Sherwani Diwali Night Portrait

Create an ultra-realistic, high-resolution festive portrait photograph using the young man from the uploaded photo. Keep the face, skin tone, hairstyle, beard (if any), age and facial features exactly the same as the uploaded photo. Do not beautify, reshape or change identity.

SCENE: A palace-style courtyard on Diwali night with white arches and carved pillars, hundreds of lit clay diyas along the floor edges and steps, hanging marigold garlands, warm string lights between the pillars, brass hanging lanterns and a clear deep-blue night sky. Marble floor with warm reflections. All architecture clearly visible, not dark.

SUBJECT: He stands tall and confident in the centre, one hand lightly holding the edge of his stole, the other relaxed at his side, a calm proud smile looking at the camera. Correct anatomy, natural hands.

OUTFIT: A deep maroon and gold embroidered sherwani with a cream churidar, a gold brooch, a pearl mala necklace, a silk stole, polished brown mojari shoes and a wristwatch.

LIGHTING (very important): Warm golden light from the diyas and string lights, plus a strong soft front fill light so his face is bright and evenly exposed, with a gentle rim light from the arches behind. The face must be clearly visible, with open lifted shadows and no deep dark or muddy areas anywhere in the frame. Balanced exposure, natural skin glow, background details clearly visible.

CAMERA: Shot on a full-frame camera, 50mm lens at f/4, subject perfectly sharp and the background (arches, diyas, hanging lanterns) clearly visible with only a very light softness, eye-level, vertical 4:5 composition with the subject filling about two thirds of the frame.

COLOUR & STYLE: Warm festive colour grading, rich golds, oranges and reds, vibrant but realistic, soft contrast, fine detail, professional festival photography look, 8K.

AVOID: dark or muddy shadows, silhouette, underexposed face, heavy vignette, blurry or smeared background, over-smoothed plastic skin, changed or beautified faces, distorted hands, extra or missing fingers, extra people, text, watermark, logo, oversaturated colours, fire hazards or burning clothes.