Stable Diffusion Prompts for Camera Angle

With Stable Diffusion, you can create impressive AI-generated images with just a text prompt. Choosing the right prompt is key to producing high-quality results tailored to your creative vision. This includes specifying details like the camera angle you want the AI to render the image from.

Camera angles allow you to dramatically change the look, feel, and mood of an image. Mastering how to effectively prompt Stable Diffusion for different camera angle perspectives can take your AI artistry to the next level.

Specifying Camera Height

One of the most direct ways to prompt camera angles is by specifying the height you want the camera positioned at. For example:

A majestic lion photographed from a low camera angle perspective, digital art

This will render the lion from a low vantage point looking up, making it appear powerful and domineering in the frame.

You can also prompt a high camera angle, like an aerial shot:

A winding road through a lush green valley, photographed from a high drone camera angle perspective, digital art

And a straight-on eye level shot:

A thoughtful old wizard sitting by a crackling fire, eye level camera angle perspective, intricate digital painting

Camera View Types

Stable Diffusion recognizes prompts for common camera view types:

Overhead Shots

Overhead view of a bountiful Thanksgiving dinner table, digital art

Renders a straight-down birds-eye perspective.

Low Angle Shots

A mighty waterfall crashing down a sheer cliff face, low angle camera perspective, by Thomas Kinkade

Exaggerates the height and power of the waterfall in the frame.

High Angle Shots

Busy city sidewalk traffic photographed from a high crane shot angle, depth of field

Minimizes and flatten the perspective, making people and cars seem small.

Eye Level Shots

A thoughtful old wizard sitting by a crackling fire, eye level camera angle perspective, intricate digital painting

The most natural angle we see the world from daily. Puts the viewer at equal height with subjects.

Worms-Eye View

Worm's eye view of a towering oak tree in autumn, digital art

Shooting from ground level pointing straight up exaggerates height. Like looking from an ant’s perspective.

Birds-Eye View

Birds-eye aerial view of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, depth of field, by Albert Bierstadt

Flattens perspective shooting straight down from above. Makes landscapes seem like miniatures.

Camera Angle Descriptors

You can also describe the angle you want with terms like:

Side angle
Front angle
Back angle
Top-down angle
Bottom-up angle
Diagonal angle
Sideways angle

For example:

The towering facade of Notre Dame Cathedral from a low diagonal camera angle, depth of field, intricate

Camera Lens Types

Specify camera lenses to expand the creative possibilities:

Fisheye Lens

Blue tang fish swimming through a vibrant coral reef, fisheye lens, underwater photography

Creates a signature bulbous warping effect.

Wide Angle Lens

Vast sweeping view of the Grand Canyon at sunrise, wide angle lens

Exaggerates depth and fits more of a scene into the image.

Telephoto Lens

A lioness on the African savanna stalking prey, tight telephoto perspective

Isolates and magnifies faraway subjects. Shallow depth of field blurs backgrounds.

Macro Lens

Extreme macro closeup view of a dew drop on a green leaf, intricate details

Enables shooting extreme closeups to reveal tiny details.

Tilt-Shift Lens

People walking across London Bridge, miniature tilt-shift perspective

Blurs edges and bends focus to make real-world scenes seem like miniature models.

Directing Camera Focus

Guide what’s in focus with terms like:

Shallow depth of field
Soft background blur
Tight focus on the subject