Candlelit Brick-Wall Gothic Halloween Portrait

UNIVERSAL CINEMATIC HALLOWEEN PORTRAIT — IDENTITY LOCK

REFERENCE IMAGE & IDENTITY PRESERVATION: Use the uploaded photo of the person as the primary identity reference. Preserve their exact recognizable facial features, face shape, skin tone, eye color, hairstyle, and natural appearance. The result must clearly look like the same person. Adapt the prompt naturally to any gender without changing the person's identity.

POSE & COMPOSITION: Create a photorealistic, vertical 9:16 cinematic portrait of the person sitting against an old reddish-brown brick wall. The subject sits low in the frame, with a relaxed, slightly mysterious posture, looking toward the left side of the image. One hand rests naturally on their lap, while the other is raised near shoulder level, holding a small vintage metal candle holder with a single glowing flame.

OUTFIT & STYLING: Style the person in a loose, elegant white blouse or shirt with voluminous sleeves and a dark black outfit underneath. Add subtle gothic Halloween styling with a tall, pointed, dark burgundy witch hat. Adapt the outfit naturally to the person's gender and appearance while maintaining the same overall aesthetic.

ENVIRONMENT & LIGHTING: Use a rough, weathered brick wall as the background, with a worn gray concrete base along the bottom. A warm candle flame illuminates the person's face and fingers with realistic golden-orange light. Add subtle, moody ambient lighting, deep shadows, rich earthy tones, and dramatic low-key cinematic photography.

SIGNATURE SHADOW EFFECT: Cast a large, eerie, sharply recognizable witch-like silhouette across the brick wall behind the subject. The shadow should feature an oversized pointed hat and an enlarged head-and-shoulder outline, creating a mysterious Halloween atmosphere. Keep the shadow physically plausible, naturally connected to the scene's lighting, and clearly visible on the wall.

CAMERA & REALISM: Professional cinematic photography, eye-level camera, medium-full portrait framing, realistic skin texture, natural facial proportions, detailed fabric folds, authentic brick textures, shallow depth of field, subtle film grain, high dynamic range, realistic candlelight, dramatic contrast, premium editorial quality.

MOOD & COLOR GRADING: Mysterious, gothic, elegant, slightly spooky Halloween atmosphere. Warm amber highlights, muted brick reds, deep blacks, natural skin tones, and cinematic shadows.

STRICT REQUIREMENTS: Preserve the uploaded person's identity. Maintain the same pose, composition, candle placement, brick-wall background, pointed witch hat, oversized wall shadow, and lighting style. Adapt only the person's identity, natural facial and hair characteristics, and necessary outfit details. No extra people, no extra fingers, no distorted hands, no duplicate candles, no cartoon effects, no text, no watermark.

FINAL RESULT: An ultra-realistic, cinematic Halloween portrait closely matching the reference image, featuring the uploaded person as the main subject.