🖼️ How to generate an image with AI
Generating a stunning image with AI is mostly about saying the right thing to the right model. Here's the exact process most pros follow.
Pick a model that matches your goal
Flux Pro and Imagen 4 lead on realism and skin tones. Midjourney v7 is unmatched for painterly mood. Recraft handles typography and brand assets. Seedream 4 is the most permissive on creative subjects. Match the model to the brief, not the other way around.
Write a director-style prompt
Don't just describe the subject. Describe the SHOT: composition, lens, light, palette, mood, era. 'Portrait of a woman' is weak. 'Vogue editorial portrait, 85mm f/1.4, soft Rembrandt key light, teal-and-orange grade, shot on Kodak Portra 400, Annie Leibovitz style' tells the model exactly what to produce.
Choose the right aspect ratio
Aspect ratio changes composition more than people expect. 1:1 for social squares, 9:16 for Reels and TikTok, 16:9 for thumbnails, 2:3 for editorial. Set it before generation — cropping after loses pixels.
Iterate on ONE variable at a time
If you change the prompt, the lighting and the model all at once, you can't tell what improved. Lock everything, change one thing, regenerate. This is how you learn what each word actually does.
Ready to put this into practice?
Open the studio and apply what you just learned in under a minute.
Generate your first image