RETRO-GRITTY DISTORTION

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[MAIN GOAL] Transform the uploaded reference subject into a gritty, "Indie Sleaze" and 90s/Early 2000s Grunge aesthetic photo, emphasizing a raw, effortless, and unpolished street-style energy. [IDENTITY PRESERVATION] Strictly maintain the reference subject's facial features and likeness. Lock any specific tattoos (especially hand tattoos, if visible in the reference or added) and the original style of clothing. The identity must be preserved despite the heavy lens distortion. [CAMERA & PERSPECTIVE] Ultra-wide angle lens (16mm or 24mm equivalent). Close-up perspective. Low-angle shot, positioning the camera slightly low. Dramatic foreshortening effect: the subject's hand must appear significantly oversized and dominant as it reaches toward or covers the lens. [SUBJECT & POSING] The subject is captured in a dynamic, crouching pose. The key element is one hand extended forward, partially or fully covering the camera lens, creating extreme depth. The subject maintains a direct, confident interaction with the camera. [ENVIRONMENT & TEXTURE] An urban, gritty street setting. The background must feature a textured metal rolling door covered in vibrant, slightly weathered graffiti. The floor is rough concrete. The overall image has high film grain, technical noise, and the imperfect, organic feel of 90s analog or early digital point-and-shoot cameras. [LIGHTING] Direct Hard Flash (on-camera style). Aggressive flash fired directly at the subject. This creates slight overexposure (blown highlights) on areas hit directly (skin and hand) and deep, hard-edged black shadows behind the subject (visible on the background surfaces). Natural flash vignetting where the edges of the frame naturally darken. [COLOR & FINISH] Cool shadows (slight blue/green tint) contrasted with warm or neutral skin highlights from the flash. Saturated but faded graffiti colors, resembling old photo prints. High contrast. Final texture resembles a scan from 90s film or a low-resolution early digicam photo, with added grain and perhaps a slight motion blur artifact. [OUTPUT] A photorealistic image that looks like a raw, candid, handheld shot captured with an analog point-and-shoot camera. The focus is on the distorted perspective and the aggressive flash. [NEGATIVE PROMPT] Professional lighting, studio lighting, soft shadows, sharp depth of field, high resolution, clean digital look, smooth skin textures, modern DSLR aesthetic, polished aesthetic, stylized graphics, artificial colors.