## Metadata - Author: [[rob-laughter|Rob Laughter]] - Full Title:: 10 Image Prompting Mistakes—and How to Avoid Them - Category:: #🗞️Articles - Document Tags:: [[Foundation models|Foundation Models]], - URL:: https://roblaughter.medium.com/10-image-prompting-mistakes-and-how-to-avoid-them-244f972d0c2a - Read date:: [[2025-05-09]] ## Highlights > describe the details of the image that you want the model to produce. See my [*Prompt Pyramid* method](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqjW-ZGG-gQ) for structuring effective image prompts. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jttr1tvpr798r8x1bsk2e3hn)) > Your prompts are too long. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jttr2wapy94h9r10kazze6tw)) > Be decisive and clear about what you want to see in the image. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jttr33w1nn6fxfqd7qq3mtd8)) > When in doubt, check the model card and note how the sample images have been prompted for, then emulate that prompting style. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jttr3xcszvbm9egv4jz2h4tr)) > Effective image prompts tend to be clear, concise, and focused almost entirely on the visual elements of the scene. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jttr442c3vhkwzv6eq7dagf9)) > Negative prompts are more of a *nudge* that guides the model *away* from the concepts in your negative prompt. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jttr4rz9h9gmbre3epmqkz9v)) > Every image generator has its own syntax—the markup that you add around your prompt to make the model behave differently. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jttr526ke70yxa4yq6ea1yg7)) > **Prompting alone often isn’t sufficient for creating the image you’re envisioning.** There is a whole suite of tools to help you produce a final image, and many of them offer more control than prompting alone. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jttr5yh98sb9dhwpacdy0grg))