Cinematic Portrait With Lace-Like Shadows

Prompt:
Use the attached image as a reference to create a stunning ultra-realistic close-up portrait of the user, bathed in beautiful high-contrast light. The composition should have a dreamlike, cinematic quality where expression, light, and shadow are the central focus. The user’s natural facial features and skin tone must be preserved exactly as in the reference. The head is gently tilted back while looking slightly upward and to the side, forming an elegant and confident profile. The most striking element is the interplay of sunlight and shadow across the user’s face — strong directional sunlight filtered through an ornate or geometric pattern casts intricate, lace-like shadows across the skin. The illumination highlights fine facial textures: visible pores, soft natural sheen, and delicate micro-details of realistic human skin. The light creates a glowing warmth, balanced by cooler undertones in the shaded areas for depth and contrast. Makeup is minimal yet refined — soft rosy blush enhances the cheeks, lips have a natural luminous nude gloss, and the eyes are defined with sharp eyeliner and long, delicate lashes, emphasizing the gaze. Captured with a full-frame camera using an 85mm f/1.4 prime lens for shallow depth of field and soft background separation. Lighting setup: one strong key light simulating direct sunlight from camera left, diffused through patterned material to create decorative shadows; a subtle fill light from the right to maintain soft visibility in shaded areas; and a gentle backlight to outline the contours of the head and shoulders.Background: a softly blurred interior bathed in warm natural light — neutral, elegant tones of cream, sand, and muted gold. Subtle reflections on smooth surfaces suggest a refined studio or sunlit architectural space, complementing the play of light on the user’s skin. The background enhances the luminous atmosphere without distraction, maintaining a cinematic, editorial mood consistent with the refined, Vogue-style portrait aesthetic.
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