Nodaro DocsPhotographer / Artist Style
Ground an AI image or video in the signature of a photographer, cinematographer, film director or illustrator. Pick up to 2 creators, such as Roger Deakins.
The Photographer / Artist Style picker grounds the look of an image or a video in the signature of a known creator. You choose up to two creators from its catalog: fashion and street photographers, cinematographers, film directors, digital artists and illustrators. Each creator shows an example picture in the editor. Nodaro adds tested wording for their style to the prompt of every node you connect it to. The picker never calls a model, so it costs no credits.
When to use it
- Light a scene like a film: choose a cinematographer, such as Roger Deakins or Emmanuel Lubezki.
- Frame a shot like a film director, such as Wes Anderson, Wong Kar-wai or Denis Villeneuve.
- Give a portrait an editorial signature from the Editorial / Fashion group.
- Make a candid image feel like classic street photography, such as Henri Cartier-Bresson or Vivian Maier.
- Draw in an animation or illustration tradition, such as Studio Ghibli, Makoto Shinkai or Alphonse Mucha.
- Keep one creator's look across a whole batch of shots.
How to use it
Add the picker
Open the node picker and choose Creative Controls › Light & Look › Photographer / Artist Style.
Choose up to two creators
Click the node and choose a creator from the list. Choose a second one to blend two signatures.
Connect it
Drag from the picker's output to the Look input of a Generate Image or Generate Video node. You can also connect it to a Text or Generate Text - Any LLM node to use the wording in a longer text.
Run the image or video node
The style clause is added to the end of the prompt when the connected node runs.
Settings
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Photographer / Artist Style | The creators to add. Pick up to 2. A new node starts with Tim Walker. |
| Custom text (before) | Your own words, added before the style clause, for example early-career style. |
| Custom text (after) | Your own words, added after the style clause. |
| Prompt hint | Full (default) adds a longer description of each style. Compact adds only the short term. See Full or Compact. |
To see the exact words the picker will add, switch the node to the Prompt or Both display mode. The settings panel shows the same text under Will inject into prompt.
Every photographer and artist
Filter by group or search by name. The words under each name are the term the picker adds in Compact mode.
In the editor, every creator shows an example picture. Each picture renders the same scene in that creator's signature, so you can compare two creators side by side. Cinematographers and film directors show a woman in a red coat on a small-town train platform at dusk. The other creators show a portrait in a plain white shirt.
Editorial / Fashion · 31 options
Tim Walkerby tim walker, painterly fairytale fashion
Paolo Roversiby paolo roversi, soft ethereal polaroid glow
Marta Bevacquaby marta bevacqua, dreamy painterly portraiture
Patrick Demarchelierby patrick demarchelier, refined classic fashion
Nick Knightby nick knight, high-gloss avant-garde fashion
Mario Testinoby mario testino, glamorous sun-soaked fashion
Steven Meiselby steven meisel, polished mid-century editorial
Helmut Newtonby helmut newton, hard-flash monochrome glamour
Mario Sorrentiby mario sorrenti, intimate grainy fashion
Annie Leibovitzby annie leibovitz, cinematic celebrity portraiture
Felicia Simionby felicia simion, surreal pastoral fine art
Oleg Opriscoby oleg oprisco, cinematic film-grain storytelling
Bella Kotakby bella kotak, fantasy-folkloric portraiture
Yigal Ozeriby yigal ozeri, hyperreal painted portraiture
Jimmy Marbleby jimmy marble, pastel candy-bright editorial
Rinko Kawauchiby rinko kawauchi, quiet light-suffused everyday
Ellen von Unwerthby ellen von unwerth, playful retro pin-up
Robert Mapplethorpeby robert mapplethorpe, formalist studio monochrome
Cindy Shermanby cindy sherman, staged conceptual film-still portraiture
Gregory Crewdsonby gregory crewdson, cinematic suburban tableau
David LaChapelleby david lachapelle, hyper-saturated surrealist camp
Steven Kleinby steven klein, hard-edged fashion glamour
Peter Lindberghby peter lindbergh, minimalist monochrome fashion
Wolfgang Tillmansby wolfgang tillmans, candid on-camera-flash snapshot
Documentary / Street · 7 options
Henri Cartier-Bressonby henri cartier-bresson, decisive-moment street
Vivian Maierby vivian maier, mid-century american street
Saul Leiterby saul leiter, painterly color street
Daido Moriyamaby daido moriyama, grainy high-contrast street
Robert Capaby robert capa, visceral combat photojournalism
Sebastiao Salgadoby sebastiao salgado, epic monochrome documentary
Diane Arbusby diane arbus, stark confrontational portraiture
Cinematographer · 12 options
Roger Deakinsshot by roger deakins, painterly natural light
Emmanuel Lubezkishot by emmanuel lubezki, floating natural-light immersion
Greig Frasershot by greig fraser, tactile anamorphic cinematography
Christopher Doyleshot by christopher doyle, saturated handheld neon
Hoyte van Hoytemashot by hoyte van hoytema, large-format natural clarity
Gordon Willisshot by gordon willis, underexposed amber low-key
Bradford Youngshot by bradford young, soft low-contrast naturalism
Robert Richardsonshot by robert richardson, hot top-light halos
Janusz Kaminskishot by janusz kaminski, diffused bleach-bypass backlight
Vittorio Storaroshot by vittorio storaro, painterly symbolic color
Linus Sandgrenshot by linus sandgren, candy-colored romantic 35mm
Darius Khondjishot by darius khondji, rain-soaked bleach-bypass noir
Film Director · 22 options
Wes Andersonby wes anderson, symmetrical pastel storybook
Wong Kar-waiby wong kar-wai, neon smeared longing
Christopher Nolanby christopher nolan, IMAX steel-blue and amber
Denis Villeneuveby denis villeneuve, vast minimalist dread
Stanley Kubrickby stanley kubrick, one-point clinical symmetry
Quentin Tarantinoby quentin tarantino, grindhouse 35mm swagger
David Fincherby david fincher, cold green-yellow menace
Tim Burtonby tim burton, gothic striped whimsy
Ridley Scottby ridley scott, hazy backlit epic
David Lynchby david lynch, uncanny velvet-red Americana
Terrence Malickby terrence malick, magic-hour floating poetry
Hayao Miyazakiby hayao miyazaki, hand-painted anime warmth
Bong Joon-hoby bong joon-ho, layered social-realist calm
Park Chan-wookby park chan-wook, baroque crimson and emerald
Paul Thomas Andersonby paul thomas anderson, warm 70s anamorphic nostalgia
Coen Brothersby the coen brothers, deadpan bleak Americana
Nicolas Winding Refnby nicolas winding refn, neon synth-noir stillness
Baz Luhrmannby baz luhrmann, maximalist theatrical glamour
Alfred Hitchcockby alfred hitchcock, Technicolor suspense
Yorgos Lanthimosby yorgos lanthimos, fisheye deadpan absurdism
Guillermo del Toroby guillermo del toro, dark fairy-tale amber
Sofia Coppolaby sofia coppola, hazy pastel melancholy
Concept / Digital · 8 options
Greg Rutkowskiby greg rutkowski, epic painterly fantasy concept art
Magali Villeneuveby magali villeneuve, heroic fantasy character art
Charlie Bowaterby charlie bowater, atmospheric digital portraiture
Sam Sprattby sam spratt, allegorical hyperreal portraiture
Ruan Jiaby ruan jia, lush painterly fantasy portraiture
Ilya Kuvshinovby ilya kuvshinov, anime-inflected stylized portrait
WLOPby wlop, ethereal painterly fantasy portraiture
Artgermby artgerm, polished comic-book pinup illustration
Illustrator / Animator · 13 options
Makoto Shinkaiby makoto shinkai, luminous cinematic anime skies
Studio Ghibliby studio ghibli, hand-painted animation warmth
Alphonse Muchaby alphonse mucha, art-nouveau decorative panel
Carne Griffithsby carne griffiths, ink-bleed botanical portraiture
Conrad Rosetby conrad roset, gentle watercolor figure
Akihito Yoshidaby akihito yoshida, quiet ink-and-grain monochrome
Karol Bakby karol bak, symbolist gilded muse
Ismail Inceogluby ismail inceoglu, mythic painterly landscape
Stefan Gesellby stefan gesell, dark surreal portraiture
Andrew Atroshenkoby andrew atroshenko, romantic impressionist figure
Peter Gricby peter gric, architectural surrealist landscape
Ingrid Baarsby ingrid baars, sculptural fashion-art collage
Guido van Heltenby guido van helten, monumental muralist portraiture
Tips
- Mix a creator with a style. Combine this picker with Style or Aesthetic / Microtrend for a hybrid signature.
- Match the genre. A fashion photographer reads best with a matching Photo Genre, such as Fashion Editorial or Lookbook.
- Place it in time. Add Era / Period to anchor the creator's look in a decade.
- Keep a project's look. Connect one picker to every image node of a project, so every shot shares the same signature.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Photographer / Artist Style picker do?
It adds a style clause based on a known creator, such as a fashion photographer, a street photographer, a cinematographer, a film director or an illustrator, to the prompt of every image or video node it is connected to.
Does the Photographer / Artist Style picker cost credits?
No. Pickers only change the prompt. You pay only for the generation node that uses it.
Can I combine two creators?
Yes. The picker accepts up to 2 creators, for example a cinematographer for the light and an illustrator for the drawing.
Which creators are in the catalog?
The catalog groups its creators into Editorial / Fashion, Documentary / Street, Cinematographer, Film Director, Concept / Digital and Illustrator / Animator. Search the gallery on this page to see all of them.
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