Midjourney prompt for a professional headshot
A copy-paste prompt that produces a clean, studio-quality professional headshot in your chosen image model.
Formatted for Midjourney · Comma-separated descriptors with --ar and --v flags; exclusions via --no.
Customize in the image builder →Ready-to-use prompt
a professional headshot of a person in business attire, Portrait, Photograph, Studio lighting, confident and approachable, clean neutral background, sharp focus, 85mm lens look --no harsh shadows, busy background, distortion --ar 1:1 --v 6
Replace any [bracketed] text with your own details.
Why this prompt works
Headshots live or die on lighting and framing, so the prompt fixes a portrait crop and studio lighting rather than leaving them to chance.
A neutral background and a lens cue (85mm look) are included because they're what separate a corporate headshot from a generic portrait.
Common artifacts — harsh shadows, distortion, busy backgrounds — are pushed into the exclusions so you don't have to re-roll.
Using this prompt in Midjourney
For a professional headshot, Midjourney is a good fit — it's known for stylized, high-aesthetic renders. Promptivo formats this prompt the way Midjourney expects: comma-separated descriptors with --ar and --v flags; exclusions via --no.
Paste it into the Midjourney bot on Discord or midjourney.com, then swap any [bracketed] tokens for your own details. Midjourney leans painterly, so this prompt adds photographic and lens cues when realism matters; adjust the --ar and --v flags to taste.
Other models
Questions, answered
- What's the best prompt for an AI headshot?
- One that specifies a portrait crop, studio lighting, business attire, a neutral background, and excludes distortion and harsh shadows. Promptivo's builder assembles exactly that for your image model.
- Is Midjourney good for a professional headshot?
- Yes. Promptivo formats the prompt for Midjourney — comma-separated descriptors with --ar and --v flags; exclusions via --no. Midjourney is known for stylized, high-aesthetic renders. Paste it into the Midjourney bot on Discord or midjourney.com.