AI Tools

• Firefly

• MidJourney

• Runway : Video generation and Manipulation

• OpenAI FM : Text to speech+

• Scene: Describe the environment, main objects, and their relationships.

• Focus: Mention what should be most visible or important in the frame.

• Style: Specify realism, lighting, camera angle, color tone, etc.

• Purpose: Explain the context or use (e.g., documentation, tutorial, UI illustration).

• Reference Images: Mention if you have any uploaded files to guide style, layout, or color.

• Photographic / Photorealistic
• Anime
• Neon Punk
• Oil Paint
• Watercolor
• Fantasy Art
• Pencil Sketch
• Chalk Pastel
• Digital Art

Describe the subject in detail. Shape, size, how things are positioned.

Specify the desired dominant colors or mood board.

Describe materials.

• Extreme Long Shot
• Very Long Shot
• Long Shot/Wide Shot
• Full Shot
• Medium Long Shot
• Medium Shot
• Medium Close-up Shot
• Close-up Shot
• Extreme Close-up Shot

• Top-Down View (90°)
• High Angle View (45°)
• Eye-level View (0°)
• Low-angle View/Hero Shot (-15°)
• Extreme Low-angle View/Worm's eye View (-60°)

• 18mm : Super wide, capture a lot in the frame. Good for big landscapes or tight spaces. Adds depth and slight warping.
• 24mm : Versatile wide-angle view, great for portraits, street scenes, and landscapes. More background than a standard lens, less distortion and less warping.
• 35mm : Natural perspective closer to the human eye. Ideal for street photography or environmental portraits, where subjects interacts with their surroundings.
• 50mm : Standard and versatile. Very close to the human eye - natural and familiar feel.
• 85mm : Zooms in a bit, narrower view - flattering perspective for portraits. Minimizes distortion - popular choice for capturing people and food close-ups without warping the subject.
• 105mm : Telephoto - great for portrait photography, flattering look. Macro photography - shallow depth of field (blurry background) to isolate the subject.
• 135mm : Very narrow angle of view, nice magnification. last focal length for portrait photography - headshots with smooth blurry background.
• 200mm : Perfect for isolating subjects from a distance. Ideal for wildlife, sports, and astrophotography.

• Fisheye Lens : Super wide-angle, up to 180 degrees, bending the scene with a curved bubble effect. Trippy, distorted look.
• Tilt-Shift Lens : Blur parts of the image, creating a “miniature effect” that makes giant buildings look tiny.
• Lensbaby : Creative blur on most of the image and focus on a specific spot. Dreamy, magical effect.
• Infrared Lens : Reveal things invisible to the naked eye. Alien-looking landscapes. Mysterious and otherworldly vibes.
• Pinhole Lens : Soft photos with and a dreamlike quality. Experimental and back-to-basics approach to images.

• Short/Fast Shutter Speed : No blur, quick camera blink. Less light in, darker images. Good for catching splashes, jumps, or fast movements.
• Slow/Long Shutter Speed : Blurry waterfalls, streaky city lights. Shutter stays open longer, capturing movement and light over time. Good for showing motion or starry night skies.

• Wide Aperture : (low f-number between f/1.4 and f/5.6). Lots of light in with soft blur effect in the background, perfect for portraits or product pics.
• Narrow Aperture : (high f-number, like f/11 or f/32). Less light in but everything in focus, from front to back. Perfect for landscapes, buildings, or scenes with lots of details.

• Low ISO : (ISO 100 or 200) Perfect for bright scenes. Keep photo crisp and clear, no graininess.
• High ISO : (ISO 800, 1600, or beyond) Capture images in darker environments, sometimes adds noise.

The secret is training bias and internal prompt interpretation.

MidJourney models are heavily optimized for:

• composition
• lighting
• color harmony
• artistic styles

They intentionally deprioritize literal accuracy. Instead they aim for visual impact.

That’s why images often look:

• cinematic
• atmospheric
• painterly

Even from simple prompts.

MidJourney does not treat prompts like strict instructions.

It treats them more like creative direction.

Instead of “do exactly this” you are telling the model “paint something inspired by this idea”.

So the prompt language works more like film direction or art briefs.

Good MidJourney prompts usually follow this pattern:

• subject
• environment
• lighting
• camera
• style
• mood
• parameters

Example:

ancient stone temple in a jungle clearing, fog drifting through ruins,
soft sunrise light, cinematic wide angle shot,
ultra detailed, atmospheric, dramatic lighting''

The model fills in details creatively.

Add –p at the end of the prompt to use personalization, or activate it in the toolbox.

MidJourney uses parameters that dramatically affect results.

Examples:

• Aspect ratio –ar 16:9
• Stylization strength –stylize 750
• Chaos (variation) –chaos 30
• Weirdness –weird 100
• Version selection –v 6

These parameters are often more influential than the prompt itself.

Instead of writing long descriptions, many users stack visual cues.

Example:

brutalist concrete library interior,
massive pillars, shafts of sunlight,
dust particles in air,
cinematic lighting, moody atmosphere,
Kodak Portra 400

Notice the style references.

MidJourney understands:

• film stocks
• photography styles
• art movements
• famous artists
• lens types

These influence the result strongly.

MidJourney lets you weight ideas.

Example: forest temple::2 fog::1.5 sunlight::0.5

This tells the model importance levels.

Very useful when balancing elements.

Most amazing MidJourney images come from very short prompts.

Example:

ancient library, candlelight, dust in air

MidJourney already knows how to compose beauty.

Overprompting can actually reduce quality.

Use a two-step workflow.

Step 1 Generate the scene concept.

Step 2 Iterate for detail.

Example:

Prompt 1

ancient underground library, candlelight, mysterious atmosphere

Then refine:

ancient underground library, towering bookshelves,
thousands of candles, warm golden light,
cinematic, dramatic shadows --ar 16:9

This mimics how artists refine ideas.

MidJourney has a feature many people overlook.

Style references.

You can upload an image and guide generation with: –sref

This transfers:

• color palette
• lighting style
• visual tone

This is incredibly powerful for consistent aesthetics.