Midjourney Prompts for Camera Film and Photography Styles - Part 1 | Midjourney v6 Tips
TLDRThis video offers a deep dive into 10 different camera film and photography styles using Midjourney V6, providing creative inspiration for AI-generated images. From the vintage appeal of 35mm color film to the experimental nature of lomography, each style is showcased with six diverse subjects to demonstrate its unique visual effects. The video also explores techniques like photogram, chromatic aberration, and tilt-shift, revealing how different styles can transform subjects into artistic and nostalgic visuals, encouraging viewers to experiment with new prompts.
Takeaways
- 😀 The video series aims to provide AI prompt inspiration and introduce lesser-known styles for image generation.
- 🔍 The exploration of visual aesthetics through AI is highlighted as a way to find unique combinations of words and styles.
- 🎨 The video showcases 10 different film and photographic styles using Midjourney V6 to create images.
- 📸 Each style is demonstrated with six diverse subjects to illustrate the style's effect across various themes.
- 📝 The prompt formula used is 'subject, style, V6' with a 2:3 aspect ratio and a seed number for reproducibility.
- 🌈 'Photogram color' style creates silhouette and double exposure effects with vibrant colors.
- 🎞 '35mm Color Film' style offers rich warm tones and a nostalgic cinematic feel suitable for various photography genres.
- 🌈 'Chromatic aberration' introduces unnatural colors along high contrast edges, producing colorful and interesting images.
- 🏞️ 'Daguerreotype' style provides a classic, muted aesthetic with black and white or brown tinted images and rough borders.
- 🌌 'Ultraviolet fluorescence photo' captures details not visible to the human eye with a heavy violet hue and bright fluorescent colors.
- 📽 'Vintage Color Film' evokes a nostalgic and retro feel with more muted colors and a cyan-orange color palette.
- 📷 'Lomography' embraces imperfections with spontaneous, experimental, and retro images with light leaks and lens flares.
- 🌆 'Tilt shift' creates miniature scenes or selective focus effects, working best with cities or nature landscapes.
- 🖌️ 'Long exposure light painting' involves creating abstract luminous trails and shapes by painting with light during a long camera shutter open.
- ⚫️ 'Kodak panatomic X' is a black and white film known for fine grain and high resolution, producing aesthetically pleasing images with a possible double exposure effect.
Q & A
What is the purpose of the AI prompt series in the video?
-The purpose of the AI prompt series is to provide prompt inspiration and introduce viewers to various styles that they might not have heard of, focusing on the exploration of visual aesthetics using AI image generators.
How does the presenter use mid-journey V6 to create images in the video?
-The presenter uses mid-journey V6 to create images by exploring different film and photographic styles, applying a consistent formula of 'subject, comma, style,' and setting parameters such as the model version, aspect ratio, and seed number for reproducibility.
What is a photogram and how does it affect the images produced?
-A photogram is a cameraless image made by placing objects directly on light-sensitive material and exposing them to light, resulting in a negative shadow image with varying tones based on object transparency. It produces a mixture of silhouette and double exposure effects with vibrant colors if the word 'color' is included in the prompt.
Why might the 'Summer Festival' subject in the photogram style be dominated by plants?
-The 'Summer Festival' subject might be dominated by plants because natural objects, especially plants, are common in photograms. The vagueness of 'Summer Festival' might lead the AI to lean more heavily on the photogram technique, resulting in more plant imagery.
What is 35mm Color Film and how does it affect the images?
-35mm Color Film is a classic camera film widely used for photography and motion pictures. It has a visually appealing color palette that works well for various photography genres, producing images with rich warm tones and a nostalgic, cinematic feel.
What is chromatic aberration and how does it influence the style of images in the video?
-Chromatic aberration occurs when a lens fails to focus all light wavelengths to the same point, resulting in unnatural colors along high-contrast edges. Including this term in prompts produces colorful and interesting images, despite being generally undesirable in traditional photography.
What is the deer type and how does it affect the aesthetic of the images?
-The deer type, introduced in 1839, is the first publicly available photographic process involving dangerous chemicals. Using 'dear type' in prompts gives a classic, muted, old-time aesthetic with primarily black and white or brown-tinted images, vignettes, and rough borders.
What effect does ultraviolet fluorescence photography have on the images?
-Ultraviolet fluorescence photography uses UV light to capture images, revealing details not visible to the human eye. Including 'ultraviolet fluorescence photo' in prompts results in images with a heavy violet hue and bright fluorescent colors, resembling black light effects.
How does vintage color film differ from 35mm color film in the images produced?
-Vintage color film refers to older film stocks with distinct characteristics and colors that evoke a nostalgic and retro feel. The effect is similar to 35mm color film but with more muted colors and a tendency towards a cyan-orange color palette.
What is lomography and how does it influence the images' style?
-Lomography is a type of photography that embraces imperfections, often taken with plastic toy cameras with unpredictable lens optics. The resulting images have a spontaneous, experimental, and retro feel with flaws that become artistic features, such as light leaks and lens flares.
What is the effect of using a tilt-shift lens in photography and how does it appear in the images?
-A tilt-shift lens allows photographers to control the plane of focus, creating unique images that look like miniature scenes or have very selective focus. The effect works best for prompts with cities or nature landscapes, resulting in images with a miniature effect or significantly blurred backgrounds.
What is Kodak Panatomic X and how does it affect the black and white images?
-Kodak Panatomic X is a black and white film known for its fine grain and high resolution, popular in the mid-20th century for its versatility and sharpness. The results have an aesthetically pleasing quality, with some double exposure effects, although the AI might not always produce strictly black and white images.
Outlines
🎨 Exploring Visual Aesthetics with AI Image Generators
This paragraph introduces the AI prompt series, aiming to inspire viewers with various styles of prompts for AI image generation. The focus is on the exploration of visual aesthetics using the Mid Journey V6 tool. The speaker discusses the process of finding the right combination of words and styles to create intriguing images. The video showcases 10 different film and photographic styles, each demonstrated with six diverse subjects to illustrate the impact of style on subjects. The prompts are structured with a subject, style, and parameters for the Mid Journey V6 model, including a consistent seed number for reproducibility. The paragraph concludes with an invitation to like and subscribe for more content.
📸 Diverse Styles in AI Image Generation
The second paragraph delves into the specifics of different photographic and film styles as applied to AI image generation. It begins with a discussion on photogram color, a technique that produces silhouette and double exposure effects with vibrant colors. The paragraph continues to explore styles such as 35mm Color Film, known for its rich warm tones and cinematic feel, and chromatic aberration, which introduces unnatural colors along high contrast edges. The deer type, an old photographic process, is highlighted for its classic, muted aesthetic. Ultraviolet fluorescence photography is mentioned for its ability to reveal hidden details with a heavy violet hue. Vintage Color Film and lomography are discussed for their distinct characteristics and retro feel. Tilt-shift photography and long exposure light painting are also covered, with the former creating miniature effects and the latter producing abstract luminous trails. The paragraph concludes with a mention of Kodak panatomic X, a black and white film known for its fine grain and high resolution, and the results of applying these styles to various prompts.
🎉 Conclusion and Call to Action
The final paragraph serves as a conclusion to the video, summarizing the 10 styles shared and expressing hope that the examples inspire viewers to try new prompts. It encourages viewers to share their experiences in the comments and to suggest styles for future videos. The speaker reminds viewers to like the video and subscribe to the channel before ending with a sign-off that includes a musical cue.
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Keywords
Photogram
35mm Color Film
Chromatic Aberration
Daguerreotype
UV Fluorescence Photography
Vintage Color Film
Lomography
Tilt-Shift Lens
Long Exposure Light Painting
Kodak Panatomic X
Highlights
Introduction to the AI prompt series focusing on exploring visual aesthetics with AI image generators.
Use of Midjourney V6 to create images showcasing different film and photographic styles.
Exploration of 10 distinct film and photographic styles for image generation.
Presentation of six different subjects for each style to demonstrate style effects across a range of themes.
Explanation of the prompt formula: subject, style, parameters for Midjourney V6, aspect ratio, and seed number for reproducibility.
Photogram color style creating silhouette and double exposure effects with vibrant colors.
35mm Color Film style emulating classic camera film with rich warm tones and a nostalgic feel.
Chromatic aberration style introducing unnatural colors along high contrast edges for interesting visuals.
Daguerreotype style offering a classic, muted aesthetic with black and white or brown tinted images.
Ultraviolet fluorescence photography revealing hidden details with a heavy violet hue and bright fluorescent colors.
Vintage Color Film style evoking nostalgia with distinct characteristics and colors of older film stocks.
Lomography style embracing imperfections with spontaneous, experimental, and retro images.
Tilt-shift lens effect creating miniature scenes or selective focus in images.
Long exposure light painting creating abstract luminous trails and shapes in nighttime images.
Kodak Panatomic X style, a black and white film known for fine grain and high resolution, producing aesthetically pleasing results.
Invitation for viewers to share their experiences with the styles or request additional styles for future videos.