Prompt Library 🖼️ Image Gen Generate a Cinematic Portrait Prompt
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Generate a Cinematic Portrait Prompt

Create a detailed prompt for a dramatic, film-quality portrait of any character or person.
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The Prompt

Create a cinematic portrait image generation prompt for the following subject:

Subject: [describe the person — age, gender presentation, ethnicity, distinguishing features]
Emotion or inner state: [what they are feeling — not just an expression label, but the internal state]
Context or backstory: [what has just happened to this person, or what world do they inhabit]
Lighting style: [golden hour / dramatic side light / neon / candlelight / overcast / studio / chiaroscuro]
Camera feel: [close-up portrait / medium shot / environmental portrait]
Colour palette: [warm / cool / desaturated / high contrast / specific colour story]
Cinematic reference: [name a film, director, or cinematographer whose look you want — optional]
Mood keywords: [3-5 adjectives that describe the atmosphere]
Background: [blurred bokeh / environmental / solid / textured / implied setting]

Generate a master portrait prompt including:

1. FULL PROMPT (ready to paste into Midjourney or DALL-E):
- Subject description with specific physical details
- Lighting description
- Camera and lens simulation
- Colour grading
- Mood and atmosphere descriptors
- Technical quality tags

2. NEGATIVE PROMPT:
- Elements to exclude for this specific portrait
- Common AI portrait artefacts to suppress

3. FOUR VARIATIONS:
- Variation A: Close-up, emotionally intense
- Variation B: Environmental context visible
- Variation C: Low-key dramatic lighting
- Variation D: High-key editorial style

4. SETTINGS GUIDE:
- Recommended aspect ratio
- Stylise and quality settings for Midjourney
- DALL-E style parameters

5. CONSISTENCY TIPS:
- How to maintain this look across a series of images
- Seed/reference image strategy

📝 Fill in the blanks

Replace these placeholders with your own content:

[describe the person — age, gender presentation, ethnicity, distinguishing features]
[what they are feeling — not just an expression label, but the internal state]
[what has just happened to this person, or what world do they inhabit]
[golden hour / dramatic side light / neon / candlelight / overcast / studio / chiaroscuro]
[close-up portrait / medium shot / environmental portrait]
[warm / cool / desaturated / high contrast / specific colour story]
[name a film, director, or cinematographer whose look you want — optional]
[3-5 adjectives that describe the atmosphere]
[blurred bokeh / environmental / solid / textured / implied setting]

How to use this prompt

1
Copy the prompt

Click "Copy Prompt" above to copy the full prompt text to your clipboard.

2
Replace the placeholders

Swap out anything in [BRACKETS] with your specific details.

3
Paste into Midjourney

Open your preferred AI assistant and paste the prompt to get started.