15 AI Prompts
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Artist & Brand · EPK Photography

The Power Portrait

Ultra-cinematic editorial portrait of [SUBJECT NAME], [SKIN TONE], [AGE RANGE], shot for a major label EPK. EXPRESSION: direct, unreadable — power without posturing. WARDROBE: [describe wardrobe — color, silhouette, material]. LIGHTING: single Fresnel key light from 45° camera-left, warm amber cast, hard shadow crossing the face — dramatic split. No fill. Deep shadow on camera-right side. BACKGROUND: muted urban concrete or seamless dark gray — out of focus. LENS: 85mm f/1.4, tight crop just below collarbone, eyes level with upper third. TEXTURE: visible skin detail, no retouching, no beauty filter — raw and real. COLOR GRADE: crushed blacks, slight warm push in the highlights, teal-green in the shadows. Photoreal. Fine film grain. Shot on Leica SL2. NEGATIVE: no soft glow, no dramatic fog, no over-lit backgrounds, no AI-smooth skin, no theatrical expressions.

Best tool: Midjourney v7 · Ideogram v3

💡 Pro tip: Swap [WARDROBE] color to match your release palette. This prompt is in the Brand-Locking Workflow inside the full system — use it as your visual anchor across an entire rollout.

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Poster & Album Cover · Worldbuilding

Prestige Album Cover

Create a square 1:1 format prestige album cover image — cinematic, art-directed, ready for DSP. ARTIST: [SUBJECT NAME], [SKIN TONE], [HAIR DESCRIPTION]. CONCEPT: [describe the visual concept — e.g. double exposure, silhouette, environmental portrait, abstract]. SETTING: [LOCATION / ENVIRONMENT]. COLOR PALETTE: [PRIMARY COLOR] + [SECONDARY COLOR] — intentional, not random. MOOD: [describe the emotional energy — e.g. melancholy, triumphant, mysterious, raw]. LIGHTING: [describe light source and quality — e.g. single overhead key, neon practical lights, moonlight]. COMPOSITION: centered subject, clean upper-third negative space for title typography — do not include any text inside the image itself. STYLE REFERENCE: [DIRECTOR OR PHOTOGRAPHER REFERENCE — e.g. Roger Deakins, Kehinde Wiley]. MEDIUM: [photorealistic / painterly / graphic]. Fine grain. Anamorphic character. NEGATIVE: no text inside image, no generic AI glows, no oversaturated fantasy, no symmetrical-face AI look.

Best tool: Midjourney v7 · Ideogram v3 · Adobe Firefly 3

💡 Pro tip: The full system includes a complete Modifier Library with 10 color grades and 10 director visual DNA references — swap them to change the entire feel without rewriting the prompt.

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▶ Video Prompt · Higgsfield AI

Music Video Opening Sequence

@image1 [upload your artist reference photo]. Generate a 22-second cinematic music video opening sequence. ARTIST: [SUBJECT NAME], [SKIN TONE], [HAIR], [WARDROBE]. LOCATION: [CITY] at night — [specific street or neighborhood], wet streets, ambient city glow. COLOR PALETTE: [PRIMARY COLOR] + cold white city lights. MOOD: [describe — e.g. cold, controlled, dominant / electric, chaotic, raw]. [00:00–00:06] PANEL 1 — AERIAL ESTABLISH: Slow cinematic drone descend from 400ft above [CITY], revealing the city grid at night. No artist visible. Establishes geography and scale. [00:06–00:12] PANEL 2 — GROUND FIND: Camera at street level, sliding forward. Artist visible from behind only — walking slowly through the frame. Correct wardrobe silhouette. Wet street reflections active. [00:12–00:18] PANEL 3 — DETAIL CUTS: 2-second tight cuts — artist's hands, wardrobe detail, shoes on wet pavement, city lights blurred in background. No face reveal yet. [00:18–00:22] PANEL 4 — THE TURN: Artist stops. Turns slowly to camera. Full face reveal — this is the thumbnail frame. Direct eye contact. Expression: [MOOD]. @image1 critical for face accuracy — generate 3–4 variations of this panel. AUDIO: diegetic ambient city sound only. COLOR GRADE: [COLOR PALETTE] LUT, cinematic, unified across all 4 panels. NEGATIVE: no cartoon, no floating artifacts, no motion blur on face during reveal.

Best tool: Higgsfield AI · Seedance 2.0 · Kling AI

💡 Pro tip: This is a 4-panel system prompt. The full V2 system includes 10 complete Higgsfield video prompts with panel-by-panel timing, reference anchoring instructions, and assembly guides for DaVinci Resolve.

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