How to Use Midjourney V6 for Ultra Realistic Product Photography

Summary

This video provides a detailed tutorial on using Midjourney AI to create ultra realistic product photos. It examines optimal prompt structures, keywords, and parameters for achieving professional product shots with customized scenes and lighting. The host methodically explores set design elements like podiums and backgrounds, shot types, lighting, and decor items that complement products. They also showcase special effects like splashing and levitation, and techniques to incorporate models and hands for relatability. Finally, they demonstrate seamlessly placing your own products into AI-generated scenes using free online tools, and creating customized merch by prompting Midjourney with personal images and color palettes.

Takeaways

• 😊 How to create ultra realistic product photos using Midjourney AI
• 👍🏻 Detailed prompt structures for product photography backgrounds, lighting and composition
• 🔦 Comparison of shot types and lighting keywords and their impact on product photos
• 📐 Tips for incorporating podiums, backgrounds and decorating items into product scenes
• 📷 Overview of special effects like splashing, levitation, smoke and underwater photography
• 🙌 How to include hands and models in product photography for more relatability
• ✂️ Steps to cut out and insert your own products into AI generated scenes
• 🎨 Utilizing color palettes as style references for consistent product photo branding
• 🛒 Conceptualizing custom product designs like Apple Vision glasses
• 🎁 Generating personalized merchandise and gifts with Midjourney AI

Q & A

What are the main elements of a product photography prompt structure in Midjourney?

The main elements are: product keyword, product object description, shot type, lighting, decorating items, composition, and aspect ratio. These work together to create detailed, customized product images.

How can you create a concept design for a new product like Apple Vision glasses using Midjourney?

Use an image of the existing product as an image prompt along with a detailed description of the new product. Lower the image weight to allow Midjourney to take creative liberties while retaining key shapes, materials and colors.

What are some good ways to showcase larger products like suitcases in Midjourney?

Place them in a larger context like an airport or room setting. Using a podium or background description can also help showcase features effectively.

What lighting keywords have the biggest impact on product images in Midjourney?

Studio lighting tends to be the default. But keywords like soft lighting, cinematic lighting, high key lighting, and low key lighting make for striking effects.

How can you incorporate water or splash effects into product images with Midjourney?

Use keywords like 'splashing liquid', 'underwater scene', or 'product splashing in water' to create dynamic energy and showcase waterproof qualities.

What's the best way to include hands or models with products in Midjourney?

Either do an indoor studio product shoot or depict the product being used outdoors. Use the first image as a style reference for consistency.

How can you modify part of an existing Midjourney image like changing a cream bottle to a perfume bottle?

Use the Variations feature to select the area, remove the original prompt, and type the new prompt like 'bottle of perfume'.

What's an easy way to incorporate your product images into Midjourney scenes?

Use online tools like RemoveBG, MagicStudio or PhotoRoom to remove backgrounds. Then you can add your transparent product images into Midjourney scenes.

How can a brand color palette help with creating consistent product images?

Include your brand color hex codes or palette image URL as a style reference. This will guide Midjourney to match those colors.

What's the process for making custom branded merchandise with Midjourney?

Start with an initial image. Use custom zoom to add products like mugs or T-shirts. Make variations like new contexts or angles to create personalized designs.

Outlines

00:00

📸 How to Create Realistic Product Photos with MidJourney

This paragraph provides an overview of the video, which will teach best practices for creating ultra realistic product photos using MidJourney AI. It covers prompt structures, background design, visual comparisons of style keywords, lighting and composition tips, using InPainting to modify images, package design, and more.

05:02

🚀 Advanced Prompt Structures for Conceptual Product Design

This paragraph shows how to use MidJourney for conceptual product design by creating a hypothetical next-generation Apple AR headset called Apple Vision Air. An original Apple Vision Pro image is used as a prompt with low image weight to allow creative space. Different form factors are iterated to ensure a lightweight, comfortable design.

10:04

🌇 Customizing Backgrounds, Lighting and Perspectives

This paragraph explores how to customize backgrounds, lighting, camera angles/perspectives, decor elements, and composition in MidJourney to optimize product photos. Different prompt structures and keyword comparisons are provided as examples to showcase variations.

15:05

💧 Incorporating Special Effects like Splashing and Levitation

This paragraph demonstrates fun special effects that can be added to product images like splashing, levitation, smoke, and underwater scenes. Tips on selectively replacing objects in the scene using InPainting are also covered. Adding real human hands and models to illustrate product use cases is also explored.

🎁 Creating Personalized Merchandise and Gifts

The final paragraph explains how to create customized merchandise, gifts and other personalized photo products using MidJourney AI art. Steps covered include: generating initial artwork, using Custom Zoom to adapt it, obtaining image URLs, adding products like mugs or mousepads, and more.

Keywords

💡product photography

Product photography refers to the practice of photographing products for commercial purposes like advertising and ecommerce. It is the main focus of the video, which provides tips on creating realistic product photos using AI. The video explores elements like lighting, composition, backgrounds, and post-production that can enhance product images.

💡prompt structure

The prompt structure is the formatted text input that guides Midjourney to generate a desired image. The video outlines an optimal prompt structure for product photography, with elements like product description, lighting, shot type etc. Proper prompts can lead to detailed, customizable product images.

💡background

Backgrounds in product photography can amplify features, guide viewer attention, and communicate brand messaging. The video explores background types like single-color, gradient, bouquet and detailed scene descriptions. It provides prompt structures to generate various interesting backgrounds.

💡shot type

Shot type refers to the camera angle and perspective used to photograph a product. Terms like top-down, front angle and high angle are used. Shot choice focuses viewer attention on products as desired. The video visually compares different shot types.

💡lighting

Lighting shapes product photos by highlighting features, adding depth via shadows, and setting tone. The video demonstrates AI lighting control through keywords like soft, cinematic, rim, backlight etc. It compares lighting renditions to pick optimal styles.

💡decorating items

Decorating items are additional objects placed around products to enhance appeal. They complement without overshadowing. Examples include flowers, fruits, fabrics etc. The video provides sample prompts and compares visual impact of decorating items.

💡composition

Composition involves arranging visual elements like products, backgrounds, lighting etc. for a balanced, appealing frame. Terms like rule of thirds and minimalist indicate composition types. Poor compositions can diminish great product photos.

💡effects

Effects like splashing liquids, levitation and smoke can dramatically enhance product images. They add energy, suggest innovation and mystery. The video explores sample prompts to gracefully incorporate these effects for maximal impact.

💡packages

For products with packaging, its design can be included in photos for a comprehensive brand impression. The video provides a sample prompt to seamlessly incorporate packaging around products.

💡merchandise

The video demonstrates using Midjourney's style reference capability to create coordinated personal merchandise collections. It steps through prompting initial artwork, customizing via zoom, and placing products in lifestyle contexts.

Highlights

Detailed prompt structures for product photography

Visual comparison of keywords for shot types, lighting, decorating items

Using Mid Journey painting to modify product photos

Package design and using color palettes as style reference

Placing your own products to Mid Journey generated scenes

Create personalized merchandise with Mid Journey

Ultimate Mid Journey prompt structure for product photography

Conceptualize interesting products like Apple Vision Pro 2

Create Apple's ultimate goal - lightweight AR glasses

Podium design involves overall layout and physical setting

Lighting highlights product's features, creates shadows, sets tone

Underwater photography for waterproof qualities or freshness

Replace object within composition using Very Region

Explore package design concepts before creating final designs

Color palette can serve as style reference for product photos

Transcripts

do you want to learn best tips for

creating ultra realistic product photos

using mid journey in this video you will

find a detailed look at the prompt

structures for product photography

background design visual comparison of

keywords for shot types lighting

decorating items composition using in

painting to modify product photos

package design and using color palettes

as style reference at the end I will

show you how to to place your own

products to Mid Journey generated scenes

and create personalized merchandise as

always we will start with ultimate mid

Journey prompt structure for product

photography that enables the creation of

detailed customized images that can

significantly enhance the visual appeal

and marketing effectiveness of your

product keyword product photography is

the central focus of the mid Journey

starting point with most fundamental

decision it sets the stage for all other

elements in the prompt and a clear

statement that we want to have a product

photo the second fundamental element

product object description allows us to

give a detailed description of the

product or object it covers its size

shape key features and any unique

aspects that should be emphasized in the

AI photo in addition to product

photography you can display a product

with three other keywords

these are commercial still life and

macro photography for extreme close-ups

you can see a visual comparison of what

these keywords do to the same prompt in

this comparison I didn't perceive a

significant difference between product

photography and still Life photography

except angle however commercial

photography greatly altered the feel

appearing more like a professional

magazine shoot and being far simple and

minimalist than the other two

macro photography with its extreme

close-ups obviously emphasize the

cream's texture offering a unique angle

and perspective when combined these

Styles can create a powerful concept

mood board once I have my reference

product photo I will use this to create

rest of the product line in the same

style and that's very easy too with mid

Journey's new style reference parameter

here I created lipstick argan oil and

perfume using same style reference I

love how style reference shortens my

prompts second layer of our prompt

represented as atomic level includes

important elements like set design and

background shot type lighting and more

we will Deep dive into all these

elements in detail together they will

create amazing compositions I will

finalize my prompt with aspect ratio

parameter it can can be horizontal or

vertical and if I want to use default

mid Journey Aesthetics I will add styliz

parameter if I want to rely more on my

own style keywords then I will stick to

the style raw parameter one of the

significant use cases of mid journey is

concept design when combined with

product photography you can

conceptualize very interesting products

let's try to conceptualize Apple Vision

Pro two for this job I'm going to use

original Apple Vision Pro Image as image

prompt you may ask why are you not using

style reference parameter because for

concept design I need a stronger

resemblance to the original model

particularly edges materials curves and

colors style reference is great to

transfer overall style but it's not

optimal to transfer shape object details

and materials for this reason I'm going

to use use image prompt remember the

image weight parameter allows you to

control the level of resemblance to the

original image after a couple of

iterations I ended up with this image

here obviously this is not perfect and I

did not get the Sleek lightweight form

factor I was looking for but we were

able to reflect full front screen and

comfortable fabric materials in the

final design with usual simplistic Apple

Aesthetics now let's go even further and

try to create Apple's ultimate goal with

this product line lightweight augmented

reality glasses with Sleek frame design

to achieve this I need a different image

reference let's start with creating our

form factor for this I'm getting

inspiration from' 70s looking into

vintage Aviator frame design as a

Timeless classic apple enjoys producing

technology as a statement all always

considering the fashion element as much

as the technological aspect after this

I'm adding exact description of my

prompt after two reruns I started to get

interesting results with lower image

reference weight allowing some creative

space for Mid Journey algorithm I

continued iterating with different form

factors ensuring lightweight and comfort

I will call this product line Apple

vision air because why not

perhaps we are looking towards the

future thanks to Mid Journey let me know

in the comments section which design and

form factor is your favorite next

element in our prompt structure is

podium design and background Podium

design involves the overall layout and

physical setting where the product is

placed it can range from a minimalist

Studio setup to a more realistic or

themed environment like Halloween or

Christmas

let's start with Podium design prompt

structure putting a product on a Podium

can really show its importance here is

an example prompt for creating great

Podium images then you can place your

products to these backgrounds using

Photoshop or any other app and the

podium complements the background

backgrounds do more than just sitting

behind the product they amplify its

features guide where the viewer looks

and can even shout out a Brand's message

a product photo can be created with a

single colored background it really

brings attention back to the product

additional to single colored background

you can also use gradient colors it's

contemporary and utterly delightful to

create gradient backgrounds try this

prompt structure next is buou background

you can turn your product photo to fairy

tale like setting with with this prompt

structure in addition to single gradient

colors and Bouquet you can also describe

your background scene in detail in this

example I described a sunny Terrace with

a sea view and strong Mediterranean Vibe

or imagine your product amidst fluffy

dreamy clouds at the end we can combine

everything we learn and create a complex

scene with a Podium design and Rich

background description for larger items

such as suitcases or coffee machines

it's preferable to Showcase them in a

larger context like an airport or a

kitchen next element in our prompt

structure is shot type it specifies the

angle and perspective of the shot such

as top down front angle or high angle

shot it helps in focusing the viewers

attention to the product in a desired

manner now let's visually compare

different shot type keywords and their

impact on the final photo feel free to

pause the video and take a deeper look

next up lighting it is a crucial element

in product photography it can be used to

highlight the product's best features

create Shadows for depth or set a

specific tone or mood and more with mid

Journey you can control and adjust type

of light applied to the scene for an

optimal outcome let's see the visual

comparison of lighting keywords and how

they're rendered in product photography

as a note if you want a stronger

emphasis on the lighting type drop

product photography and use Photo as

your keywords this is because product

photography keywords often default to

strong Studio Lighting in the

composition which can sometimes override

our chosen lighting next element is

decorating items these are addition

things placed around the product to

enhance its appeal or to communicate its

use they should complement not

overshadow the main product here is a

visual comparison for decorating items

you can use they certainly enhance our

product's appeal making it more

eye-catching however consider including

simple elements to maintain a minimalist

and clean scene composition involves the

arrangement of all elements in the image

including the product decorating items

and background to create a visually

pleasing and balanced Photograph by the

way geometric composition means dividing

the canvas into smaller parts and using

these divisions to arrange the visual

elements horizontal composition allows

us to place all products on top of an

imaginary line as a note mid Journey

does not always bring consistent results

for these compositions types so you need

multiple rolls let's explore some

product effects that can enhance your

product photos splashing captures the

dynamic effect of water and it adds a

sense of action and energy to product

images levitation effects create a

dreamlike ethereal atmosphere around the

product suggesting lightness and

Innovation incorporating smoke into

product photography can Elevate the

drama and mystery creating a powerful

composition you can use smoke in variety

of keywords and structures here are few

of them underwater photography showcases

a product's waterproof qualities or

evokes feelings of freshness not every

product fits to D composition so you

need Choose Wisely here are few of

underwater keywords for your convenience

product photography can sometimes

include hand or models introducing the

product line This effect can be easily

created using mid Journey let's start

with hands this is about

relatability show your product in real

world settings illustrating its everyday

utility use this prompt template simply

it's enough to use prompt structure

shown here if you want to include hands

in your composition the next step is to

incorporate models there are primarily

two ways to do this either through

indoor Studio product shoot or an

outdoor shoot keep in mind that

depending on the product you can

alternate between product photography

and fashion photography second option is

depicting those products outside in the

wild this gives maximum context for

customers to help them understand how

they would use this product if they

purchase notice how I used first shot as

style reference to create closeup shot

in the similar style let's explore how

we can utilize the very region feature

within the product photography here we

have a standard looking cosmetic product

line you can change or replace an object

within the composition after clicking on

very region option I'm selecting brush

tool to select the specific area of the

image you want to modify after that

navigate to The Prompt section

remove original prompt and simply type a

bottle of perfume to indicate that you

want the current cream to be replaced

with the perfume after that click on

Arrow here after the processing is

complete you should see the this cream

in the original image replaced with a

perfume and here is the result notice

how that bottle of perfume is reflecting

the style consistency of rest of the

product line mid Journey can be used

used to explore package Design Concepts

simply you can explore packaging

Concepts and once you have a draft you

can create Pixel Perfect designs using

traditional design tools I can't answer

if AI will replace all human jobs at

this point but I can tell you your job

will be replaced by another designer

leveraging all these amazing AI tools

for more creativity and productivity If

the product comes with packaging its

design can be included to provide a more

comprehensive View and to enhance brand

recognition for this task you can use

prompt structure shown here so far we've

learned how to create product

photography scenes you might be

wondering how can I incorporate my own

products into these AI scenes at the

moment this is not possible natively on

Mid Journey however it is not difficult

to do this using established design

tools like Adobe suite but today I will

show you free online tools these are

remove BG magic studio and photo room

this is not a paid partnership I simply

appreciate their product and want to

share it because it solves our problem

remove BG is probably the easiest

solution to remove background from your

product images using AI you can upload

your product photo and Tool will remove

its back background and prepare ready to

download transparent file for free then

you can use this file in mid Journey

generated scenes magic Studio has a nice

object removal feature using the brush

you can easily erase the product in the

image or any unwanted object from an

existing scene the last tool is called

fot room if you upload your product

image it can easily remove background

from the image using AI and you can keep

this product and change its background

using their AI features it also allows

you to adjust intensity an angle of

Shadows Reflections in the image only

issue is if you want to download the

image without Watermark they ask premium

many people aren't aware but a color

palette can serve as a style reference

in mid Journey this is particularly

useful if you have a brand color palette

and wish to produce product photos cons

consistent with your branding color here

I attempted to create some cyber jungle

merchandise using this method creating

personalized merchandise using mid

journey is a thrilling way to bring your

Creative Visions to life here we'll

break down the process into manageable

steps whether you're aiming to produce

unique art personalized gifts or custom

t-shirts firstly Kickstart your project

by generating an initial image

this could be any artwork logo or

illustration for example you might

prompt midj Journey with a request for

an oil painting of a pistachio you can

start with a square aspect ratio and

combine your prompt with stylized

parameter to take advantage of mid

Journey's default Aesthetics next

utilize the custom Zoom feature to adapt

your image further this involves

modifying your initial prompt to add new

elements or context to the image for

instance designing a cushion sitting on

a sofa please ensure that your remix

mode on in order to modify your prompt

in custom Zoom mode if you want to

create personalized photo gifts with mid

journey start by uploading your chosen

image to Mid journey to obtain a

URL this URL serves as a starting point

for image prompting for now mid Journey

doesn't allow us to Simply upload an

image and use custom Zoom that's why we

need to generate an image using image

prompting step two utilize the custom

zoom out feature in mid journey to

tailor your image this could be for a

variety of products like clocks coffee

mugs or mouse pads the process involves

selecting the custom zoom out feature

and using prompts to specify your

product hopefully this video was true

helpful for you to explore product

photography with mid Journey if you felt

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