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Cinematic Side-Lit Portrait in Black Textured Turtleneck
avoiding a perfectly straight passport-style pose.
The subject is wearing a black textured turtleneck sweater. The fabric should not appear flat — it must show subtle texture and natural highlights where light falls. The background is a smooth deep red gradient, clean and minimal.
Lighting is directional and controlled from the upper side at an angle. It creates a focused band of light across one side of the face, illuminating the eye, nose bridge, cheek, and part of the forehead. The light should have soft edges and natural spread, not too thin and not covering the full face.
Some light should gently fall onto the neck and upper chest so the clothing texture remains visible. The opposite side of the face stays in shadow, but not completely black — low-light details should still be visible. A very subtle red ambient bounce from the background adds slight separation.
Skin texture should be natural and detailed, with visible pores and realistic imperfections. Hair and beard should have clean detail where light hits. The overall look should feel like a high-end cinematic portrait with controlled contrast and natural depth.
Shot with an 85mm portrait lens, f/4 aperture, ISO 100, sharp focus, smooth background blur.
Negative prompt: close-up face crop, extreme zoom, head tilt, tilted composition, passport photo, flat lighting, evenly lit face, very thin light strip, full face lighting, beauty lighting, front flash, multiple light sources, plastic skin, no texture, stiff pose
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