Advanced Techniques

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Layered Compositions

Complete Layered Prompt

“A vintage camera resting on a wooden desk in sharp focus, with a photographer adjusting lens settings, in a sunlit studio with photography equipment and softly blurred windows, shot with shallow depth of field to separate the layers”

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Style Fusion

• Primary Style: “Art Nouveau flowing lines and organic forms”
• Secondary Style: “with geometric Bauhaus elements and bold typography”
• Unifying Element: “rendered in a cohesive emerald and gold color palette”

Style Fusion Example

“Ancient Greek marble statue precision and anatomical detail, infused with cyberpunk neon lighting, holographic overlays, and electric blue/magenta glow effects, set against dark futuristic environments”

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Professional Photography Mastery

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Camera Control Principles

• f-number (like f/1.8 or f/8) = how blurry vs. sharp your background is. Small numbers (f/1.8) blur the background; big numbers (f/8) keep everything sharp.
• mm (like 24mm or 85mm) = how much of the scene you see and how “zoomed in” it looks. Small numbers (24mm) show wide scenes; big numbers (85mm) zoom in closer.
• ISO = how bright the image is in low light. Low ISO = clean image; high ISO = brighter but grainy.

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Lighting Principles

Portrait Lighting Basics

Rembrandt lighting (45° key light) creates a triangle of light on the face for dramatic portraits:“A person, portrait with Rembrandt lighting, key light at 45 degrees, dramatic chiaroscuro effect”Split lighting (90° side light) illuminates half the face for high contrast:“A person, artistic portrait, split lighting, strong side illumination, dramatic contrast”

Rembrandt lighting

Split lighting

Environmental Light Quality

Window Light = soft even illumination“A mid century style living room, large north-facing window light, soft even illumination”Golden hour = warm and soft“A mid century style living room, large north-facing window light, warm and soft”Blue hour = blue hour and moody“A mid century style living room, large north-facing window light, blue hour and moody”Overhead artificial light = harsh and dramatic“A mid century style living room, lit by a single overhead lamp, harsh and dramatic shadows”

Window Light

Golden hour

Blue hour

Overhead artificial light

Cinematic Styles

Chiaroscuro = high contrast light/shadow for drama:“Film noir detective scene, single practical desk lamp, strong chiaroscuro lighting”Practical lighting = visible light sources in scene for realism:“Cyberpunk street scene, neon signs and LED strips providing atmospheric lighting”

Chiaroscuro

Practical lighting

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Composition Concepts

Creating Depth & Interest

Rule of thirds places subjects on intersection points for natural balance: “Landscape composition, rule of thirds horizon placement, balanced and natural”Leading lines guide the eye toward your subject: “Architectural photography, diagonal lines leading to main entrance”Foreground/background layers create 3D depth: “Strong foreground boulder, middle ground lake, background mountains”

Rule of thirds

Foreground/background layers

Camera Angles for Impact

Low angle (worm’s eye view) makes subjects powerful and dominant: “Architectural photography, low angle worm’s eye view, dramatic diagonal lines”High angle (bird’s eye view) shows patterns and relationships: “Urban scene, bird’s eye view, geometric patterns of city blocks”Dutch angle (tilted camera) adds tension and unease: “Thriller scene, dutch angle, psychological tension and unbalanced feeling”

Low angle

High angle

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Cinematic Techniques

• Lighting: “Dramatic chiaroscuro lighting in the style of Roger Deakins cinematography”
• Color Grading: “with teal and orange color grading reminiscent of Blade Runner 2049”
• Camera Angle: “captured with slight Dutch angle for psychological tension”

'Film noir detective in rain-soaked alley with dramatic lighting'

'Film noir detective in rain-soaked alley, 35mm lens, f/2.0, ISO 1600, dramatic chiaroscuro lighting, teal and orange color grading, slight Dutch angle'

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Text Integration & Typography

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Text Rendering Capabilities

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Typography Basics