Use this guide alongside the Reel. It’s the exact process to go from vibe hunting → clean prompt → surgical fixes with minimal guesswork.

✅ Quick Checklist (TL;DR)

• [ ] Find a reference aesthetic in Midjourney Explore
• [ ] Click “Describe image” on the reference → copy the 4 descriptions
• [ ] Paste the Meta-Prompt (below) in ChatGPT 5 (Thinking) with the reference image
• [ ] Paste the clean prompt into Midjourney + attach Style Reference
• [ ] Iterate, upscale the best result
• [ ] Do surgery in FLUX.1 Kontext [max] (remove distractions, add branding)

STEP 1. FIND THE AESTHETIC

Open Midjourney → Explore and scroll until something nails the composition, color, lighting, mood. Ignore subject for now.

• Think: framing, lens feel, exposure, palette, texture, contrast, time of day, grade.
• Heart a few candidates so they feed your personalization.

Links

• Midjourney Explore: https://www.midjourney.com/explore

Pro tips

• Look for images with clear color language (e.g., teal/orange, muted pastels).
• Note lighting quality: hard vs soft, backlit vs sidelit, overcast vs golden hour.