Ultra-photorealistic 9:16 vertical still life composition ✦ a single transparent audio cassette or a loose duo placed deliberately within a wide, open negative space ✦ colored insert in soft neon tones - cyan, pink, orange or violet - slightly desaturated for a refined aesthetic ✦ placed on a clean, matte surface in off-white, light lavender or concrete grey ✦ strong directional lighting from one side using color gels - deep red, pale magenta, electric blue ✦ resulting in a dramatic shadowplay across the background - hard, angled shadows that intersect softly ✦ internal reflections visible in the transparent plastic shell ✦ camera perspective is strictly top-down, flatlay, with generous breathing room around the object(s) ✦ atmosphere is calm, almost sacred - like a preserved memory or a visual pause ✦ composition draws from modern product still life, art book photography, and 80s archive aesthetics ✦ no logos, no labels, no visual distractions ✦ hyperreal rendering quality, quiet and cinematic ✦ Tags: style raw, v 7, ar 9:16