Cinematic Portrait Prompt Generator
Describe the person and the setting, pick the lens, the lighting and the color grade, and copy a cinematic portrait prompt for your image model.
Your prompt
cinematic portrait photo, a woman in a raincoat standing under a streetlight, 85mm lens, shallow depth of field, neon light, pink and cyan, teal and orange color grade, rain drops --ar 2:3 --no cartoon, text, watermark, airbrushed
Paste into Midjourney. --no reads each word separately, so it works best with single words.
- Subject
- Style
- Settings
- Avoid
24 Cinematic Portrait prompts to copy
Written in keyword style, so they work in Midjourney, Stable Diffusion and Flux as they are. For ChatGPT or Gemini you can paste them as well, or rebuild one in the generator above with the ChatGPT / Gemini format.
Moody and noir
cinematic portrait photo, man in a trench coat under a streetlight, rain, 85mm lens, black and white, high contrast
cinematic portrait photo, woman in a red coat on a dark street, neon light, pink and cyan, rain drops, shallow depth of field
cinematic portrait photo, detective in a smoky office, split lighting, atmospheric haze, muted colors
cinematic portrait photo, boxer resting in a dim gym, single overhead light, sweat, 50mm lens
cinematic portrait photo, old fisherman with a weathered face, Rembrandt lighting, dark background
cinematic portrait photo, young man in a car at night, dashboard light on his face, city lights bokeh
cinematic portrait photo, singer on a small stage, spotlight, haze, teal and orange grade
cinematic portrait photo, woman looking through rainy window glass, reflections, soft light
Natural light
cinematic portrait photo, girl in a wheat field, golden hour backlight, Kodak Portra film look
cinematic portrait photo, chef in a busy kitchen, 35mm environmental portrait, warm light
cinematic portrait photo, grandmother by a window knitting, soft window light, muted colors
cinematic portrait photo, surfer on the beach at sunrise, 135mm lens, compressed background
cinematic portrait photo, mountain climber with frost on the beard, overcast light, close-up
cinematic portrait photo, painter in a sunlit studio, paint on hands, 35mm lens
cinematic portrait photo, teenager on a rooftop at sunset, wind in hair, film grain
cinematic portrait photo, farmer leaning on a fence, morning mist, 85mm lens
Genre and editorial
cinematic portrait photo, astronaut with helmet off inside a space station, cool blue light
cinematic portrait photo, medieval knight with a dirty face after battle, overcast, muted colors
cinematic portrait photo, cyberpunk street vendor with LED tattoos, neon light, rain
cinematic portrait photo, 1970s style portrait of a musician, warm film look, grain
cinematic portrait photo, desert wanderer with a scarf, harsh sun, long shadows
cinematic portrait photo, ballet dancer backstage, mirror lights, soft focus
cinematic portrait photo, scientist in a dark lab lit by a screen, 50mm lens
cinematic portrait photo, twin sisters back to back, split lighting, black and white
Tips
- Lens and light words do most of the work: 85mm with shallow depth of field for classic portraits, 35mm when the setting matters, Rembrandt or split lighting for drama.
- If skin looks waxy, remove words like “perfect skin” and “ultra detailed”, and add “natural skin texture” or a film stock.
- Do not create realistic images of real people without their consent.
Need a longer negative prompt? Use the negative prompt generator. For any other subject, the main prompt generator has more styles and settings.