Startup Founder LinkedIn Portrait

IMPORTANT — The uploaded selfie is the ONLY identity reference. Identity preservation is the highest priority and overrides every other instruction. Preserve the exact face shape, facial proportions, skin tone, complexion, eyes, eyebrows, eyelashes, nose, lips, jawline, cheekbones, forehead, ears, hairstyle, hairline, hair texture, facial hair (if present), glasses (if present), age, facial symmetry, smile characteristics, and every unique identifying feature. Never beautify, replace, reinterpret, or generate a different person. Never make the face more attractive or more symmetrical. If any styling instruction conflicts with identity preservation, preserve the uploaded identity exactly. Create a premium business-casual portrait inspired by startup founders and software engineers photographed for LinkedIn, YC profiles, company websites, and personal branding. Photograph the subject standing naturally from approximately the waist upward. The body should be turned about 10–15 degrees while maintaining direct eye contact with the camera. One or both hands may rest naturally inside trouser pockets, creating a relaxed posture. Keep the shoulders relaxed and posture upright without appearing stiff. Maintain a genuine natural smile with relaxed facial muscles. The expression should feel approachable, intelligent, confident, and authentic—as if captured during a real portrait session rather than posed. Dress the subject in premium minimalist business casual clothing suitable for Indian technology professionals. Use a clean oversized heavyweight crew-neck T-shirt, premium polo, or minimalist knit in solid black, charcoal, navy, white, or muted neutral tones. Preserve glasses exactly if present. Avoid logos, graphics, branding, flashy accessories, hoodies, jackets, or distracting patterns. Place the subject against a seamless light gray or warm off-white background with subtle natural gradients. The environment should be minimal, elegant, and distraction-free. Use soft diffused daylight or a large window-light setup positioned approximately 45 degrees from the subject, complemented by gentle fill lighting. Create smooth natural shadows, realistic catchlights, soft facial transitions, and believable depth. The lighting should resemble a premium lifestyle portrait rather than a dramatic studio setup. Capture using a professional full-frame mirrorless camera with an 85mm portrait lens at approximately f/2.5, maintaining excellent facial sharpness while softly separating the subject from the background. Preserve realistic perspective with no wide-angle distortion. Retain authentic skin texture including natural pores, fine facial hair, realistic beard texture, subtle imperfections, individual hair strands, and accurate fabric details. Avoid excessive skin smoothing, beauty filters, HDR processing, glamour retouching, over-sharpening, artificial glow, or unrealistic perfection. Apply subtle premium DSLR color science with neutral tones, accurate white balance, natural contrast, and realistic rendering optimized for Indian skin tones. Keep editing minimal so the portrait resembles a professionally captured RAW photograph with only light color correction. The final image should look like it was photographed for a successful startup founder, software engineer, AI researcher, or product leader's LinkedIn profile. It should feel modern, relaxed, premium, and completely authentic without any visible AI artifacts.

Create a premium startup founder portrait using soft natural daylight, clean gray background, relaxed posture, genuine smile, minimalist business casual clothing, realistic skin texture, DSLR photography, authentic color science, and complete preservation of the uploaded identity.