Pumpkin-Head Carving Champion Portrait

A pumpkin-headed carver sits at a wooden town square table stacked with varied gourds and smaller pumpkins, string lights overhead, and a calm, confident mood. The carved head glows brighter than surrounding pumpkins and the figure wears a denim apron speckled with orange pulp and damp fibers. Precision metal carving tools lie neatly on the table next to steaming cider cups, and the surface shows carved shavings and wood grain. Lighting reads as soft, even wrap to reveal texture with warm amber highlights and a cool night outline glow for separation, cast in a warm-amber and deep-navy grade. A marquee sign behind reads "PUMPKIN CARVING CONTEST" in bold unadorned letters and a blank panel beside it remains clean for copy. The square has a gentle autumn atmosphere, faint steam from cider, and scattered fallen leaves as props. Frame the subject in a vertical 2:3 crop at eye level, normal field of view, with clean negative space above the marquee for copy. Photographic editorial craft with tactile realism and a cozy seasonal color palette.