AI Image Tips: List of Shot Types

Get the perfect shot! Use this list of shot types to make your Midjourney, Stable Diffusion and DALL-E prompts more specific.

Tired of getting random results when generating images with Midjourney, Stable Diffusion or DALL-E?

Here's a list of various photography shot types you might find useful. Try them out and share your results with us:

1. Portrait Shots:

   • Close-Up: Captures the subject's face or a portion of it.

   • Medium Shot: Includes the subject's head and shoulders.

   • Full-Body Shot: Captures the entire body of the subject.

2. Landscape Shots:

   • Wide Shot: Captures a vast area of a scene, often used for landscapes or cityscapes.

   • Panoramic Shot: A wide, horizontal shot that captures a 180-degree view.

3. Action Shots:

   • Freeze Frame: Captures fast-moving subjects in clear, sharp focus.

   • Motion Blur: Captures movement with a blurred effect to emphasize motion.

4. Aerial Shots:

   • High Angle: Shot from above looking down on the subject or scene.

   • Bird's Eye View: Shot from directly above the subject or scene.

5. Architectural Shots:

   • Exterior Shot: Captures the outside of a building or structure.

   • Interior Shot: Captures the inside of a building or room.

6. Abstract Shots:

   • Macro: Extremely close-up shot that captures small details.

   • Bokeh: Aesthetic quality of the blur in the out-of-focus areas of an image.

7. Still Life Shots:

   • Tabletop: Shot of inanimate objects usually on a table or flat surface.

   • Product Photography: Highlighting a product with appropriate lighting and background.

8. Animal and Wildlife Shots:

   • Safari Shot: Captures animals in their natural habitat.

   • Pet Portrait: Portrait shot focused on domestic animals.

9. Night and Low-Light Shots:

   • Long Exposure: Captures stationary subjects clearly while blurring moving elements.

   • Star Trails: A type of long exposure shot capturing the movement of stars.

10. Documentary and Street Photography:

    • Candid: Unposed and natural shots of people.

    • Environmental Portrait: Captures subjects in their natural environment or workplace.

11. Experimental Photography:

    • Double Exposure: Two images combined into one.

    • Light Painting: Uses a moving light source to add light to an under-illuminated subject while taking a long-exposure photograph.

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