High-End Editorial Fashion T-Shirt Product Photography

Prompt: (access Nano Banana 2 here: https://t.co/ZGSugSciR3) [BRAND NAME]. Act as a High-End Editorial Fashion Photographer specializing in dark, cinematic merch and streetwear product campaigns. PHASE 1: CONCEPT & OBJECT Photograph a single premium heavyweight cotton T-shirt hanging on a slim matte black clothing hanger. The hanger is suspended from an industrial chrome pipe rail with a visible mechanical clamp/hook fitting — the pipe enters the frame from the upper right corner at a diagonal angle, partially cropped by the frame. THE T-SHIRT: Oversized unisex silhouette, heavyweight garment-dyed cotton (320–380gsm equivalent). Color: autonomously determine the most iconic or culturally resonant base color associated with [BRAND NAME] — apply as a washed, slightly faded version (not factory-fresh, not overly distressed — editorial vintage). The shirt hangs with natural gravity drape — subtle wrinkles at the torso, slight fabric pull at the shoulders from the hanger. NOT ironed flat. NOT pinned. Pure natural hang. NECK LABEL: A small woven white label visible inside the back collar, folded slightly outward. The label reads "[BRAND NAME]" in fine serif or script typeface — small, understated, luxury. CHEST GRAPHIC: Autonomously design a chest-centered screen-print graphic that reflects [BRAND NAME]'s visual identity and cultural world. The graphic must follow this construction logic: - Style: Vintage varsity / retro sports circular badge OR editorial script lettering — the aesthetic that best fits [BRAND NAME]'s DNA - Technique: Screen-print appearance — ink sits ON the fabric, visible halftone texture at edges, slight cracking on the darkest ink areas (authentic vintage wear) - Color: 2–3 colors maximum. Autonomously determine the palette based on [BRAND NAME]'s iconic colors + white outline/stroke - Content: [BRAND NAME] wordmark or monogram rendered in the chosen style. Add one short sub-line of text (4–6 words) that captures [BRAND NAME]'s ethos or cultural reference - Scale: Graphic occupies ~35–40% of the shirt's chest area PHASE 2: LIGHTING Single dominant key light: large softbox positioned front-left, elevated at 40 degrees above subject — Rembrandt lighting logic. This creates: - Strong illumination on the LEFT side of the shirt - The graphic/print fully lit and readable - RIGHT side falls into deep natural shadow (no fill light) - Hanger hardware catches a sharp specular highlight Color temperature: 4200K — slightly warm, tungsten-adjacent. No rim light. No background light. No lens flare. The shadow IS the aesthetic — do not fight it. Global Illumination: subtle bounce from the lit shirt face back onto the immediate background only. PHASE 3: BACKGROUND & ATMOSPHERE Seamless cyclorama backdrop: deep, saturated single-color gradient. Autonomously select the background color that creates maximum dramatic contrast with [BRAND NAME]'s shirt color while staying within a dark, moody palette — deep crimson, oxblood, prussian blue, forest shadow, noir charcoal. Vignette: strong radial darkening toward all four corners — center is 30% brighter than edges. No texture. No grain on BG. The background reads as infinite depth. PHASE 4: COMPOSITION & CAMERA Orientation: Portrait, 4:5 ratio. Camera angle: Slightly below eye-level, looking up 8–12 degrees — gives the garment presence and weight Framing: T-shirt occupies 70–75% of frame. Bottom hem is cropped slightly. Sleeve tips reach near frame edges. Hanger pipe enters from upper-right, cropped at frame edge. The hook/clamp mechanism is fully visible — it's a design element. Rotation: Entire composition tilts 4–6 degrees counter-clockwise. Depth of Field: f/5.6 equivalent — entire shirt in sharp focus, background at soft focus threshold (not bokeh blurred — just atmospheric depth). Macro detail on fabric weave visible. TECH SPECS Render/Capture style: Photorealistic — NOT CGI render aesthetic. Must read as actual studio photography. Fabric texture: Individual cotton weave threads visible on the lit areas. Pilling micro-texture on surface. Subsurface light interaction on thick fabric ridges. Print texture: Screen-print ink layer has tactile presence — slightly raised, edge halftone dots, micro-cracking in dark fills. No AI plastic sheen on fabric. No oversaturated colors. No symmetrical composition. No ghost mannequin. No flat lay. Resolution: 4096 x 5120px. Post: Subtle film grain (ISO 800 equiv.), slight desaturation (-8), lifted blacks (cinematic), neutral-warm color grade. Style references: Undercover FW campaigns, Raf Simons archive product shots, Stüssy × Our Legacy editorials, Highsnobiety product features. NEGATIVE: No model wearing the shirt. No white background. No floating hanger (hardware must be attached to visible pipe). No CGI fabric simulation. No overly bright studio look.