A vintage Polaroid instant photograph with a classic thick white border, slightly curled at the edges. The image has been handled roughly—a faint fingerprint visible on the glossy surface, a tiny scratch near the top. A young Japanese woman with long, dark, slightly messy hair stares directly into the camera. Her expression is not posed—a quiet, tired stillness, her chin slightly raised, her mouth a flat line, as if she was caught between thoughts. She wears a simple black V-neck top, slightly wrinkled at the shoulder. The lighting is flat and warm, the kind from a cheap living room lamp. The background is a mottled brown-grey wall, unevenly lit, with a small crack near the top. A distinct, reddish-orange light leak bleeds across the upper right corner, and a faint vertical lens flare streaks down the frame—accidents of a dying flash. Soft film grain, slightly desaturated warm sepia tones, muted shadows. The photo feels like it was found in a shoebox, forgotten for twenty years. A stray cat tail peeks from the bottom left corner of the white border.
dutch angle, stray cat tail --ar 9:16
