ULTRA-REALISTIC UNIVERSITY CANTEEN PORTRAIT — IDENTITY PRESERVATION

# ULTRA-REALISTIC UNIVERSITY CANTEEN PORTRAIT — IDENTITY PRESERVATION ## STEP 1 — IDENTITY REFERENCE (MOST IMPORTANT) Use the uploaded photograph as the **sole and primary identity reference** for the subject. Reproduce the same person as faithfully as possible. Preserve the original facial identity, facial geometry, natural proportions, and distinctive features. Pay extremely close attention to every facial detail, including: * Original face shape, forehead, temples, and hairline. * Exact eye shape, eye spacing, eyelids, eyebrows, and natural gaze. * Original nose bridge, nose width, tip, and nostrils. * Natural lip shape, mouth width, and smile characteristics. * Original cheeks, cheekbones, jawline, chin, and ears. * Existing moustache, beard, and facial hair distribution. * Original hairstyle, hair texture, volume, and individual strands. * Natural skin texture, pores, subtle marks, and authentic complexion. **Do not redesign, beautify, smooth, reconstruct, or idealize the face.** Do not change facial proportions, make the jaw sharper, enlarge the eyes, reshape the nose, alter the lips, or change the hairstyle unnecessarily. The final result should look recognizably like the person in the uploaded photograph, not a similar-looking model. The reference photograph contains a Snapchat filter and a warm color cast. Remove the artificial filter effect and restore a believable, natural photographic appearance while retaining the subject's underlying skin tone and natural complexion. Do not make the skin artificially fair, overly warm, excessively smooth, or unnaturally saturated. ## STEP 2 — OUTFIT AND ACCESSORIES Dress the subject in a clean, relaxed, smart-casual outfit: * A plain white, full-sleeve cotton button-down shirt. * Sleeves casually folded to the mid-forearms, with realistic folds and natural fabric creases. * Black trousers with a relaxed, natural fit. * Black rectangular sunglasses with realistic lenses and frames. Keep the shirt naturally worn, with the collar slightly open and no tie. The outfit should look understated, comfortable, and authentic for a university student spending time at the campus canteen. Do not add a wristwatch, rings, necklaces, logos, or unnecessary accessories. ## STEP 3 — POSE AND BODY LANGUAGE Show the subject sitting comfortably on a dark green or black wooden university park bench. His posture is relaxed and candid, with his shoulders naturally lowered and his torso resting comfortably against the bench. One arm rests casually along the bench or near its backrest, while the other rests naturally near his lap or on the bench. His legs should be positioned comfortably, with anatomically correct proportions and realistic posture. Turn his head slightly toward the left side of the frame. He must **not look at the camera**. His gaze should be directed off-camera to the left, behind his black rectangular sunglasses, suggesting that he is quietly lost in thought. His expression should be calm, introspective, composed, and natural, without an exaggerated smile or a deliberately posed model expression. The overall feeling should be a genuine, unplanned moment of someone enjoying a quiet break between university classes. Keep both arms and hands anatomically believable wherever visible, with natural finger positions and no distorted or duplicated fingers. ## STEP 4 — UNIVERSITY CANTEEN ENVIRONMENT Place the subject in an inviting outdoor university canteen surrounded by campus greenery. The immediate foreground should include a simple table positioned in front of the bench. Place a single ordinary grey ceramic tea cup on the table, with the cup clearly recognizable as a cup of tea. A subtle hint of steam may be visible if it looks natural. The surrounding environment should include: * A realistic university canteen or cafeteria seating area. * A few other students sitting and chatting at separate benches or tables in the background. * Green trees, leafy plants, and natural campus vegetation. * Subtle architectural details suggesting a real university campus. * Dark green or black benches that complement the environment. * A peaceful, everyday student atmosphere without excessive decoration. Keep the background students naturally positioned and softly out of focus. They should provide context without drawing attention away from the main subject. Avoid recognizable or sharply detailed background faces. The location should feel like a real university in Pakistan, with a believable campus canteen and ordinary student activity. Avoid luxurious restaurant interiors, artificial studio backdrops, empty staged gardens, or overly cinematic fantasy scenery. ## STEP 5 — CAMERA AND COMPOSITION Create a vertical 4:5 environmental portrait photograph. Simulate a professional full-frame DSLR camera with a 50–70 mm portrait lens, shot at approximately f/2.8 to f/3.5. Photograph the subject from roughly 1.5–2 metres away, at seated chest-to-eye level, using a natural perspective without wide-angle distortion. Frame the subject from the head to approximately the upper thighs, allowing enough room to show: * The subject's full head and hairstyle. * His white shirt and relaxed seated posture. * The dark bench and part of its backrest. * The foreground table and grey tea cup. * The university canteen and greenery behind him. Position the subject slightly to the right of centre, leaving natural negative space in the direction he is looking. Keep the cup visible in the lower foreground without letting it dominate the composition. Use a realistic optical depth of field: the subject's face and clothing should remain sharp, while the tea cup may be slightly softer and the background students and greenery should have smooth, natural blur. ## STEP 6 — NATURAL DAYLIGHT AND LIGHTING Use soft, diffused daylight as it would appear on an ordinary bright day at a university campus. Light should fall naturally from the open side of the canteen or nearby sky, softly illuminating the face, hair, white shirt, and hands. Maintain realistic shadows beneath the chin, around the collar, along the sleeves, and across the bench. Preserve detail in the white shirt without overexposing it. Keep the black trousers, sunglasses, and dark bench distinguishable rather than merging into featureless black areas. Avoid direct harsh flash, artificial rim lighting, exaggerated sun flares, dramatic spotlighting, or excessively orange sunset lighting. The result should look like an authentic photograph captured outdoors in natural daylight. ## STEP 7 — BLACK-AND-WHITE EDITORIAL FINISH Render the final image in authentic black and white, matching the understated monochrome style of a sophisticated DSLR portrait. Use: * Neutral to slightly warm grey midtones. * Rich charcoal blacks with visible fabric and bench detail. * Soft, controlled highlights on the white shirt. * Natural tonal separation between the face, shirt, trousers, and background. * Subtle, fine film grain. * Restrained sharpening and realistic photographic contrast. Avoid crushed shadows, blown highlights, excessive HDR, artificial skin texture, heavy vignetting, and exaggerated cinematic effects. The image must remain photographic rather than resembling an illustration, painting, or computer-generated render. ## STEP 8 — FINAL REALISM AND QUALITY CONTROL Prioritize identity preservation and believable photography over stylization. Maintain realistic skin pores, individual hair strands, natural facial hair, authentic fabric texture, believable hands, physically consistent lighting, and realistic depth of field. Do not introduce facial asymmetry that is absent from the reference, alter the person's apparent age, change the natural body proportions, or replace the original identity with a generic AI-generated face. Avoid extra fingers, fused hands, malformed arms, floating objects, duplicated tea cups, distorted sunglasses, warped benches, unreadable artificial details, and inconsistent shadows. Keep the scene uncluttered, natural, and emotionally understated. ## FINAL RESULT A highly realistic, vertical 4:5 black-and-white DSLR portrait of the same person from the uploaded reference photograph, wearing a white rolled-sleeve shirt, black trousers, and rectangular black sunglasses. He sits naturally on a dark green or black bench at a university outdoor canteen, looking thoughtfully toward the left rather than at the camera. A grey cup of tea rests on a table in front of him, while students, benches, trees, and campus greenery form a softly blurred background. The final image should feel like a genuine candid photograph taken by a professional photographer during a quiet university afternoon, with natural daylight, authentic monochrome tones, and maximum possible fidelity to the original facial identity. **Negative prompt:** Different person, altered facial identity, face reconstruction, beautified face, artificial skin smoothing, changed facial proportions, reshaped nose, altered eyes or lips, different eyebrows, changed hairline, exaggerated beard, plastic skin, fake HDR, cartoon, CGI, illustration, unnatural anatomy, deformed hands, extra fingers, duplicated objects, distorted sunglasses, overexposed shirt, crushed blacks, artificial lighting, excessive background sharpness, studio backdrop, looking directly at the camera. Insert discreet watermark in the lower right corner of the image, vertical text (rotated 90°), written "aipromptlabs.online", Calibri Light font, white color with low opacity (semi-transparent), medium size. Extreme sharpness on the face, fabric texture and typography of the letters. Shot on Canon EOS R5, 50mm f/2.8, studio light.