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Golden-Hour Portrait in Vietnam’s Terraced Rice Fields

Create a cinematic, photorealistic portrait of a woman in a traditional light-blue Vietnamese áo dài, touching golden rice in a terraced mountain valley at sunset. Use the uploaded character image as the sole reference for her appearance.

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character_reference_image (image) · Required
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portrait_image (image)
## Character reference
Use the uploaded character image as the sole reference for the person. If the image shows a real person, preserve their facial features, face shape, skin tone, hairstyle, and natural body proportions. If it shows a chibi character or a 3D figure, preserve the character’s original style and proportions. Integrate the character naturally into the Vietnamese rural rice-field setting. Do not change their identity or excessively beautify them.

## Clothing: traditional Vietnamese áo dài
Dress the girl in an elegant, refined, light-blue traditional Vietnamese áo dài. It must have the classic áo dài construction:
- An elegant high collar.
- A fitted, long-sleeved top that follows the shoulders and waist.
- High side slits beginning near the waist and extending to the hem, creating two separate long panels.
- Loose, full-length trousers in a matching color or pearl white, falling naturally.
- Lightweight silk panels that drape naturally as she bends.

Use soft light-blue silk embroidered with delicate white and pale-pink floral designs on the chest, front, and hem, accented with fine silver-white embroidery. Show realistic silk sheen and soft drape, capturing the áo dài’s slender, elongated, elegant silhouette.

Do not generate Chinese hanfu, Korean hanbok, Japanese kimono, or a generic historical long dress. Clearly show the Vietnamese áo dài’s high collar, fitted long-sleeved top, side slits, and inner trousers.

## Hairstyle and accessories
Give her naturally black, long hair, with some of it elegantly pinned up and the rest falling over her shoulders and back. Place a delicate light-blue floral hair ornament at the side of her hair, with small pearl strands and understated traditional-style earrings.

A traditional Vietnamese woven bamboo conical hat is slung across her back. Show its natural conical shape and fine interlaced bamboo texture. Position it at a plausible angle against her back; it must not float, deform, or pass through her body.

## Pose: gently touching the rice
Have her bend slightly forward, admiring the ripe golden rice. One hand reaches forward and gently touches a full rice head with her fingertips; the other rests naturally on her knee or beside her leg for balance. Her head is slightly lowered, her gaze rests tenderly on the rice, and she has a peaceful, gentle smile.

Keep the pose natural and elegant, showcasing the elongated áo dài, its side slits, and the layers of the loose trousers.

## Setting: terraced fields in a Vietnamese mountain valley
Set the scene in the traditional terraced fields of northern Vietnam, such as the countryside around Sa Pa.

In the foreground, show mature golden rice with heavy, full heads, growing among green leaves. The rice beside her should be clearly visible, with realistic grains, slender leaves, and natural growth patterns.

In the middle distance, show terraces extending in layered bands, winding footpaths, green hillsides, and traditional Vietnamese rural houses scattered through the valley. In the distance, show a continuous mountain range that gradually fades to soft blue-gray, creating deep atmospheric perspective. The landscape should feel characteristic of northern Vietnam’s mountain countryside.

## Lighting and mood: golden sunset
Place the sun in the distance near the mountains in the upper-left part of the frame, creating warm golden backlight. Let the sunset shine through the rice leaves and her hair, tracing delicate golden rim light around them. The light-blue áo dài should contrast softly with the warm sunlight, and its silk panels should have a subtle translucent glow.

Illuminate the rice with rich golden tones and add a faint, warm mist to the distant valley. The image should feel warm, peaceful, and romantic, evoking the pastoral poetry of the Vietnamese countryside.

## Composition and photography
Use a vertical 9:16 composition and a natural portrait-photography viewpoint. Place her just right of center, leaning slightly forward. Show her head, the full length of the áo dài panels, the inner trousers, and the conical hat. Leave room on the left for the arm reaching toward the rice and a broad expanse of golden fields; on the right, show the silhouette of her clothing and the layered valley.

Let foreground rice extend naturally toward the camera. Keep the woman sharply focused in the middle distance, with the distant mountains and village softly blurred. Maintain natural proportions between the subject and the setting, and make the garment construction clear. Do not render the áo dài as a single, unslit long dress.

## Image quality
8K ultra-high resolution, photorealistic portrait photography, cinematic HDR, natural skin texture, finely detailed hair, exquisite áo dài embroidery, realistic silk, natural fabric simulation, finely detailed rice heads, volumetric light, natural depth of field, soft bokeh, and professional photographic quality.

## Negative prompt
Chinese hanfu, Korean hanbok, Japanese kimono, historical-style long dress, robe without side slits, no inner trousers, incorrect high collar, wide cross-collar, phoenix crown, ancient Chinese hair ornaments, incorrect garment construction, skirt and trousers fused together, fabric clipping through the body, floating conical hat, malformed fingers, extra limbs, distorted face, excessive skin smoothing, plastic skin, distorted background buildings, overexposure, low resolution, text, watermark, logo.

## Final goal
Create a cinematic portrait celebrating Vietnamese traditional culture and beautiful rural scenery. The girl wears a light-blue silk Vietnamese áo dài and carries a traditional woven bamboo conical hat as she bends to touch ripe golden rice. Clearly show the fitted long-sleeved top, side slits, and inner trousers, with the elegant panels draping naturally as she moves.

Sunset light falls through the Vietnamese mountain valley, illuminating her hair, the áo dài embroidery, and the golden rice fields. Terraced fields extend into the distance, with a traditional village faintly visible.

Whenever a new character image is uploaded, change only the person’s appearance. Keep the Vietnamese áo dài, woven bamboo conical hat, pose of bending to touch the rice, terraced-field setting, and golden sunset fixed.

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