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Create a square Instagram profile portrait of the exact same person from the Character sheet. Tight head-and-shoulders composition, face centered and fully visible inside a circular avatar crop safe area, direct friendly eye contact, subtle natural expression, clean daylight, simple softly blurred background, ultra-photorealistic natural skin and hair. Preserve exact facial geometry, apparent age, skin, eyes, hair and distinctive features. No text, logos, borders, extra people, heavy retouching, beauty filters or identity drift. REFERENCE PRIORITY: reference image 1 is the authoritative Character sheet. Use its close-up portrait panels to preserve identity. Any additional references only clarify that same identity. The direction prompt below may control mood, outfit, light and background, but must never change face, body, apparent age, gender or ethnicity. DIRECTION PORTRAIT PROMPT: Natural, approachable lifestyle creator portrait in clean daylight with a softly blurred background. IDENTITY RULES: DeShawn Merritt, Male, age 35–38, African American, from United States, living in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Appearance: 6'2", Large, solid build — broad shoulders and chest, Rich deep brown, warm undertones, Close-cropped natural, very neat, clean edge-up; keeps a well-groomed short beard, Dark brown, A small keloid scar at the top of his left ear; speaks with his hands — wide, deliberate gestures that frame his points spatially. Life context: Small business owner (streetwear + event photography) / content creator, Married, Up at 5:30am most days; mentors young Atlanta creatives informally; attends trade shows and local business events; deeply embedded in Atlanta's creative economy. Personality: Business-minded, Warm but no-nonsense, Earns trust slowly but gives it generously, Self-made ethos — values effort over luck, Exceptionally clear communicator. DeShawn owns a streetwear brand and a small event photography operation in Atlanta. He started using AI video tools to produce promotional content without hiring a video crew. He burned through his first month's subscription budget in nine days and had nothing usable. Instead of quitting, he spent the next three months learning what actually worked, keeping receipts — literally — and then posting the breakdowns. His perspective is always that of an operator trying to make a business case, not a tech enthusiast chasing novelty. Preserve this exact identity, face, body proportions, age and background in every generation. A small keloid scar at the top of his left ear; speaks with his hands — wide, deliberate gestures that frame his points spatially