Face reference:
Use the attached image as facial reference. Preserve the model's exact face, skin tone, bone structure and features accurately throughout.
Era/World context:
A city street corner, old quarter — colonial-era stone buildings with tall shuttered windows, a vintage black-and-yellow taxi parked at the curb, its door open. Overcast-bright daylight, the soft even light of a cloudy afternoon rather than harsh sun.
Pose:
She leans back against the open car door, weight settled onto her right hip, right elbow resting on the top of the door frame, forearm relaxed. Her left hand is raised to her temple, fingertips just touching the frame of her sunglasses as though adjusting them. Her torso is turned three-quarters away from camera, head turned back over her shoulder toward it — chin dropped slightly, creating a long clean line down the neck. Her expression is cool, unbothered, mouth relaxed with the faintest suggestion of a smile at one corner — not performing for the camera, caught mid-thought.
Costume:
A modern-drape saree in deep mustard-gold with a fitted, cropped blouse — long sleeves, high neckline at the back, waist and midriff bare between blouse hem and saree waistband. The pallu is pre-pleated and draped over the left shoulder, falling in clean vertical folds rather than loose traditional drape. Fabric is a matte cotton-silk blend — soft texture, minimal sheen, holding its shape in structured pleats rather than flowing loosely.
Jewelry and accessories:
Round wire-frame sunglasses with dark lenses, catching a single soft reflection of the street at the lens edge. A small red bindi, centered. Thin gold hoop earrings, mostly hidden by hair. No necklace — the bare collarbone and midriff carry the frame instead of jewelry.
Setting — three depth layers:
Layer 1 (sharp foreground): her figure, the open car door, the door handle and window frame in crisp detail.
Layer 2 (soft midground): the taxi's yellow roof and hood, a painted registration plate, softly blurred pedestrians and a parked cart at the edge of frame.
Layer 3 (deep background): the stone building facade, tall shuttered windows, softly out of focus — enough architectural detail to place the city without naming it.
Lighting:
Soft overcast daylight, even and diffused — no single hard source, but the light still behaves selectively: it catches the sheen of her hair where it falls loose over one shoulder, warms the skin at the collarbone and bare midriff, and lifts the yellow of the taxi paint into a warm glow against the cooler grey stone behind her. Shadows remain soft and warm-toned, never harsh or cold.
Camera:
85mm lens, eye-level, three-quarter body framing from the knee up. She is sharp throughout; the taxi's far edge and the street behind soften progressively toward the background.
World rule:
No named public figures, no brand references — sunglasses described generically, no logo on the taxi beyond a plain number plate. No visible photography equipment. This is a candid street moment, not a staged studio look.
Technical line:
Ultra-photorealistic, film-grain texture, soft warm daylight, cool street backdrop, 85mm, f/2.8. 4:5 aspect ratio.
