A Guide To Black & White Imagery In Midjourney
The Many Facets Of Black & White Art
I’ve always been a fan of black-and-white photography and art, as there is a sense of mystique and drama.
As a photography student, the first couple of semesters were about learning to shoot in black and white, emphasising composition, lighting, and texture.
With the advent of AI transformers, specifically Midjourney, I wanted to share some prompt crafting ideas on exploring black-and-white techniques.
Black & White Photography
Let’s start with a simple composition of a cowboy on a horse. The only thing you really need to do in the prompt is refer to the content type as a photo and include black & white as the style.
prompt: A photo of a cowboy on a horse, black & white
Now using the same composition via remix mode, I included some photo descriptions to explore.
Below you can see the variations and their prompts.
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