Day Dreaming: Cinematic AI Wedding Portraits & Creative Prompting

his might be the one place where I encourage couples to be a little selfish—in the best way possible.

Your wedding portraits are one of the few parts of the day that live far beyond the wedding itself. The more time, presence, and intention you give them, the more meaningful your photography experience becomes.

When couples feel rushed, pulled in multiple directions, or emotionally drained, it shows—not because anything went wrong, but because time and energy were spread thin. When couples create space for themselves, the images carry more depth, calm, and authenticity.

That said, my role doesn’t change based on numbers.

If you arrive with a bridal party of 30 people, I’m fully prepared to lead, direct, and organize the group with clarity and confidence. If you choose to keep things smaller, I’ll guide you just as intentionally—creating space for connection, ease, and genuine moments.

There’s no right or wrong choice.

The only real question is this: how do you want your wedding day to feel?
My program of choice is Midjourney.

And fair warning—this app is a wild beast.

It’s powerful, unpredictable, and extremely sensitive to how you speak to it. Midjourney doesn’t respond well to vague ideas. It responds to clarity, structure, and visual intent.

Once you’ve selected your elements from the steps above, you’ll want to combine them into one flowing prompt—almost like describing a dream out loud.

Here’s how I recommend entering it:

This body of work is called Day Dreaming, and honestly, that’s exactly what it feels like.

The colors are intense.
The light bends and spills in impossible ways.
The subjects feel suspended somewhere between memory and hallucination.

If I’m being completely honest—it feels like I ate one too many brownies and stepped into a holographic vision where everything is heightened, glowing, and emotionally charged. The motion. The textures. The way light wraps around faces. It’s surreal and cinematic at the same time.

These images aren’t meant to replace photography.
They’re meant to expand what’s possible.

They live somewhere between lived experience and imagined worlds—guided by the same taste, intention, and visual language I’ve developed over years of shooting real weddings, real people, and real moments.

Working with AI lately has felt less like sitting at a computer and more like stepping into a parallel reality.

The deeper I go into prompting, the more it feels like I’m walking through the metaverse—almost as if we’re creating humans who exist in other dimensions. It’s exciting. It’s a little freaky. And it’s incredibly powerful.

What fascinates me most is how closely this process still mirrors real photography. Camera choices matter. Lenses matter. Focal lengths matter. Light behaves the way light behaves. Emotion still leads the frame. Even inside a digital space, the rules of visual storytelling remain intact.

It feels like we’re tapping into a shared visual consciousness—pulling imagery directly from memory, imagination, culture, and experience—and shaping it through the same creative instincts I use behind a camera.

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The Collection: Day Dreaming

Why I’m Sharing This

This space is still evolving. And instead of keeping it locked away, I wanted to open it up.

Part of the joy in this process is realizing that anyone can explore this—especially if you already have an eye for light, composition, and emotion. You don’t need to be technical. You just need curiosity.

So below, I’m sharing the framework I use to build these images.

Not so you can copy what I’m doing—but so you can start discovering what you see.

Create Your Own Day Dreaming Prompt

Create Your Own Day Dreaming Prompt

Use this as a starting point. Swap pieces in and out. Play. Break it. Follow what excites you.

STEP 1 – CAMERA TECHNIQUE
(How the image feels)
Examples:

  • long exposure
  • shallow depth of field
  • handheld cinematic movement
  • ultra-sharp studio lighting

STEP 2 – LENS TYPE & FOCAL LENGTH
(How space and emotion compress)
Examples:

  • 35mm documentary
  • 50mm natural portrait
  • 85mm cinematic compression
  • anamorphic

cinematography of

STEP 3 – VISUAL / EXPERIMENTAL STYLE
(The dream layer)
Examples:

  • holographic hallucinations
  • surreal light trails
  • ethereal glow
  • painterly motion blur

against

STEP 4 – BACKDROP / ENVIRONMENT
(Where the dream exists)
Examples:

  • mysterious abstract backdrops
  • palace interiors
  • dark studio
  • fog-filled temple

photobashing of

STEP 5 – SUBJECT IDENTITY
(Who we’re seeing)
Examples:

  • dark-skinned Indian bride
  • Light-skinned Traditional Bride
  • South Asian groom
  • cinematic female portrait

wearing

STEP 6 – CULTURAL / STYLE INFLUENCE
(The soul of the image)
Examples:

  • Bollywood bridal style
  • Mughal elegance
  • modern editorial couture

STEP 7 – DESIGNER / MATERIAL REFERENCE
(Texture and detail)
Examples:

  • Manish Malhotra wedding fashion
  • Anita Dongre wedding fashio 
  • hand-embroidered silk
  • luxury couture detailing
long exposure, shallow depth of field, handheld cinematic movement,
35mm lens cinematography of a dark-skinned Indian bride,
holographic hallucinations, surreal light trails, ethereal glow,
against a mysterious abstract backdrop with painterly motion blur,
photobashing of cinematic bridal portraiture,
wearing Mughal-inspired Bollywood bridal couture,
hand-embroidered silk, luxury detailing,
dramatic lighting, rich color depth, emotional intensity,
ultra-detailed, cinematic, high contrast, dreamlike atmosphere

Example Midjourney Prompt

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