50+ Midjourney Prompts to Create Photorealistic Images (Advanced)
Create incredibly realistic images with the right prompts
We all know that the latest Midjourney version is incredible at producing exceptionally photo-realistic images!
To create stunning photographs with Midjourney, you’ll need to learn how to optimize your prompts. It is essential to use photography-specific terms and phrases to unlock their full potential.
Allow me to welcome you with this magical camera! Let’s see what kind of photos are we “taking” today!
Today, I have prepared 50+ incredible MidJourney prompts in 5 Categories and a bonus tip to help you! I will provide images created with V4 and V5.
- SCENE
- TIME OF THE DAY
- LENS FILTER
- FILM TYPE
- CAMERA SETTINGS (Focus, Aperture, Exposure, Color and White Balance, etc.)
MidJourney is an amazing AI tool that enables you to create high-resolution images with just a few simple text prompts. It’s a fantastic way to make your visuals come alive!
If you are new to MidJourney, follow this quick guide and prompts to start:
You will learn how to create a more photorealistic image like the one below after this post.
Let’s dive right in!
1. SCENE
- Closed composition
- Filmic
- Cinematic
- Dramatic
- Establishing shot
- Glamor shot
- Portrait
- Cinematic haze
- Gesture
- Time-lapse
- Motion capture
- High-speed photograph
- Stop motion
- Bokeh
- Film grain
- Satellite imagery
- Award-winning photography
- Wildlife photography
- Underwater photography
- Action scene
Wildlife photography
Prompt: Wildlife photography of a fierce tiger in the forest
Prompt: Wildlife photography of a cute bunny in the wood
Underwater Photography
Prompt: Underwater photography of a blue jellyfish, glowing deep in the ocean
2. TIME OF THE DAY
- Golden Hour
- High Noon
- Afternoon
- Mid-Morning
- Blue Hour
- Sunset
- Sunrise
- Nighttime
You know how the time of the day is important to a photograph.
Here are two photographs taken at different times of the day: at night and during the morning golden hour
Prompt: Photo of dark purple nissan skyline gtr, in New York, Sony mirrorless camera, DSLR, 50mm lens f/2.8, [ at night / morning golden hour ]
With Midjourney, a photographer will not need to worry about getting a photo shoot at the perfect time with beautiful light.
Tip: Try adding weather descriptions like sunny, overcast days, in the rain or foggy night can create the atmosphere you are looking for.
Let’s try one wildlife photograph with rain at night
Prompt: A photo of a villa at night, in the forest, in the rain, particles, soft-focus, Sony mirrorless, DSLR, wildlife photography
3. LENS FILTER
- Color-gel
- Filter
- Photographic-filter
- Diffusion-filter
- Dichroic-filter
- UV-filter
- Polarizer
- Infrared-filter
- Neutral density filter
- Graduated neutral filter
- GND-filter
- Astronomical-filter
- Coin-filter
Explore and have fun with the various filter. Here is one with color-gel
Prompt: Color-gel, painting splashing, sharp focus
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4. FILM TYPES
- DSLR
- Night Vision
- Drone photography
- GoPro Video
- Unregistered Hypercan 2
- Hyperspectral Imaging
- Multispectral Imaging
- Schlieren
- Disposable Camera
- Polaroid
- Instax
- Lomo
- Pinhole Photography
- VistaVision
- Technirama
- Techniscope
- Panavision
- Ambrotype
Let’s try night vision. How cool is that!
Prompt: Night vision, a photographer and a zombie in the lab, shot on a Sony mirrorless camera, ultra detailed
Does anyone need a vacation? I definitely need one! How about a trip to Gold Coast Surfer’s Paradise?
Prompt: Drone Photography, Gold Coast Surfers’s Paradise
5. CAMERA SETTINGS
Now, let’s adjust the camera setting ( focus, exposure, aperture, film size, white balance)
FOCUS
- Unfocused
- Defocused
- Soft-focus
- Deep focus
- Shallow focus
- Rack focus
- Tilted plane focus
EXPOSURE
- Exposure
- Short exposure
- Long exposure
- Double exposure
Prompt: Double exposure of a wolf and a mountain
Let’s continue adjusting your camera. Try the following:
Len Size: _____ mm Lens ( 15, 35, 85, 100, 200)
Megapixel : 2/10/12/16/20/22 megapixels
Aperture: f/2,f/2.8, f/4, f/5.6, f/8, f/22
Shutter speed: 1/250, 1/1000, 1/4000
Having the right camera setting can help you create great editorial photographs that sell. Check out the following images!
Prompt: Editorial Photography, a piece of Hawaiian pizza, Shot on 70mm lens, Depth of Field, Bokeh, DOF, Tilt Blur, Shutter Speed 1/1000, F/22, 32k, Super-Resolution, Dark background — ar 2:1
Prompt: Commercial photography of a powerful explosion of strawberry dust of strawberries pancake, studio light, black background, professional color grading
In the latest Midjourney, your prompts will be even more effective if they are structured in the form of sentences rather than a list. This is sure to make a big difference in the clarity and readability of your prompts.
Photo shot through an outdoor window of a coffee shop with neon sign lighting, window glares and reflections, depth of field, a young handsome man in a suit with a cup of coffee in his hands sitting at a table, portrait, Kodak portrait 800, 105mm f1.8
Bonus Tip: If you are not sure how to start, try this formula to begin with
[ the image you’re prompting ] , [ a few descriptive keywords ], [ time of the day ], [ style of photograph ], [ film type ], [ camera type ], [ camera lens ], [ quality ]
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