Best Stable Diffusion Camera Prompts With Examples & Guide

Many Stable Diffusion users are unaware of the fact that you can control the camera style, distance, lens, angles, etc to generate images with varying styles and looks.

This all can be done by using some smart Stable Diffusion camera prompts which give you finer control over how your image looks.

In this list, I’ll be sharing some of the best Stable Diffusion camera prompts you can use strategically to get better images.

Let’s get started.

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How To Write Stable Diffusion Camera Prompts

The key to writing good Stable Diffusion camera prompts is to have atleast some surface-level understanding of some photography terms.

If you know these popular photography terms, you can then include them in your prompts and get your desired image.

In this list of camera prompts for Stable Diffusion, I’ll be covering a wide range of photography terms and styles which include the camera distance, lighting, angles, lenses, and more.

Camera Shot Size Prompts

Getting the right distance is crucial whenever you’re generating an image in Stable Diffusion. For instance, if you’re generating a portrait, you want the camera to be up close to the subject.

And if you’re generating full-body shots, you have to ensure the camera displays the whole subject.

Here is a list of popular camera shot sizes along with the words you can use in your prompts to get these shots.

Shot Size	Terms You Can Use In Prompts
Extreme Closeup	Close up, extreme closeup, extreme portrait
Closeup	closeup shot, portrait
Medium Shot	Medium shot, 1/3 body, medium closeup shot
Cowboy Shot	Cowboy shot, 1/2 body
Medium Full Shot	Medium shot, medium body, 3/4 body, medium wide shot
Full Shot	Full shot, full body, full body visible
Long Shot	long shot, far away

You can experiment with the words you use in your prompts but the list above can help you cover most camera shot sizes and distances.

Here are some example images generated demonstrating the use of the above camera distance prompts in Stable Diffusion:

Camera Angle Prompts

The camera angle is another interesting factor to consider when generating images. With the right camera angle, you can generate pretty good images in Stable Diffusion.

Again, having a surface-level understanding of camera angle terminology can go a long way and help you experiment with different camera angle shots.

Here are some popular camera angles and the prompts you can use to generate them in Stable Diffusion:

Camera Angle	Terms You Can Use In Prompts
Eye Level Shot	Eye level shot, at the eye level
Low Angle Shot	low angle shot, from a low angle
High Angle Shot	High angle, high angle shot
Knee Level Shot	Knee level shot
Ground Level Shot	Ground level shot, shot from ground level
Dutch Angle	Dutch angle shot, dutch tilt, dutch angle
Bird’s Eye View / Overhead Shot	Overhead shot, from the top, birds eye, birds eye view

Stable Diffusion is not really that good at understanding camera angles so you will have to do a bit of trial and error to get your desired image.

You might also need to choose the right checkpoint model to get these kinds of shots.

Here are some example images I’ve generated demonstrating the different camera angles.

Camera Lens Prompts

Camera lens is another interesting way to get beautiful shots and have more finer control over the images you’re generating.

By including camera lens prompts, you can determine the depth of field and get some pretty good shots.

Here are some popular camera lenses and the prompts you can use to get such shots.

Camera Lens	Terms You Can Use In Prompts
Wide Angle Lens (10-35mm)	Wide angle shot, 10mm focal length, 35mm
Standard Lens (35-70mm)	50mm focal length
Telephoto Lens (70-200mm)	85mm focal length, 200mm focal length

Using lens prompts can help you generate stunning images in Stable Diffusion especially if you’re generating portraits or close-up shots.

Here are some example images I’ve generated using these lens prompts.

Camera Shutter Speed Prompts

Using shutter speed prompts can help you generate images with motion blur or fast-moving subjects.

Here are some shutter speed prompts you can use in Stable Diffusion:

Camera Shutter Speed	Terms You Can Use In Prompts
Slow Shutter Speed	Slow shutter speed, 1/30 shutter speed
Fast Shutter Speed	Fast shutter speed, 1/1000s

Here are some example images generated using these shutter speed prompts:

Camera Type Prompts

Lastly, you can also include the name of the cameras in your prompts to get better images. I’ve seen this on many images on Civitai but I’m not fully sure how effective it is.

Regardless, here are some camera names you can include in your prompts:

Leica Q2
Fujifilm X-T4
Fujifilm X-T3
Canon EOS 5D Mark
Nikon D850
Sony A6400
Sony A7 IV
Fujifilm X100V