Skater Teen Midwestern Editorial Portrait

A 17-year-old white Midwestern skater pushes off on a sun-faded DIY ramp behind a community center in Des Moines, focused and determined with a hint of summer mischief. Faded band tee, patched black jeans, and beat-up skate shoes; pale skin with sun-kissed nose; shaggy blond hair peeking from a cap; scuffed deck as a key prop. Depth layering places the subject crisp in mid-plane with the deck and leading arm resolving, foreground ramp edge softly blurred, background trees and chain-link falling to a mild haze for legibility. Light is bright but balanced, giving clean highlights on cheekbones and gentle shadow under the cap that preserves eye detail. Background is lightly contextual with ramp graffiti reduced to soft color shapes. Low vantage, slight three-quarter stance, wide-to-normal FOV to hold motion and space. Modern editorial color photograph with a clean, fresh grade. — Crop: three-quarter.