Photography, monochrome, front view, capturing the essence of classic noir with a psychological depth, close-up profile with strategic lighting to accentuate and create depth, black and white digital photography with a focus on texture and contrast, using Canon EOS 5D Mark IV for its full-frame sensor that details tone gradations, Canon EF 85mm f/1. 2L II USM for shallow depth of field, manual mode, single off-camera flash with a snoot for directed light, camera on tripod for stability, male in thirties, groomed beard catching light highlights, deep-set eyes under a furrowed brow showing internal conflict, minimalist to focus on the subject's emotive presence, absence of background placing narrative weight on expression and light play, darkness envelops the subject, emphasizing light-shadow contrast on face, low key, with a light source creating a diagonal face divide, using chiaroscuro's play between revelation and concealment, light highlights facial feature ridges; hand thoughtfully placed, fingers on chin adding introspective quality, portrait invites private reflection, a silence speaking volumes, a canvas for interpretations of light, shadow, and layers of human condition, UHD, ar 9:16, style raw, stylize 600.