Full prompt
Use the uploaded reference image strictly as a facial identity reference only. Ignore its original pose, clothing, framing, lighting, expression, and background. Create a premium, ultra-realistic professional birthday studio portrait matching the composition and atmosphere below.
IDENTITY LOCK
The subject must remain clearly recognizable as the person in the uploaded reference. Accurately preserve the facial structure, jawline, cheekbones, chin, eye shape and spacing, eyebrows, nose, lips, natural skin tone and realistic skin texture, hairline, and natural hairstyle characteristics. Preserve a beard or moustache only if present in the reference, and preserve glasses only if present. Do not beautify, reshape, stylize, age, or otherwise alter the face. Use a subtle, relaxed, confident expression with naturally closed lips or a very slight soft smile; avoid an exaggerated smile that could change facial identity.
SUBJECT AND POSE
Show the subject seated comfortably and confidently in a large luxurious black velvet armchair with deep cushioning, broad upholstered arms, subtle channel detailing, and an elegant brushed-gold metal frame. Place the subject in the center-right portion of the composition, with the torso mostly facing the camera, a relaxed upright posture slightly leaning back into the chair, open natural shoulders, both forearms resting comfortably on the armrests, relaxed hands with realistic finger anatomy, naturally separated legs, and feet firmly positioned on the floor. Maintain calm direct eye contact with the camera. The pose should feel like a professionally directed birthday portrait, not a corporate headshot or stiff catalogue pose.
CLOTHING
Dress the subject in an elegant all-black monochromatic outfit: a premium black button-up shirt with soft natural fabric and realistic folds, casually open by one or two buttons, sleeves neatly rolled to approximately the forearms, tailored black trousers, black socks, and polished black leather lace-up dress shoes. The clothing should feel sophisticated, modern, luxurious, and appropriate for an upscale birthday celebration.
BIRTHDAY STUDIO SET
Create a dark luxury photography studio with a sophisticated black-and-champagne-gold birthday theme. Use a matte charcoal-black or deep-black paneled wall with elegant decorative moulding and subtle architectural depth. Include no distracting furniture or unrelated decorations. Behind the subject, prominently display a warm glowing birthday sign with the exact text:
Happy
Birthday
NAME
Use a large, elegant handwritten cursive neon-style script glowing in warm champagne-gold light. Keep the lettering centered behind and slightly above the subject, with “NAME” centered beneath “Happy Birthday” and similar visual prominence to a professionally designed birthday backdrop.
BALLOONS AND DECORATION
Arrange sophisticated glossy black and pearl/champagne balloons around both sides of the scene in varied natural sizes and heights, with thin elegant gold strings and curled metallic champagne-gold ribbons. Keep the balloons mostly around the outer edges so they frame the subject without covering the face, chair, birthday lettering, or cake. Add a few tasteful curled ribbons and small pieces of metallic gold-and-black confetti on the floor. The decoration should feel intentional and premium, not crowded or childish.
BIRTHDAY CAKE
Place a small elegant round side table on the lower-left side of the subject, beside the chair. Use a slim black frame with a refined circular champagne-gold tabletop or gold trim. On the table, place a compact premium cylindrical black birthday cake with a smooth professional finish, elegant champagne-gold drip decoration, subtle fine gold detailing near the base, and several slim lit birthday candles arranged neatly across the top. Keep the candle flames realistic, creating tiny warm highlights.
COMPOSITION
Use a vertical portrait composition with the visual proportions of a 4:5 editorial portrait. Show the subject fully from head to shoes, with the chair fully readable and the shoes uncropped. Leave comfortable headroom. Keep the birthday lettering clearly visible above and slightly behind the subject, the cake clearly visible at lower left, and the balloons framing both sides. Maintain balanced negative space and ensure no important elements are awkwardly cut by the borders. Place the subject slightly right of center so the cake and decorations balance the left side. Position the camera approximately at seated chest-to-eye level with a natural professional portrait perspective.
LIGHTING
Use realistic high-end studio photography lighting rather than artificial CGI illumination: a large soft key light from front-left at approximately 45 degrees, gentle fill from camera-right, a subtle warm rim light around the hair and shoulders, the warm glow of the birthday sign, and soft candlelight accents. Create controlled highlights on the balloons and gold metal, natural shadow falloff beneath the chair and subject, and deep blacks while retaining fabric texture and shadow detail. Preserve realistic pores, fine skin texture, natural tonal variation, and believable highlights.
CAMERA AND IMAGE QUALITY
Photograph the scene as if using a professional full-frame camera with an 85mm portrait lens at approximately f/2.8–f/4 and ISO 100. Use high dynamic range, accurate focus, realistic depth of field, realistic lens rendering, and subtle background separation. Keep the face and eyes extremely sharp while retaining clear detail in hair strands, fabric, hands, balloons, cake, reflections, and premium materials. Use subtle cinematic contrast and clean highlight roll-off. The final image should resemble a real luxury birthday studio photoshoot produced by an experienced portrait photographer and professional set designer, not an AI-generated birthday poster.
Avoid plastic skin, over-smoothing, excessive facial symmetry, identity drift, an exaggerated smile, distorted hands, extra fingers, waxy balloons, floating decorations, fake-looking neon, oversaturated gold, crushed black clothing, CGI textures, unrealistic reflections, artificial bokeh, excessive glow, a cartoonish cake, cluttered composition, cheap party decorations, cropped shoes, warped chair geometry, misspelled text, duplicate balloons, and modern corporate-office aesthetics.