle contrast between the warm interior and brighter architectural background.

Maintain natural directional illumination, soft shadows beneath the chin, hair, arms, hands, collar, and table objects, plus realistic contact shadows. Skin highlights must remain physically plausible and retain natural tonal variation.

Do not introduce studio lighting, dramatic rim lights, flash lighting, neon illumination, or artificial cinematic spotlights.

COLOR PALETTE & GRADING

Preserve the reference's warm cinematic restaurant palette:

deep charcoal/black shadows

warm dark brown thatched textures

reddish-brown wood

amber/orange practical lighting

muted cream/off-white architecture

pale blue-gray shirt stripes

subtle dusty pink shirt stripes

natural warm skin tones

restrained green/turquoise accents from the air cooler

bright neutral daylight through the skylight

Apply subtle cinematic color grading with warm highlights, slightly deepened shadows, moderate contrast, muted saturation, natural skin tones, gentle highlight roll-off, and realistic tonal separation.

TEXTURE & MATERIAL FIDELITY

Render every visible material with physically believable texture: individual hair strands, pores and fine skin texture, cotton shirt fibers, shirt creases, metallic chain reflections, woven palm fibers, wicker chair texture, wood grain, glass reflections, ceramic plate surface, cloth napkin folds, metal architectural elements, and distant restaurant surfaces.

Avoid excessive sharpening or artificial texture enhancement.

PHOTOGRAPHIC REALISM

Produce an 8K UHD, ultra-realistic, photorealistic professional photograph with extremely high micro-detail and physically coherent lighting. Preserve realistic skin translucency, natural pores, fine hair strands, fabric fibers, subtle lens response, accurate reflections, believable depth, realistic shadows, and authentic camera exposure.

Use high dynamic range while retaining natural contrast. Preserve shadow information without flattening blacks and retain highlight detail without clipping the skylight or bright surfaces.

Add only extremely subtle authentic photographic grain consistent with a high-resolution professional camera sensor. No obvious AI texture, plastic skin, oversmoothing, HDR halos, or excessive clarity.

FINAL RECREATION RULE

The reference image is the absolute blueprint. Reproduce its exact visual structure rather than merely creating a similar restaurant portrait. Preserve subject placement, identity, pose, expression, clothing, hands, table arrangement, architecture, background objects, lighting, colors, perspective, depth, crop, and photographic character as closely as physically possible. Do not add, remove, replace, redesign, beautify, stylize, or reinterpret any visible element.