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25 Pro Headshot Prompts for Midjourney

Generate 10–15 client-ready professional headshots per hour using 25 field-tested Midjourney v6 prompts built for the industries portrait photographers actually shoot: corporate executives, tech founders, attorneys, physicians, real estate agents, and lifestyle professionals.

Every prompt targets a specific industry, lighting setup, and expression register—not a generic 'professional headshot' template. The guide opens with a full prompt anatomy breakdown showing exactly why each keyword is placed where it is, so you can remix and adapt rather than blindly copy-paste. A quick-reference cheat sheet maps 12 client types to their optimal lighting formula in seconds. And an 8-failure troubleshooting section covers blown highlights, uncanny hands, inconsistent skin tone, stiff posture, aspect ratio problems, flat depth, distracting backgrounds, and expression mismatch—with exact prompt text to fix each one.

If you already understand light and framing, this guide translates that knowledge directly into AI output. No filler, no theory padding—just prompts that work.

Who It Is For

Professional portrait photographers transitioning to AI who need field-tested, client-ready headshot prompts they can deploy immediately—not theory.

What Is Inside

• 25 complete, copy-pasteable Midjourney v6 headshot prompts organized across 5 industry categories (Corporate Executive, Creative/Tech, Medical/Legal, Sales/Hospitality, Outdoor/Lifestyle)
• Full prompt anatomy breakdown with 3 fully annotated example prompts explaining why every keyword is there
• Industry → lighting/backdrop quick-reference cheat sheet covering 12 client types
• Troubleshooting section covering 8 common AI headshot failures with exact prompt fixes
• 5-variable swap system for building consistent team page sets from a single base prompt
• DALL-E 3 adaptation notes for every prompt type

Use It When

• Building a client's complete executive team page portrait set without scheduling a studio day
• Delivering 10–15 polished headshot variations to a solo professional in under an hour
• Remixing a single base prompt across 5 demographic variations to maintain visual consistency across a company roster

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