Tight head-and-shoulders close-up studio portrait of a middle-aged male-presenting subject, near-perfect central symmetry, eye-level vertical orientation, sharp focus on eyes and facial features, shallow depth of field with background fully blurred to black. Subject in frontal pose facing camera directly with calm, confident intense gaze looking straight into lens. Features short salt-and-pepper stubble and trimmed goatee, realistic skin with visible pores and fine lines, light-colored eyes emphasized by catchlights, medium-length dark brown hair with subtle gray highlights brushed back in natural slightly tousled style. Wearing white crew-neck t-shirt, dark jacket or coat with soft texture, thin chain necklace partially visible. Cinematic high-contrast neon lighting with cool cyan/blue key light from front-left providing dominant illumination across face and torso, saturated red/magenta rim light from rear-right creating strong edge highlight on hair and face contour, minimal fill light.