Thread by @aliejules

Prompt study - breakdown.

Starting with the same shell of a prompt I used in the last couple of threads (see previous tweets).

Let's break down the prompt and see the results.

Thread.

This is the initial prompt I started with:

High fashion portrait shoot of a supermodel, in the style of curved mirrors, symmetrical lines, neoclassical style, ultra-realistic, hyper-detailed --ar 16:9

These are simply my observations. It doesn't mean this is the right way.

Stripping down the prompt:

I took out curved mirrors, neoclassical style.

I added "in Iceland" (random). Add anything you'd like.

New prompt in ALT.

Taking out another layer.

Removed ultra-realistic and hyper-detailed.

The prompt now:
High fashion portrait shoot of a supermodel in Iceland, symmetrical --ar 16:9

The girl in white looks cold. 😆

Next:

Removed "High" - from fashion.

The prompt now:
A fashion portrait shoot of a supermodel in Iceland, symmetrical --ar 16:9

Then,

Removed "Fashion" too.

Prompt now:
A portrait shoot of a supermodel in Iceland, symmetrical --ar 16:9

While I peel these layers I pay attention to what differences I see (if any).

I really like the first image.

At this point, I wanted to see if changing the "shoot" to a "photo" would make a difference.

Note! If you do not add either - the results vary (often not photos).

Here are the results and the prompt.
a portrait photo of a supermodel in Iceland, symmetrical --ar 16:9

Note about "symmetry"

Symmetry seems to center the subject and, well, make the scene symmetrical.

If you remove symmetry, you get more "organic" images.

Using symmetry sometimes make a line in the middle.

Prompt:
a portrait photo of a supermodel in Iceland --ar 16:9

At this point, the prompt is just about as stripped as possible.

Now I can play with some other elements.

A few more variations.

If you take out "portrait" and insert something else - you get something completely different - more on that soon.

Also, the aspect ratio changes things. To keep things consistent, I used --ar 16:9 aspect ratio throughout.

Prompt in ALT.

#midjourneyv51

This is an exploration.

It's not to say that this is the right way or the only way. This is simply a method I often use to help me observe what certain elements might be doing in a prompt and whether they are taken into consideration by Midjourney, and how, if at all.