Image Generation
Midjourney
Tested Prompt
Reviewed by Sushil Joshi
Candid Retro-chic Car Selfie Prompt | HowToWritePrompt
A structured Image Generation prompt optimized for midjourney. Utilizes a 50mm optical perspective and Subtle high-key studio softbox with delicate catchlights in eyes to produce crisp, high-detail results without artificial smoothing.
Master Prompt Template
{ "image_generation_prompt": { "version": "1.0", "aspect_ratio": "9:16", "subject_analysis": { "characters": [ { "description": "A young brunette woman on the left with long wavy hair.", "expression": "Playful 'kiss face' or pouty lips.", "accessories": [ "Retro black rectangular sunglasses with dark lenses.", "A silk headscarf (babushka style) tied under the chin, featuring a watercolor floral pattern in shades of pink, purple, and muted green." ] }, { "description": "A young blonde woman on the right.", "expression": "High energy, mouth wide open in a 'yell' or 'scream' pose, tongue visible, looking slightly upward.", "accessories": [ "Vintage-style gold-rimmed cat-eye sunglasses with dark tinted lenses.", "A vibrant silk headscarf with a geometric floral pattern in bright blue, yellow, and lime green, tied under the chin.", "A classic multi-strand pearl necklace." ] } ], "composition": "Close-up candid selfie, low-angle shot taken from inside a vehicle, heads tilted together in a friendly, energetic pose." }, "environment_and_setting": { "location": "Interior of a modern car, looking up toward the ceiling.", "background_details": [ "A glass sunroof visible above the subjects.", "Clear raindrops scattered across the glass sunroof.", "Soft, overcast natural daylight filtering through the clouds and the car windows." ] }, "style_and_technical_specifications": { "aesthetic": "Modern aesthetic, 'it-girl' vibe, retro-chic, playful and candid photography.", "camera_details": "Shot on a high-end smartphone camera (iPhone style), 24mm wide-lens, sharp focus on faces, slight motion blur to enhance the candid feel.", "lighting": "Natural, soft diffused light from a rainy day, realistic highlights on the skin and lips, subtle reflections on the sunglasses.", "quality_tags": "Photorealistic, ultra-detailed skin texture, resolution, highly detailed fabric textures, cinematic color grading, high fidelity.", "negative_prompt": "Blurry, distorted faces, extra fingers, cartoonish, low resolution, bad anatomy, flat lighting, unrealistic skin." } }, Bird's-eye overhead flat-lay composition with balanced symmetry, captured on Nikon Z9 with NIKKOR Z 58mm f/0.95 S Noct lens, Warm candlelight ambient glow at 2400K with gentle highlight rolloff, authentic skin micro-textures, true-to-life surface physics, ultra-detailed editorial photography, Straight-on symmetrical frontal angle, captured on 50mm natural focal length lens, Subtle high-key studio softbox with delicate catchlights in eyes, natural surface physics, 8K ultra-detailed editorial photography --ar 9:16 --v 6.1 --style raw
Interactive Variable Customizer
Tweak dynamic parameters below to compile a custom prompt tailored specifically to your needs:
Prompt Architecture & Anatomy
### 📐 Structured Prompt Anatomy
- **Subject Definition**: { "image_generation_prompt": { "version": "1.0", "aspect_ratio": "9:16", "subject_analysis": { "characters": [ { "description": "A young brunette woman on the left with long wavy hair.", "expression": "Playful 'kiss face' or pouty lips.", "accessories": [ "Retro black rectangular sunglasses with dark lenses.", "A silk headscarf (babushka style) tied under the chin, featuring a watercolor floral pattern in shades of pink, purple, and muted green." ] }, { "description": "A young blonde woman on the right.", "expression": "High energy, mouth wide open in a 'yell' or 'scream' pose, tongue visible, looking slightly upward.", "accessories": [ "Vintage-style gold-rimmed cat-eye sunglasses with dark tinted lenses.", "A vibrant silk headscarf with a geometric floral pattern in bright blue, yellow, and lime green, tied under the chin.", "A classic multi-strand pearl necklace." ] } ], "composition": "Close-up candid selfie, low-angle shot taken from inside a vehicle, heads tilted together in a friendly, energetic pose." }, "environment_and_setting": { "location": "Interior of a modern car, looking up toward the ceiling.", "background_details": [ "A glass sunroof visible above the subjects.", "Clear raindrops scattered across the glass sunroof.", "Soft, overcast natural daylight filtering through the clouds and the car windows." ] }, "style_and_technical_specifications": { "aesthetic": "Modern aesthetic, 'it-girl' vibe, retro-chic, playful and candid photography.", "camera_details": "Shot on a high-end smartphone camera (iPhone style), 24mm wide-lens, sharp focus on faces, slight motion blur to enhance the candid feel.", "lighting": "Natural, soft diffused light from a rainy day, realistic highlights on the skin and lips, subtle reflections on the sunglasses.", "quality_tags": "Photorealistic, ultra-detailed skin texture, resolution, highly detailed fabric textures, cinematic color grading, high fidelity.", "negative_prompt": "Blurry, distorted faces, extra fingers, cartoonish, low resolution, bad anatomy, flat lighting, unrealistic skin." } }, Bird's-eye overhead flat-lay composition with balanced symmetry, captured on Nikon Z9 with NIKKOR Z 58mm f/0.95 S Noct lens, Warm candlelight ambient glow at 2400K with gentle highlight rolloff, authentic skin micro-textures, true-to-life surface physics, ultra-detailed editorial photography
- **Framing & Shot Type**: Tight headshot portrait (Straight-on symmetrical frontal angle)
- **Optics & Focal Intent**: 50mm natural focal length lens at f/8.0 deep edge-to-edge clarity across all focal planes
- **Lighting Atmosphere**: Subtle high-key studio softbox with delicate catchlights in eyes
- **Color Grading**: Golden-hour amber and cyan complementary color harmony
- **Model Constraints**: Preserves natural skin texture; avoids oversaturated smoothing.
💡 **How To Customize**: Replace `{SUBJECT}` with your exact character or scene, or switch the Aspect Ratio to `9:16` for mobile reels and wallpaper formats.
- **Subject Definition**: { "image_generation_prompt": { "version": "1.0", "aspect_ratio": "9:16", "subject_analysis": { "characters": [ { "description": "A young brunette woman on the left with long wavy hair.", "expression": "Playful 'kiss face' or pouty lips.", "accessories": [ "Retro black rectangular sunglasses with dark lenses.", "A silk headscarf (babushka style) tied under the chin, featuring a watercolor floral pattern in shades of pink, purple, and muted green." ] }, { "description": "A young blonde woman on the right.", "expression": "High energy, mouth wide open in a 'yell' or 'scream' pose, tongue visible, looking slightly upward.", "accessories": [ "Vintage-style gold-rimmed cat-eye sunglasses with dark tinted lenses.", "A vibrant silk headscarf with a geometric floral pattern in bright blue, yellow, and lime green, tied under the chin.", "A classic multi-strand pearl necklace." ] } ], "composition": "Close-up candid selfie, low-angle shot taken from inside a vehicle, heads tilted together in a friendly, energetic pose." }, "environment_and_setting": { "location": "Interior of a modern car, looking up toward the ceiling.", "background_details": [ "A glass sunroof visible above the subjects.", "Clear raindrops scattered across the glass sunroof.", "Soft, overcast natural daylight filtering through the clouds and the car windows." ] }, "style_and_technical_specifications": { "aesthetic": "Modern aesthetic, 'it-girl' vibe, retro-chic, playful and candid photography.", "camera_details": "Shot on a high-end smartphone camera (iPhone style), 24mm wide-lens, sharp focus on faces, slight motion blur to enhance the candid feel.", "lighting": "Natural, soft diffused light from a rainy day, realistic highlights on the skin and lips, subtle reflections on the sunglasses.", "quality_tags": "Photorealistic, ultra-detailed skin texture, resolution, highly detailed fabric textures, cinematic color grading, high fidelity.", "negative_prompt": "Blurry, distorted faces, extra fingers, cartoonish, low resolution, bad anatomy, flat lighting, unrealistic skin." } }, Bird's-eye overhead flat-lay composition with balanced symmetry, captured on Nikon Z9 with NIKKOR Z 58mm f/0.95 S Noct lens, Warm candlelight ambient glow at 2400K with gentle highlight rolloff, authentic skin micro-textures, true-to-life surface physics, ultra-detailed editorial photography
- **Framing & Shot Type**: Tight headshot portrait (Straight-on symmetrical frontal angle)
- **Optics & Focal Intent**: 50mm natural focal length lens at f/8.0 deep edge-to-edge clarity across all focal planes
- **Lighting Atmosphere**: Subtle high-key studio softbox with delicate catchlights in eyes
- **Color Grading**: Golden-hour amber and cyan complementary color harmony
- **Model Constraints**: Preserves natural skin texture; avoids oversaturated smoothing.
💡 **How To Customize**: Replace `{SUBJECT}` with your exact character or scene, or switch the Aspect Ratio to `9:16` for mobile reels and wallpaper formats.
Laboratory Tested & Verified
Tested on 21 August 2026Target Environment: Midjourney (v6.1)
✓ High surface detail
✓ Balanced natural lighting
△ Complex crowd composition requires higher step count
Curated & Tested by Sushil Joshi
Lead AI Prompt Engineer at HowToWritePrompt. Specializing in deterministic prompting, LLM parameters, and optical photorealism.