Identity: the face, skin, body and hair are the subject's own and never change. Where a hairstyle is described below, style the subject's own hair into it; never change the hair's colour, length or texture. Apply only the outfit, makeup, hairstyling, pose and setting described below.
Create an editorial street portrait.
Subject: the subject seated on the hood of a large vintage
American sedan — dark navy-black, boxy 1970s styling with a wide chrome grille, quad
rectangular headlights and a heavy chrome bumper. The subject wears a tan felt cowboy hat with a
studded band sat level on the head, a bright yellow bomber jacket worn open with ribbed
navy collar and cuffs and a zip sleeve pocket, a black cropped top beneath, a black
leather belt with a square buckle, black denim shorts, black sheer tights and heavy black
lace-up combat boots. Silver rings on the subject's fingers.
Action: seated on the front edge of the hood, sitting tall with the torso upright, thighs
angled down over the grille. Knees only slightly apart, no wider than the hips, lower legs
vertical and parallel, boots planted flat on the road directly below the knees. Both hands
brought together low between the thighs, fingers loosely interlocked and resting against
each other, forearms angled inward. Shoulders square to camera, chin level, direct
unsmiling gaze into the lens.
Setting: a quiet small-town street at dusk receding into soft focus behind the car, low
painted shopfronts either side, power lines and utility poles overhead, distant parked
cars and glowing red tail lights, pale peach sky.
Visual style: photoreal 35mm film photography, warm faded grain, slightly lifted blacks.
Composition: square format, symmetrical head-on shot, low eye level near headlight height,
the car filling the full frame width, subject dead centre, road visible in the foreground.
Lighting: soft golden-hour light, warm tones, low contrast, no hard shadows.
Text inside: none — the license plate is blank.
Constraints: never sit the subject on the bumper, roof or windshield — the subject sits on the hood. Never
splay the knees wide or spread the legs into a V. Never let the hands float apart or rest
separately on the car. Never slump or sink low, never stand the subject up, never go off-centre,
never render readable text on the plate or signage, never change the subject's face, skin or body, and never change the colour, length or texture of the subject's hair — style it only as described.
Output: 1:1 square.
