Krea 2 camera prompts, tested

Krea 2 understands camera language. Name the angle, the shot size, the lens, the film stock or the light, and the picture changes the way a photographer would expect. Below, one sentence changes at a time on the same scene and the same two seeds.

Base prompt (rendered on SirenRender’s free Quick Generate tile, Krea 2 Turbo, 8 steps, CFG 1). The sentence under each frame is what we added at the end:

A photograph of a woman in her twenties with shoulder-length auburn hair and a mustard yellow raincoat, standing on a wet cobblestone street in an old European town just after rain, colorful shop fronts behind her.

Without any camera sentence it looks like this:

no camera sentence, seed 501 — **no camera sentence**, seed 501

no camera sentence, seed 502 — **no camera sentence**, seed 502

Camera angles

Angles are the most reliable camera words on Krea 2 Turbo. Dutch angle, directly overhead, high angle and worm’s-eye view changed the picture on both seeds. Two missed: “over-the-shoulder” became a plain back view, and “in profile” turned her body but not her face.

Krea 2 render: Shot at eye level. seed 501 — Shot at eye level.Same as the base: Krea already shoots people at eye level.

Krea 2 render: Shot at eye level. seed 502 — Shot at eye level.Same as the base: Krea already shoots people at eye level.

Krea 2 render: Shot from a low angle looking up at her. seed 501 — Shot from a low angle looking up at her.Medium. A slightly lower camera on both seeds.

Krea 2 render: Shot from a low angle looking up at her. seed 502 — Shot from a low angle looking up at her.Medium. A slightly lower camera on both seeds.

Krea 2 render: Shot from a high angle looking down at her. seed 501 — Shot from a high angle looking down at her.Works. The camera looks down the street at her.

Krea 2 render: Shot from a high angle looking down at her. seed 502 — Shot from a high angle looking down at her.Works. The camera looks down the street at her.

Krea 2 render: Shot from directly overhead, a top-down view. seed 501 — Shot from directly overhead, a top-down view.Strong, two ways: a true top-down on 501, a steep high angle on her face on 502.

Krea 2 render: Shot from directly overhead, a top-down view. seed 502 — Shot from directly overhead, a top-down view.Strong, two ways: a true top-down on 501, a steep high angle on her face on 502.

Krea 2 render: Dutch angle, the camera tilted about 30 degrees. seed 501 — Dutch angle, the camera tilted about 30 degrees.Strong. The whole street tilts on both.

Krea 2 render: Dutch angle, the camera tilted about 30 degrees. seed 502 — Dutch angle, the camera tilted about 30 degrees.Strong. The whole street tilts on both.

Krea 2 render: Worm's-eye view from ground level. seed 501 — Worm's-eye view from ground level.Works. Camera on the cobblestones, looking up.

Krea 2 render: Worm's-eye view from ground level. seed 502 — Worm's-eye view from ground level.Works. Camera on the cobblestones, looking up.

Krea 2 render: Over-the-shoulder shot from behind her. seed 501 — Over-the-shoulder shot from behind her.Became a straight back view on both, not over the shoulder.

Krea 2 render: Over-the-shoulder shot from behind her. seed 502 — Over-the-shoulder shot from behind her.Became a straight back view on both, not over the shoulder.

Shot from the side, in profile.Partial. Her body turns side-on but her face stays toward the camera.

Shot sizes

Shot sizes work, with one surprise. “Extreme close-up of her eyes” made a two-panel image on both seeds, the street above and her eyes below, because the rest of the prompt still describes the whole street. For a real extreme close-up, cut the scene description down to the face.

Krea 2 render: Extreme close-up of her eyes. seed 501 — Extreme close-up of her eyes.Surprise: a two-panel image on both seeds, the street above and her eyes below. The rest of the prompt still asks for the whole scene, so Krea did both.

Krea 2 render: Extreme close-up of her eyes. seed 502 — Extreme close-up of her eyes.Surprise: a two-panel image on both seeds, the street above and her eyes below. The rest of the prompt still asks for the whole scene, so Krea did both.

Krea 2 render: Close-up portrait of her face. seed 501 — Close-up portrait of her face.Strong. Face and shoulders on both.

Krea 2 render: Close-up portrait of her face. seed 502 — Close-up portrait of her face.Strong. Face and shoulders on both.

Krea 2 render: Medium shot from the waist up. seed 501 — Medium shot from the waist up.Works. Roughly waist to thigh up.

Krea 2 render: Medium shot from the waist up. seed 502 — Medium shot from the waist up.Works. Roughly waist to thigh up.

Krea 2 render: Full-body shot, head to toe. seed 501 — Full-body shot, head to toe.Same as the base, which already shows her head to toe.

Krea 2 render: Full-body shot, head to toe. seed 502 — Full-body shot, head to toe.Same as the base, which already shows her head to toe.

Krea 2 render: Wide establishing shot, she is small in the frame. seed 501 — Wide establishing shot, she is small in the frame.Strong. A small figure down the street on both.

Krea 2 render: Wide establishing shot, she is small in the frame. seed 502 — Wide establishing shot, she is small in the frame.Strong. A small figure down the street on both.

Lenses

Focal lengths change perspective the way real lenses do: 14mm deepens the street, 135mm and 200mm flatten the shop fronts into a wall. Krea treats 24, 35 and 50mm much like its default. Two popular lens words didn’t do their job here: “f/1.4, shallow depth of field” left the background fairly sharp, and “tilt-shift, miniature effect” did nothing visible.

Krea 2 render: Shot on a 14mm ultra-wide lens. seed 501 — Shot on a 14mm ultra-wide lens.Works. A deeper street and a closer subject.

Krea 2 render: Shot on a 14mm ultra-wide lens. seed 502 — Shot on a 14mm ultra-wide lens.Works. A deeper street and a closer subject.

Krea 2 render: Shot on a 24mm lens. seed 501 — Shot on a 24mm lens.Close to the base.

Krea 2 render: Shot on a 24mm lens. seed 502 — Shot on a 24mm lens.Close to the base.

Krea 2 render: Shot on a 35mm lens. seed 501 — Shot on a 35mm lens.Close to the base.

Krea 2 render: Shot on a 35mm lens. seed 502 — Shot on a 35mm lens.Close to the base.

Krea 2 render: Shot on a 50mm lens. seed 501 — Shot on a 50mm lens.Slightly tighter than the base.

Krea 2 render: Shot on a 50mm lens. seed 502 — Shot on a 50mm lens.Slightly tighter than the base.

Krea 2 render: Shot on an 85mm lens at f/1.4, shallow depth of field. seed 501 — Shot on an 85mm lens at f/1.4, shallow depth of field.Flatter perspective, but the background stays fairly sharp.

Krea 2 render: Shot on an 85mm lens at f/1.4, shallow depth of field. seed 502 — Shot on an 85mm lens at f/1.4, shallow depth of field.Flatter perspective, but the background stays fairly sharp.

Krea 2 render: Shot on a 135mm lens. seed 501 — Shot on a 135mm lens.Works. Flattened, straight-on shop fronts.

Krea 2 render: Shot on a 135mm lens. seed 502 — Shot on a 135mm lens.Works. Flattened, straight-on shop fronts.

Krea 2 render: Shot on a 200mm telephoto lens, compressed background. seed 501 — Shot on a 200mm telephoto lens, compressed background.Strong. The shop fronts flatten into a wall behind her.

Krea 2 render: Shot on a 200mm telephoto lens, compressed background. seed 502 — Shot on a 200mm telephoto lens, compressed background.Strong. The shop fronts flatten into a wall behind her.

Krea 2 render: Shot through a fisheye lens. seed 501 — Shot through a fisheye lens.Mild bulge on 502 only.

Krea 2 render: Shot through a fisheye lens. seed 502 — Shot through a fisheye lens.Mild bulge on 502 only.

Krea 2 render: Tilt-shift lens, miniature effect. seed 501 — Tilt-shift lens, miniature effect.No visible miniature effect.

Krea 2 render: Tilt-shift lens, miniature effect. seed 502 — Tilt-shift lens, miniature effect.No visible miniature effect.

Film stocks and looks

This is the result that surprised us most. Film-stock names at the end of the prompt barely changed the picture, and both black-and-white film stocks (Kodak Tri-X 400, Ilford HP5) stayed in full color. The colors named earlier in the prompt, the mustard raincoat and the colorful shop fronts, won. The black-and-white prompts that did work in the Tested from X section say “black-and-white” or “monochrome” at the very start. Only “Polaroid instant photo” changed the image clearly, into a real print with a white border.

Krea 2 render: Kodak Portra 400 film. seed 501 — Kodak Portra 400 film.Subtle. Slightly warmer.

Krea 2 render: Kodak Portra 400 film. seed 502 — Kodak Portra 400 film.Subtle. Slightly warmer.

Krea 2 render: Kodak Ektar 100 film. seed 501 — Kodak Ektar 100 film.Subtle.

Krea 2 render: Kodak Ektar 100 film. seed 502 — Kodak Ektar 100 film.Subtle.

Krea 2 render: Cinestill 800T film. seed 501 — Cinestill 800T film.No visible change in daylight.

Krea 2 render: Cinestill 800T film. seed 502 — Cinestill 800T film.No visible change in daylight.

Krea 2 render: Kodak Tri-X 400 black and white film. seed 501 — Kodak Tri-X 400 black and white film.Stayed in full color.

Krea 2 render: Kodak Tri-X 400 black and white film. seed 502 — Kodak Tri-X 400 black and white film.Stayed in full color.

Krea 2 render: Fujifilm Velvia 50 slide film. seed 501 — Fujifilm Velvia 50 slide film.Subtle. Slightly richer color.

Krea 2 render: Fujifilm Velvia 50 slide film. seed 502 — Fujifilm Velvia 50 slide film.Subtle. Slightly richer color.

Krea 2 render: Polaroid instant photo. seed 501 — Polaroid instant photo.Strong. A real instant print with a white border on both.

Krea 2 render: Polaroid instant photo. seed 502 — Polaroid instant photo.Strong. A real instant print with a white border on both.

Krea 2 render: Kodachrome slide film. seed 501 — Kodachrome slide film.Subtle, and an older-looking outfit on 502.

Krea 2 render: Kodachrome slide film. seed 502 — Kodachrome slide film.Subtle, and an older-looking outfit on 502.

Krea 2 render: Fujifilm Superia 400 film. seed 501 — Fujifilm Superia 400 film.Subtle.

Krea 2 render: Fujifilm Superia 400 film. seed 502 — Fujifilm Superia 400 film.Subtle.

Krea 2 render: Ilford HP5 black and white film. seed 501 — Ilford HP5 black and white film.Stayed in full color.

Krea 2 render: Ilford HP5 black and white film. seed 502 — Ilford HP5 black and white film.Stayed in full color.

Krea 2 render: Expired film with light leaks. seed 501 — Expired film with light leaks.No visible light leaks.

Krea 2 render: Expired film with light leaks. seed 502 — Expired film with light leaks.No visible light leaks.

Krea 2 render: Shot on a 645 medium format film camera, film grain, vignetting. seed 501 — Shot on a 645 medium format film camera, film grain, vignetting.Subtle. A little darker at the edges.

Krea 2 render: Shot on a 645 medium format film camera, film grain, vignetting. seed 502 — Shot on a 645 medium format film camera, film grain, vignetting.Subtle. A little darker at the edges.

Light

Light is where a single sentence changes the most. Blue hour, harsh midday sun, neon signs at night, on-camera flash at night and foggy morning each made a different photograph of the same street. “Golden hour” only warmed it a little, and “Rembrandt lighting” did nothing at this distance because it’s a pattern of light on a face.

Krea 2 render: Golden hour sunlight. seed 502 — Golden hour sunlight.Subtle. Warmer, but not a low sun.

Krea 2 render: Blue hour twilight. seed 501 — Blue hour twilight.Strong. Deep blue sky, lit windows.

Krea 2 render: Blue hour twilight. seed 502 — Blue hour twilight.Strong. Deep blue sky, lit windows.

Krea 2 render: Soft overcast light. seed 501 — Soft overcast light.Works. Flat, even light.

Krea 2 render: Soft overcast light. seed 502 — Soft overcast light.Works. Flat, even light.

Krea 2 render: Harsh midday sun with hard shadows. seed 501 — Harsh midday sun with hard shadows.Strong. Hard shadows across the street.

Krea 2 render: Harsh midday sun with hard shadows. seed 502 — Harsh midday sun with hard shadows.Strong. Hard shadows across the street.

Krea 2 render: Rembrandt lighting. seed 501 — Rembrandt lighting.No visible effect at full-body distance. It’s a face-lighting pattern; use it in close-ups.

Krea 2 render: Rembrandt lighting. seed 502 — Rembrandt lighting.No visible effect at full-body distance. It’s a face-lighting pattern; use it in close-ups.

Krea 2 render: Backlit with a bright rim light. seed 501 — Backlit with a bright rim light.Works on 501: sun behind her, bright street.

Krea 2 render: Backlit with a bright rim light. seed 502 — Backlit with a bright rim light.Works on 501: sun behind her, bright street.

Krea 2 render: Lit by neon signs at night. seed 501 — Lit by neon signs at night.Strong. Neon signs and colored reflections.

Krea 2 render: Lit by neon signs at night. seed 502 — Lit by neon signs at night.Strong. Neon signs and colored reflections.

Krea 2 render: Lit by candlelight. seed 501 — Lit by candlelight.Literal: candles in the shop windows.

Krea 2 render: Lit by candlelight. seed 502 — Lit by candlelight.Literal: candles in the shop windows.

Krea 2 render: Direct on-camera flash at night. seed 501 — Direct on-camera flash at night.Strong. A night snapshot with the flash on her.

Krea 2 render: Direct on-camera flash at night. seed 502 — Direct on-camera flash at night.Strong. A night snapshot with the flash on her.

Krea 2 render: Foggy morning, diffused light. seed 501 — Foggy morning, diffused light.Strong. Fog down the street.

Krea 2 render: Foggy morning, diffused light. seed 502 — Foggy morning, diffused light.Strong. Fog down the street.

What to take from this

Put the big decision first. Medium, color or black and white, and time of day belong at the start of the prompt, before the details that could contradict them.
Angles and light are reliable; lens and film names are fine-tuning. They nudge the look but won’t override the rest of your prompt.
Describe what you want the lens to do. If you need a blurred background, say “the background melts into soft blur” instead of relying on f/1.4 alone. The subway platform prompt does exactly that.