Candid Candlelit Restaurant Portrait
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Candid Candlelit Restaurant Portrait

Create a candid phone photo of a long-haired woman in blue laughing and raising a glass in a restaurant at night, with warm candlelight contrasting against the cool city nightscape.

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Prompt

[Subject description] Fictional adult East Asian woman, age 20, with the fresh, energetic air of a college student, clearly an adult; height 185cm, long legs, full and athletic build, full bust, slim waist, toned hips and thighs, naturally pronounced hourglass curves, natural proportions; softly shaped oval face with slightly rounded cheeks, clear, bright almond-shaped eyes that curve into crescents when she smiles, naturally straight brows, hydrated pale-pink lips, very light makeup; long black hair in loose waves over her shoulders, with a small bright orange hair clip on one side; fitted, short-sleeved royal-blue off-the-shoulder top (snug stretch ribbed fabric), black high-waisted tight yoga pants fitted to the ankles (not flared), glossy bright orange pointed-toe kitten heels; no jacket indoors, and no jacket draped over her shoulders.
[Scene and action] An upscale restaurant at night, with warm candlelight; a candid moment as she has just picked up the sparkling water in her stemmed glass and bursts out laughing at a joke from a friend across from her, looking to the side and off camera, not at the lens; a city nightscape beyond the floor-to-ceiling window and blurred dining tables behind her.
[Visual style] Casual iPhone snapshot.
[Composition and camera] Vertical 2:3, medium shot from the knees up, eye-level camera, subject on the left third, with about 40% on the right left for the floor-to-ceiling window and nightscape; 35mm, f/1.8, subtle film grain.
[Lighting and color] Candlelight on the table and warm pendant lights shine from the front side, with soft diffusion and a rim of light around her hair; bright areas on the face are clear, with delicate layers of shadow; cool blue night outside the window for contrast; main colors are royal blue and black, accented with bright orange; color temperature around 3800K, natural, luminous skin tone.
[Material details] Real pores, fine facial hair, natural highlights, a faint blush on the cheeks, slight asymmetry between the left and right sides of the face, reflections in the eyes, fine lines on the lips, individually defined brows, natural-looking light makeup; stretchy ribbed texture on the short-sleeved top, subtle wrinkles in the matte yoga pants, glossy reflections on the kitten heels; fine hair strands and flyaways; reflections in the glass, tabletop reflections, and candlelight shadows.
[Negative constraints] Plastic skin, doll-like face, influencer face, excessive skin smoothing, beauty filters, heavy makeup, 3D-rendered look, distorted features, extra fingers, awkward limbs, floating subject, color cast, text, watermark, jacket, jacket draped over shoulders.

How to use

Adjust the clothing colors, restaurant setting, and subject's actions to create portraits with a natural candid look.

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