Replace “black-and-white editorial photography” and “high-contrast shadows” with “muted warm color editorial photography” and “soft low-contrast shadows,” and change “charcoal-grey crewneck shirt” to “warm beige knit sweater.” Keep “soft directional studio lighting” if you still want controlled facial modeling.

Replace “one hand resting lightly on the chin” with “hands out of frame,” and add “direct eye contact, sharply focused eyes, catchlights in the irises.” Retain “close-up framing” and “shallow depth of field,” since those phrases keep attention on the face while the plain background stays unobtrusive.

Keep “black-and-white editorial photography,” “simple neutral plain background,” “soft directional studio lighting,” “intimate framing,” and “shallow depth of field” unchanged. Swap “contemplative gaze” and “one hand resting lightly on the chin” for variants such as “quiet half-smile with arms crossed,” “downcast gaze with fingers touching the collar,” or “confident direct gaze with one shoulder turned toward camera.”