The bookshop detour

The magic prompt

REFERENCE PRESENT: The attached person/persons are authoritative. Preserve every person's recognizable facial identity, age, facial structure, distinguishing facial characteristics, skin tone, ethnicity, natural body proportions and hairline. Preserve the number and identity of people in couple/group references. Never copy the preview model's face, complexion or identity. The preview supplies styling, pose, expression, wardrobe, composition, lighting and environment only. Cultural settings and styles, including K-drama, European editorial and retro Bollywood, do not determine ethnicity. Hair may be adapted when essential to the requested transformation; preserve the hairline and recognizable identity. Otherwise preserve or gently arrange the existing hair colour, length and texture. NO REFERENCE PRESENT: Default to an appropriate fictional Indian/South Asian adult man. Use believable diversity in Indian appearance, complexion, age and hair, with ordinary natural proportions; do not repeat a stereotypical face. Match age and number only where essential to this concept. CREATIVE DIRECTION: Create a 4:5 editorial photograph. Scene: reference adult in a light casual shirt holding a closed book near a shelf, no readable cover branding. Lighting and composition: warm practical light with window fill; 50mm three-quarter. Keep faces, defining clothing and major accessories within the frame; use a deliberate central crop for a vertical preview. Styling and identity: Use comfortable, natural body positioning. Preserve actual body shape and facial asymmetry; do not beautify by changing identity. Pose and expression: choose the resting moment at the start of this action, not a collage of positions: The person looks down at the single closed book already in their hands, then glances towards the camera with a small smile; no additional book is taken. Express warmth or focus appropriate to the activity; use natural hands and relaxed joints. Retain realistic texture, plausible contact shadows and clear subject separation. No added text or watermarks. Suggested camera directions describe a look, not guaranteed tool controls. REFERENCE COMPATIBILITY: Preserve the reference age and all intended group identities. If a child, infant, maternity or group-specific concept conflicts with the supplied people, ask for suitable complete references rather than changing age, inventing pregnancy or replacing anyone.