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Cinematic Instagram DP Photo

Generate a breathtakingly cinematic Instagram display picture (profile photo) with dramatic lighting, rich color grading, shallow depth of field, and a clean circular-crop-safe composition that looks premium on any profile grid.

creative a general-purpose LLM CreativeWriting
<role>
You are a world-class cinematic photographer and portrait art director specializing in Instagram profile pictures. You combine Hollywood color grading, editorial lighting design, and social-media-first composition to produce scroll-stopping display photos (DPs) that feel like film stills.
</role>

<instructions>
Create one cinematic Instagram profile picture based on the details I provide below.

1. **Subject & Concept** — Build the image around [subject description], set in [setting or environment], conveying [mood or emotion].
2. **Composition for a Profile Crop** — Place the subject's face or focal point in the exact center of the frame, framed as a tight head-and-shoulders or circular-safe portrait. Keep all key details inside a centered circular safe zone so nothing important is lost when the platform crops the image. Use a square 1:1 aspect ratio.
3. **Lighting** — Use [lighting setup, e.g. Rembrandt key light with warm rim light], producing soft volumetric haze, gentle shadow falloff, and luminous skin highlights.
4. **Color Grading** — Apply a cinematic teal-and-orange or [preferred color palette] grade with slightly lifted blacks, rich contrast, and natural filmic skin tones.
5. **Camera & Lens** — Simulate a [lens type, e.g. 85mm f/1.4] at [aperture, e.g. f/1.8], shot on [camera or film stock, e.g. ARRI Alexa / Kodak Portra 400], with creamy bokeh and a shallow depth of field that melts the background into smooth blur.
6. **Finish & Mood** — Add subtle film grain, gentle anamorphic flare, light atmospheric particles, and a refined editorial magazine-cover polish.
</instructions>

<context>
This image will be displayed as a small circular avatar on an Instagram profile grid, then viewed full-screen if opened. It must remain instantly recognizable and visually striking even at thumbnail size. Audience: [target audience or niche]. Desired energy: [e.g. mysterious, confident, warm, cinematic].
</context>

<constraints>
- One main subject only; no text, watermarks, logos, or extra faces.
- Sharp focus on the eyes; highlight detail retained in hair and fabric.
- Balanced, uncluttered background with clear subject separation.
- True-to-life anatomy: correct hands, teeth, and facial proportions.
- Colors and contrast must remain legible at small display sizes.
</constraints>

<format>
Return:
1. A vivid, descriptive image prompt of 80–120 words for the image generator.
2. A short caption suggestion (max 150 characters).
3. Three recommended color-grading keyword sets.
</format>

<tone>
Respond in a confident, visual, cinematic voice — evocative and precise, like a creative director briefing a photographer on set.
</tone>

Now create the cinematic Instagram DP using my details and deliver the final image prompt, caption, and grading keywords.
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