Midjourney V5.

1 - AI
Photography Style Guide
Midjourney I've compiled a list of some of the best professional cameras and
lenses for various scenarios such as camera angle, lighting, ambiance, styling,
and genre. Of course, there may be other similar lists out there, but in case you
didn’t come across one, maybe it can be a bit useful for those looking to
experiment with different camera settings for your scenes. Although some of
these selections may not make a substantial impact, they can bring an extra
level of refinement to your project.

→Camera Angle and Shot Type

Eye-Level Shot: Sony Alpha a7 III camera with a Sony FE 24-105mm f/4 G
OSS lens

Low-Angle Shot: Sony Alpha a7 III camera with a Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM
lens

High-Angle Shot: Nikon D850 camera with a Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR

lens

Extreme low-angle shot: Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM lens on a Canon

EOS 5D Mark IV camera with a low-angle tripod

Extreme high-angle shot: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS III USM lens on a

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV camera with a high-angle tripod

Side-Angle (Side-View): Panasonic Lumix GH5S camera with a Panasonic

Lumix 12-35mm f/2.8 II lens

Shot from Behind: Nikon D850 camera with a Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8E FL ED
VR lens

Close-up shot: Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM lens on a Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
camera

Medium shot: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM lens on a Canon EOS 5D

Mark IV camera

Full shot: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III USM lens on a Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
camera

Extreme Close-Up Shot: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens IS USM
lens
Ground-Level Shot: Canon EOS-1DX Mark III camera with a Canon EF 24-
70mm f/2.8L II USM lens

Aerial Shot (Bird’s-Eye View): DJI Phantom 4 Pro drone camera

Webcam-Style Shot: Logitech C920 HD Pro Webcam

GoPro-Style: GoPro HERO9 Black camera with GoPro Super Suit Dive
Housing

Underwater Shot: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II camera with a Canon EF 8-15mm

f/4L Fisheye USM lens in an underwater housing

Underwater Close-Up Shot: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV camera with a Canon EF 100mm
f/2.8L Macro

→Lighting

Sunny: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV camera with a Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II

USM lens

Partly Cloudy: Nikon D850 camera with a Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR lens

Rainy: Sony Alpha a7 III camera with a Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM lens and
waterproof housing

Snowy: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II camera with a Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II

USM lens and waterproof housing

Overcast: Panasonic Lumix GH5S camera with a Panasonic Lumix 12-35mm

f/2.8 II lens

Foggy: Sony Alpha a7R IV camera with a Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS
lens

Hazy: Canon EOS R6 camera with a Canon RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens

→Time of the Day

Sunrise: Sony A7R IV camera with a Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8L IS USM lens

Morning: Fujifilm X-T4 camera with a Fujinon XF 16-55mm f/2.8 R LM WR lens

Afternoon: Sony A7 III camera with a Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS lens

Golden Hour: Canon EOS R5 camera with a Canon RF 50mm f/1.2L USM lens

Sunset: Sony A7R IV camera with a Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM lens

Twilight: Panasonic Lumix S1H camera with a Panasonic Lumix S Pro 50mm
f/1.4 lens

Night: Sony A7S III camera with a Sigma 35mm f/1.2 DG DN Art lens

→Ambiance & Styling

Dark and moody: Sony a7S III with Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 ZA lens

Bright and vibrant: Canon EOS R6 with Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III USM
lens

Fantasy: Fujifilm X-T4 with Fujinon XF 56mm f/1.2 R lens

Historical: Fujifilm GFX 100S with Fujinon GF 23mm f/4 R LM WR lens or

Nikon Z7 II with Nikkor Z 50mm f/1.2 S lens

Adventure/Action: GoPro HERO10 Black

Documentary: Canon EOS C300 Mark III with Canon CN-E 24mm T1.5 L F
lens

Horror: Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro with Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8
DC HSM Art lens

Mystical: Nikon D6 with Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24mm f/1.4G ED lens

Romantic: Canon EOS R with Canon RF 50mm f/1.2L USM lens

Rustic: Panasonic Lumix GH5S with Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art lens

2- Angles & Shots

Camera angles and shot types are two different aspects of cinematography and
photography that work together to create a desired visual effect. They each serve a unique
purpose in the composition and storytelling of an image or scene.

The two aspects can sometimes be confusing, so here is a short helpful description:

→Camera angles refer to the position of the camera relative to the subject and the angle
at which the camera is pointed.

→Shot types describe how a subject appears in a picture or scene, mainly influenced by
how close or far the camera is from them.

Knowing and understanding how to use these elements plays a crucial role and positively
impacts the realism, harmony, and coherence of your creations.

I have done several tests with Midjourney and I want to share them with you.
Here is a detailed list of the most commonly used camera angles and shot types in cinema
and photography, with some of my personal comments.

I hope it will be as useful to you as it is to me in your creative explorations!

→ Camera Angles
Eye-level: A neutral camera angle that is approximately at the subject's eye level, creating
a natural perspective.

NOTE: I tested 3 different ways of integrating angles and shot types into a simple prompt to
see which produced the most consistent results:

- Eye-level shot of a woman standing in front of her house

- A woman (eye-level shot) standing in front of her house

- A woman standing in front of her house, Eye-level shot

According to my experiments, the first way is significantly the most consistent of the three.
This applies to all other types of camera angles and shot types.

But, feel free to experiment, there is more than one way to write a prompt!

For a reason I am unaware of, using the term "shot" as in "Eye-level shot of a woman"
rather than "angle" yields far better results.

Low-angle: A camera angle that looks up at the subject from a lower position, often
making the subject appear more dominant or powerful.

High-angle: A camera angle that looks down at the subject from a higher position, often
making the subject appear smaller or less significant.

Dutch angle (or canted angle or tilted angle): A camera angle in which the camera is
intentionally tilted to one side, creating a sense of disorientation or unease.

NOTE: I tried several ways to achieve a conclusive result for a "dutch angle," but I didn't
succeed (I tried the three different terms, placed them in different section of the prompt,
etc.).

Overhead: A camera angle that looks directly down on the subject from above, providing a
unique perspective and context. The camera is usually positioned at a relatively close
distance to the subject, providing a clear view of the action or objects below.

Bird's-eye view: This term generally implies a higher vantage point than an overhead shot,
as if the viewer were looking down from the sky or a very high altitude. It provides a wider
perspective and can capture an entire scene or landscape, offering a sense of scale and
context.

NOTE: While Overhead and Bird's-eye view are often used interchangeably, the main
difference lies in the height or distance from which the shot is taken, with a bird's-eye view
typically being higher or more distant than an overhead shot.

Drone view: A drone view shot is an aerial camera angle using a drone.
NOTE: In several of my results, the drone view gives higher perspectives than traditional
bird's-eye views and overhead views.

Worm's-eye view: A camera angle that looks up at the subject from ground level, creating
a dramatic and unusual perspective.

NOTE: I tried several ways to obtain a worm's-eye view, but without success. If you have
already achieved it consistently in your results, you can share it with us.

Ground-level view: In a ground-level view, the camera is also placed at or near the
ground, but the lens is typically pointed straight ahead or parallel to the ground, capturing
the subject from a more neutral perspective.

NOTE: The ground-level view is not consistent and often produces slightly odd results,
such as people half-buried in the ground or unusual body positions!

The best way to use it, according to my experiments, is to place the term in the best
possible context, such as:

Ground-level view of a woman lying down on the floor. But, it still often gives incorrect
results.

Side view: Side-view typically involves capturing a subject from the side, which can be
achieved by using various camera angles like eye-level, low-angle, or high-angle shots.

Off-center view: Off-center refers to a framing technique where the subject is not
positioned in the center of the frame, creating a more dynamic and visually interesting
composition.

NOTE: While side-view and off-center may not be specifically categorized as camera
angles in cinema, they do refer to certain camera positioning techniques.

Both terms can be used in the same way as angles and shot types, with very good results.

Now let's look at the Shot types.

→Shot Types
Close-up (closeup): A shot that focuses on a subject's face or a specific detail,
emphasizing emotion or importance.

NOTE: Each shot type has its abbreviation, like CU for Closeup. Putting the abbreviation
instead of the name didn't really work.

Extreme close-up: A shot that tightly frames a small detail or feature, such as an eye or a
piece of jewelry, highlighting its significance.

Wide shot: A shot that shows the entire subject within its environment, providing context
and a sense of scale.

Extreme wide shot: A shot that captures a large area, often used to establish a location or
set the scene.
NOTE: For the wide shot and extreme wide shot, the effect is amplified if you use a larger
image format, like 16:9, for example.

If you want a different image format, use the --ar followed by the desired image format at
the end of your prompt, as in the following example: A woman standing in front of her
house --ar 16:9

Medium shot: A shot that captures the subject from the waist up, often used for dialogue
scenes or to convey emotion.

Medium-full shot (American shot): A medium full shot frames the subject from
approximately the knees or mid-thighs up.

NOTE: Medium-full shot and medium shot don't always give consistent results. Sometimes
the medium-full shot looks more like a medium shot and vice versa.

Over-the-shoulder shot: A shot that looks over the shoulder of one subject towards
another, commonly used in dialogue scenes to create a sense of depth and connection.

NOTE: The Over-the-shoulder shot works great if placed in the right context. Otherwise, the
results will be very inconclusive.

Here is a good example you can test with a simple prompt: Over-the-shoulder shot of a
woman speaking with her friend

3- Lighting
Lighting is one of the most important aspects of your prompt, as it directly affects the quality
and mood of the image.

Proper lighting can enhance the details, colors, and textures of the generation, while poor
lighting can result in a dull or unappealing output image.

→ Natural Lighting
"Sunlight" - Common source of lighting for outdoor images.

"Moonlight" - Natural lighting that creates a soft/ethereal effect.

"Firelight" or "Candlelight" - Warm and cozy light source that helps create rustic and
romantic effects for indoors.

"Cloudy Skies" or "Overcast" - Soft and diffused natural light for portrait photography.

"Reflections" - Can provide artistic shimmering and dreamy effect when paired with other
lighting.

→ Ambient Lighting
"Overhead" - Light fixtures like ceiling lights or chandeliers for lighting indoor scenes.
"Wall Sconces" - Adds a decorative element to a room while providing soft, indirect
lighting effect.

"Table Lamps" - May provide warm and cozy effect OR bright and harsh lighting.

"Floor Lamps" - Helps provide warm and cozy effect, but also lights the corners of the
scene.

"Natural Light" - "Windows" or "Skylights" can provide consistent lighting throughout the
scene.

→ Artificial & Directional Lighting

"Studio Lights" - Powerful/controlled light source best for portrait, product, and fashion.

"Strobe Lights" - Flash photography with bright light to illuminate the subject.

"Ring Lights" - Circular light source for portrait generations to provide a flattering and
even lighting effect.

"Neon Lights" - Can provide cyberpunk Tokyo like neon lights

"LED Lights" - Can provide a range of color temperatures.

"Butterfly Lighting" - Light placed directly above and slightly in front of subject to create
shadow under the nose.

"Rembrandt Lighting" - A triangular-shaped patch of light under one eye creating a

dramatic shadowy effect.

"Split Lighting" - Light source is at a 90-degree angle to the subject face creating a half-
and-half shadow effect.

"Rim Lighting" - Light source is placed behind the subject, illuminating the edges of the
subject's silhouettes for a dramatic/moody effect.

"Low-Key Lighting" - Minimal lighting with only one or two sources for dramatic/moody
effect.

"High-Key Lighting" - Bright and even lighting to create a light/airy effect.

"Top Light" - Creates shadows and highlights emphasizing texture and shape.

"Side Light" - A light source that creates strong shadows and highlights emphasizing
texture and shape.

"Backlighting" - Light source is placed behind the subject to create a bright/glowing halo
effect.

→ Hard & Soft Lighting

"Direct Sunlight" - Creates a strong, well-defined shadows on the subject.

"Spot Lighting" - Strong beam of light creating shadows and highlights.

"Halogen Bulbs" - A strong, harsh, and intense light for commercial and industrial
settings.

"Laser Lighting" - Use of lasers to create a strong light source for stage production and
concert effects.

"Fresnel Lighting" - A special lens that focuses the light source for theater and film
effects.

"Hard Fill Lighting" - A second light source that fills in shadows created by primary light
source for commercial and fashion prompts.

"Window Light" - Soft lighting used most commonly for indoor portraits.

"Cloudy Days" - Natural source of soft lighting.

"Softbox Lighting" - Softens the light and creates better distribution across the subject.

"Umbrella Lighting" - Reflects and diffuses light creating a soft and even effect.

"Beauty Dish Lighting" - A soft and flattering light effect used for portrait photography.

4- Filmmakers
If you are looking to add some style and atmosphere to your images, you can add a
filmmaker's name to your prompt.

If you start with a simple prompt like this one :

"A woman in front of her house in a scene from a movie", you will get very varied and
random results, without much artistic consistency.

On the other hand, if you want to add, for example, the name of Peter Jackson to the same
prompt:

"A woman in front of her house in a scene from a movie directed by Peter Jackson",

the results will be completely different and your images will be tinged with the style of this
filmmaker, through more coarse elements such as the scenery, the architecture, the clothes
worn or sometimes more subtle ones such as the camera shots, the lighting, the colors and
the general atmosphere.

You can be even more precise and add the title of one of the director's movies. In this
example it could be "The Lord of the Rings".

I did some tests and I noticed that adding the name of the movie alone seems to give less
refined results than adding the name of the director alone, which seems to give something
more coherent and harmonious.

I invite you to test this and share your results to see if you notice the same or something
different.

Finally, and this is even more subtle, but it seems that adding both the name of the director
and the name of one of his movies in the same prompt adds a little more to the results.
You can take it a step further by adding the genre of the movie (for example Science
Fiction), the date the movie was released and even the camera and lens used for a
particular scene you want to reproduce.

That said, adding a filmmaker's name to your prompt won't magically transform your
images into an amazing scene but it will definitely add a special touch to them and it's really
fun to try.

I have compiled a list of some of the greatest filmmakers, sorted by film genre. This list is
obviously not complete, but it is a good starting point!

→Action:

James Cameron (Terminator, Aliens)

Michael Bay (Bad Boys, Transformers)

John Woo (Hard Boiled, Mission: Impossible II)

→Comedy:

Woody Allen (Annie Hall, Manhattan)

Mel Brooks (Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein)

Charlie Chaplin (The Gold Rush, City Lights)

→Drama:

Martin Scorsese (Goodfellas, The Departed)

Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather)

Akira Kurosawa (Seven Samurai, Rashomon)

→Fantasy:

Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit)

George Lucas (Star Wars, Indiana Jones)

Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth)

→Superhero:

Jon Favreau (Iron Man, The Mandalorian)

Sam Raimi (Spider-Man, Doctor Strange)

Patty Jenkins (Wonder Woman)

→Horror:

Alfred Hitchcock (Psycho, The Birds)

John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing)

Wes Craven (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream)

George A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead)

→Musical:

Bob Fosse (Cabaret, All That Jazz)

Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge, The Great Gatsby)

Gene Kelly (Singin' in the Rain, An American in Paris)

→Sci-Fi:

Ridley Scott (Alien, Blade Runner)

Stanley Kubrick (2001: A Space Odyssey)

Christopher Nolan (Inception, Interstellar)

Denis Villeneuve (Arrival, Dune)

James Cameron (Titanic, Avatar)

Steven Spielberg (E.T., Ready Player One)

→Thriller:

David Fincher (Se7en, Gone Girl)

Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill)

M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Split)

→Western:

Sergio Leone (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly)

John Ford (The Searchers, Stagecoach)

Clint Eastwood (Unforgiven, The Outlaw Josey Wales)

→Animation:

Hayao Miyazaki (Princess Mononoke)

Walt Disney (The Lion King)

*You can also add Pixar to your prompt. The results are often really great!

→Crime:
Brian De Palma (Scarface, The Untouchables)

Michael Mann (Heat, Collateral)

Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction)

→Historical:

Steven Spielberg (Schindler's List)

James Cameron (Titanic)

Mel Gibson (Braveheart)

5- Photographers
If you're looking to add a unique touch to your photographs and give them a specific style
and atmosphere, try adding a photographer's name to your prompt.

Since photographers have direct and immediate control over the visual elements of a
photo, such as lighting, composition, and color grading, and their work is often immediately
recognizable by these elements in a single image, adding their name in a prompt will often
have a significant effect on the images generated by Midjourney.

Let’s talk about a little experiment I made.

First, I generated a series of 4 images with a simple prompt:

"A woman sitting on a park bench". The images generated were completely random, with
no artistic direction.

Using the seed of the first generation of images, I used the same prompt and added the
name of a famous photographer:

Annie Leibovitz

"A woman sitting on a park bench in the style of Annie Leibovitz".

While I have a basic understanding of photography, I'm far from an expert. So, I asked
ChatGPT to describe to me what a photo of a woman sitting on a park bench taken by
Annie Leibovitz might look like.

Here are some elements of the answer:

→The lighting would likely be dramatic, with strong contrasts between light and shadow.

→The woman may be wearing a stylish and unique outfit, possibly a tailored coat or trench
coat.

→Her expression would likely be contemplative or reflective, with a hint of vulnerability.

→The woman may appear to be middle-aged or older.

→The colors in the image may be desaturated, with a focus on earth tones.

→The background would be carefully selected and may feature natural elements, such as
trees or foliage.

→Overall, the image would exude a sense of depth, emotion, and artistry, characteristic of
Annie Leibovitz's style.

Almost all of those elements were present in the photography, at diverse levels!

I invite you to try it yourself.

You can also use some of ChatGPT's descriptions and integrate them into your prompts.

Since Annie Leibovitz is especially recognized for her magnificent portraits, adding here
name in a prompt to generate a portrait should have a more significant impact on the result.
To test it, I started again from a simple prompt:

"A portrait photography of a woman".

From this prompt, I got similar random results, without any artistic vision. By adding "in the
style of Annie Leibovitz", the generated images were automatically imbued with her style.
You could almost swear that she took the picture herself!

Well, I'm exaggerating a bit but the result was surprising and even more consistent with her
style because it was a portrait.

You can be even more precise by adding to your prompt the name of a camera, lens, and
details about settings similar to those that Annie Leibovitz would have used for a portrait.

If you're not a photography expert, you can ask ChatGPT for more details on this. That is
something I do all the time and it helps a lot!

I did a similar experiment withEdward Weston, a photographer among others recognized

for his magnificent photos of mushrooms.

Prompts 1: "A photograph of a mushroom"

Prompts 2: "A photograph of a mushroom in the style of Edward Weston"

Prompts 3: "A photograph of a mushroom in the style of Edward Weston taken in 1931"

In the third prompt, I added the date the picture was taken. This is a very effective little trick
to get an image even more tinged with the photographer's style.

Here is a short description of Weston's photo (Toadstool, 1931) as given by chat-GPT:

"The image is characterized by its strong contrast between the dark background and the
lighter tones of the toadstool, which makes the mushroom stand out and draws the viewer's
attention. The lighting and tonal range in the photograph emphasize the texture and form of
the toadstool, giving it an almost sculptural quality"

Try it yourself, the results are very consistent with this description! It is really surprising!
The result of these two experiments really amazed me! In the future, I will use the names of
famous photographers more often in my prompts to get special artistic touches.

However, adding a photographer's name to a prompt is not the only guarantee of a

magnificent result (several other aspects need to be considered such as how to structure
your prompt, the words used, camera angles, etc.) but it is clear that it has a significant
positive influence on the images generated with Midjourney.

I think it's a great way to learn more about photography and to experiment with new ideas
and styles.

I've made a list of some of the greatest photographers of all time so you can have
something you can refer to quickly. Obviously, this list is not complete, but it is a good
starting point.

Portrait Photography:

Richard Avedon

Annie Leibovitz

Yousuf Karsh

Platon Antoniou

Street Photography:

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Garry Winogrand

Vivian Maier

Bruce Gilden

Landscape Photography:

Ansel Adams

Galen Rowell

Sebastião Salgado

Peter Lik

Wildlife Photography:

Frans Lanting

Art Wolfe

Nick Brandt

Joel Sartore
Fashion Photography:

Irving Penn

Richard Avedon

Helmut Newton

Mario Testino

Documentary Photography:

Dorothea Lange

Walker Evans

Robert Capa

Steve McCurry (more recent work)

Architecture Photography:

Julius Shulman

Ezra Stoller

Iwan Baan

Still Life Photography:

Edward Weston

Paul Strand

Karl Blossfeldt

Laura Letinsky

Black and White Photography:

Ansel Adams

Dorothea Lange

Sebastião Salgado

Sally Mann

Fine Art Photography:

Cindy Sherman

Jeff Wall
Andreas Gursky

Hiroshi Sugimoto

Sports Photography:

Neil Leifer

Walter Iooss Jr.

Annie Leibovitz

Elsa Garrison

Travel Photography:

Steve McCurry

David Alan Harvey

Michael Kenna

Jimmy Nelson

Macro Photography:

Harold Davis

Thomas Shahan

Levon Biss

Robert Thompson

Underwater Photography:

David Doubilet

Ernst Haeckel

Brian Skerry

Anuar Patjane Floriuk

Concert Photography:

Jim Marshall

Lynn Goldsmith

Danny Clinch

Anton Corbijn
Nude Photography:

Edward Weston

Helmut Newton

Robert Mapplethorpe

Spencer Tunick

Abstract Photography:

Man Ray

Laszlo Moholy-Nagy

Aaron Siskind

Wassily Kandinsky

Photojournalism:

Robert Capa

W. Eugene Smith

James Nachtwey

Don McCullin

Mobile Photography:

Dan Rubin

Richard Koci Hernandez

Murad Osmann

Misho Baranovic

Astrophotography:

Adam Block

Jason Weingart

Brad Goldpaint

Food Photography:

Donna Crous

Bea Lubas
David Loftus

Drone Photography:

Dirk Dallas

Gabriel Scanu

Maksim Tarasov

Pet Photography:

Carli Davidson

Elke Vogelsang

Seth Casteel

6- Color
The first guide tackled concepts rather than prompt writing, so I wanted to revisit to share
better color-based terminology and keywords.

Let's get started...

→ Color Manipulation

"Color" or "Colorized" - Add color to vintage/historical themes.

"Hue" or "Tones" - Basic color variations.

"Gradient" - Smooth color transitions.

"Vibrance" or "Vivid" - Intense, striking colors.

"Bright Colors" - Strong, noticeable colors.

"Light Colors" - Less saturated colors.

"Dark Colors" - Deeper, richer shades.

"Darkened" - Images with reduced brightness.

→ Number Of Colors

"Monochromatic" - One main color.

"Bichromatic" - Two main colors.

"Trichromatic" - Three main colors.

"Tetrachromatic" - Four main colors.

"Pentachromatic" - Five main colors.

"Hexachromatic" - Six main colors.

"Heptachromatic" - Seven main colors.

"Octachromatic" - Eight main colors.

"Polychromatic" - Infinite array of colors [rainbow-like].

"Analogous-Colors" - Colors next to each other on the color wheel.

"Triadic-Colors" - Three colors evenly spaced on the color wheel.

"Tetradic-Colors" - Two pairs of complementary colors.

→ Extended Colors

"Tan" - Light brownish shade.

"Beige" - Neutral, pale sandy shade.

"Blush" - Soft pink hue.

"Scarlet" - Vibrant red shade.

"Olive-Green" - Dark yellow-green hue.

"Chartreuse" - Bright green-yellow mix.

"Turquoise" - Greenish-blue color.

"Aqua" - Light bluish-green hue.

"Azure" - Bright blue shade.

→ Color Palettes

"Neutral" - Balanced, non-vivid colors.

"Dingy Colors" - Dull, muted shades.

"Pure" or "Purity" - Unadulterated colors.

"Faded" or "Faded Colors" - Less vibrant, worn colors.

"Warm Color Palette" - Reds, oranges, yellows.

"Cool Color Palette" - Blues, greens, purples.

"Inverted Colors" - Reversed color values.

"Colorful" - Abundant, diverse colors.

"Multicolored" - Various colors.

"Rainbow" - Spectrum of colors.

"Spectral Color" - Distinct wavelength colors.

"Monochrome" - Black and white or grayscale.

"Black and White" - Classic grayscale images.

"Desaturated" - Reduced color intensity. "Sepia" - Warm, brownish-gray tones.

7- Theme

The default theme for v5 is "realistic photography", so you can use the following prompt
keywords to get something different/fresh.

The phrases and/or words inside the square brackets [ ] denote what prompts the theme
might work well with.

P.S. This thread will act as the 'definitive guide' to themes in Midjourney, and will span
across multiple extra-long tweets.

Let's begin...

→ Realism & Abstraction

"Hyper Real" or "Hyperrealistic" - An over-the-top version of the default "realism" [horror or

caricatures].

"Magic Realism" - A realistic idea with natural & surreal elements [dream or fantasy].

"Fantastic Realism" - Modern style paired with mind-bending elements [dream or horror].

"Contemporary Realism" or "New Realism" - High-skill painting style [people or dramatic

scenes].

"Surreal" or "Surrealism" - An unreasonable, and often contradictory, representation of the

unconscious mind [weird or creepy].

"Ethereal" or "Ethereality" or "Lucid" - Light and delicate perfection/utopia style [spiritual

creatures, characters, or environments].

"Fiction" or "Science Fiction" - Imaginative and futuristic concepts [technology, space,

anything].

"Imagined" or "Imaginative" or "Imagination" - New ideas, images, or concepts that may not
be real [animals, otherworldly, or strange].

"Dreamlike" or "Dreamy" or "Fever-Dream" - Similar to "Imagination" but has more

"Ethereal" aspects [afterlife, spiritual, or lofty].
"Dreampunk" - Steampunk aesthetic mixed with "Dreamlike" with hints of futurism
[technology or vintage].

"Dreamcore" or "Weirdcore" - A surrealist aesthetic paired with low-quality assets [memes,

creepy, or trippy].

"Otherworldly" or "Unworldly" or "Another Realm" - Imaginary or spiritual world [space,

futuristic, or landscapes].

"Abstract" or "Abstraction" - Images that communicate through lines, shapes, colors, and
form rather than solid ideas [backgrounds, modern design, logos].

"Fantasy" or "Ethereal Fantasy" or "Dark Fantasy" - A broad and loosely defined art that
pulls from magic, mythological, and supernatural ideas [beings, gods, or landscapes].

"Illusion" or "Impossible" - An idea with a warped reality [dreams, optical, or strange].

"Exaggerated" or "Exaggeration" or "Visual Exaggeration" - Similar to "Hyper-Realism" but

less emphasis on the realism aspect [emotions or extremes].

"Immaterial" or "Intangible" - Similar to "Abstract" art but less modernized [smoke, lines, or
objects].

7- Material
Testing out a diverse range of textures & material properties can enrich your artistic
expression and unveil captivating visual experiences.

Add the following keywords to your prompt to find textures/properties you love:

→ Physical Properties

"Blobby" - Irregular, rounded shapes.

"Blobs" - Multiple rounded, amorphous forms.

"Cracks" - Visible fissures or lines.

"Cracked" - Broken, fragmented surfaces.

"Corroded" - Worn, deteriorated elements.

"Dirty" - Soiled, unclean elements.

"With Imperfections" - Flawed or blemished elements.

"Carbonated" - Bubbly, fizzy textures.

"Effervescent" - Sparkling, bubbling surfaces.

"Icy" - Cold, frozen textures or elements.

"Charred" - Burnt, blackened surfaces.

"Corrugated" - Grooved, ridged textures.

"Perforated" - Punctured, hole-filled surfaces.

"Hydrophobic" - Water-repellent elements.

→ Hardness & Phases

"Soft" - Delicate, pliable textures.

"Hard" - Rigid, inflexible elements.

"Soft Body" - Moldable, flexible forms.

"Squishy" - Compressible, yielding textures.

"Solid" - Firm, unyielding elements.

"Melting" - An object turning into liquid.

"Freezing" - Frozen [or in-progress] of freezing.

"Vaporization" - A smoke-like vapor effect.

"Condensation" - A cold [or hot] sweat effect.

→ Reflections & Refractions

"Rough" - Uneven surface textures.

"Matte" - Non-reflective surfaces.

"Glossy" - Shiny, smooth surfaces.

"Shiny" - Bright, reflective elements.

"Polished" - Smooth, lustrous surfaces.

"Reflection" - Mirrored images or surfaces.

"Reflective" - Elements mirroring surroundings.

"Retroreflective" - Light bouncing back towards source.

"Refraction" - Light bending through materials.

"Refractive" - Distorted elements due to light bending.

"Caustics" - Light patterns created by reflections or refractions.

"Glare" - Intense, blinding light reflections.

"Specular Highlights" - Bright spots on shiny surfaces.

"Shimmer" - Subtle, wavering light reflections.

"Shimmering" - Glistening, fluctuating light reflections.

"Glimmering" - Faint, flickering light reflections.

→ Optics & Light Manipulation

"Transparent" - See-through elements.

"Translucent" - Semi-transparent elements.

"Opaque" - Solid, non-transparent elements.

"Scattering" - Diffused light reflections.

"Subsurface-Scattering" - Light penetration and diffusion within materials.

"Ambient Occlusion" - Shaded areas with limited light exposure.

"Opalescent" - Displaying a play of colors, like an opal.

"Polarized" or "Polarization" - Light waves restricted to one plane of direction.

"Solarized" or "Solarization" - Reversed tones due to extreme light exposure.

"Iridescent" - Rainbow-like effect from different angles.

"Dispersion" - Separated light into component colors.

"Chromatic" - Colorful elements [rainbow-like metal].

"Prismatic" - Light refracted or dispersed into spectrum of colors.

"Sparkly" or "Glitter" - Shiny, light-reflecting particles.

→ Chromism & Luminescence

"Glowing" - Objects emitting light.

"Glowing Neon" - Bright, vibrant light emission.

"Glow-In-The-Dark" - Items illuminating in darkness.

"Radiant" - Emitting light or heat.

"Cherenkov Radiation" - Blue glow from high-speed particles.

"Luminescence" - Light emission without heat [light bulb].

"Bioluminescence" - Light emitted by living organisms [Avatar forest].

"Chromism" - Color change in response to stimuli [also Avatar forest].

"Piezochromism" - Color change due to pressure.

"Tribochromism" - Color change from friction [racecar tires].

"Metallochromism" - Color change in metal compounds.

"Goniochromism" - Color change based on viewing angle.

"Hydrochromism" - Color change in response to water [coffee mug].