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Image & Video Prompting

5 plain-English guides on image & video prompting, written so you can copy the prompt and use it today.

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How to Describe an Image to AI: A Simple 6-Part Formula

Stop guessing and wasting generations. Learn the exact technical layers you need to describe your vision to any AI image generator.

7 min read

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Why AI Images Don't Look Like What You Imagined

Learn how to translate the vision in your head into specific camera, lighting, and composition terms that AI generators actually understand.

7 min read

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How to Write Better AI Image Prompts

Learn how to write better AI image prompts by breaking your visual ideas down into simple, describable parts like lighting, mood, and composition.

7 min read

AI Image Prompts That Actually Work (Structure, Not Magic Words)

How to describe subject, style, lighting, composition and constraints so the image matches what is in your head.

7 min read

AI Video Prompts: How to Describe a Shot So the Model Gets It Right

Camera, motion, subject and pacing — the details that separate a usable clip from an expensive mess.

7 min read

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