




Golden-Hour Boutique Selfie
Selfie-style prompt: arm reaching to the camera, golden-hour light in a boutique, fairy-light bokeh. Examples: Anne Hathaway, Gal Gadot, Monica Bellucci.
Prompt
LOCKED MASTER PROMPT — GOLDEN-HOUR BOUTIQUE SELFIE CLOSE-UP ROLE You are a world-class lifestyle and beauty photographer working in warm natural light inside a boutique, with a fast 85mm and an eye for the candid. Create a premium, photorealistic close-up portrait using the ATTACHED REFERENCE IMAGE as the identity source. The defining idea of this image: a self-shot moment — the subject's arm reaches toward the camera, out of focus, as if holding the phone that is taking the picture. Golden-hour light rakes across the face from one side, glossing the skin and lighting the freckles. Behind, a boutique dissolves into bokeh — racks of pale blue and white garments on hangers, warm lights blooming at the top. A soft, fuzzy pale-blue sweater. Small gold hoops. A warm, closed-lip smile, the eyes on the phone's screen just beside the lens. Intimate, candid, real. The output must look like a real photograph captured on a high-end full-frame camera — NOT like an AI-generated image, a 3D render, a beauty-filtered selfie, a stock "shopping" shot, or a posed studio portrait. Aspect ratio: 3:4 vertical. 1. IDENTITY LOCK — ABSOLUTE PRIORITY Use the person from the ATTACHED REFERENCE IMAGE. Preserve identity with maximum fidelity. DO NOT redesign, beautify, reinterpret, slim, widen, age, de-age, or idealize the subject. The subject's sex, gender presentation, age, ethnicity, skin tone and build are whatever the reference shows. Nothing in this prompt overrides the reference on any of these. The sweater, the earrings and the pose are a styling choice applied to whoever the reference shows — they do not imply, require or alter the subject's gender. Preserve exactly: Facial geometry and skull proportions Face shape and width-to-height ratio Forehead height and hairline shape Brow ridge projection Eyebrow shape, thickness, density and spacing — not groomed, thinned, filled or arched Eye shape, size, spacing, eyelid structure, iris colour, lashes and under-eye character Nose bridge, tip and nostril structure Cheekbone height and projection Jawline definition and angle Chin shape and projection Lip shape, thickness, proportions and natural colour Ear size, shape, position and attachment — the earrings hang from the reference's own ears Natural facial asymmetry Skin tone and undertone Skin texture, pores, freckles, moles, fine lines and surface irregularity — exactly as the reference carries them, no more, no fewer; freckles are neither added nor removed Neck length and thickness, shoulder width Arm and hand proportions — the extended arm is the reference's arm Apparent age Any scars or distinguishing marks The subject must remain unmistakably the same individual as the reference. HAIR — CONDITIONAL Preserve the reference hairstyle exactly: the same length, volume, texture, hairline, parting, colour and any greying. Worn down and loose, falling naturally as the reference's hair would, framing the face and moving with the head's turn. Do NOT shorten, lengthen, restyle, straighten or curl it. Do NOT recolour. FACIAL HAIR — CONDITIONAL Facial hair appears only if the reference shows it. If present, preserve its exact length, density, colour and cheek line. If absent, add none. NO MAKEUP ADDED Do NOT add foundation, concealer, powder, contour, blush, highlighter, brow product, eyeliner, eyeshadow, mascara, false lashes or lip colour that the reference does not show. The skin's gloss and the lips' sheen are the golden light on real skin, not product. If the reference wears makeup, keep it as the reference shows it. IMPORTANT: Identity is determined ONLY from the attached reference image. Do not borrow facial characteristics from any celebrity, model, example image, or visual reference. 2. THE SELFIE PERSPECTIVE LOCK — CRITICAL The camera is the phone. The image is what a phone held at arm's length would see. THE ARM The subject's arm extends toward the camera from the lower part of the frame — the shoulder and upper arm in the sweater at the lower edge, the forearm rising diagonally toward the lower-right corner and out of the frame The arm is heavily out of focus — a soft, pale-blue fuzzy shape, its sweater texture dissolved, its edges melting — because it is far closer to the lens than the face The hand and the phone are just outside the frame at the lower-right corner; neither is visible The arm passes in front of the lower-right of the frame without covering the face THE DISTANCE The face is at arm's length from the lens — close, but not distorted: the 85mm rendering keeps the face in natural proportion despite the selfie distance THE GAZE The eyes are on the phone's screen, which sits just beside the lens — so the gaze is directed a fraction to one side of the lens, approximately 5–10 degrees toward the arm's side, and level: near-eye-contact, with the tiny offset of someone watching themselves on a screen Do NOT show the hand or the phone in the frame. Do NOT render the arm sharp. Do NOT let the arm cover the face, the mouth or the chin. Do NOT bring the arm in from the left, or from the centre. Do NOT render a mirror, a phone screen with a reflection, or a second image of the face anywhere. Do NOT render an over-the-shoulder view of the subject from behind — the camera faces the subject. Do NOT direct the gaze straight down the lens, or far away from it — a fraction beside it. 3. CAMERA POSITION & ORIENTATION LOCK Camera Slightly above eye level — approximately 5–12 degrees above — the natural height of a phone held up at arm's length. The lens axis angled marginally downward. Subject orientation The head is rotated approximately 10–18 degrees toward the arm's side — a gentle turn toward the phone Lateral head tilt of approximately 4–8 degrees, the crown leaning toward the arm's side Chin level or lifted by no more than 3 degrees Shoulders rotated approximately 15–25 degrees, the arm-side shoulder forward and lower as the arm extends Do NOT shoot from eye level or below — a phone held up sits a little high. Do NOT exceed 12 degrees above. Do NOT square the head to the lens, or turn it past 18 degrees. Do NOT tilt the camera (no dutch angle) beyond the natural few degrees of a handheld phone — the horizon of the racks behind may drift by no more than 3 degrees. Do NOT introduce wide-angle distortion — this is the 85mm look, not a phone lens look. 4. FRAMING LOCK — CRITICAL A tight close-up — the face and hair filling most of the frame. Show: The head with the full hair, the hair reaching to and past the frame's sides The full face, both eyes, the earrings The neck and the sweater's crew neckline The near shoulder and the extended arm, blurred, in the lower-right The boutique behind, dissolved The head (top of hair to chin) occupies approximately 48–56% of the total frame height. The eye line sits approximately 36–42% down from the top of the frame. The chin sits at approximately 60–66% down from the top. The face at its widest spans approximately 48–58% of the frame width. The blurred arm crosses the frame from approximately 70–80% down at the lower-left of the arm's origin to the lower-right corner. HEADROOM LOCK Leave approximately 6–12% of the total frame height above the top of the hair, filled by the bokeh of the boutique and its warm lights. The hair must be fully inside the frame at the top and must NOT be clipped by the upper edge; it may run off the sides. CROP LOCK Do NOT crop the top of the head. Do NOT crop the chin or either earring. Do NOT crop the face at the sides. Do NOT tighten into an eyes-and-mouth crop. Do NOT pull back into a chest-up or waist-up composition — the arm's near end and the neckline are the lower limit. 5. SUBJECT POSITION Place the face at approximately 44–52% of frame width, marginally toward the side away from the arm, so the blurred arm has the lower-right to itself. The hair spreads to both sides; the boutique fills the rest. Do NOT centre the face exactly. Do NOT push the face to a frame edge. Do NOT let the arm sit under the face's centre. 6. EXPRESSION LOCK A warm, closed-lip smile, the smile of someone pleased with what they see on the screen. Lips closed and softly pressed, the corners lifted clearly — a real smile held in the mouth, no teeth Cheeks raised, the eyes narrowed a little by the smile — the natural crinkle at the outer corners, the lower lids lifted — but both eyes clearly open and readable Brow relaxed, level The overall read: warm, amused, self-assured, intimate Do NOT show teeth, grin, laugh or produce a wide smile. Do NOT produce a wink, a squint or a closed eye. Do NOT produce a pout, a smirk with one corner only, or a pursed mouth. Do NOT produce a serious, neutral, stern, seductive or theatrical look. Do NOT produce a blank or vacant look. Do NOT widen the eyes. 7. WARDROBE & JEWELLERY LOCK Sweater A soft, fuzzy, pale-blue sweater — mohair, angora or a brushed wool blend — with a visible halo of fine fibresaround every edge, catching the golden light as a soft glowing fringe Colour: pale powder blue, approximately #A9C4E4 to #B8D0EC in the light, cooler and deeper in the shadows A crew neckline, soft and slightly loose at the base of the neck Relaxed fit, the fabric soft and rounded at the shoulder and along the extended arm No logo, pattern, trim or hardware Earrings Small gold hoops — thin, polished, approximately 1–1.5 cm in diameter, one in each ear, catching a warm glint from the golden light Worn regardless of whether the reference wears earrings — they are the series' styling; if the reference wears other earrings, replace them Do NOT use a smooth, flat, ribbed, cable-knit or cotton sweater — the fuzz must read. Do NOT use a turtleneck, a v-neck, a cardigan or a hoodie. Do NOT use a white, grey, navy, bright blue or coloured sweater — pale powder blue. Do NOT use large hoops, drops, studs, silver or coloured earrings. Do NOT omit the earrings. Do NOT add a necklace, ring, bracelet, watch, glasses, hat or hair accessory unless present in the identity reference — and if present, render in neutral metal only. 8. ENVIRONMENT LOCK — BOUTIQUE IN BOKEH — CRITICAL A clothing boutique, entirely dissolved by shallow focus. THE RACKS Behind the subject on both sides: garments hanging on racks — reading as soft vertical masses of pale blue and white fabric, with the faint repeated shapes of hangers and rail above them, all far out of focus The garments' colours echo the sweater: powder blue, white, cream — no strong colour anywhere in the background THE LIGHTS Along the top of the frame: a run of warm, small light sources — string lights, spotlights or shop lighting — rendered as round golden bokeh discs, approximately 3–6% of frame width each, scattered irregularly across the upper band, brightest and most numerous at the top corners A few smaller warm discs lower down behind the racks THE DEPTH The racks are close behind the subject — a metre or two — so their shapes are large and soft; the lights are further and higher, so their bokeh is round and clean Everything in the background is unreadable as detail and legible only as colour, shape and light NO readable garment detail, price tags, labels, signage or text. NO mirrors, screens, phones or reflections of the subject. NO other people, mannequins, shop staff or customers. NO furniture, counters, shelves or products in focus. NO colour in the background beyond pale blue, white, cream and the warm gold of the lights. 9. LIGHTING LOCK — GOLDEN HOUR — CRITICAL Warm, low, directional golden-hour light from one side, with the boutique's warm ambient as fill. KEY — the golden hour A low, warm, directional source — late sun through a shop window — positioned approximately 50–70 degrees to the side of the lens axis, on the same side as the extended arm (camera-right), and roughly level with the face to 15 degrees above it — the arm reaches toward the light, and the far side of the face falls into warm shadow. Colour: warm gold, approximately 2800–3400 K — rich, low-sun warmth Quality: directional with a soft edge — the sun diffused by glass and distance, so the shadows are defined but gentle It produces: Bright warm light across the key side of the face: forehead, cheekbone, nose bridge, upper lip, the near jaw — with a natural gloss on the skin's high points and a glowing warmth in the freckles A soft, warm shadow across the far side of the face — the far cheek, the far side of the nose, beneath the far brow — open and readable The hair on the key side lit warm, its edges catching light; the hair on the far side darker The sweater's fuzz haloed gold along the key-side shoulder and along the top edge of the extended arm A single warm catchlight in each eye, on the key side The lips with a soft, warm sheen FILL The boutique's warm ambient and the pale garments bounce: key-to-fill approximately 2.5:1 to 3.5:1. The far side of the face is warm shadow with full detail. SEPARATION The warm bokeh lights and the pale racks behind provide a soft, bright field; no rim light is added. Do NOT use flat, on-axis or ring-light illumination. Do NOT use hard midday sun or a hard studio source. Do NOT make the light cool, white or neutral — it is golden. Do NOT lift the fill until the far-side shadow disappears. Do NOT crush the far side to black. Do NOT add a rim, hair or kicker light. Do NOT let the light come from the side opposite the arm. 10. LIGHTING DIRECTION LOCK The lighting setup must remain identical across every generation, regardless of changes in the reference person's gender, age, skin tone, hairstyle, or facial structure. The identity changes. The lighting does NOT change. Key side, angle, height, warmth and softness; fill ratio; the arrangement of background lights — all stay fixed. Only the way the light falls across the individual's specific skin and features varies. 11. EXPOSURE & TONAL BALANCE LOCK A warm, bright, mid-to-high-key image. Approximate distribution of the frame: Bokeh boutique background — pale racks and warm lights: 30–40% Hair: per the reference, 14–22% Face and neck: 22–30% Sweater — neckline, shoulder and blurred arm: 14–20% Warm bokeh discs: 2–5% Behavior: The key-side face is bright, warm and glossy, its highlights just below clipping with pore texture retained The far side of the face is warm shadow, roughly 1.5 stops below the key side, fully detailed The warm bokeh discs are the brightest values, soft-edged, not clipped to hard white The pale racks sit in the upper mid-tones, below the lit skin The sweater's fuzz glows on its lit edges; its body is a soft mid-tone blue No pure black; the darkest values in the hair's shadow side Do NOT clip the skin highlights. Do NOT crush the far side of the face. Do NOT overexpose the background into a white wash. Do NOT darken into a moody, low-key image. Do NOT flatten into an even, low-contrast result. 12. CAMERA LOOK — 85mm, WIDE OPEN Lifestyle portraiture on a full-frame system. Focal length: 85mm. Aperture: f/1.4 to f/1.8 — very shallow. Focus: Critical focus on the near eye — the key-side eye Both eyes, brows, nose, lips, freckles and skin texture sharp The hair near the face sharp, softening toward its outer edges The earrings sharp The sweater's neckline marginally soft; the near shoulder soft The extended arm heavily blurred — a soft blue shape The background fully dissolved — smooth, creamy, with clean round bokeh discs RENDERING CHARACTER Smooth, creamy defocus with round, soft-edged bokeh discs A gradual transition from the sharp face outward The intimate compression of an 85mm at close range — the face natural, the background pulled close Do NOT stop down — the background must dissolve and the arm must blur. Do NOT render the arm, the racks or the hangers sharp. Do NOT render busy, nervous, onion-ring or double-line bokeh. Do NOT introduce wide-angle phone-lens distortion. Do NOT introduce lens flare, chromatic aberration or a heavy vignette. 13. IMAGE QUALITY — HIGH SKIN DETAIL Photorealistic. SKIN — MANDATORY Ultra-detailed skin: pores across the forehead, nose and cheeks; freckles individually resolved as the reference carries them; fine lines at the eyes' outer corners, deepened by the smile; the nasolabial folds A natural gloss on the key-lit skin — forehead, nose bridge, cheekbone — the sheen of real skin in warm light, with texture visible inside it Fine vellus hair catching the golden light at the cheek and jaw edge Lip texture visible under a soft sheen HAIR Individually resolvable strands near the face, with the golden light catching the key-side edges; loose strands crossing the forehead or cheek permitted as the reference's hair would fall EVERYTHING ELSE Facial hair, where the reference shows it, as discrete hairs with visible skin beneath The sweater's fuzz as thousands of fine individual fibres haloed by the light along the lit edges, softening into a fuzzy mass elsewhere The earrings as small clean gold with one warm glint each The background as smooth, physically correct defocus — soft shapes, round discs, no structure Natural highlight roll-off; very fine, clean grain No plastic, waxy or airbrushed skin. No skin smoothing, freckle removal, blemish removal or eye brightening. No added makeup. No excessive sharpening or edge halos. No artificial HDR appearance. No beauty-filter, portrait-mode or phone-processing look. No CGI, 3D-render or video-game surface quality. 14. COLOUR GRADING A warm, natural, golden-hour grade with a cool counterpoint in the blues. Palette: Light and skin highlights: warm gold Skin: natural and colour-accurate to the reference, warmed by the golden light on the key side, warm-neutral in shadow — freckles and undertone intact Sweater and background garments: pale powder blue and white, cooler against the warm light Bokeh lights: warm gold Hair: the reference's own colour, warmed on the lit side Earrings: warm gold Tonal structure: Moderate, natural saturation on skin; soft saturation in the blues; warm, glowing highlights Moderate contrast, open shadows, a soft highlight shoulder A gentle warm-cool complement — gold light against powder blue — that reads as a real late-day boutique, not as a graded look Do NOT push the skin toward orange, red, peach or bronze — golden light is not orange skin. Do NOT let the blue tint the skin or the hair. Do NOT shift the blue toward teal, cyan, purple or grey. Do NOT introduce a third colour family — no green, pink, red or strong yellow in the frame. Do NOT apply a teal-orange LUT, a heavy filmic, vintage, faded or matte look. Do NOT crush or lift the blacks. Do NOT allow banding in the bokeh or the blurred arm. 15. VISUAL HIERARCHY The near eye, catching the golden light → The closed-lip smile and the crinkled outer eyes → The freckled, glossed skin of the key-side cheek → The hair's lit edge → The gold hoop → The fuzzy blue sweater at the neck and along the blurred arm → The warm bokeh discs above → The pale racks dissolving The face is the subject. The blurred arm makes it a selfie; the golden light makes it a moment. The boutique is colour and light, nothing more. 16. NON-NEGOTIABLE RULES These must NEVER change between generations: Identity, sex, gender presentation, age, skin tone, build, brows, eyes, lips, freckles and skin texture from the reference; styling applied to whoever the reference shows. Hair and facial hair from the reference; hair down and loose; facial hair only if present. No makeup added. Selfie perspective: the subject's arm extended toward the camera, blurred, in the lower-right; hand and phone out of frame. Camera 5–12 degrees above eye level; no wide-angle distortion — the 85mm look. Head rotated 10–18 degrees toward the arm's side; tilted 4–8 degrees; chin level. Gaze a fraction beside the lens — 5–10 degrees toward the arm's side, level — as if watching the phone's screen. Warm closed-lip smile, corners lifted, eyes crinkled by the smile but open; no teeth, no wink. Tight close-up: head 48–56% of frame height; eye line at 36–42%; face at 44–52% of frame width; 6–12% headroom. Pale powder-blue fuzzy sweater with a visible fibre halo, crew neck. Small gold hoop earrings, one per ear. No accessories beyond the earrings unless in the reference. Boutique background: pale blue and white garments on racks, hangers and rail above, warm round bokeh lights across the top — all dissolved. No mirror, screen, phone, reflection, second face, other person, mannequin, signage or text. Golden-hour key at 50–70 degrees off axis on the same side as the arm (camera-right), level to 15 degrees above, 2800–3400 K, directional with a soft edge. Fill 2.5:1–3.5:1 from the warm ambient; far side of the face warm shadow with detail; no rim or added light. Key-side skin glossy, bright, unclipped; freckles glowing; far side 1.5 stops below. 85mm at f/1.4–f/1.8; near eye critical; arm and background dissolved; round clean bokeh. Pores, freckles, vellus hair, lip texture and sweater fibres visible; no smoothing. Warm golden grade with natural skin; powder blue as the cool counterpoint; no third colour; no LUT look. 3:4 vertical aspect ratio. 17. REFERENCE PRIORITY SYSTEM PRIORITY 1 — IDENTITY AND SKIN Face, freckles, skin texture, eyes, brows, lips, hair, facial hair, build, age, sex, gender presentation and natural likeness from the reference. PRIORITY 2 — SELFIE PERSPECTIVE AND GAZE The blurred extended arm, the phone-height camera, the gaze a fraction beside the lens. PRIORITY 3 — GOLDEN-HOUR LIGHT The warm directional key from the arm's side (camera-right), its softness, its gloss on the skin. PRIORITY 4 — EXPRESSION The warm closed-lip smile with crinkled eyes. PRIORITY 5 — WARDROBE AND ENVIRONMENT The fuzzy powder-blue sweater, the gold hoops, the dissolved boutique with pale racks and warm bokeh. PRIORITY 6 — COMPOSITION, GRADE AND CAMERA The tight close-up framing, the warm natural grade and the 85mm wide-open look. If the reference image conflicts with any of these instructions, preserve identity, freckles, skin, hair, facial hair, build and natural likeness from the reference, and preserve the selfie perspective, gaze, lighting, expression, wardrobe, environment, composition, grade and camera specification from this prompt. 18. NEGATIVE CONSTRAINTS Selfie-perspective and gaze errors — primary failures Do NOT generate: A hand or a phone visible in the frame A sharp, in-focus arm An arm covering the face, mouth or chin An arm entering from the left or the centre A mirror, a phone screen, a reflection or a second image of the face An over-the-shoulder view from behind the subject A gaze straight down the lens, or turned well away from it A camera at or below eye level, or more than 12 degrees above Wide-angle phone-lens distortion of the face Expression errors Do NOT generate: Visible teeth, a grin, a laugh or a wide smile A wink, a squint or a closed eye A one-cornered smirk, a pout or pursed lips A serious, neutral, stern, seductive or theatrical look A blank or vacant look Widened eyes Identity and makeup errors Do NOT generate: A change in the subject's sex, gender presentation, age, ethnicity, skin tone or build from the reference A generic "influencer" or "model" face imposed over the reference Added or removed freckles, moles or blemishes Added foundation, blush, contour, highlighter, brow product, liner, shadow, mascara, lashes or lip colour Groomed, thinned, filled or arched brows Enlarged, brightened or recoloured eyes; plumped or reshaped lips Smoothed, poreless or retouched skin A restyled, shortened, lengthened, straightened, curled or recoloured hairstyle; hair worn up Added or removed facial hair An aged, de-aged, beautified, slimmed or widened face Wardrobe and jewellery errors Do NOT generate: A smooth, flat, ribbed, cable-knit or cotton sweater A turtleneck, v-neck, cardigan or hoodie A white, grey, navy, bright blue or coloured sweater Large hoops, drops, studs, silver or coloured earrings; missing earrings A necklace, ring, bracelet, watch, glasses, hat or hair accessory not in the reference A logo, pattern, trim or hardware on the sweater Environment errors Do NOT generate: Readable garments, hangers, price tags, labels, signage or text A sharp or structured background Other people, mannequins, staff or customers Furniture, counters, shelves or products in focus Strong colours in the background beyond pale blue, white, cream and warm gold Cool white, blue or neutral background lights Bokeh clipped to hard white discs A studio backdrop, a wall or a plain field instead of the boutique Lighting, exposure and grade errors Do NOT generate: Flat, on-axis or ring-light illumination Hard midday sun or a hard studio source Cool, white or neutral key light Light from the side opposite the arm Fill lifted until the far-side shadow disappears A far side crushed to black A rim, hair or kicker light Clipped skin highlights An overexposed white-washed background A moody, low-key or dark image An even, low-contrast result Orange, red, peach or bronze skin Blue tinting the skin or hair Blue shifted to teal, cyan, purple or grey A third colour family — green, pink, red, strong yellow A teal-orange LUT, heavy filmic, vintage, faded or matte look Crushed or lifted blacks; banding Camera and rendering errors Do NOT generate: A stopped-down image with a sharp background or arm Busy, nervous, onion-ring or double-line bokeh Lens flare, chromatic aberration or a heavy vignette A dutch angle beyond the natural 3 degrees of a handheld phone An eyes-and-mouth crop; a chest-up or waist-up crop A cropped top of head, chin or earring; a face cropped at the sides A face centred exactly, or pushed to an edge Plastic, waxy or airbrushed skin; beauty-filter, portrait-mode or phone-processing look A sweater without a fibre halo Over-sharpened edges or halos; artificial HDR; heavy noise Asymmetrical or misaligned eyes caused by generation error; mismatched or missing catchlights Deformed ears; distorted teeth; an arm of impossible length or angle Melted or discontinuous hair CGI, 3D render or video-game look; illustration, painting or stylized rendering Text, typography, logos, watermarks, borders or frames FINAL INSTRUCTION Create the image as if the same photographer, same boutique, same late sun through the same window, same 85mm lens wide open, same pale-blue fuzzy sweater and small gold hoops, same extended blurred arm at the lower-right, same phone-height viewpoint, same warm closed-lip smile with the eyes on the screen beside the lens, same framing and same warm natural grade photographed a completely different person — whoever the reference shows — with every freckle and pore that person actually has. Only the identity of the subject should change. The result must belong to a single, consistent lifestyle portrait series — not a set of unrelated AI generations. IDENTITY CHANGES. EVERYTHING ELSE STAYS LOCKED.
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