Edit the uploaded image into a "Life Stages Totem" editorial studio portrait.
CONCEPT:
Transform the subject into a vertical stack of 4 heads representing 4 clearly distinct life stages of the same person — a child, a young adult, a mature adult, and an elderly figure — stacked directly on top of one another like a totem pole. Only the bottom-most (oldest) head has a visible body/torso, wearing a simple knit sweater with a white collared shirt underneath. The three heads above float stacked with no visible necks/bodies, each head's chin resting gently on the head below.
FACIAL ANCHOR LOCK:
Preserve the exact facial identity, bone structure, eye shape, and features from the uploaded reference image across all 4 heads. Keep the core identity clearly recognizable as the same person throughout, including consistent glasses style if present in the reference.
AGE PROGRESSION (each head must be immediately distinguishable in age from the next — no two consecutive heads may look like the same generation):
- HEAD 1 (top): Child, roughly age 8–10 — smooth skin, no facial hair, youthful round face, full black hair, glasses if present in reference.
- HEAD 2: Young adult, roughly age 20–22 —
- Completely smooth, taut skin with NO wrinkles at all
- Round, full "baby fat" cheeks, soft youthful jawline
- Hair: 100% solid black, thick, glossy, zero gray strands
- Little to no facial hair — bare or very light stubble only
- Bright, fresh, unworn skin tone
- HEAD 3: Mature adult, roughly age 40–42 —
- Visible forehead lines and crow's feet wrinkles around the eyes
- Leaner, more angular face with defined cheekbones, slightly sunken under-eyes
- Hair: mostly black but with CLEARLY VISIBLE gray/silver strands mixed in, especially at temples and hairline — must be obvious, not subtle
- Fuller, denser mustache/beard growth with a few gray hairs mixed in
- Slightly duller, more weathered skin texture than Head 2
- The contrast with Head 2 must be immediately obvious at a glance, like comparing someone in their early 20s to their early 40s — do not let Head 3 pass as the same age as Head 2
- HEAD 4 (bottom, with body): Elderly, roughly age 60–65 — fully gray/white hair, deeper wrinkles around eyes and forehead, weathered skin texture, visibly the oldest of the four.
COMPOSITION & POSE:
Each head rotated/tilted at a slightly different angle (e.g., top head facing forward, second head tilted looking upward, third head looking downward/sideways, bottom head facing forward with slight tilt) for a dynamic, editorial stacked arrangement — not a rigid straight column.
LIGHTING & BACKGROUND:
Clean studio softbox lighting, even and soft shadows, plain neutral gray gradient background, high-end editorial retouch quality, sharp focus, photorealistic skin texture.
ANATOMY LOCK:
Anatomically correct proportions — natural head-to-body ratio (1:7) for the bottom figure, natural shoulder width, correct neck/collar placement, no distortion in ears or jaw connections between stacked heads.
FORMAT:
4:5 aspect ratio, portrait orientation, professional editorial photography style.
NEGATIVE PROMPT:
no extra limbs, no floating disconnected body parts other than the intended stacked heads, no warped facial features, no inconsistent identity between heads, no blurry or low-resolution textures, no cartoonish rendering, no asymmetrical stacking errors, no unnatural neck/head fusion artifacts, no two consecutive heads appearing the same age, no subtle/ambiguous gray hair on Head 3.
FIX PROTOCOL:
If errors occur in stacking alignment, head connections, or age progression, regenerate only the affected head — never alter the locked facial identity/features.
