In Midjourney, one word can completely transform the image. Lighting prompts are one of the most effective ways to transform your art with a single word.
Here are 56 of our favorite Midjourney lighting prompts.
Midjourney Lighting Prompts
Prompt: A photograph of powerful sunlight
Prompt: Asia, a ballerina in a white dress, ballet dancer, a studio, a dancer in a white dress with her arms outstretched, a portrait shot of a ballerina in a white dress, early morning
Prompt: A maiden portrait, fantastic white lace royal dress, photorealistic, cinematic lighting, high resolution, the sun shines in through the window
Prompt: A photo of an American man outdoors, bright light
Prompt: A man with neon lights in front of him, in the style of red and amber, bertil nilsson, collaborations and collectives, charly amani, photo taken with provia, lightningwave, edgy
Prompt: During a shot in a black room, a man is illuminated by a very bright ring light with a colour gradient from violet to red. The man being photographed looks directly into the camera. The ring light lies loosely around his neck.
Prompt: Light painting, blue lights and lighting, in the style of frequent use of diagonals, commercial imagery, dark silver and red
Prompt: Photorealistic, light painting, dark image with person, led lights, camera eos mark II,
Prompt: Rainy night foggy ultra realistic street lights – – v 5. 1
Prompt: A dark street in an old town that is lit up at night, in the style of new leipzig school, urban landscapes, dark cyan and light amber, street life scenes, observational photography, windows vista, canon 50mm f/ 0. 95
Prompt: A neon – lit alleyway with a lone figure walking towards the camera. Descriptive keywords: Moody, mysterious, eerie, nocturnal, cinematic. Camera type: Film SLR. Camera lens type: Standard. Time of day: Night. Style of photograph: Noir. Type of film: Color.
Prompt: An atmospheric shot of a deserted alley at night, the low key lighting creating a moody and mysterious ambiance
Prompt: College teaching room, dark lit, raining outside, rainy aesthetic
Prompt: Beautiful wing chair, low lit, still photography flash, analogue camera, strong vignette.
Prompt: A room full of dark thoughts and storms illuminated by a faint beam of light
Prompt: Inside dark bedroom at night
Outside is on fire
Prompt: Enchanted forest at night, full moon
Prompt: Owl sitting on a branch, Photorealistic, in the forest, in the night
Prompt: A place where the boundless sea connects with the boundless starry sky and they become one
Prompt: As the sun rises on an imaginary landscape, a man steps on top of the steps outside his apartment building, in the style of toonami, vibrant stage backdrops, gold and crimson, god rays, surprisingly absurd
Prompt: A senior couple walking hand in hand in a vibrant city, capturing memories with their camera in the golden hour light. ::1
Watermark, signature, logo, text, deformed,
disfigured, malformed, ugliness, mutation,
mutated, extra limb, missing limb, floating limb, disconnected limb, bad anatomy, anatomical nonsense, deformed faces, destroyed eyes, malformed eyes, unrealistic, imaginative, malformed fingers, unrealistic object
Prompt: Highly defined macrophotography selfie of a group of puppies in a grassland, sunshine, golden hour, f/ 22 ISO 500, sharp details, soft lighting
Prompt: Studio photography of a fashion shoot for Nike in the year 2300, showcasing their hip hop style futuristic clothing and shoes. Using Fluorescent lights as effects
Prompt: A fashion editorial of an Asian model wearing Prada in a neon lit city
Prompt: Seed: 1010351477 line drawing neon light, ultra detailed mountain
Prompt: Light tunnel background, in light white style, neon realism, rectangular field, mirrored room, light and shadow interaction, glow, linear perspective
Prompt: A tennis court, in the top of a mountain, surrounded by clouds at night
Prompt: Image of an empty soccer field and in the background the crowded stands waiting for the match between Brazil and Argentina. Cinematic lighting, Post Processing, Post Production, Full color, Megapixel, Natural lighting, photorealistic, insanely detailed, Kodak portra 800, 14mm f1. 8, hyperrealistic, hyper – detailed, professional lighting
Prompt: Stadium light mixed with wonderous, lush, beautiful nature growing on it
Prompt: Dark background with heavy smoke and fog filling the screen, 2 large sport stadium spotlights shine bright near the top of the screen
Prompt: Michigan, USA, lake, twilight Cinematic, 8K, Ultrabright, Diffraction Grading, Ray Tracing Ambient Occlusion
Prompt: Close up of a 1970s suburban street light at dusk ::1
Text, title, words, brand, letter, lettering
Prompt: Suspense, love redemption, a blurred woman stretching her arms, cinematic texture 4K
Prompt: Black and white photo, in the style of hasselblad 500c/ m, 1990’s, woman sitting on a three – legged stool in an empty steel room, concrete floor, flourescent lighting, reading letter, crying
Prompt: Man near the table in the room side view cinematic lens one light from window
Prompt: Cinematic film photography, If you could read my mind love, what a tale my thoughts could tell, just like an old time movie, ‘bout a ghost from a wishing well, cinematography by Arthur Edeson, emotionally poignant, chiaroscuro, vintage Hollywood, film noir style, masterful use of light and shadow
Prompt: City at dawn, dark blue sky glows white between buildings, first person perspective, real photo, color photo
Prompt: A cinematographic shot of a boy and a girl walking around Paris, Before Sunrise film style
Prompt: 90s film from a 1990s Screen grab 90s, Businessman& Hot Business Women, Wearing Black attire, Outside of building balcony, talking, drinking& smoking, early morning sunset aesthetic, dark blue hour aesthetic. dream core liminal aesthetic, with 360p graphics, Retro Futurism, Surrealism, intricately detailed, Environment photography, Character Photography, photorealistic, Occult film still v 5
Prompt: Extremely realistic scene from a live – action movie. Content: A tearful farewell at a train station. Actress Meryl Streep is saying goodbye to Robert Downey Jr. , their hands slowly parting as the train starts to move. Style: Think of the emotional intensity of “The Bridges of Madison County” meets the cinematic realism of “Iron Man”. Lighting: The scene is lit by the soft, diffused light of the station, casting long shadows and highlighting the tears on their faces. Colours: Use a muted, nostalgic palette to emphasize the emotional intensity of the scene. Composition: Use a close – up shot to capture the actors’ expressions, with the moving train in the background.
Prompt: Sun shining through the clouds, great sunrays line the morning clouds, high in the atmosphere, God rays, God rays in the morning, first light of day, ultra fine details, incredible photography work
Prompt: Sunlight shining through the duomo in Milano, sacred glowing ambiance
Prompt: Sun beaming through a forest, in the style of dusseldorf school of photography, national geographic photo, wood, photo – realistic landscapes
Prompt: Hyper realistic sun rays bursting from the sun
Prompt: Realistic black and white photo of morning sunlight filtering in tall windows of a cathedral
Prompt: Cinematic closeup of mysterious woman in front of very tall futuristic baroque building on Barcelona, dark & moody, cinematic shot
Prompt: Luchon 1955, Cosette Fontaine, a brunette, spends her summer rainy mornings inside the conservatory of a grand house from 1900’s writting and reading. The conservatory is round, all glass walls and high ceilings full of plants and books. With cinematic lighting, production quality, depth of field, cinema photography, color grading, exquisite detail, sharp – focus, intricately – detailed, long exposure time, f/ 2. 8, award winning photography, hyper realistic, realistic lense flare, Cinematic Lighting, Studio Lighting, Beautiful Lighting, Accent Lighting, Global Illumination, Ray Tracing Global Illumination, Ray Tracing Reflections, Lumen Reflections, Screen Space Reflections, Anti – Aliasing, FKAA, TXAA, RTX, SSAO, Shaders, OpenGL – Shaders, elegant, 4K
Prompt: A beautiful elven girl with very short hair wearing a long fantastically ornate gown with sparkling jewels, standing in a room filled with ominous dark magic, in the style of full body fantasy character portraits, uhd
Prompt: A beautiful blue landscape blue hour almost night beautiful sky with few clouds realistic lighting purple
Prompt: Dark blue and smooth water streams of the greatly wide river under the moon in the real early morning
Prompt: Based on the research, the design should be modern, a blurred image of a black – and – blue background with a haze, professional, choose suitable materials and create an original, attractive design that meets the specified criteria, a blue – – and – – blue blurred background with a black tint, a city in the distance, a lot of air, light, realistic
Prompt: Blue chairs on a hilltop, fantasy scene style, rainforest scene, Renaissance light and dark contrasts, luxurious fabrics, dramatic sky, Zeiss Milvus 25mm f/ 1. 4 ze. , warm tonal range
Prompt: A silhouette of a woman in a very dark night time, in the style of serene faces, light black and light amber, francine van hove, flickr, feminine empowerment, blink – and – you – miss – it detail, emotional sensitivity, Winners of international photography competitions, works of photographers, 8K, HD
Prompt: A full body portrait of a 20 year old Asian punk – rock girl that is wearing a white crop top and a short black skirt. She is inside of her room. cinematic lighting, photorealistic
Prompt: Create an image of a fashion shooting, where some models present extravagant fashion, hyper realistic, dramatic lighting, cinematic
Prompt: A silhouette of a woman singing at a microphone, in the style of rob hefferan, highly staged scenes, photo taken with provia, alex hirsch, hd, mary jane ansell, matte photo
If you’re as excited as us about learning how to use Midjourney and create AI art, then make sure you check out our guide on advanced Midjourney prompts.
Further Resources
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