Create More Realistic Photos with This Simple AI Technique
A great thing about AI is that making images is much easier now. We don’t have to spend over $1000 per stock photo like before. Also, in the early days of AI, you could easily tell which photos were AI-made, but not anymore. The digital tools are getting smarter with more training, and it is now a breeze to create super-realistic, lifelike photos with AI.
With this trick I recently picked up, you can now effortlessly make any realistic image for your blogs, social media, or projects in just minutes.
What’s this trick about? Let me break it down for you. It’s about telling the AI tool what camera and settings to use for the photo you want to generate, such as the camera angles in your prompt. For example, here are the main camera angles you can use:
Extreme Close-Up Shot: An extremely close and detailed shot of a subject, often emphasising facial features or small objects.
Close-Up Shot: This is a tightly framed view that focuses on a single subject.
Wide Angle Shot: A shot that captures a broad perspective of the surrounding, showcasing a large area or setting.
Bird’s Eye View: A shot taken from directly above, providing a view similar to that of a bird.
Worm’s Eye View: A shot taken from the ground below, providing a view similar to that of a worm from a low position. It is the exact opposite of a bird’s eye view.
Low Angle Shot: A shot taken from below the subject, which makes the subject appear larger, emphasising height, size and dominance.
High Angle Shot: A shot taken from above the subject which makes the subject appear smaller, emphasising vulnerability or inferiority.
Silhouette Shot : A shot that features a subject as a dark outline against a bright background. Such a shot is often associated with sunset.
Dutch Angle: This shot uses a tilted camera angle, which creates an unsettling, natural effect to add a sense of unease or tension to the shot.
Aerial Drone Shot: A shot that is taken from an elevated position using a drone, offering a 360-degree of the surroundings. This is similar to the bird’s eye view, but the subject is smaller in this case.
Now, start with a simple subject idea in your prompt, then tell the AI the camera angle you want for a super-realistic photo. For top-notch results, include other important details in your prompt, like:
(1) The kind of lighting you want to use: Do you want to use backlight, loop lighting, rim lighting, flat lighting, broad lighting, split lighting, butterfly lighting, short lighting, or rembrandt lighting, etc.
(2) The kind of camera equipment you want to use: Is it a DSLR, a mobile phone or a compact camera?
(3) The kind of camera settings you want to use: What’s the aperture (e.g. f1.4 or f4), shutter speed (e.g. 1/10 or 1/100), ISO, white balance, and/or metering mode?
(4) The kind of composition you want to use: Do you want to use rule of thirds, diagonals, negative space, leading lines, symmetry, framing, or golden rule to frame your photo?
(5) The kind of photographer style you want to follow: Do you want your photo to be in the style of Annie Leibovitz, Ansel Adams, Steve McCurry, James Van Der Zee, or Dorothea Lange, etc.?
Next, you should add these details altogether to create the perfect prompt, such as the following examples. You should provide specific information about the scene, equipment, and desired style. This level of detail helps guide the AI in generating a more accurate and relevant response. It includes information about the location (Sweden), the activity (kid playing in the snow), the camera details (high-end DSLR, EF85mm lens, aperture f1.4), and the desired style (bird’s eye view shot in the style of Ansel Adams).
“A kid playing in the snow somewhere in Sweden, using a high-end DSLR, with natural lighting and colours, lens EF85mm, aperture f1.4, using a bird’s eye view shot in the style of Ansel Adams.”
“Extreme face close up shot of a child, with a lot of snow all over his face, playing in the snow in Sweden, using natural light, aperture f1.4, lens 50mm and a high-quality DSLR camera to capture the details.”
Although I’ve been using ArtSpace.ai for my AI art, these camera-related prompts work almost the same on all text-to-image tools such as Midjourney or Bing Image Creator.
I hope this has given you some insights into creating more realistic photos with AI. Don’t hesitate any longer — now is the ideal time to begin experimenting with AI tools and familiarise yourself with their capabilities!
P.S. Want to know more about how I develop these outstanding projects? Here’s a fuller review of ArtSpace.ai for you.
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