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- Ramanisky29
- For fashion designers in particular...AI is going to stimulate their creativity and ideation process to the next level.utopian
- ^ exactly what I thoughtRamanisky2
- The black girl with a basketball head is fucking hilariouscrazyprick
- @utopian you highly understimate the process of fashion if you think that
Fashion design implies sales, none of the AI generated bullshit will ever sale.grafician - Mugler collections from the '90s were already better than anything these AI models can generate in terms of "fashion"grafician
- Amazing collection on his insta. I wonder how he achieved this style and what the prompts are?NBQ00
- https://showstudio.c…neverscared
- it will be psycadelic and groovy to c when u can file to factory all your fancy schmancy a.i designs.. especially when its eco friendly and out of control..neverscared
- sted8
- Artist Link?utopian
- This is, as the Americans say, INSANE.Nairn
- omfgmonospaced
- @utopian I think you mean "Artist* Link"garbage
- DamnYakuZoku
- I prompt sted to share the link.utopian
- artist: https://www.midjourn…sted
- But how do you create such images in this clean, intricate detailed way? Would love to see the prompts and process.NBQ00
- utopian8
some random styles that I have been working on
- Some really lovely outputs ... very nice.Ramanisky2
- Abstract painty one is bonusPhanLo
- Skull and the one below it are real nice.Ramanisky2
- super cool. I need to start messing around with this stuff. How do you get a result like this? Super cool. https://i.imgur.com/…dbloc
- Is there a good tutorial somewhere to learn how to use prompts successfully?dbloc
- All of these are pretty awesomedbloc
- @Dbloc find sites like this https://search.krea.…PhanLo
- Then see images you like and then adjust the prompts accordingly, it's a bit like a fruit machine in that regard. Or be fully descriptive of the imagePhanLo
- Eventually there's going to be fatigue. There needs to be a denotation for fake art.garbage
- aSTERiSK.
Look, I just coined it.garbage - so what's 'your style' ?robthelad
- Thanks Phan!dbloc
- These are awesome!formed
- Ramanisky29
Famous Homeless
- these are greatXC01
- Something still seems off.monospaced
- Can Niko please step up and count their fingers and toes.utopian
- @monospaced The lighting of the faces is "too perfect" and therefore feels "off" as it is too optimized.SimonFFM
- trud drinking from the cleanest golden cup... classicneverscared
- Nairn8
I made a brand mark years back that was well-received, but the underpinnings were made from a bit of a stroke of luck, with a bit of painful modification to wrangle it into a finished state.
The client's often wanted variants on it, but because i 'cheated' and got lucky and because I'm not actually an artist or illustrator, subsequent stabs were 'a bit' lacklustre. Said client then got a Well-Known Illustrator to do a variant for a sub-brand a few years back, which was much better than what I could come up with, but still missed the mark, I felt. It was nearly there.. but not quite. And this guy is GOOD. You probably know of him.
I started taking this shit seriously a few weeks back when I played with some more marks in an AI Generator, using my original logo as a reference, and then throwing random variants at it. Frankly, what it then came back to me with stunned me. It's opened up a bit of a debate with my client, who had up until then derided AI generated works as 'shite'.
I don't for one claim to own anything that comes out of these things, nor that I had the smarts to 'create' them per se - but I do know how much input, consideration and iteration I put into them to get something at least pretty-much what I wanted back out again. I also know enough about this to know that I cannot understand how it works, and I also cannot deride it as simply regurgitating artist's works. If you iterate enough, you see that deep in the bowels of that black box, it 'understands' the components enough to generate entirely new forms that - whilst based on existing artworks - are NOT those artworks. Yes, sometimes it does regurgitate things that look like they might be straight rips - but that's only (in my experience) from clumsy prompts, and then not iterations from those clumsy prompts.
Remember - this is still very early days. Frankly, how far this shit has come in the last year alone astounds me.
I spend most of my time tinkering with it, trying to get it to do things I think it can't, and after a while, it invariably gets there. The three images I posted at the top of this page aren't of themselves ground-breaking, but they were three examples that came about from my showing my partner this stuff, with me iterating something random like "skull of a penguin in a snowdrift under looming clouds" and then she wanted "black and white photo of young woman in 1950s Milan, with a hula hoop" - I mean, that's basically what it came back with (ok the penguin skull's borked, but I couldn't be bothered to use an image of a real one as an input), and I can't understand someone who isn't at least slightly floored by that.
This shit is amazing, and we've barely even begun.
- oops, sorry, long.Nairn
- Yeah, this is it.robthelad
- What I find most interesting about AI is it's ability to listen and understand, as you put it, more than the outcome itself.palimpsest
- It can produce amazing stuff which is based on what's already been made in the past but it's the same case with what we make "on our own".palimpsest
- What impresses me is not the jpg but the ability to listen, read, process and compile in a way that speaks to us.palimpsest
- That was essentially what was going around my head when I was playing with this one last week.. :)
https://imgz.org/i4J…Nairn - exactly, you design with your eyes, make music with your ears etc.kingsteven
- Mmmm soylent green is delicious.... I mean it's amazing how tasty this stuff is. Hoe come no one else likes this as much as me?jonny_quest_lives
- https://images.squar…Nairn
- Evolve or die.
Or, rather - evolve and die later, or just die.Nairn - Agency life of an Art Director 2027: The Client hated the last round here are your new prompts don't fuck up."jonny_quest_lives
- "Evolve or die"as if the prompt "Ornate, 50mm photography, portrait photo and flowers. In the style of... " was a skilljonny_quest_lives
- I too can sign up for the midjourney discord and rub my nipples at the majesty of what the algorithm spews forth.jonny_quest_lives
- 'Evolve or die" that shits funny. I mean if we were all writing the code and taking and active part in creating a tools etc for the future I could get behind itjonny_quest_lives
- A lot of this is open source - why not? Heck, give it 5 years and your code can generate itself on your behalf. It's coming for everyone who's not looking aheadNairn
- This doesn't really affect me - I keep changing my craeer every decade or so anyway, 'cos I get bored innit?Nairn
- Also. re: skills - how many jobs are there today that are truly 'skilled'?
Shit's an argument decades out of date.Nairn - "Shits amazing" "https://www.tiktok...jonny_quest_lives
- https://www.tiktok.c…jonny_quest_lives
- Define "looking ahead" I mentioned it earlier Lensa AI set the floor price 50 renders $4 genie is out of the bottlejonny_quest_lives
- There is no market for the outputs given you sit someone in front of the ui and paste in prompts and when the ai starts to out prompt the prompters"jonny_quest_lives
- Machine can feed itself in a month or two and then it will just be an automated feed that the discord channel helped train.jonny_quest_lives
- Huh, 'cos I'm working on selling stuff generated by it literally right now. I might fail utterly of course, but I see a market there.Nairn
- If AI can do your job you should thank AI.palimpsest
- The ai art market probably has a quick burn... probably like Ed Hardy shirts... everywhere all at once then regrets when looking through the closet.jonny_quest_lives
- Lensa AI has 22.9 million users worldwide...jonny_quest_lives
- Current pricing model: $3.99 – 50 unique avatars (5 variations of 10 styles)
$5.99 – 100 unique avatars (10 variations of 10 styles)
$7.99 – 200 unique avatarsjonny_quest_lives - I've been at the front of a few phase shifts. One I missed out on was eCigs, thinking the market was saturated about 15 years ago. That was.. short-sighted.Nairn
- I have three Discord accounts for Midjourney alone, so I'm not really sure what use a quantification of user numbers is.Nairn
- https://midjourney.g…jonny_quest_lives
- Three paid-for accounts, one with privacy.Nairn
- (probably going to stop paying for my 'personal' one, mind)Nairn
- I find it interesting that the corporate license section interesting it probably unlocks copyright protections they don't give their training user base.jonny_quest_lives
- The lack of copyright protection for the plebiscite is pretty boilerplate especially since they are just fodder to train the ai.jonny_quest_lives
- Just be interesting to see the midjourney sales team pitch to a company like Msoft or Disney...jonny_quest_lives
- ***Plebes is damn mobilejonny_quest_lives
- Nairn, sorry if I don’t follow you but are you saying you uploaded a rough draft or sketch and were able to get a good refined final version? Is that the flow?_niko
- I’d love to see a video or a tutorial of you doing your thing :) this shit’s so fascinating_niko
- No, I took an existing old logo that has a distinct [hard for me to replicate] style, and used it as a reference input to generate other things in that style.Nairn
- @niko it has all the wonderous creativity of going to shutterstock and picking stock photos for a project. Enter prompts make selects request AI variationjonny_quest_lives
- Or request larger res of a variation the Ai shit out for you. There's curattion/editing on your part but largely the Ai just shits our selects on promptsjonny_quest_lives
- See below: "Ornate, 50mm photography, portrait photo and flowers. In the style of.."jonny_quest_lives
- Ornate, 50mm photography, portrait photo and flowers.victoran, gothic, In the style of..jonny_quest_lives
- @niko Less skill needed than doing a photoshop tutorial...https://y...jonny_quest_lives
- https://youtu.be/4FL…jonny_quest_lives
- Aye, and you can't do anything with Photoshop once you've mastered outer glow and drop shadow, amirite?Nairn
- "tell me you've not looked much into this much without telling me you've looked into this much". But anyway, enjoy your bile, it's clearly nutritious to you.Nairn
- @nairn the AI results are impressive but it's the model and algorithm you as a user aren't bringing anything other than helping refine the database results.jonny_quest_lives
- @nairn What element of the Ai render do you claim as yours? You selected one of 6 outputs then hit refine?jonny_quest_lives
- If we look at it from a stock asset pov change is coming as the results are too good it will be commonplace in the Industryjonny_quest_lives
- But this prevalent I had a hand in creation cuz I photo edited machine outputs is the height of misplaced ego/id.jonny_quest_lives
- Sounds a lot like the arguments against photography in the beginning. "The machine is doing all the work".palimpsest
- At the end of the day a human types in prompts and is presented image options incredibly beautiful options at times.jonny_quest_lives
- User selects option and posts it to their feed or this thread. It is not that far off from searching for shutterstock optionsjonny_quest_lives
- If that analogy/comparison is seen as bile my apologies but illuminate as to what the differences are as I am not seeing it we distill itjonny_quest_lives
- And you think there is no work behind searching for Shutterstock options and choosing them? I can't claim that work as my own?palimpsest
- If I tell AI to draw a circle I will claim the whole output as my own, all 360° of it. AI didn't make the circle on it's own.palimpsest
- The circle it makes is based on our collective concept of a circle which is the same concept I would use to draw it by hand.palimpsest
- It could also be my workflow overview pov...it's just going to be another component in the sausage factory of advertising. We really can't touch it or implementjonny_quest_lives
- Until our clients legal/pr have ok'd it as there could be pr concerns that arise from artists if say Disney/Marvel have an AI generated element that was trainedjonny_quest_lives
- Using imagery without artist consent. So until the training models are vetted and or built from the ground up using internal client images it's a bit too earlyjonny_quest_lives
- to even discuss at the agency level. Is change coming? Of course but what that change is won't be a workflow streamline revolution people envisionjonny_quest_lives
- Clients have a funny way of requesting oddball revisions... legal departments have last minute legal requests... nothing I have seen AI do will change any of thjonny_quest_lives
- The singular most profitable aspect of Advertising is client indecision. Does AI solve fix that? Nope.jonny_quest_lives
- wat?!palimpsest
- @palimpset "And you think there is no work behind searching for Shutterstock options" u curated and edited selectionsjonny_quest_lives
- based on taste/mood u did not create your selections so yes going back to the analogy of being a photo editor no more no less....jonny_quest_lives
- @palimpset did you light, photograph, cast the model for the shutterstock you selected? choose wardrobe?jonny_quest_lives
- are good photo editors up to date on tastes and trends? yes. is it a skill yes. but that does not make the ai output yours other than you curated it.jonny_quest_lives
- "The circle it makes is based on our collective concept of a circle which is the same concept I would use to draw it by hand."jonny_quest_lives
- That's some chicken an egg shit right there shrodinger's cat... so the circle wouldn't exist without your input. not quite understanding your logic on thisjonny_quest_lives
- "If I tell AI to draw a circle I will claim the whole output as my own, all 360° of it. AI didn't make the circle on it's own."jonny_quest_lives
- "If I tell an artist to draw a circle I will claim the whole output as my own, all 360° of it. the Artist didn't create the circle on their own"jonny_quest_lives
- @palimpset please read the midjourney terms of servicejonny_quest_lives
- By using the Services, you grant to Midjourney, its successors, and assigns a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, sublicensable no-charge,"jonny_quest_lives
- royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare Derivative Works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute text, andjonny_quest_lives
- and distribute text, and image prompts you input into the Services or Assets produced by the service at your direction.jonny_quest_lives
- This license survives termination of this Agreement by any party, for any reason.jonny_quest_lives
- what you own is the asset you selected based on your prompt inputsjonny_quest_lives
- however:jonny_quest_lives
- Please note: Midjourney is an open community which allows others to use and remix your images and prompts whenever they are posted in a public setting.jonny_quest_lives
- OK, chief.palimpsest
- by default, your images are publically viewable and remixable. As described above, you grant Midjourney a license to allow this.jonny_quest_lives
- U got it champ!jonny_quest_lives
- Not too late to start the Fuck Midjourney thread when they pull the rug on the user base that skipped the TOS... just sayin'jonny_quest_lives
- So your overall complaint is that its not legally watertight for usage in advertising. in its current guise? Ok. I mean, that's a valid problem. I don't care.Nairn
- fair enough i also don't really view it as personal artistic creation unless you loaded your own self curated AI Dataset with images you created yourselfjonny_quest_lives
- whether they were your own drawings or photograohy... as long as the AI is bot crawling the image sets from the web that you had no part in creatingjonny_quest_lives
- call it what you will but but don't be oblivious to every other user clicking rejecting/approving machine generated renders like youjonny_quest_lives
- call it what you will but but don't be oblivious to every other user clicking rejecting/approving machine generated renders like youjonny_quest_lives
- the machine doesn't artjonny_quest_lives
- the results are too good to ignore and people will integrate this into their creative workflows it's inevitable but we have to face the reality of how we gotjonny_quest_lives
- here AI programmers trawled the WEB and violated copyrights as well as IP to train their AI... and lawyers will eventually get involvedjonny_quest_lives
- because Celebrities have Right of Publicity, Companies have IP rights as well as Copyrights for published imagery and any Text to Image AI generator that allowsjonny_quest_lives
- users to render out imagery of Scarlett Johansson or any other celebrity likeness or Disney Characters on the fly will be sued to stop rendering those promptsjonny_quest_lives
- we are in the oh shit this AI was much easier to train than we thought...jonny_quest_lives
- it's a bit different if i pencil sketch Iron Man... Marvel won't legally destroy me.jonny_quest_lives
- create and train an AI that can do it consistently for a global user base that delivers consistent results that dilute and or threatens your IP...jonny_quest_lives
- are the happy accidents intriguing of course... are the renders below beautiful of course... but how much of the renders below can the midjourney AI user claimjonny_quest_lives
- as theirs?jonny_quest_lives
- what's the sweat equity breakdown of creation stage? was it 8 months of laborious coding and training to get the results below?jonny_quest_lives
- you dismissed the video i posted earlier with the folowing ""tell me you've not looked much into this much without telling me you've looked into this much"."jonny_quest_lives
- yet we've had people in this thread believe they retain copyrights... and i posted the earlier video as i was indicitave of the current midjourney user basejonny_quest_lives
- and it was posted within the last 2 weeks so i felt it would show the tool in it's most current iterationjonny_quest_lives
- if the user is over simplifying the process please point out where https://youtu.be/4FL…jonny_quest_lives
- using haga's examples below as reference/basepoint. as they are stunning if this was a visual artist who trained the AI on his own codex of work of say 8 years.jonny_quest_lives
- and created texture libraries on their own as well and loaded pose references and was running the AI all local with no cloud based open source inputsjonny_quest_lives
- this would be a different conversation because we could then at least acknowledge that their was an artists hand involvedjonny_quest_lives
- now let's say haga got a shitty render and 90% of what i see below is retouching /manual overpainting then that is a different conversation as welljonny_quest_lives
- Claiming ownership? Did you even read my post? As for ownership within usage, well, I for one would be surprised if what I might sell could be back-tracked.Nairn
- Besides, I'm not thinking some campaign using clumsy prompts that will be seen by millions. Almost the exact opposite.Nairn
- I get it - it's not good for your industry in its current form, but you're just going around in circles in your own pond's perspective, but that is far from AllNairn
- @Nairn u did nor claim ownership... palimpset suggested he would retain the copyright as he entered the prompts... the weird circle would not exist statementjonny_quest_lives
- I don't think we are going in circles. I see potential just not how we got to the current state. I think to be commercially viable the training models have tojonny_quest_lives
- Be rebuilt... midjourney needs to toss whatever is currently used to train the ai and purge anything not in the creative commons or public domain...jonny_quest_lives
- Ethically sourced training models is the current phraseology being tossed around.jonny_quest_lives
- Also it fair criticism if user 455 renders out a Batman in the style of Jim Lee to call it out as kinda shitty plagiarism.jonny_quest_lives
- This guy summarizes it better than I https://www.techdirt…jonny_quest_lives
- I mean the solution is elegant simple... the shit is jus software at the end of the day... remove the in the style of prompting without artist consentjonny_quest_lives
- I.E. prompt Batman riding a rocket midjourney can simply not output it and give the followingjonny_quest_lives
- Response "Batman is currently the IP of DC comics or just render out grotesque Bat man hybrids and not render shit that looks like DC's batmanjonny_quest_lives
- Or...jonny_quest_lives
- "In response to a complaint we received under the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act, we have removed the ability to render for the requested promptjonny_quest_lives
- palimpsest9
Added the bot to the OG QBN Discord Server.
The State of the QBN
- very 1984 style, but how did it know?spot13
- there's a qbn discord? please to ffffax me invite...hans_glib
- Check your TikTokpalimpsest
- lolfadein11
- U2 pls lolslappy
- Ramanisky26
How to eat spaghetti by Midjourney.
- utopian8
my first attempt
- Text is dope! I haven't used Midjourney in ages but it does seem to get really good imagesPhanLo
- I did played around with Dall-e and Stable Diffusion...I ended up preferring the image quality, speed, user groups in the discord better than the others.utopian
- The interface and usability is horrendous across the board.utopian
- I spent at least 100+ hour watching YouTube videos on using and writing prompts, parameters, coding, etc... It might of been easier to learn Russian.utopian
- nice results, utopian!Krassy
- prompt?pango
- Delorian’s dopescarabin
- But that girl should be jailed for fish abusescarabin
- Cum levels in a fish tank that size should be kept to like 5 loads, maxscarabin
- Ramanisky28
From Reddit /
Haunting Photos from Forgotten Memorieswow, these came out creepy good.
- makes me think all photos supposedly taken in the 1800's are actually AI fakes and we live in a simulationdopepope
- ^ I believe you’re onto something hereRamanisky2
- Wow!mort_
- DamnYakuZoku
- These are incredible. I like using Dall-E 2 to make creepy old images. These are really impressive.mg33
- utopian9
- Weird, strange, trippy .. lovely.
Absolutely love the first 3.Ramanisky2 - These are stunning, are they yours utopian?_niko
- yes they are, thanks.utopian
- Weird, strange, trippy .. lovely.
- stewart3
Creating images for a client who specializes in constructing timber sheds, seeking to provide inspiration. But it is too random. I truly desire the ability to accurately transform all of his shed designs into visuals like these.
- Ask facemelter for tips. He does architectural illyGnash
- Thanks! He's not around here anymore, is he?stewart
- He’s around occasionally. He’s posted some of his arch work as well as some painting, both great stuffGnash
- Try this Stewart, input a line drawing and get a render https://www.promeai.…PhanLo
- they look almost real.uan
- Phan, that looks awesome, have you played around with it?_niko
- form follows A.Ineverscared
- I just used that link to scan my architectural line drawings and it made gorgeous renderings! Wow. It works.monospaced
- @niko yep hammered out a lot of images over the weekend, those last few streetscene ones I posted were a combo of that and Photoshop extensions.PhanLo
- Ah dope Mono! Get em posted :-)PhanLo
- yay, everything is fake.garbage
- Still think learning a 3d software is valuable though, probably more so now.PhanLo
- I just fed the wireframe from my 3d model software into it. I can model but I can’t do realistic rendering.monospaced
- Blender x Midjourney ftwstewart
- Going tto pump some of my kids drawings through promeAI and see what happenswoowahesque
- ^That'd be fun Woowa :-)PhanLo
- utopian2
Midjourney V5.1 - AI Photography Style Guide
1- Cameras and lenses
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].
- Honestly think the majority of this is all useless at thus point. Midjourney has a look and it all based on what it's fed.jonny_quest_lives
- It doesn't distinguish lens; Camera or film type in any sense that I have seen just remixes images based on the training images it's been fed.jonny_quest_lives
- I remember some midjourney dude doing film type tests and they all largely looked identical to each other and nothing like the film type promptsjonny_quest_lives
- The illusion of control at this point...jonny_quest_lives
- Guess what I am saying is keep it simple like a stock site... describe scene versus adding useles jargon like camera,lens, film type ...jonny_quest_lives
- j-q-l, no.imbecile
- https://qbn.com/repl…imbecile
- you're doing it wrong.utopian
- Camera type, lens, lighting, etc... all work exceptional well for me. If you don't use specific settings and styles, you'll get generic looking boring images.utopian
- generic u say? https://i.imgur.com/…jonny_quest_lives
- midjourney is quickly becoming the new "Graphis Book" just a compendium of like renders that everyone references/emulatesjonny_quest_lives
- Thanks Utopian - some great ref in here!antimotion
- https://i.imgur.com/…
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https://i.imgur.com/…utopian - Cheers for putting that together Utopian.
Quite a list!PhanLo - The Useful threadmisterhow
- how am i supposed to memorise all of that?!scruffics
- I'm going to copy and paste ALL this and see what happens!hydro74
- is the cinematographers name also in effect or only the director....neverscared
- insert: cat with mouth open gifcanoe
- Ramanisky27
Mixing people with Blobfish.
- mmmm /blend
time to see what these say when using /describeimbecile - Who's the second blob below Trump?utopian
- Mitch McConnell, I assume.elahon
- Suppose to be Putin lolRamanisky2
- Looks like McConnell without the blobfish.elahon
- ^ hahahaRamanisky2
- Second down from trump is the gov of floridarobotinc
- robotinc, might want to reread the questionimbecile
- mmmm /blend
- spot136
Prompt: sailing starter kit
- If an art director ask an illustrator to create that, and this is what they sent over... what would you say if you were the art director ?shapesalad
- My reaction would, "Nice, wow.. wait.. what the fuck is this? The glasses look odd, what are these items supposed to be, this is... visual gibberish!"shapesalad
- Id say cool concept, let's execute it.Hayoth
- It's sort of, good from far, far from good -but it's slowly getting betterspot13
- I've done a few "Knolling Style" Midjourney prompts like this. To get realistic results, include: detailed descriptions, camera type, lens, ISO, lighting.utopian
- take out that ship in the middle.sted
- 'camera type, lens, ISO, lighting' < that's REALLY granular.Continuity
- Ramanisky25
- Girth WaderPhanLo
- Barf Ladersausages
- they tried to use that "fat batman" prompt on this Vader attempt?
wow so badgrafician - This is coolrobthelad
- Don't forget the Southern accent.Wordsworth
- that´s a lot of "fingers" ...neverscared
- Taken from Adbusters?canoe
- utopian7
- I spent all weekend learning and experimenting on how to apply my own art with prompts, combining images, styles, etc...utopian
- Liking the shapes, do you reckon you'd implement the ideas into a wall painting?PhanLo
- That's plan...I'm really hoping to paint a couple murals this upcoming spring and summer.utopian
- Bonus! Look forward to seeing them :-)PhanLo
- These are dope Utopian.Ramanisky2
- Awesome!Krassy
- Love these can you show how finished your initial inputed art is? Is it line work? Pencil? Rough shapes, colors in photoshop?_niko
- @ niko: a combination of line drawings, full blown colored black book pieces and a some actual photos of my murals that I painted in the 80's and 90s.utopian
- ^ very cool!Krassy
- PhanLo5
- Get Phil Noto vibes off these.PhanLo
- Damn. Glad I am not an illustrator!formed
- @formed how so? These give you just a "mood", nothing final to be used profesionally in a projectgrafician
- Looks pretty fucking final to me.mathinc
- Yeah no, the weird visual artifacts, lack of symmetry, unfinished look common to ALL AI images. These kinda work because OUR minds fill between the lines...grafician
- Visual artifacts and lack of symmetry are also present in original work and nature.monospaced
- And yes these look like final work no doubt. Not just mood. Lol.monospaced
- And MJ is getting better every single day, tests going on are crazy good.johnny_wobble
- @graf why not? These look pretty damn sophisticated to me. What would an illustrator charge to draw there? Yeah, illustration will be (mostly) dead soon.formed
- Bro most real artists spend hours and days on details and you dare to say these generated images are finished? These are sketches with colors at bestgrafician
- But sure, lots of people can't draw so these appear amazing to themgrafician
- Even if not 100% finished, someone with a little talent can take these into photoshop and finish them off. I know a lot of digital painters who use AI ..microkorg
- ..to create 'models' that they then paint. Saves hiring someone, saves sketch after sketch..microkorg
- "Saves hiring someone" aaah yes there you have it, the argument
so if someone can't afford to hire an artist, then he discredits and replaces the field? :))grafician - graf, not all artists make everything perfect. Imperfections are the hallmark of hand illustration. And this isn’t because I can’t draw.monospaced
- These definitlu resemble finished work. Way beyond sketches in color.monospaced
- PhanLo5
Steve Coulson created a 40 page comic book story about monsters and Midjourney AI was his artist. Download it for free here: https://campfirenyc.com/summer-i…
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- https://twitter.com/…PhanLo
- license?grafician
- Wow, that's pretty stunning. On page 32, there's a quote from a friend of the creator: "Steve, this is the WORST it will ever be"Wolfboy
- The discussion in the comments is really interesting. The writer says even his job will be gone soon when publishers feed ideas into an AI to make comicsPhanLo
- Copywriting AI software is already usable. It won't be long before all creative fields are gone. Along with accountants, lawyers, brokers, etc., etc.formed
- The Rise of the Machine isn't going to have to be violent.formed
- One of the comments was from a magazine editor looking for ways to generate spot illustrations and how exciting it was.PhanLo
- Mind blowing. He did in a matter of days what it would have taken 3 artists over a month to complete_niko
- Not saying it’s 100% there yet but it’s scary to think where it will be in 6 months, a year or 5 years_niko
- @phanlo That's what I've been screaming for like a year now. The A in GANs is Adversarial. Everyone is playing games with their replacement.garbage
- Human beings are just a fleshy obstacle.PhanLo
- https://www.instagra…prophetone
- ^Also Frorida is whack threadPhanLo
- utopian3
Weekly Random Generations
- You’re creating some really cool results dude. Keep it up.monospaced
- amazing!Krassy
- what's the prompt for the second image?zaq
- Second Image Prompt:
top down view, fractal landscapes, coastline fractals, turquoise waters and white sand --s 750utopian - I would love #3 & #5 up on my wallKrassy
- @Krassy, I enlarged them for you.
https://i.imgur.com/…
https://i.imgur.com/…utopian - @utopian thank you! possible to please have #8 enlarged (I mistyped 5 earlier)?Krassy
- https://i.imgur.com/…utopian
- ^ thanks!Krassy
- That ocean image looks sickislandbridge
- 2, 3 & 8 for me. Framed and hung.
Beautiful looking stuff.Ramanisky2 - love the paint pour landscape one, almost like when folk do those dioramas with the water in resin, sweeeeet.PhanLo
- @Ramanisky
https://i.imgur.com/…utopian - 4th down is amazing. they are all sick thoautoflavour
- utopian4
Bee Eater
Lilac Breasted Roller
Greater Flamingo
Grey Crowned Crane
Lily Trotter
Malachite Kingfisher
Rosy Faced Lovebird
Yellow Billed Stork- holy fuck these are nice!sted
- Damn. Another year and we won't ever know what is real. Just in time for the elections.formed
- Did you make these? Is there a link?formed
- Correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t it pulling these from images it has access to? It’s not that far off from an image search in some sense. It’s not just drawingmonospaced
- These images were all created with text prompts. I included bird name, species, setting, environment, colors, camera type, lens, angle, iso, f-stop, etc...utopian
- I really feel bad for photographers. AI is becoming more life-like each and everyday.utopian
- Midjourney 5 relies heavily on descriptive and specific sentence prompts. The more detailed and imaginative your sentence structure is...the better the results.utopian
- There should be a function in AI which finds which source image the generated image is most similar todrgs
- https://upload.wikim…drgs
- I have browsed a few images of the lilac-breasted roller, the tail is not accurate in the AI imagedrgs
- https://www.google.c…drgs
- when this can be realistic video then we're really in for something....inteliboy
- will revolutionise post houses / VFX workflowinteliboy
- https://www.youtube.…utopian
- ChatGPT will craft the prompts for you for incredible results in Midjourney.utopian
- its just not the same..milfhunter
