An Ultimate Guide to Get Photography-Style Images Using AI Art Generators

An Ultimate Guide to Get Photography-Style Images Using AI Art Generators

AI art generators have the impeccable potential for generating all types of art. One such type is photography-style images.

AI art generators can create images that look like the ones you took with a camera. However, you need to fine-tune your prompt skills with certain keywords to create such output.

Take a deep dive into this article to learn the complete tips and tricks to create photography-style images using AI art generators. The knowledge gained from this article is not only applicable to Open AI’s DALL.E but also to other AI art generators, such as Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, Disco Diffusion, etc.

Tips to Get Photography-Style Images Using AI Art Generators

There are multiple elements that you need to incorporate into your prompt to get photography-style AI arts.

Camera Angles

When it comes to photography-style images, the first thing you can add to your prompt is the camera angle. 

The camera angle lets you define the proximity and position of the subject in your prompt. 

For proximity, you can use keywords:

  • Extreme close-up
  • Close-up
  • Medium Shot
  • Long Shot
  • Extreme Long Shot
Photography-style images from AI art generators
An example of extreme close-up image
Photography-style image using AI art generator
An example of the close-up shot
Photography-style image using DALL.E
An example of Medium shot image
Photography-style image using DALL.E
An example of long shot image
Photography-style image using DALL.E
An example of extreme long-shot image

For position, you can use keywords:

  • Drone Shot
  • Overhead View
  • Low Angle
  • Over-the-Shoulder Shot
  • Tilted Frame
Photography-style images by AI art generators
An example of Drone shot
Photography-style image by DALL.E
An example of overhead view shot
Photography-style image by DALL.E
An example of low angle shot
Photography-style image by AI art generator
An example of over-the-shoulder shot
Photography-style image by AI art generator
An example of tilted frame shot

Camera Settings and Lenses

The next thing in photography-style images is exploring the camera settings and lenses. The camera settings include shutter speed and blur.

  • Fast shutter speed
  • Slow shutter speed
  • Bokeh
  • Tilt-shift photography
  • Motion blur
Photography-style image by AI art generator DALL.E
An example of fast shutter speed
Photography-style image by AI art generator
An example of slow shutter speed
Photography-style image by AI art generator
An example of Bokeh
Photography-style image by AI art generator
An example of tilt-shift photography
Photography-style images created by DALL.E
An example of motion blur

Lenses

  • Telephoto lens
  • Macro lens
  • Wide angle lens
  • Fish-eye lens
  • Deep depth of field
Photography-style images created by DALL.E
An example of the telephoto lens shot
Photography-style images created by AI art generators
An example of macro shot
Photography-style images created by DALL.E
An example of wide angle lens. Source: u/rundy1
Photography-style images created by DALL.E
An example of fish-eye lens
Photography-style images created by DALL.E
An example of deep depth of field

Lightings

You can bring multiple varieties of indoor, outdoor, and artificial lighting in DALL.E 2 and other AI art generators.

Natural Lightings

  • Sun
  • Moon
  • Blue hour
  • Overcast
  • Shadow and silhouette
Photography-style images created by AI art generator
An example of Sun lighting
Photography-style images created by DALL.E
An example of moon lightings
Photography-style images created by DALL.E
An example of blue hour lighting
Photography-style images created by DALL.E
An example of overcast-generated art
AI generated photography-style artwork
An example of shadow and silhouette

Indoor Lightings

  • Warm Lighting
  • Cold Lighting
  • Flash Lighting
  • Colorful Lighting
  • High-key and Low-key Lighting
  • Backlighting 
  • Studio Lighting
  • Define Light Source and Direction
AI generated photography-style artwork
An example of warm light
DALL.E generated photography-style artwork
An example of cold light
AI generated photography-style artwork
An example of flashlight
AI generated photography-style artwork
An example of colorful lighting (Purple+Yellow)
AI generated photography-style artwork
An example of high-key lighting
AI generated photography-style artwork
An example of low-key lighting
AI generated photography-style artwork
An example of studio & back lighting; Source
AI generated photography-style artwork
An example of mentioning light source and direction

Photography Types

  • Kodachrome
  • Autochrome
  • Lomography
  • Polaroid
  • CCTV
  • Disposable camera
  • Daguerreotype
  • Camera obscura
  • Double exposure
  • Cyanotype
  • Black and white
  • Redscale photography
  • Infrared photography
  • Bleach bypass
  • Instagram
  • Contact sheet
  • Color Splash
  • Solarised
  • Anaglyph
AI-generated photography-style artwork
An example of Kodachrome. Source
AI-generated photography-style artwork
An example of autochrome
AI-generated photography-style artwork
An example of lomography
AI-generated photography-style artwork
An example of polaroid camera
AI-generated photography-style image
An example of CCTV image
AI-generated photography-style image
An example of disposable camera
AI-generated photography-style artwork
An example of Daguerreotype
AI-generated photography-style image
An example of camera obscura
DALL.E-generated photography-style image
An example of double exposure
AI-generated photography-style image
An example of cyanotype photography
AI-generated photography-style image
An example of black and white
AI-generated photography-style image
An example of redscale
AI-generated photography-style image
An example of infrared photography
photography-style AI-generated artwork
An example of bleach bypass
photography-style AI-generated artwork
An example of Instagram
photography-style AI-generated artwork
An example of contact sheet
photography-style AI-generated artwork
An example of color splash
photography-style AI-generated artwork
An example of solarised
photography-style AI-generated artwork
An example of anaglyph

Contextual Trial

  • Vogue
  • Forbes
photography-style AI-generated artwork
An example of Vogue; Prompt: A mature lady with Apple laptop, professionally dressed, fashion photography from Vogue magazine
photography-style AI-generated artwork
An example of Forbes; Prompt: A mature lady with a laptop, professionally dressed, business photography from Forbes magazine

You can also try ESPN, The New York Times Magazine, and more.

Easiest Hack to Get Photography-Style Images Using AI Art Generators

If you feel intimidated by camera settings and lighting, you can use “Film still of…” or “TV series” to get your favorite photography-style image.

Likewise, you can include portrait photographers’ names, such as Annie Leibovitz, Steve McCurry, etc to get what you want.

Conclusion

Just by following this article, anyone can create stunning photography-style images using AI art generators, such as DALL.E, Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, and more.

For more keywords in Camera settings, lens, lighting, and photography types and the prompt used in this article, check out our guide (will be available soon).

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