Image Generation Midjourney Tested Prompt
Reviewed by Sushil Joshi

Casual Smartphone Photo Of A Tattooed Woman In A Bedroom | HowToWriteP

A structured Image Generation prompt optimized for midjourney. Utilizes a 85mm optical perspective and Warm candlelight ambient illumination at 2400K with gentle highlight rolloff to produce crisp, high-detail results without artificial smoothing.

Master Prompt Template
{   "aspect_ratio": "3:4",   "photo_style": "casual everyday smartphone photo",   "subject": "A young woman with long, messy platinum blonde wavy hair and dark roots, wearing a simple grey and pink tank top. She has visible tattoos on her forearm, including a red koi fish and a dark tribal design. She is resting on her stomach, looking directly at the camera with a relaxed expression, her hand near her mouth with long red almond-shaped nails.",   "environment": "An indoor bedroom setting with a grey tufted headboard, black bedding, and a white textured 'cloud' style pendant light hanging from a plain ceiling.",   "composition": "Close-up portrait shot from a slightly high angle looking down, subject centered in the frame, informal and spontaneous framing.",   "camera": {     "angle": "slightly high angle, looking down",     "distance": "close-up",     "perspective": "first-person point of view, handheld phone camera perspective",     "depth_of_field": "deep focus"   },   "lighting": {     "type": "natural light",     "source": "ambient indoor light from an unseen window",     "shadow_softness": "soft natural shadows",     "exposure": "normal"   },   "color_science": {     "style": "natural colors",     "white_balance": "neutral",     "contrast": "normal"   },   "materials_and_textures": "Soft fabric of the tank top, skin texture, fine hair strands, quilted velvet headboard, gold jewelry on the wrist.",   "atmosphere": "Casual, intimate, and everyday; a personal snapshot taken at home.",   "generation_prompt": "A casual everyday smartphone photo with a 3:4 aspect ratio. A young woman with long, messy {argument name="hair color" default="platinum blonde"} wavy hair and dark roots is lying on her stomach on a bed with black sheets and a grey tufted headboard. She has a red koi fish tattoo on her forearm and is wearing a simple grey tank top. She looks at the camera with a relaxed expression, her hand with long red nails resting near her lips. The lighting is simple, natural indoor light with no professional effects. The entire scene is in deep focus, including the white textured lamp in the background. The colors are natural and unedited, with the slight grain and sharpness of a standard mobile phone camera. No background blur, no cinematic lighting, just a realistic home snapshot." }, Extreme macro close-up focusing on intricate micro-textures, captured on Hasselblad X2D 100C with 80mm f/2.8 medium format lens, Dramatic stage spotlighting with subtle airborne particulate illumination, authentic skin micro-textures, true-to-life surface physics, ultra-detailed editorial photography, Over-the-shoulder conversational framing, captured on 70-200mm telephoto compressed lens, Warm candlelight ambient illumination at 2400K with gentle highlight rolloff, 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**: {   "aspect_ratio": "3:4",   "photo_style": "casual everyday smartphone photo",   "subject": "A young woman with long, messy platinum blonde wavy hair and dark roots, wearing a simple grey and pink tank top. She has visible tattoos on her forearm, including a red koi fish and a dark tribal design. She is resting on her stomach, looking directly at the camera with a relaxed expression, her hand near her mouth with long red almond-shaped nails.",   "environment": "An indoor bedroom setting with a grey tufted headboard, black bedding, and a white textured 'cloud' style pendant light hanging from a plain ceiling.",   "composition": "Close-up portrait shot from a slightly high angle looking down, subject centered in the frame, informal and spontaneous framing.",   "camera": {     "angle": "slightly high angle, looking down",     "distance": "close-up",     "perspective": "first-person point of view, handheld phone camera perspective",     "depth_of_field": "deep focus"   },   "lighting": {     "type": "natural light",     "source": "ambient indoor light from an unseen window",     "shadow_softness": "soft natural shadows",     "exposure": "normal"   },   "color_science": {     "style": "natural colors",     "white_balance": "neutral",     "contrast": "normal"   },   "materials_and_textures": "Soft fabric of the tank top, skin texture, fine hair strands, quilted velvet headboard, gold jewelry on the wrist.",   "atmosphere": "Casual, intimate, and everyday; a personal snapshot taken at home.",   "generation_prompt": "A casual everyday smartphone photo with a 3:4 aspect ratio. A young woman with long, messy {argument name="hair color" default="platinum blonde"} wavy hair and dark roots is lying on her stomach on a bed with black sheets and a grey tufted headboard. She has a red koi fish tattoo on her forearm and is wearing a simple grey tank top. She looks at the camera with a relaxed expression, her hand with long red nails resting near her lips. The lighting is simple, natural indoor light with no professional effects. The entire scene is in deep focus, including the white textured lamp in the background. The colors are natural and unedited, with the slight grain and sharpness of a standard mobile phone camera. No background blur, no cinematic lighting, just a realistic home snapshot." }, Extreme macro close-up focusing on intricate micro-textures, captured on Hasselblad X2D 100C with 80mm f/2.8 medium format lens, Dramatic stage spotlighting with subtle airborne particulate illumination, authentic skin micro-textures, true-to-life surface physics, ultra-detailed editorial photography
- **Framing & Shot Type**: Three-quarter medium shot (Over-the-shoulder conversational framing)
- **Optics & Focal Intent**: 70-200mm telephoto compressed lens at f/2.8 balanced subject sharpness with soft background bokeh
- **Lighting Atmosphere**: Warm candlelight ambient illumination at 2400K with gentle highlight rolloff
- **Color Grading**: Clean high-key commercial color grade with vibrant true-to-life tones
- **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 2026
Target Environment: Midjourney (v6.1)
✓ High surface detail ✓ Balanced natural lighting △ Complex crowd composition requires higher step count
Author
Curated & Tested by Sushil Joshi
Lead AI Prompt Engineer at HowToWritePrompt. Specializing in deterministic prompting, LLM parameters, and optical photorealism.