Midsummer Engawa Documentary Portrait

Prompt Text

Create an unretouched documentary-style 3:4 vertical photograph of the adult person from the reference image, shot with a full-frame camera and 85mm prime lens. Preserve the reference person's apparent age, identity, facial features, hair, skin tone and texture, body shape, proportions, and all physical traits without beautifying or reshaping. The scene is the wooden engawa veranda of an old Japanese house in late July, viewed from the garden, with weathered dark timber posts, paper shoji screens, a dim open doorway, summer greenery, and worn boards. A glass wind chime hangs at upper left with its paper strip as the only moving element, and the edge of a white enamel tray with cut watermelon enters the lower right. The subject sits in clean side profile on the veranda edge, one knee raised on the boards and the other leg hanging down out of frame. One hand brings a watermelon wedge toward the mouth while the other palm rests flat behind the hip, keeping the torso upright and unobstructed. The gaze goes across the garden with a candid mid-bite expression. Clothing is a well-worn sand-ivory cotton jersey camisole and soft slate-gray cotton-linen shorts, both fully opaque and naturally wrinkled. Use available overcast-bright midday light only, with deep natural shade behind, cool green reflected fill, and warm timber bounce. Medium shot from just above the head to mid-thigh, camera square to the side profile, no rear angle or between-leg framing. Real optical behavior, f/2.8, focus on the face, gentle background softness, mild vignetting, subtle sensor grain, natural skin, fabric, wood, glass, and enamel textures. No retouching, CGI, plastic skin, HDR glow, beauty filter, or sharpening halos.

Recommended AI Settings & Parameters

• Aspect Ratio: 3:4
• Model: Nano Banana 2
• Lens: 85mm prime
• Style: Documentary, unretouched

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