How to Take a Midjourney-Style Studio Portrait with a Curly Haired Model

Adair Lee
4 min readJun 21, 2023

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Learn how to capture that classic, textured look showcased in the style of Gerard Sekoto on Midjourney’s website. Use a long-haired, curly model in textured fabrics and pose them in front of a studio portraiture-style background in shades of light pink and dark gold, light purple and white, or light pink and dark emerald for an elegant and refined look.

Midjourney prompts:

a [person] with long curly hair in a [clothing] poses in front of a [background], in the style of studio portraiture, gerard sekoto, light pink and dark gold, light purple and white, light pink and dark emerald, textured fabrics, classic --upbeta --q 2 --v 5.1 --ar 9:16


a girl with long curly hair in a dress poses in front of a wooden floor, in the style of studio portraiture, gerard sekoto, light pink and dark gold, light purple and white, light pink and dark emerald, textured fabrics, classic --upbeta --q 2 --v 5.1 --ar 9:16

a youth with long curly hair in a tulle poses in front of a studio portraiture, in the style of studio portraiture, gerard sekoto, light pink and dark gold, light purple and white, light pink and dark emerald, textured fabrics, classic --upbeta --q 2 --v 5.1 --ar 9:16

a child with long curly hair in a textured poses in front of a light pink, in the style of studio portraiture, gerard sekoto, light pink and dark gold, light purple and white, light pink and dark emerald, textured fabrics, classic --upbeta --q 2 --v 5.1 --ar 9:16

a female with long curly hair in a fabrics poses in front of a dark gold, in the style of studio portraiture, gerard sekoto, light pink and dark gold, light purple and white, light pink and dark emerald, textured fabrics, classic --upbeta --q 2 --v 5.1 --ar 9:16

a teenager with long curly hair in a pink poses in front of a light purple, in the style of studio portraiture, gerard sekoto, light pink and dark gold, light purple and white, light pink and dark emerald, textured fabrics, classic --upbeta --q 2 --v 5.1 --ar 9:16

a human with long curly hair in a gold poses in front of a white, in the style of studio portraiture, gerard sekoto, light pink and dark gold, light purple and white, light pink and dark emerald, textured fabrics, classic --upbeta --q 2 --v 5.1 --ar 9:16

a model with long curly hair in a emerald poses in front of a textured, in the style of studio portraiture, gerard sekoto, light pink and dark gold, light purple and white, light pink and dark emerald, textured fabrics, classic --upbeta --q 2 --v 5.1 --ar 9:16

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Adair Lee

Experienced full-stack developer proficient in C#, Python, and web development, with 20+ years of Google SEO expertise and successful entrepreneurship.