diff --git a/Assets/PerfectWorld/Prefab/UI/HUD.prefab b/Assets/PerfectWorld/Prefab/UI/HUD.prefab
index ab7caebd41..83aeefd681 100644
--- a/Assets/PerfectWorld/Prefab/UI/HUD.prefab
+++ b/Assets/PerfectWorld/Prefab/UI/HUD.prefab
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ RectTransform:
   m_LocalEulerAnglesHint: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0}
   m_AnchorMin: {x: 0.5, y: 0.5}
   m_AnchorMax: {x: 0.5, y: 0.5}
-  m_AnchoredPosition: {x: -151.8, y: 7.8005}
+  m_AnchoredPosition: {x: -151.8, y: -19.49}
   m_SizeDelta: {x: 128, y: 180}
   m_Pivot: {x: 0.5, y: 0.5}
 --- !u!222 &2085804573552353186
diff --git a/Assets/PerfectWorld/Prefab/UI/HUDNPC.prefab b/Assets/PerfectWorld/Prefab/UI/HUDNPC.prefab
index 602118c85d..4d65aed697 100644
--- a/Assets/PerfectWorld/Prefab/UI/HUDNPC.prefab
+++ b/Assets/PerfectWorld/Prefab/UI/HUDNPC.prefab
@@ -637,8 +637,8 @@ RectTransform:
   m_LocalEulerAnglesHint: {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0}
   m_AnchorMin: {x: 0.5, y: 0.5}
   m_AnchorMax: {x: 0.5, y: 0.5}
-  m_AnchoredPosition: {x: 0, y: 0}
-  m_SizeDelta: {x: 100, y: 100}
+  m_AnchoredPosition: {x: 0, y: -19}
+  m_SizeDelta: {x: 128, y: 180}
   m_Pivot: {x: 0.5, y: 0.5}
 --- !u!222 &8158437551720672858
 CanvasRenderer:
diff --git a/Assets/PerfectWorld/Scripts/UI/ElsePlayerPortraitCapture.cs b/Assets/PerfectWorld/Scripts/UI/ElsePlayerPortraitCapture.cs
index aacdbce114..01d982ef17 100644
--- a/Assets/PerfectWorld/Scripts/UI/ElsePlayerPortraitCapture.cs
+++ b/Assets/PerfectWorld/Scripts/UI/ElsePlayerPortraitCapture.cs
@@ -26,20 +26,27 @@ namespace BrewMonster
 
         [Header("Portrait Stage")]
         [Tooltip("Layer index for the Portrait layer (Project Settings > Tags and Layers).")]
-        [SerializeField] private int portraitLayer = 29;
+        [SerializeField] private int portraitLayer = 9;
 
         [Tooltip("Fixed world position of the clone. Keep far from gameplay to avoid overlap.")]
         [SerializeField] private Vector3 stagePosition = new Vector3(9999f, 0f, 0f);
 
         [Header("Framing")]
-        [Tooltip("Distance from head focus point to camera.")]
-        [SerializeField] private float cameraDistance = 1.2f;
+        [Tooltip("Distance the camera sits in front of the face (meters). ~0.5–1.0 for tight portrait.")]
+        [SerializeField] private float cameraDistance = 0.7f;
 
-        [Tooltip("Height offset above stage origin used when head bone cannot be found.")]
-        [SerializeField] private float fallbackHeadHeight = 1.6f;
+        [Tooltip("Extra upward offset applied to the look-at focus point (moves portrait up toward eyes).")]
+        [SerializeField] private float faceUpLift = 0.04f;
 
-        [Tooltip("Slight horizontal angle so the portrait isn't perfectly front-on (degrees).")]
-        [SerializeField][Range(0f, 45f)] private float horizontalAngleDeg = 15f;
+        [Tooltip("How fast the camera rotation interpolates toward the face each frame (higher = snappier).")]
+        [SerializeField][Range(1f, 50f)] private float lookSmoothSpeed = 20f;
+
+        [Header("Head Bone Face Direction")]
+        [Tooltip("Which local axis of Bip01 Head points OUT of the face (toward the camera).")]
+        [SerializeField] private FaceAxis headFaceAxis = FaceAxis.Forward;
+
+        [Tooltip("Flip the chosen face axis (e.g. if Forward gives back-of-head, enable this).")]
+        [SerializeField] private bool flipFaceAxis;
 
         [SerializeField][Range(10f, 60f)] private float fieldOfView = 35f;
 
@@ -88,6 +95,7 @@ namespace BrewMonster
             }
 
             _portraitClone = Object.Instantiate(modelRoot.gameObject);
+            _portraitClone.GetComponentInChildren<Animator>().enabled = false;
             _portraitClone.name = "[Portrait] ElsePlayer";
             _portraitClone.transform.position = stagePosition;
             _portraitClone.transform.rotation = Quaternion.identity;
@@ -100,7 +108,7 @@ namespace BrewMonster
 
             _headBone = PortraitCaptureUtils.FindHeadBone(_portraitClone.transform);
 
-            PositionCamera();
+            AttachCameraToHeadBone();
             SetCameraEnabled(true);
         }
 
@@ -115,27 +123,68 @@ namespace BrewMonster
                 Object.Destroy(_portraitClone);
                 _portraitClone = null;
             }
+            DetachCamera();
             _headBone = null;
-            SetCameraEnabled(false);
+        }
+
+        private void LateUpdate()
+        {
+            if (portraitCamera == null || !portraitCamera.enabled) return;
+            if (_headBone == null) return;
+
+            Vector3 faceCenter = _headBone.position + Vector3.up * faceUpLift;
+            Vector3 toFace = faceCenter - portraitCamera.transform.position;
+            if (toFace.sqrMagnitude < 0.0001f) return;
+
+            Quaternion targetRot = Quaternion.LookRotation(toFace);
+            portraitCamera.transform.rotation = Quaternion.Slerp(
+                portraitCamera.transform.rotation,
+                targetRot,
+                Time.deltaTime * lookSmoothSpeed);
         }
 
         // ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
         // Internal
         // ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-        private void PositionCamera()
+        private void AttachCameraToHeadBone()
         {
             if (portraitCamera == null) return;
 
-            Vector3 focusPoint = _headBone != null
-                ? _headBone.position
-                : stagePosition + Vector3.up * fallbackHeadHeight;
+            Transform anchor = _headBone != null ? _headBone : _portraitClone.transform;
+            Vector3 faceDir = GetFaceDirectionWorld(anchor);
+            Vector3 headPos = anchor.position;
+            Vector3 faceCenter = headPos + Vector3.up * faceUpLift;
+            Vector3 camWorldPos = headPos + faceDir * cameraDistance;
 
-            float rad = horizontalAngleDeg * Mathf.Deg2Rad;
-            Vector3 offset = new Vector3(Mathf.Sin(rad) * cameraDistance, 0f, -cameraDistance);
+            portraitCamera.transform.SetParent(anchor, worldPositionStays: false);
+            portraitCamera.transform.position = camWorldPos;
+            portraitCamera.transform.LookAt(faceCenter);
+        }
 
-            portraitCamera.transform.position = focusPoint + offset;
-            portraitCamera.transform.LookAt(focusPoint);
+        private Vector3 GetFaceDirectionWorld(Transform bone)
+        {
+            Vector3 dir = headFaceAxis switch
+            {
+                FaceAxis.Forward => bone.forward,
+                FaceAxis.Back => -bone.forward,
+                FaceAxis.Up => bone.up,
+                FaceAxis.Down => -bone.up,
+                FaceAxis.Right => bone.right,
+                FaceAxis.Left => -bone.right,
+                _ => bone.forward
+            };
+
+            return flipFaceAxis ? -dir : dir;
+        }
+
+        private void DetachCamera()
+        {
+            if (portraitCamera != null)
+            {
+                portraitCamera.transform.SetParent(transform, worldPositionStays: false);
+                SetCameraEnabled(false);
+            }
         }
 
         private void SetCameraEnabled(bool enabled)
@@ -166,5 +215,7 @@ namespace BrewMonster
             }
             outputTexture = PortraitCaptureUtils.CreatePortraitRT("ElsePlayerPortraitRT", portraitCamera);
         }
+
+        public enum FaceAxis { Forward, Back, Up, Down, Right, Left }
     }
 }