Ginger-haired woman close square portrait

A ginger-haired woman fills a close square frame, looking directly at the viewer with a calm, confident expression and relaxed posture, shoulders visible to emphasize intimacy and presence. Her hair is rich ginger with visible strand texture and natural movement, loose ends resting on collarbones, skin warm and even with subtle freckles across the nose and cheeks, lightweight fabric at the shoulders suggesting matte cotton. Sharp focus resolves on the eyes and hairline, midplanes of cheek and shoulders retain soft detail, background and edges fall into a gentle blur to keep emphasis on the face and hair. Overall illumination is soft and directional, creating gentle contrast that sculpts the face and reveals hair texture while maintaining warm highlights on the cheek and cooler, subdued shadow in the jawline; the grade blends warm peach and cream tones with cool pastel accents to enhance separation. The neutral background is a soft pastel field mixing pale lavender and baby blue that contrasts the hair and complements skin tones, with a faint, even gradation to suggest depth and no distracting elements. Viewpoint is eye-level and tightly cropped in a 1:1 square field of view, head-and-shoulders framing that centers the face and leaves equal negative space around the crown and shoulders for balanced composition. Photographic-illustration aesthetic, realistic rendering with tactile skin grain and painterly pastel backdrop to balance realism and softness. Exact text: none.