Eyes in the Shadows

**Prompt:**

### IMPORTANT IDENTITY INSTRUCTION

Use the **uploaded person as the main subject**.

Preserve the person's:

- Exact facial identity
- Face shape and proportions
- Eyes, nose, lips, jawline, cheekbones
- Skin tone
- Hair style, hair texture, and hairline
- Facial hair, if present
- Earrings/accessories, if visible
- Distinctive facial characteristics

**Do not turn the person into the reference model.** The reference image is used ONLY for the graphic design, collage composition, lighting treatment, textures, typography, and artistic direction.

The final artwork must clearly look like the **same person from the uploaded photo**
Create a minimalist, high-contrast conceptual portrait inspired by the reference image.

**Subject:** A young woman facing directly toward the camera in a centered, symmetrical head-and-shoulders composition. She has straight dark hair with short blunt bangs framing her forehead, natural eyebrows, and expressive eyes looking directly into the camera. Preserve the subject's natural facial identity if a reference portrait is provided.

**Face & Shadow:** A dramatic horizontal band of deep black shadow covers the lower half of the face, extending from approximately the nose and cheeks down across the mouth, chin, neck, and upper chest. The upper portion of the face remains illuminated, making the eyes the primary focal point. The shadow should have a clean, graphic edge with subtle natural irregularities rather than looking digitally cut out.

**Lighting:** Strong directional sunlight from the front or slightly above, creating an intense chiaroscuro effect. Bright, soft daylight illuminates the forehead, eyes, and upper cheeks while the lower face falls almost completely into black silhouette. Maintain realistic skin texture and natural eye highlights.

**Styling:** Simple black crew-neck top with no visible logos or patterns. Add large, thin black circular hoop earrings on both sides for a bold minimalist fashion statement.

**Background:** Plain pale blue-gray sky or seamless outdoor background with very subtle texture. Keep the background uncluttered and softly exposed so the dark silhouette contrasts dramatically against it.

**Composition:** Straight-on camera angle, centered framing, symmetrical portrait, tight crop from the top of the head to the upper torso. Large negative space around the subject. Minimalist editorial photography aesthetic.

**Visual Style:** Avant-garde fashion photography, conceptual portraiture, minimalist editorial, stark monochrome-like contrast, contemporary art photography, mysterious and slightly unsettling mood, raw photographic realism.

**Camera:** Professional DSLR/mirrorless photography, 50mm lens, natural daylight, sharp eyes, subtle film grain, realistic skin texture, high dynamic range, slightly muted colors, authentic photographic imperfections.

**Negative Prompt:** cartoon, anime, illustration, 3D render, CGI, painting, excessive makeup, distorted face, altered identity, asymmetrical eyes, deformed anatomy, extra earrings, duplicate accessories, blurry eyes, artificial skin, excessive retouching, colorful background, harsh digital artifacts, text, watermark, logo, oversaturated colors.

**Aspect Ratio:** 4:5
**Style:** Photorealistic conceptual fashion portrait
**Quality:** Ultra-detailed, cinematic, high-end editorial photography