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Cinematic portrait prompt for Midjourney (1940s noir)

Midjourney
A cinematic studio portrait of SUBJECT e.g. a woman in her late 20s wearing a tailored trench coat>.
Lighting: dramatic single key light from camera left, deep shadows on the right side of the face, subtle rim light on the hair.
Composition: head-and-shoulders framing, subject looking just off-camera to their LEFT or RIGHT>, slight soft smile.
Style: photorealistic, shallow depth of field (f/1.8), gentle film grain, muted sepia-teal grade.
Technical notes for Midjourney: --ar 3:4 --style raw --stylize 250

Highlighted parts are the only things you need to change — replace each one from its opening mark through to the closing “]” with your own detail, then paste into Midjourney.

Where this is useful

Any niche that needs consistent, moody people photography without a studio: author headshots and book covers, film-style editorial portraits for magazines or blogs, brand lifestyle imagery, album art, or character reference sheets for fiction.

Author / book cover

Subject = “a novelist in her late 30s wearing a tweed coat, holding a hardcover book”, mood = “quiet library light”

Brand lifestyle (coffee shop)

Subject = “a barista mid-pour with a vintage apron”, lighting = “warm window side-light”, ar = --ar 1:1 for square social posts

How to use it

  1. 1Decide what you want in each placeholder slot — subject, outfit, lighting mood and aspect ratio.
  2. 2Replace the entire <[ ... ]> blocks (including the brackets) with your own details. Keep one line per instruction so Midjourney parses it cleanly.
  3. 3Paste into Midjourney after swapping placeholders; keep `--ar`, `--style raw` and `--stylize` flags together on the final line.
  4. 4Run 2–3 times with the same text, then pick your favourite frame. If faces look off, add a version flag (e.g. `--v 6`) for better consistency.

Prefer a different flavour?

Pick one of 2 ready-to-use alternatives below — each is a full prompt, so you can copy it and go.

A cinematic portrait of <[SUBJECT + OUTFIT]> shot outdoors. Lighting: low warm sun from behind the subject, gentle flare on one shoulder. Composition: head-and-shoulders, subject angled toward camera, relaxed expression. Style: photorealistic, shallow depth of field (f/1.8), soft film grain, warm golden grade.
--ar 4:5 --style raw --stylize 250

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