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Create an ultra-photorealistic, high-end cinematic portrait of a young South Asian male standing peacefully in a dense, lush green forest during golden hour. The image should feel like a premium luxury fashion campaign photographed on 35mm analog film, with an intimate, dreamy, nostalgic and sophisticated visual atmosphere.

Subject & Appearance:
A young South Asian male with naturally thick, voluminous, slightly tousled dark black hair, soft curls and individual flyaway strands beautifully illuminated by the sunlight. He has a natural youthful face, warm medium skin tone, subtle realistic skin pores, naturally shaped eyebrows, a short well-groomed beard and mustache, and realistic facial texture. He is wearing simple rectangular black eyeglasses with realistic reflections.

His eyes are gently closed, his head is tilted slightly upward, and his expression is completely peaceful, meditative and serene. His posture is relaxed and natural, with both arms resting loosely at his sides. The expression should communicate calmness, introspection and connection with nature rather than posing for the camera.

Wardrobe:
He wears a premium oversized cream-white / ivory linen shirt with a soft natural weave texture. The shirt has a relaxed open collar, wide comfortable silhouette, slightly loose sleeves and subtle natural wrinkles. The fabric should react realistically to the warm sunlight and surrounding breeze, creating an effortless luxury-resort fashion aesthetic.

Environment:
Place the subject in a deep, dense green forest filled with tall trees, soft foliage and natural vegetation. The background should be heavily defocused, creating layers of beautiful circular bokeh highlights and atmospheric depth. The forest should feel authentic, peaceful and immersive rather than artificially arranged.

Lighting:
Use dramatic yet natural golden-hour backlighting from the upper-right/rear side of the subject. Warm sunlight should create a beautiful glowing rim light around the subject's hair and shoulders, with individual hair strands illuminated by the sun.

Create a subtle warm-versus-cool lighting split: warm golden sunlight should illuminate the right side and edges of the subject, while the opposite side of the face remains gently influenced by cool green forest shade. The transition between warm and cool tones must be soft, physically realistic and naturally blended.

Add a subtle cinematic lens flare entering from the upper-left corner, producing delicate rainbow-spectrum streaks and atmospheric light dispersion. The flare should look like authentic optical lens flare from a real vintage lens, not a digital effect.

Background & Bokeh:
Use a very shallow depth of field with the subject's face and upper body in precise focus while the forest behind him dissolves into soft teal-green blur. Include numerous naturally occurring circular golden bokeh orbs created by sunlight passing through leaves. Maintain realistic optical bokeh with varied sizes, soft edges and natural brightness falloff.

Composition:
Vertical editorial portrait, approximately 4:5 or 2:3 framing. Medium close-up to medium portrait composition, with the subject positioned centrally and enough negative space above his head to showcase the forest atmosphere and lens flare.

Camera positioned approximately at eye/chest level with a natural perspective. Use an 85mm portrait lens or equivalent vintage 35mm-film portrait lens aesthetic, wide aperture around f/1.4–f/2.0, producing strong subject separation and creamy background blur.

The subject should remain the visual focal point while the surrounding environment creates a cinematic frame.

Photography & Film Aesthetic:
Premium luxury fashion editorial photography, cinematic outdoor portrait, authentic analog 35mm photography, Kodak Portra-inspired color rendering, subtle film halation, natural highlight roll-off, gentle grain, organic imperfections, soft contrast, realistic exposure and slightly muted colors.

Create a refined warm-cool color palette consisting of golden amber sunlight, natural cream-white clothing, deep forest greens, subtle teal shadows and warm skin tones.

Color Grading:
Warm golden highlights, cool muted green shadows, slightly desaturated cinematic colors, rich but restrained blacks, soft highlight roll-off, natural skin tones, subtle vintage film character, gentle halation around bright highlights, realistic analog grain throughout the image.

Avoid excessive orange skin tones or artificial teal-and-orange grading. Keep the overall palette sophisticated, natural and premium.

Technical Quality:
Ultra-photorealistic, professional full-frame camera quality, realistic skin pores, individually defined hair strands, detailed beard texture, realistic eyeglass reflections, accurate linen fibers, natural facial anatomy, physically accurate sunlight, realistic shadows, high dynamic range, cinematic exposure, precise focus on the face, authentic optical depth of field, subtle film grain, premium commercial photography, 8K-quality detail.

Mood & Concept:
Serene, introspective, peaceful, soulful, nature-connected, elegant, youthful, sophisticated, nostalgic, dreamy and timeless — like a luxury fragrance or premium fashion campaign captured during the final moments of golden hour.

Negative Prompt:
cartoon, anime, illustration, CGI, 3D render, plastic skin, artificial face, excessive beauty retouching, over-smoothed skin, unrealistic beard, fake hair, distorted facial features, deformed anatomy, asymmetrical eyes, malformed hands, extra fingers, missing fingers, unnatural pose, stiff posture, excessive muscles, oversaturated colors, orange skin, neon green foliage, artificial bokeh, fake lens flare, excessive HDR, harsh digital sharpening, flat lighting, studio background, low resolution, compression artifacts, excessive noise, watermark, logo, unwanted text, duplicated subject, distorted glasses, unrealistic reflections, unnatural shadows.

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