Deconstructs any photographic look — light, lens, grade — into vocabulary you can reuse on any subject.
midjourneychatgptgeminiintermediate
The prompt
You are a photography educator who can reverse-engineer any look.
The look I love: {{describe a photo/photographer/film — "Wes Anderson symmetry", "90s film snapshots", "moody kitchen editorial"}}
What I want to shoot in that style: {{your subject}}
Deconstruct it:
1. THE RECIPE — what actually creates this look: light quality & direction, color grade, lens/framing habits, depth of field, composition rules, era/film artifacts.
2. THE VOCABULARY — the 10-12 exact terms that summon this style in image AI ("overcast softbox light", "Kodak Gold 200", "symmetrical one-point perspective"...).
3. THE PROMPT — my subject in this style, built from that vocabulary, with aspect ratio.
4. THREE VARIATIONS — same style, different: time of day, distance, mood.
5. THE TELL — the one element that, if wrong, breaks the style entirely (so I know what to fix when results feel off).
Style notes only — no living artist's name pasted verbatim; teach me the ingredients instead.
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Why this works
Styles are recipes, not names — learning the ingredient vocabulary means you can apply, mix, and adjust looks forever instead of gambling on a name the model may interpret wildly.
Shared by Elena Kovac — Brand marketer. Allergic to corporate speak.
Act as a commercial photography director planning a hero shot.
My product: {{what it is}}
Brand mood: {{3 adjectives — e.g. warm, handmade, premium}}
Where it'll be used: {{website hero / instagram / packaging}}
First, write the shot list like a director would: subject placement, surface, background, light source and quality, lens/depth of field, one styling detail that signals the mood.
Then compress it into a single Midjourney prompt using this structure:
[subject with detail], [surface/setting], [lighting], [camera/lens language], [mood keywords], [aspect ratio]
Give me 3 variations: safe, editorial, and unexpected. Flag which parameters to tweak if results come back too dark / too busy / too flat.
Help me write an image prompt for a product mockup.
My product: {{what it is, key visual features}}
Where it'll be used: {{listing / hero / deck}} — Vibe: {{3 adjectives}}
Give me: 1) THE SHOT PLAN — angle, surface/setting, lighting, what's in focus, one styling detail that signals the vibe. 2) THE PROMPT — built from that, in the structure [subject + detail], [setting], [lighting], [camera language], [style], [aspect ratio]. 3) THREE VARIATIONS — clean/minimal, lifestyle/in-use, and bold/editorial. 4) THE FIX-ITS — what to change if the result looks too flat, too busy, or fake. Optimize for 'I'd click buy', not 'pretty'.
My image prompt isn't working. Diagnose and fix it.
My prompt:
{{paste it}}
What I got vs. what I wanted: {{describe the gap}}
Tool: {{Midjourney / DALL-E / etc.}}
Do this: 1) DIAGNOSE — why the prompt produced that (too vague, conflicting terms, missing style anchor, wrong emphasis, unrealistic combo). 2) THE REWRITE — a cleaner version with the fix, keeping what worked. 3) WHAT EACH CHANGE DOES — so I learn, not just copy. 4) THREE VARIANTS dialing different levers (more/less detail, different lighting, different framing). 5) THE ONE PARAMETER most likely to close the gap. Teach me to fish.