Midjourney is one of the best image-generating AI that can produce some of the most convincing photos. But there are a combination of different prompts and commands that can be used on Midjourney to produce some breathtaking images.
In this guide, I have listed down some of the best Midjourney prompts you should try to enhance your images, giving them more detail and making them appear more realistic.
These prompts and commands will change the way you use to generate images on Midjourney so without further ado, let’s get started.
Color Ideas
- -with multicolors
- -with gradient threads
- -gradient with blue and red
- -red tone, green tone
- -lighting, moody lighting, optical fiber light, ambient light, broad light, short light, split light, butterfly light
- -incandescent , Volumetric
- -make animated or cartoonish
- -make retro, 80s style, 90s style
Example -a fast car with multicolors, 80s style, realistic, 8k
Adjectives
Beautiful, colorful, powerful, intricate, detailed, massive.
Example – a fantastic landscape with beautiful sky, nightime, chill, contemplation, powerful
Details
- -make hyper realisitic
- -2k, 4k, 8k
- -future- in the past
- -ultra detail, medium detail
- -wallpaper
- -3d, 2d
- -head shot, overhead shot, selfie,
- -realisitic, hyper realistic
- -far away, close up – centered, right side, left side
- – hypermaximalist, hyperrealistic, ray tracing reflections, optics, shimmering,
- – incandescent , Volumetric, shadows, blur- semi blur,
Example – an asteroid coming to earth, make hyper-realistic, 4k, far away, semi blur
More Detailed
- AtmosphericDramatic
- lightingAnthropomorphic
- 8k
- Very detailedlighting
- Unreal engine
- Octane render
- Photorealistic
- Hyperrealistic
- Sharp
- focusRim
- lighting
- Soft lighting
- Volumetric
- SurrealRealistic
- CGI
- Fantastic backlight
- HDRStudio
- lighInternal
- glowIridescent
- Cyberpunk
- Intricate
- filigremetal design
- Bionic
- futurism
- Ray tracing
- Symmetrical
- Atompunk
- MultiverseConcept
- artTime
- loopMaximum
- texture
- FuturismDynamic
Camera Commands
- -Shutter Speed 1/500
- -Camera Type F/2
- -Shot on 85mm lens
- -iso 3000
- -8k
- -Professional Lighting, Lightroom, Darkroom
- -Overhead Shot
Example – a happy dog smiling ,Shutter Speed 1/500 ,Camera Type F/2 ,Shot on 95mm lens –v 4 –ar 3:2
More Commands
Natural Lighting, Incandescent, Optical Fiber, Moody Lighting, Cinematic Lighting, Studio Lighting, Soft Lighting, Volumetric, Contre-Jour, Dark Lighting, Accent Lighting, Global Illumination, Screen Space Global Illumination, Ray Tracing Global Illumination, Red Rim Light, Cool Color Grading 45% , Optics, Scattering, Glowing, Shadows, Rough , Shimmering, Ray Tracing Reflections, Lumen Reflections, Screen Space Reflections, Diffraction Grading, Chromatic Aberration, GB Offset, Scan Lines, Ray Tracing, Ray Tracing Ambient Occlusion, Anti-ali asing ,, Post-Production, Cel Shading, Tone Mapping, CGI, VFX, SFX, Insanely Detailed and Intricate, Hypermaximalist, Unaligned, Hyperrealistic, super detailed, dynamic pose, centered, detail + professional lighting, film lighting + 35mm + anamorphic + lightroom + cinematography + art station.
More Camera Examples
- a happy dog smiling ,Shutter Speed 1/500 ,Camera Type F/2 ,Shot on 95mm lens, iso 3000 –v 4 –ar 3:2
- a sleeping cat ,Shutter Speed 1/500 ,Camera Type F/2 ,Shot on 95mm lens, iso 9000 –v 4 –ar 3:2
- photorealistic top-down view of a forest on a rainy summer day, with focus on the center and blurry edges, with old ruins around
- photorealistic top-down view of a forest on a rainy summer day, with focus on the center and blurry edges, with old ruins around
Advanced Examples
Shot on 85mm lens, Shutter Speed 1/500, F/2, 32k, Super-Resolution, Megapixel, Pro Photo GB, VR, Half rear Lighting, Backlight, Natural Lighting, Incandescent, Optical Fiber, Moody Lighting, Cinematic Lighting, Studio Lighting, Soft Lighting, insanely detailed and intricate, hyper maximalist, elegant, hyper realistic, super detailed, Hyper-realistic, volumetric, photorealistic, ultra photoreal, ultra-detailed, super detailed, full color, ambient occlusion, volumetric lighting, high contrast Sharp Focus –v 4 –ar 3:2
Cinematic, Color Grading, Photography, Photoshoot, Shot on 85mm lens, Shutter Speed 1/500, F/2, 32k, Super-Resolution, Megapixel, Pro Photo GB, VR, Half rear Lighting, Backlight, Natural Lighting, Incandescent, Optical Fiber, Moody Lighting, Cinematic Lighting, Studio Lighting, Soft Lighting, Volumetric, Contre-Jour, Beautiful Lighting, Accent Lighting, Glowing, Shadows, Rough, Shimmering, Reflections, Post Processing, Post-Production, Cell Shading, Tone Mapping, CGI, VFX, SFX, insanely detailed and intricate, hyper maximalist, elegant, hyper realistic, super detailed, Hyper realistic, volumetric, photorealistic, ultra photoreal, ultra-detailed, super detailed, full color, ambient occlusion, volumetric lighting, high contrast, HDR super detailed, grain filter, Sharp Focus –v 4 –ar 3:2
Stunning hyperrealistic photography, an adolescent girl with spiky long wavy and messy hair, dark blonde hair with ginger meches, light eyes, delicate face, freckles, in a meadow with colored flowers around her, golden hour, golden light, hypermaximalist, ornate, luxury, elite, delicate, dark, somber, masterpiece, stunning, beautifully color-coded, insane details, intricate details, beautifully color graded, Cinematic, Color Grading, Photography, Photoshoot, Shot on 85mm lens, Shutter Speed 1/500, F/2, 32k, Super-Resolution, Megapixel, Pro Photo GB, VR, Half rear Lighting, Backlight, Natural Lighting, Incandescent, Optical Fiber, Moody Lighting, Cinematic Lighting, Studio Lighting, Soft Lighting, Volumetric, Contre-Jour, Beautiful Lighting, Accent Lighting, Glowing, Shadows, Rough, Shimmering, Reflections, Post Processing, Post-Production, insanely detailed and intricate, hyper maximalist, hyper realistic, super detailed, Hyper realistic, volumetric, photorealistic, ultra photoreal, ultra-detailed, super detailed, full color, ambient occlusion, volumetric lighting, high contrast , HDR super detailed, grain filter, Sharp Focus –v 4 –ar 3:2
Camera + Computer Graphics
Cinematic lighting, Unreal Engine 5, cinematic, color grading, editorial photography, photography, photoshoot, 70mm lens shooting, depth of field , DOF, tilt blur, 1/1000 shutter speed , F/22, white balance , 32k, Super-Resolution, Megapixel, ProPhoto RGB, VR, high, epic, artgerm, alex ross, Halfrear Lighting, Backlight, Natural Lighting, Incandescent , Optical Fiber, Moody Lighting, Cinematic Lighting, Studio Lighting, Soft Lighting, Volumetric, , Dark Lighting, Accent Lighting, Global Illumination, Screen Space Global Illumination, Ray Tracing Global Illumination, Red Rim Light, Cool Color Grading 45% , Optics, Scattering, Glowing, Shadows, Rough , Shimmering, Ray Tracing Reflections, Lumen Reflections, Screen Space Reflections, Diffraction Grading, Chromatic Aberration, GB Offset, Scan Lines, Ray Tracing, Ray Tracing Ambient Occlusion, Anti-ali asing , FKAA, TXAA, RTX, SSAO, Shaders, OpenGL-Shaders, GLSL-Shaders, Post-Processing, Post-Production, Cel Shading, Tone Mapping, CGI, VFX, SFX, Insanely Detailed and Intricate, Hypermaximalist, Unaligned, Hyperrealistic , super detailed, dynamic pose, centered, detail + professional lighting, film lighting + 35mm + anamorphic + lightroom + cinematography + artstation q 2 –v 4 –ar 2:3
Hyper maximalist, ornate, luxury, elite, delicate, dark, somber, masterpiece, stunning, beautifully color-coded, insane details, intricate details, beautifully color graded, Cinematic, Color Grading, Photography, Photoshoot, Shot on 85mm lens, Shutter Speed 1/500, F/2, 32k, Super-Resolution, Megapixel, Pro Photo GB, VR, Half rear Lighting, Backlight, Natural Lighting, Incandescent, Optical Fiber, Moody Lighting, Cinematic Lighting, Studio Lighting, Soft Lighting, Volumetric, Contre-Jour, Beautiful Lighting, Accent Lighting, Glowing, Shadows, Rough, Shimmering, Reflections, Post Processing, Post-Production, Cell Shading, Tone Mapping, CGI, VFX, SFX, insanely detailed and intricate, hyper maximalist, elegant, hyper realistic, super detailed, Hyper realistic, volumetric, photorealistic, ultra photoreal, ultra-detailed, super detailed, full color, ambient occlusion, volumetric lighting, high contrast , HDR super detailed, grain filter, Sharp Focus –v 4 –ar 3:2
More photo-realistic prompt examples
real-life female portrait photography, casual photo, photo realism, dreamlike lighting, magical photography, dramatic lighting, ultra-detail, personal portrait composition, with cornfield, sunlight in hair, 85mm, f1.2, –ar 9:16
