How to Create AI Prompts for Stunning Image Generation

What are AI prompts for image generation?​

AI prompts for image generation are using input text to create AI images. These prompts act as a set of instructions, guiding the AI algorithm to create an image that aligns with your vision.

For example, a simple prompt like "a cute puppy playing in a park" can result in an AI - generated image of a delightful puppy frolicking amidst green grass and colorful flowers. The more detailed and well-structured your prompt is, the more likely the AI is to generate an image that closely matches what you have in mind.

Types of prompts to create AI images with different styles

Realistic Photography Prompts

Creating AI images that resemble real photography requires precision, clarity, and camera-specific terms. If you're aiming for photorealism, it's essential to treat your prompt like a photographer would plan a shot. Think lighting, lens, camera type, location, subject, and mood.

Example Prompt:

A close-up portrait of an elderly woman with deep wrinkles and bright blue eyes, natural lighting, 85mm lens, shallow depth of field, taken in a rustic countryside setting.

This prompt tells the AI:

• The subject: elderly woman
• The focus: close-up portrait
• The lighting: natural
• The camera specifics: 85mm lens, shallow depth of field
• The setting: rustic countryside

These prompts are great for generating stock-style images, lifestyle visuals, or mock-ups for products or storytelling projects. Always remember to use technical photography terms where applicable—things like ISO, aperture, lens type, and frame composition can drastically improve realism.

To make your AI image even more photo-like, include elements like:

• Time of day (e.g., golden hour, twilight, overcast)
• Expression or pose
• Clothing style
• Specific ethnic or age descriptors

The key is imagining you're briefing a photographer and translating that into text for the AI.

How to create AI generated images from text prompts [Examples]

💰E-Commerce and Product Photography

AI-generated product images can save hours of design work. The key here is clarity and consistency. Use plain, objective descriptions with emphasis on angles, lighting, and setting.

Example Prompt:
Other variables:
• Packaging mockups (box + product)
• Lifestyle imagery (product in hand, on a table, in use)
• Variation by color or material

This is ideal for mockups, prototype showcases, or even A/B testing on ad creatives.

🎁Social Media and Branding

Social visuals need to pop. They need color, clarity, and a sense of personality. AI can help create avatars, branded backgrounds, header images, and stylized content.

Example Prompt:
A confident young woman in streetwear posing with sunglasses in front of a graffiti wall, urban style, vivid colors, Instagram aesthetic
Want it themed for a brand? Add:
in brand colors of teal and coral, with company logo subtly in background

This level of detail allows businesses to maintain brand cohesion while exploring visual diversity.

🐱‍💻Book Covers and Digital Art

Book covers require storytelling in a single frame. Whether it's romance, horror, or sci-fi, AI prompts should reflect genre, tone, and visual drama.

Example Prompt:
A mysterious hooded figure standing at the entrance of an ancient ruined temple, storm clouds gathering overhead, fantasy novel cover art, dramatic lighting.
Add specifics like:
• Text space area
• Genre tone (e.g., YA fantasy vs adult horror)
• Art style (digital painting, hand-drawn, vintage cover look)

Tips: Mistakes to avoid when writing prompts

① Being Too Vague or Overly Complicated

One of the most common pitfalls in prompt creation is either saying too little—or trying to say too much all at once. Vague prompts like "a nice painting of a city" will confuse the AI and generate overly generic or disappointing results. On the other hand, cramming too many ideas into a single prompt often overwhelms the model.

Here’s a comparison:

• ❌ "Cool photo of people in a cool place, lots of colors, maybe like futuristic stuff but also nature and maybe in space."
• ✅ "A futuristic neon-lit city park with trees growing inside glowing glass domes, two people sitting on a floating bench, vibrant colors, night scene, sci-fi aesthetic."

The second version clearly describes the setting, lighting, characters, and style. The first one is a confusing mess of concepts without structure.

To avoid prompt clutter:

• Don’t contradict yourself (e.g., “snowy desert” unless you want that contradiction)
• Avoid mixing too many styles or unrelated ideas in one go
• Split complex scenes into multiple prompts for compositing later

② Conflicting or Redundant Terms

Another mistake is including descriptors that cancel each other out or confuse the output. AI models don’t always handle contradiction gracefully. Saying “black-and-white image in vivid colors” or “soft lighting with harsh shadows” forces the system to pick one or merge the two, often with strange results.

Also, avoid repeating the same idea with synonyms—it doesn't enhance clarity, it adds noise.

For example:

• ❌ "A peaceful calm tranquil serene lake"
• ✅ "A tranquil mountain lake at sunrise, soft mist rising from the surface"

You’re better off painting a mental picture with fewer, more vivid words than spamming the AI with variations of the same adjective.

Redundancy can also eat up your prompt limit (many tools cap inputs at 75–100 tokens). Use your words wisely!

Conclusion

Creating AI prompts for images significantly enhances photo processing capabilities, especially for designers or marketers.

No work experience is needed, just basic this guidance, to create efficient prompts and generate beautiful AI images that perfectly match your vision and goals.