Prompt Recipes: Six Starting Points You Can Adapt
Choose a task, replace the details in brackets, and revise after seeing the result. These recipes are starting points, not guaranteed outputs.
Cinematic portrait
A portrait of [person or character] in [setting], [expression and pose]. [Camera framing], [main light source] shaping [visible material or feature], [color palette], [visual style]. Keep [important feature] recognizable.
Replace the brackets with details that can actually be seen.
Product photograph
A [product] made of [material] on [surface]. Three-quarter view with [camera angle], soft [light direction] creating [shadow or reflection], [background color]. Leave clear space at [location] for later layout.
Describe the product and framing before adding decorative props.
Fantasy environment
A [landmark] above [landscape] at [time of day]. A small [subject] at [position] shows scale. Wide composition, [atmosphere], [one main light source], [palette], [art direction].
A focal point and scale cue make a large scene easier to read.
Edit an uploaded image
Use the attached image as the source. Keep [subject, pose and camera angle]. Change only [one element] to [new detail]. Match the original lighting and preserve [important feature].
Give the reference a clear job and limit the edit.
Text to video
In [setting], [subject] begins [starting action], then [one visible change]. [Camera movement] throughout a [short duration] shot. [Lighting]. [Ambient sound or silence if supported].
State one continuous action and one main camera move.
Image to video
Start from the uploaded image. Keep [subject and defining features] and the original [framing]. Over [duration], [subject action] while [environment movement]. [One camera movement]; end on [final state].
Anchor motion to the supplied frame and say what remains the same.