Prompt Theory

Prompt Theory

Prompt Theory:

Telling a Story:

  • Think like a screenplay

  • Set the scene

  • Describe the character

  • Envision the mood

  • Nail the details

Image Elements:

  • Medium: Photo/Art/3D/etc

  • Subject + Action: Who & what they’re doing

  • Environment: Where it is

  • Composition/Shot Type: How it’s captured

  • Mood/Emotion: Feeling and senses

  • Lighting: Time of Day / Lighting Conditions

  • Color Scheme: Highlighted colors

  • Textures: Highlighted textures

  • Details/Modifiers: Additional information

Disclaimer: You don‘t need to use all of these (they‘re guidelines)

Prompt Formula:

[Photo Type], [Subject + Action], [Enviornment], [Color Scheme], [Camera/Lens/Film], [Lighting], [Composition], [Additional Details]

Example Prompt:

Cinematic still, haggard man sitting, grungy east village dive bar, brown and burgundy colors, 35mm film, back light, off-balanced composition, loneliness --ar 3:2

Prompt Structure:

  • Beginning: Most Important Element.

  • End: Supporting Details.

Example Prompt:

Land Rover Defender, vibrant Cusco Peru, freeze motion, asymmetrical composition, 35mm, Bergger Pancro 400, extreme tonal balance, street photography

Token Description:

  • Land Rover Defender: The subject

  • Vibrant Cusco Peru: The environment

  • Freeze motion: Stops item in motion

  • Asymmetrical composition: Off-balanced

  • 35mm: Analog Film

  • Bergger Pancro 400: Moody Film Stock

  • Extreme tonal balance: Light vs Dark

  • Street photography: Candid photography

Prompt Structure Examples:

  • Structure 1: Land Rover Defender, vibrant Cusco Peru, freeze motion, asymmetrical composition, 35mm, Bergger Pancro 400, extreme tonal balance, street photography

  • Structure 2: vibrant Cusco Peru, Land Rover Defender, freeze motion, asymmetrical composition, 35mm, Bergger Pancro 400, extreme tonal balance, street photography

  • Structure 3: extreme tonal balance, Land Rover Defender, vibrant Cusco Peru, freeze motion, asymmetrical composition, 35mm, Bergger Pancro 400, street photography

  • Structure 4: Bergger Pancro 400, Land Rover Defender, vibrant Cusco Peru, freeze motion, asymmetrical composition, 35mm, extreme tonal balance, street photography

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Intro: Let's Get Acquainted

Module 1: Getting Started with Midjourney.

Module 2: MIDJOURNEY SITE NAVIGATION + CREATOR CONTROLS.

PERSONALIZATION (--p)

Module 3: Midjourney Prompting 101.

Module 4: Parameters 101.

Module 5: Intro to Photorealistic Prompting.

Module 6: Composition + Balance.

Module 7: Prompt Structure + Inspiration.

Module 8: Editing Images.

Module 9: Influencing Output with Images.

Module 10: Advanced Controls.

Module 11: Advanced Prompting.

Module 12: Building Consistent Styles.

MODULE 13: SREF Random - Style Codes.

Module 14: Building Consistent Characters.

Module 15: Multiple Consistent Characters.

Module 16: Storyboarding.

Module 18: Moodboards

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