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Professional Portrait Prompt

Create detailed prompts for generating professional headshots and stylized portraits with AI.

Prompt Template

Generate a detailed AI portrait prompt for a [professional headshot / editorial portrait / character design / artistic portrait].

**Subject:** [description — gender, approximate age, ethnicity if relevant, expression, clothing]
**Style:** [photorealistic / oil painting / digital art / cinematic / fashion editorial]
**Camera angle:** [straight on / 3/4 view / profile / slightly below / slightly above]
**Lighting:** [Rembrandt / butterfly / split / broad / natural / ring light]
**Background:** [solid color / gradient / environmental / blurred office / studio]
**Mood/Expression:** [confident / approachable / thoughtful / powerful / serene]
**Color palette:** [warm tones / cool tones / desaturated / vibrant / monochrome]
**Reference style:** [photographer or artist, e.g., 'Annie Leibovitz style' / 'Peter Lindbergh B&W']

Provide:
1. **Full prompt** optimized for your chosen tool
2. **Negative prompt** to avoid common portrait issues
3. **Recommended settings** (aspect ratio, guidance scale, etc.)
4. **3 variations** — slight changes in mood, angle, or style
5. **Post-processing notes** — retouching suggestions for the best result

Example Output

Professional Headshot — Corporate

Midjourney Prompt:

professional corporate headshot, woman in her 30s, confident genuine smile, wearing navy blazer over white top, 3/4 view, soft Rembrandt lighting, clean blurred gray-blue gradient background, shallow depth of field, shot on Canon 5D Mark IV with 85mm f/1.4 lens, editorial quality, natural skin texture, 8k --ar 4:5 --s 150 --q 2

Negative Prompt:

overprocessed skin, plastic look, distorted features, unnatural pose, busy background, harsh shadows, red eyes

Variation 2 — Warmer & More Approachable:

...same prompt but: warm smile showing teeth, golden hour window light, earth-tone warm background, wearing a sage green blouse, approachable friendly expression...

Tips for Best Results

  • 💡Specify camera and lens (e.g., '85mm f/1.4') to get proper portrait perspective and bokeh
  • 💡Always include 'natural skin texture' to avoid the over-smoothed AI look
  • 💡For headshots, stick to 4:5 or 3:4 aspect ratios — they crop best for LinkedIn/websites
  • 💡Lighting terms like 'Rembrandt' and 'butterfly' dramatically change the portrait mood