Split-lighting dramatic headshot with a single hard gobo shadow

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Dramatic corporate headshot of subject_description, single hard light source through a gobo (barn doors or a window blind pattern) creating strong parallel shadow stripes across the background only, subject's face lit with clean split lighting (one side bright, one side falling into shadow), plain dark grey seamless background, shot on an 85mm portrait lens at f/4, sharp catchlight in the lit eye, confident direct gaze at camera, minimalist executive portrait style used for annual reports and leadership pages, subtle desaturation in the grade --ar 4:5 --style raw --v 6 Negative prompt: no soft even lighting, no busy background, no smiling toothy expression, no colored gels, no lens flare, no over-retouched skin

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Example output

A composed executive in a dark suit sits against a plain charcoal-grey backdrop, half his face lit crisply by a single hard light while the other half falls into clean shadow along a sharp split line down the bridge of his nose. Behind him, faint parallel light-and-dark stripes from a gobo pattern add subtle texture to the otherwise minimal background without distracting from the subject. His gaze is level and direct, a small bright catchlight visible in his lit eye. The grade is slightly desaturated and cool, giving the image the serious, understated authority of a leadership-page portrait rather than a warm marketing photo.

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Split-lighting dramatic headshot with a single hard gobo shadow

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