Use the attached photo of the woman as her facial reference, applied only to skin tone and hand structure since her face is not visible in this composition.
THE PIECE:
Two stacking rings in brushed white gold, one slightly wider than the other, each with a single baguette-cut diamond set flush into the band rather than raised — the diamonds sit nearly level with the metal surface, catching light only when struck directly, otherwise nearly invisible against the brushed finish.
POSE block:
A single hand, fingers fully spread and relaxed, lying flat against a dark surface, palm down. The middle finger and ring finger each wear one of the stacking rings, positioned at the base knuckle. Fingers show natural, slightly uneven spacing — not symmetrical — with the faintest natural curl at each fingertip, knuckles relaxed rather than tensed flat.
SETTING — three depth layers:
Layer 1 (sharp foreground): the two ring-bearing fingers and rings in full clarity, baguette facets resolved.
Layer 2 (midground, soft focus): the remaining fingers and back of the hand, softening toward the wrist.
Layer 3 (deep background): true black, the dark surface beneath the hand dissolving into void with no visible edge.
LIGHTING block:
A single hard light source from camera-left, low angle, raking across the back of the hand so each knuckle casts its own small shadow toward the fingertips, and the brushed white gold catches a single clean line of light along the top of each band. The baguette diamonds flare only where the light hits them dead-on — one clear bright line per stone. Roughly 70% of frame in shadow, including most of the hand beyond the two ring fingers.
CAMERA block:
100mm macro-equivalent, camera directly above at a slight angle, close enough that skin texture (fine lines at the knuckles, natural matte sheen) is visible alongside the rings.
WORLD RULE:
No visible nail polish color directing attention away from the rings — nails kept neutral/bare. No wedding-photography styling cliché (no flowers, no bouquet nearby). Hand positioned with intent, not as an afterthought.
Final line:
Ultra-photorealistic editorial jewelry photography. Hard spotlight contrast, true blacks, flush-set facet flare. 100mm, f/2, film grain. 4:5.
