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Prompt

Use the uploaded photo as the PRIMARY and STRICT identity reference for the person.
Recreate this exact visual concept as an ultra-detailed, cinematic, photorealistic 1980s laundromat portrait, preserving the subject’s recognizable identity while matching the background, atmosphere, composition, styling, and mood as closely as possible.
CRITICAL IDENTITY PRESERVATION
The final image must clearly look like the exact same real person from the uploaded reference photo.
Preserve:
- exact facial structure
- forehead shape and brow tension
- thick eyebrows
- eye shape and spacing
- nose shape
- lips
- beard density, beard shape, and mustache
- skin tone
- ethnicity
- apparent age
- natural facial proportions
- realistic skin texture
- serious, slightly intense, thoughtful expression
Do NOT beautify the person into a different face.
Do NOT turn him into a generic model.
Do NOT significantly alter age, ethnicity, or facial proportions.
Do NOT over-smooth the skin.
Do NOT reduce beard fullness.
Do NOT lose the strong direct gaze.
SCENE / LOCATION
Place him inside a spacious nighttime coin laundromat with a strong late-1980s urban atmosphere.
The laundromat interior must feel long, open, and deep, with visible perspective stretching into the background.
COMPOSITION  
- Vertical 3:4 composition.
- Medium-wide environmental portrait.
- Camera at roughly seated eye level.
- Subject positioned in the lower-left / center-left foreground.
- He is sitting on an orange molded plastic waiting chair.
- His body leans slightly forward in a relaxed but serious waiting pose.
- One arm rests across his knee and both hands are visible near his lap/knees.
- The portrait should show both the subject and a large amount of the laundromat interior.
- Keep the background highly readable and detailed, not overly blurred.
WARDROBE / STYLING
Dress him in:
- a black ribbed knit beanie
- a retro black windbreaker jacket
- teal-green sleeve panels
- white stripe accents on the sleeves
- a light gray crewneck shirt underneath
- loose light-blue acid-wash jeans
His outfit should feel authentic to the late 1980s / early 1990s urban streetwear look.
FACIAL EXPRESSION / MOOD  
- direct eye contact with the camera
- calm, serious, slightly skeptical expression
- subtle forehead tension / furrowed brow
- grounded, quiet, introspective mood
LAUNDROMAT DETAILS — MUST MATCH CLOSELY
Include these exact environmental details:
LEFT SIDE / WINDOW AREA
- a full wall of tall glass storefront windows running deep into the scene
- rainy nighttime city outside
- colorful neon reflections on the glass
- a vertical red neon sign outside reading “LIQUORS”
- a red neon sign in the window reading “COIN LAUNDRY”
- a bright blue neon underline beneath the “COIN LAUNDRY” sign
- blurry traffic lights, car lights, and wet street reflections outside
- a public payphone mounted on the far left with a sign above it reading “Phone”
- a vertical red Coke vending machine or Coke-branded panel beside the phone
- a row of orange molded plastic waiting chairs along the left side
- a seated woman in the far-left background reading a magazine
- the woman should have curly hair, hoop earrings, and a denim outfit
- a few potted green plants placed near the windows
RIGHT SIDE / MACHINE AREA
- a long row of front-loading washing machines attached along the right wall
- make at least two washing machines clearly visible and readable in the foreground/right side
- the washing machines must look fixed against the wall, not floating
- chrome circular doors with reflective metal rims
- control panels above each machine
- a laundry cart with white clothes near the machines
- another person standing at the machines in the mid-background, using or checking them
CENTER / DEEP BACKGROUND
- shiny reflective floor with red, blue, and warm white reflections
- one seated person in the middle-back area waiting quietly
- another laundry cart in the center area
- the far back wall should include large blue text reading:
  “WASH
   DRY
   FOLD”
- a red horizontal stripe and a blue horizontal stripe across the back wall
- a round wall clock on the upper-right portion of the back wall
- a glass back door or opening with neon-lit city glow visible beyond it
LIGHTING  
- overhead fluorescent tube lights on the ceiling
- mixed lighting from cool fluorescent interior light and warm neon exterior glow
- red, pink, orange, and blue reflections on the glossy floor
- realistic night ambience
- slightly moody, cinematic lighting
- keep the subject naturally lit while still feeling embedded in the environment
IMAGE STYLE  
- ultra-realistic
- cinematic
- documentary-like
- authentic 35mm film look
- subtle natural film grain
- slight softness typical of real vintage film
- realistic skin texture
- realistic fabric texture
- realistic neon bloom
- photorealistic reflections
- natural color grading
- nostalgic but believable
- NOT stylized illustration
- NOT digital painting
- NOT AI-art looking
BACKGROUND ACCURACY
The final image should strongly preserve this exact laundromat setup:
- large left windows
- neon “LIQUORS” sign
- neon “COIN LAUNDRY” sign with blue underline
- payphone
- Coke panel
- orange chairs
- seated woman reading
- potted plants
- reflective floor
- back wall text “WASH DRY FOLD”
- wall clock
- long right-side washer row
- laundry carts
- extra waiting customers
- deep spacious interior
TECHNICAL LOOK  
- portrait orientation
- aspect ratio 3:4
- medium-wide framing
- high detail
- sharp subject
- clean perspective
- realistic depth
- no fisheye distortion
- natural anatomy
- natural hands
NEGATIVE PROMPT
Do NOT:
- change the person’s identity
- make the face too handsome, too polished, or too symmetrical
- remove the beard
- change the beanie
- replace the laundromat with another location
- remove the neon signs
- remove the payphone or Coke panel
- reduce the visible depth of the shop
- show empty blank walls instead of washers
- place washers floating in space
- use a modern minimalist laundromat design
- make the scene look like a studio set
- over-blur the background
- use cartoon, painting, CGI, or obvious AI-art aesthetics
- crop too tightly
- lose the reflective floor
- lose the 1980s urban night feeling
FINAL GOAL
Create an image that looks like a real vintage cinematic photograph of this exact man sitting in a spacious neon-lit nighttime 1980s coin laundromat, with the same mood, same composition, same background structure, same environmental details, and the same overall visual impact as the reference output.

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