diff --git a/src/components/general/page-hero.tsx b/src/components/general/page-hero.tsx
index a47aa69..99b928d 100644
--- a/src/components/general/page-hero.tsx
+++ b/src/components/general/page-hero.tsx
@@ -40,14 +40,20 @@ export default function PageHero({
         >
             <div
                 className={twMerge(
-                    "relative w-full h-[38svh] min-h-[260px] max-h-[440px] mb-4",
+                    // mobile: full-bleed, taller, lower part slides under the text
+                    "relative h-[46svh] min-h-[300px] max-h-[540px] -mb-[10svh]",
+                    "-mx-4 w-[calc(100%+2rem)] sm:-mx-10 sm:w-[calc(100%+5rem)] xl:mx-0",
                     "xl:absolute xl:inset-y-0 xl:right-0 xl:left-auto",
-                    "xl:w-1/2 xl:h-auto xl:max-h-none xl:mb-0",
-                    "xl:[mask-image:linear-gradient(to_right,transparent,black_18%)]",
+                    "xl:w-[72%] xl:h-auto xl:max-h-none xl:mb-0 hero-graphic",
                 )}
                 data-parallax="0.4"
             >
-                <SceneCanvas scene={scene} className="w-full h-full" />
+                <SceneCanvas
+                    scene={scene}
+                    className="w-full h-full"
+                    desktop={{ zoom: 1.4, shiftX: 0.12 }}
+                    mobile={{ zoom: 1.35 }}
+                />
             </div>
             <Stack className="relative z-10 w-full max-w-full xl:max-w-[50vw] gap-6">
                 {eyebrow && (
diff --git a/src/components/lib/three/SceneCanvas.tsx b/src/components/lib/three/SceneCanvas.tsx
index 87dd4ea..79804fb 100644
--- a/src/components/lib/three/SceneCanvas.tsx
+++ b/src/components/lib/three/SceneCanvas.tsx
@@ -16,12 +16,28 @@ const SCENES = {
 
 export type SceneName = keyof typeof SCENES;
 
+export type SceneLayout = { zoom?: number; shiftX?: number };
+
 type Props = {
     scene: SceneName;
     className?: string;
+    /** Framing at xl (≥1280px) and up. */
+    desktop?: SceneLayout;
+    /** Framing below xl. */
+    mobile?: SceneLayout;
 };
 
-export default function SceneCanvas({ scene, className }: Props) {
+const DESKTOP_QUERY = "(min-width: 1280px)";
+
+export default function SceneCanvas({
+    scene,
+    className,
+    desktop,
+    mobile,
+}: Props) {
+    // read through a ref so the stage always sees the latest props
+    const layoutRef = React.useRef({ desktop, mobile });
+    layoutRef.current = { desktop, mobile };
     const containerRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
     const canvasRef = React.useRef<HTMLCanvasElement>(null);
     const [ready, setReady] = React.useState(false);
@@ -45,6 +61,14 @@ export default function SceneCanvas({ scene, className }: Props) {
                     canvas,
                     container,
                     factory: mod.default,
+                    layout: () => {
+                        const l = layoutRef.current;
+                        return (
+                            (window.matchMedia(DESKTOP_QUERY).matches
+                                ? l.desktop
+                                : l.mobile) ?? {}
+                        );
+                    },
                     onReady: () => setReady(true),
                 });
                 if (disposed) handle.dispose();
diff --git a/src/components/lib/three/stage.ts b/src/components/lib/three/stage.ts
index c20e0a3..d27e059 100644
--- a/src/components/lib/three/stage.ts
+++ b/src/components/lib/three/stage.ts
@@ -37,12 +37,20 @@ export type SceneFactory = (
     stage: Stage,
 ) => SceneInstance | Promise<SceneInstance>;
 
+export type StageLayout = { zoom?: number; shiftX?: number };
+
 export type StageOptions = {
     canvas: HTMLCanvasElement;
     container: HTMLElement;
     factory: SceneFactory;
     entryDuration?: number;
     entryDelay?: number;
+    /**
+     * Framing per breakpoint. `zoom` > 1 scales the scene up past its frame
+     * (it may crop); `shiftX` moves the scene horizontally as a fraction of
+     * the canvas width (+ = right). Re-evaluated on every resize.
+     */
+    layout?: () => StageLayout;
     onReady?: () => void;
 };
 
@@ -117,8 +125,12 @@ export async function createStage(opts: StageOptions) {
         const tan = Math.tan(THREE.MathUtils.degToRad(FOV / 2));
         const zForHeight = instance.frame.height / 2 / tan;
         const zForWidth = instance.frame.width / 2 / (tan * camera.aspect);
-        camera.position.set(0, 0, Math.max(zForHeight, zForWidth));
+        const { zoom = 1, shiftX = 0 } = opts.layout?.() ?? {};
+        camera.position.set(0, 0, Math.max(zForHeight, zForWidth) / zoom);
         camera.lookAt(0, 0, 0);
+        // shift the rendered window so the subject sits off-centre
+        if (shiftX) camera.setViewOffset(w, h, -shiftX * w, 0, w, h);
+        else camera.clearViewOffset();
         camera.updateProjectionMatrix();
         if (reducedMotion) renderFrame(0, 0);
     }
diff --git a/src/components/pages/Home/index.tsx b/src/components/pages/Home/index.tsx
index a0ca359..36d7769 100644
--- a/src/components/pages/Home/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/pages/Home/index.tsx
@@ -20,12 +20,19 @@ export default function Main() {
         >
             <div
                 className={[
-                    "relative w-full h-[40svh] min-h-[280px] max-h-[520px] mb-4",
+                    // mobile: full-bleed, taller, lower part slides under the text
+                    "relative h-[54svh] min-h-[340px] max-h-[620px] -mb-[12svh]",
+                    "-mx-4 w-[calc(100%+2rem)] sm:-mx-10 sm:w-[calc(100%+5rem)] xl:mx-0",
                     "xl:absolute xl:inset-y-0 xl:right-0 xl:left-auto",
-                    "xl:w-1/2 xl:h-auto xl:max-h-none xl:mb-0",
+                    "xl:w-[72%] xl:h-auto xl:max-h-none xl:mb-0 hero-graphic",
                 ].join(" ")}
             >
-                <SceneCanvas scene="face" className="w-full h-full" />
+                <SceneCanvas
+                    scene="face"
+                    className="w-full h-full"
+                    desktop={{ zoom: 1.35, shiftX: 0.12 }}
+                    mobile={{ zoom: 1.3 }}
+                />
             </div>
             <Stack className="relative z-10 w-full max-w-full xl:max-w-[50vw]">
                 <Span data-reveal="fade">Benjamin Toby</Span>
diff --git a/src/styles/globals.css b/src/styles/globals.css
index dd6c2d5..1895ffd 100644
--- a/src/styles/globals.css
+++ b/src/styles/globals.css
@@ -114,3 +114,42 @@ html.motion:not(.motion-fallback) [data-reveal-stagger] > * {
     padding-bottom: 0.08em;
     margin-bottom: -0.08em;
 }
+
+/* Hero graphics (<xl): stacked above the text; fades out downward into it */
+@media (max-width: 79.999rem) {
+    .hero-graphic {
+        mask-image: linear-gradient(
+            to bottom,
+            transparent 0%,
+            #000 10%,
+            #000 52%,
+            rgb(0 0 0 / 0.35) 72%,
+            rgb(0 0 0 / 0.1) 86%,
+            transparent 100%
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+/* Hero graphics (xl+): wide canvas that fades out toward the text column */
+@media (min-width: 80rem) {
+    .hero-graphic {
+        /* horizontal: fade toward the text; vertical: soften the crop at
+           the header and section edges. Intersected so both apply. */
+        mask-image:
+            linear-gradient(
+                to right,
+                transparent 0%,
+                rgb(0 0 0 / 0.15) 22%,
+                rgb(0 0 0 / 0.55) 40%,
+                #000 58%
+            ),
+            linear-gradient(
+                to bottom,
+                transparent 0%,
+                #000 12%,
+                #000 82%,
+                transparent 100%
+            );
+        mask-composite: intersect;
+    }
+}