Create a flat-lay photo with AI
This Midjourney prompt builds clean top-down arrangements of your products for social feeds and shop pages, no photoshoot required.
Last updated: July 2026 · Collective Brain
Good for
- Product arrangements for Instagram and Pinterest posts
- Top-down images for shop categories and landing pages
- Moodboards and seasonal campaign visuals
The prompt
Create a high-quality flat-lay photo in strict top-down view (camera exactly perpendicular, looking straight down). At the center: [your product]. Arrange fitting props around it that tell the story: [3 to 5 props, e.g. dried flowers, notebook, coffee cup]. Distribute the objects in a balanced way with deliberate negative space, clear gaps between items and a soft diagonal reading line. Surface: [surface, e.g. light oak board, linen, marble] in the color mood of [your brand colors]. Light: soft natural window light from the left, gentle shadows, no harsh highlights. Look: editorial product photography, fine texture, realistic materials, subtle depth of field. Mood: [e.g. calm and minimal / warm and inviting]. Keep clean edges, a tidy overall composition and enough margin at the top for later text lines. --ar 4:5 --style raw --v 6Replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Frequently asked
Why does Midjourney not render exact text in the image?
Midjourney handles lettering unreliably, so words often come out garbled. Generate the image without text and add headlines or prices afterward in Canva, Figma or Photoshop. That is exactly why the prompt above keeps a free margin at the top.
Can I reproduce my real product exactly?
No, Midjourney invents a plausible object rather than a pixel-perfect copy of your item. For a free social layout that is usually enough. If the shape has to match, add your own photo via a reference image or the --sref parameter so the result stays closer to your original.
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