Which image generators does this work with?

The output is plain natural-language plus comma-separated descriptors, which works in Midjourney, DALL-E 3, Stable Diffusion, Flux and most other text-to-image models. Midjourney users can append parameters like --ar 2:3 for a portrait crop.

Why include a lighting setup?

Lighting is what separates a snapshot from a studio portrait. Naming a setup such as Rembrandt, butterfly or soft window light gives the model a concrete reference and produces far more flattering, professional results.

Is anything I enter uploaded?

No. The builder runs entirely in your browser. Your selections are assembled into a prompt locally and nothing is sent to a server or logged.

How do I get a portrait aspect ratio?

Portraits look best in a vertical frame. In Midjourney add --ar 2:3 or --ar 3:4 to the prompt; in Stable Diffusion set the height larger than the width, for example 768x1024.

Portrait Photography Prompt Builder

Portrait photography prompt builder

Writing a good portrait prompt by hand means remembering to specify the subject, the expression, the clothing, the background, the lighting setup and the camera style — and phrasing them so the model weights them correctly. This builder turns those decisions into dropdowns and assembles a single, cohesive prompt you can paste straight into your image generator.

How it works

You make a few structured choices and the tool concatenates them in the order that image models respond to best: subject and demographics first, then expression and wardrobe, then the environment, then the technical photography descriptors (lens, lighting, film look). The result reads like a real photo brief rather than a pile of keywords, which produces more coherent images.

Tips for better portraits

Lighting matters most. A named setup like Rembrandt lighting or soft window light instantly reads as professional.
Add a lens. An 85mm portrait lens at f/1.8 gives the shallow depth of field and background blur people associate with a flattering headshot.
Keep the background simple. A clean studio backdrop or softly blurred environment keeps attention on the face.
Set the aspect ratio to vertical (--ar 2:3 in Midjourney) so the model composes for a portrait rather than cropping a landscape.