Ultimate Guide to the Best Photorealistic AI Images & Prompts

Hi friend! 👋🏽

Have you ever been sitting in a friend’s parent’s living room and see a bunch of grapes on the coffee table? 🍇

You think “Man, these parents are so thoughtful! I was ready for a snack.”😍

You look at the grapes👁️👁️ -perfectly plump, purple and ready for you to eat. You lean over and pick the juicy grapes up by the green stem and realize….

AGHAST! 😲

These are plastic decor grapes! 😭

Once the shock wears off, you’re actually impressed by these plastic grapes - they’re so realistic, you could not tell the difference at a glance. (Plus you’re now craving real grapes!)

I think creating realistic images with AI feels similar.

There is something so satisfying about creating an image that looks so real! 😆

Let's use your words and turn them into super realistic images using AI art generators .

To help you explore and understand generative AI images, we have curated a list of the best photorealistic image prompts for getting hyper realistic images and listed some of our favorite keywords to add to your prompts.

You will learn how to create photorealistic images with AI art generators . This guide will provide you examples to generate the best photorealistic AI prompts and reveal just how real AI-generated images have become. Unleash your creativity with Craion AI, the free AI art generator, and let your words create stunning images.

It's time to see just how real these AI-created images can get.

Creating realistic images with AI starts with, you guessed it right... the prompts.

You're going to learn our best hacks to turn your words in to super realistic images.

Here are some friendly tips when making photorealistic AI images .

Every Detail Matters

More details mean more clues for the AI. So, instead of

"a sunset"

try this updated prompt:

"award winning photograph, A sunset over the ocean, the sky a brilliant canvas of orange, pink, and purple. beautiful, HD, 8k"

Use the Photo Model

Don't feel like adding any extra words and just want a realistic image?

Yeah same. 😆 We gotchu!

Just use the the Photo model. Input what you what to generate, draw and upscale your favorites.

Search AI Art Gallery

This is a gold mine for inspiration!

Its free and you have milllllionnnss of Craion AI images and prompts. The Craion AI Search is very helpful for inspiring your next images.

Just type in what you're thinking and get endless user generated images and prompts. Every image includes the prompt so there isn't any guesswork.

You can save your favorite images and generate more using the prompt (it also will add any negative prompts and select the AI model used).🤯

Advanced hack: If you have an inspiration image, you can search similar AI generated images using an uploaded image.

Ultimate Photorealistic Prompt Words

It's okay if your first few tries don't hit the bullseye. This happens to me too! 😣

Keep adjusting, tweak your prompts and watch how the AI interprets them.

Here is a list of my most used keyword add ons to get realistic AI image generations. These words are broken down by photography and camera terms, lighting, texture/quality, camera angles, vibe and faces.

Try experimenting and adding these words to your next prompt - I usually use a few based upon what I'm trying to create.

Photography & Camera Terms

• Photograph
• Photo
• Photography
• Award winning photography
• Underwater photography
• Professional photography
• Portrait photograph
• NIKON 30mm lens
• High speed photography
• Film movie still
• 50mm
• macro
• photo realism
• 15mm wide-angle lens
• 35mm lens
• 85mm lens
• 80mm camera lens
• 200mm lens
• bokeh
• Fujifilm digital
• Soft focus
• Vintage film
• photorealistic
• studio medium
• depth of field
• Unsplash
• Unsplash contest winner
• editorial style

Texture & Quality

• Soft
• Hard
• Velvet
• Insanely detailed and intricate
• Super detailed
• Hyperrealistic
• National Geographic
• High resolution
• High definition
• super-resolution
• High speed phototography
• 8K
• 4K
• 32K
• full HD
• ultra detailed
• delicate details
• slow shutter
• high detail

Vibe

• beautiful
• stunning
• brilliant
• colorful
• massive
• symmetrical
• rich
• saturated
• accurate
• fine
• dramatic
• precise
• luxe
• vivid
• ultimate
• moody

Lighting

• Hard rim lighting
• Professional lighting
• natural light
• warm lighting
• bright lighting
• daylight
• early morning
• golden hours sunlight
• lens flare
• volumetric lighting
• cool color
• tilt blur
• white balance
• vignetting
• accent lighting
• backlight
• dim lighting
• soft lighting
• diffused lighting
• Sepia
• Polarized light
• long exposure
• Candle light
• dark
• night view

Camera Angle View

• ultra wide angle
• wide angle
• aerial view
• massive scale
• street level view
• landscape
• panoramic
• bokeh
• overhead photography
• fisheye
• dutch angle
• low angle
• extreme long-shot
• long shot
• close up
• zoomed out
• extreme close-up

Realistic Faces

• symmetrical face
• accurate face
• detailed skin

Here are 13 of the best realistic prompts that you can use with Craion AI , a free AI art and image generator, to get similar results.

Portrait of an Old Man

• Prompt: Close-up portrait photograph of an old man who has seen many sunsets, Daytime photograph, NIKON 30mm lens
• Negative Prompt:
• Craion AI Model: Art
  

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Parrot in the Jungle

• Prompt: professional animal photography, parrot in a lush jungle, Ultra detailed, volumetric lighting, vivid colors, golden hours sunlight
• Negative Prompt:
• Craion AI Model: Art
  

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Underwater Baby Fox

• Prompt: professional underwater shot of a baby fox's head surrounded by water bubbles, particulate, detailed macro portrait, underwater mossy river rocks, soft lighting, stunning, delicate details, low angle view
• Negative Prompt: digital art
• Craion AI Model: None
  

Try this prompt

Magical Old Shaman

• Prompt: magical shaman in nature, vivid colors robes, 68 year old man, national geographic, portrait, photo, photography, ultra detailed
• Negative Prompt: ditital art
• Craion AI Model: Art
  

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Autumn Leaf

• Prompt: macro photograph of the intricate veins and patterns within a dry autumn leaf, beautiful, vivid colors
• Negative Prompt:
• Craion AI Model: Art
  

Try this prompt

Photorealistic Portrait with Pink Hair

• Prompt: A photo portrait of a female supermodel wearing white t-shirt, soft neutral expression, long and wavy pink hair, symmetrical face, front facing, looking at camera, studio lighting, 8k. Dramatic, professional photography. UHD.
• Negative Prompt: digtal art
• Craion AI Model: Art
  

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Vegetable love

• Prompt: Crisp chard leaves with intricate veins making the shape of a heart, ultra detailed, fresh, vivid colors, backlight, professional food photography, 8k, high resolution, delicate details
• Negative Prompt:
• Craion AI Model: Art
  

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Majestic Lion Photograph

• Prompt: black and white photograph of a lion in nature, award winning photograph, natural, highly detailed
• Negative Prompt: digital art
• Craion AI Model: Art
  

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Travel Envy Photograph

• Prompt: professional nature photograph of calanque d'en vau, paradise, ultra realistic, highest quality, high definition, incredibly detailed with intricate details, dramatic, ultra detailed, depth of field, UHD ultra-8K HDR, natural, nature, travel envy
• Negative Prompt: digital art
• Craion AI Model: Art
  

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Photo Portrait of a Man

• Prompt: Portrait of a Nigerian man wearing white shirt, facial symmetry, striking features, outside rainy weather, tack, sharp, rainy weather, nature, fine-art photography, vibrant colors, highly detailed, 180mm f/1.8, national geographic photograph
• Negative Prompt: sunny day, digital art
• Craion AI Model: Art
  

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Portrait Photograph of a Woman in a Field of Flowers

• Prompt: asian woman wearing white t-shirt, surrounded by orange flowers, beauty, natural face, dreamy portrait, artistic, portrait featured on unsplash, featured on unsplash, 80mm lens, aperture f2.8, sharp focus, ultra HD, 4k, ultra realistic, portrait, fashion photography, environmental, quality
• Negative Prompt: 3d, cartoon, malfunctioned things, low quality, funkiness, malfunctioned body parts, extra hands, extra faces, unrealistic shape, unusual, weird face, over makeup
• Craion AI Model: Art
  

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Natural Portrait of a Woman in Nature

• Prompt: Latin woman beauty, wearing white shirt, natural face, dreamy portrait, artistic, portrait featured on unsplash, 80mm lens, aperture f2.8, sharp focus, ultra HD, 4k, ultra realistic, portrait, fashion photography, nature background, environmental, quality
• Negative Prompt: 3d, cartoon, malfunctioned things, low quality, funkiness, malfunctioned body parts, extra hands, extra faces, unrealistic shape, unusual, weird face, over makeup
• Craion AI Model: Art
  

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Close Up Photograph of a Yellow Peony

• Prompt: Ultra Macro Photo of a yellow peony flower petals, 8k, ultra detailed
• Negative Prompt:
• Craion AI Model: Art
  

Try this prompt

By following the tips, prompts and ideas in this article, you can generate realistic AI art images . With the best AI art generators like Craion AI at your disposal, creating photorealistic images with AI image generators easier than ever for digital artists.

Have fun and I'm excited to see what you create!😍🍇✨