My 10 Starting Prompts for Midjourney (2025)

How I use them: I set --ar for the medium (Instagram 4:5 / 1:1, web 16:9, stories 9:16), start with --stylize at 120–220, then adjust from there. I switch on --chaos when I want the model to "breathe".

Portrait / editorial

• editorial portrait, soft window light, kodak portra — --ar 4:5 --stylize 200
• close-up portrait, dramatic rim light, monochrome ilford — --ar 4:5 --stylize 180

Product / advertising

• watch product shot, glossy reflections, gradient backdrop — --ar 1:1 --stylize 120
• sneaker hero shot, softbox lighting, floating dust — --ar 3:2 --stylize 160

Architecture / landscape

• brutalist building, overcast, cinematic perspective — --ar 16:9 --stylize 150
• foggy forest path, volumetric rays, moody — --ar 16:9 --stylize 250

Fashion / editorial

• fashion editorial, neon noir, wet street reflections — --ar 9:16 --stylize 300

Illustration / analogue style

• risograph poster, two-color, bold shapes — --ar 4:5 --stylize 220
• ink sketch, cross-hatching, vintage technical drawing — --ar 3:4 --stylize 180

Pattern / tile

• seamless floral pattern, minimal, high contrast — --tile --ar 1:1 --stylize 180