Five Good Prompts To Use In Dall-E For Your Blog Images
Images are an excellent way to improve the quality of your blog content. Customers can appreciate your blog when they read a blog filled with the correct amount of images. However, what if you are a small business owner or a freelance writer and don’t have a whole team of photographers, photo editors, or designers to help you search for and design your images?
Well, there’s a tool out there for you. DALL-E is an AI tool that generates quality and unique images for your blogs and articles. In this article, we’ll tell you all about DALL-E, what it is, how to use it, and examples of prompts you can use in DALL-E to generate images for your blog.
What is DALL-E?
DALL-E is an AI (Artificial Intelligence) tool that can create realistic and unique images from the description of a user. This tool uses machine learning to be able to provide such good photos.
The images can be anything from something serious, like an image of the first rocket launch into space” if you’re doing research, to silly things like “a dog planted in the garden” if you just want something fun. DALL E is one of the tools created by OpenAI. OpenAI is a research laboratory dedicated to developing technologies, including Chat GPT and DALL E, intending to make AI accessible and beneficial for everyone.
Is DALL-E free?
Well, partially. When you first open an account and register, you can get 50 free credits and 15 more every month! This is perfect for a freelance content writer or a small business since you might not need many images. But if you write a lot and therefore need a lot of images, DALL-E offers 115 credits for $15, and you can use them for up to a year.
How can I use DALL-E?
Just like any other online application, using DALL-E is pretty straightforward. The steps are simple and easy to follow.
Create an account
These days, most online apps require you to create an account before using them. DALL-E is no different. To create an account, visit the OpenAI website and sign up with your credentials. And if you already have an account, just log in.
You need to set up your email address and password when signing up. Once done, you need to verify your email address. When you've signed in, you can go to the homepage and receive your free 50 credits; you use each credit for one input or description you give, even if you don’t download any images.
Write a prompt for your image
Once your account has been created, and you've collected your free credit, you can start generating images for your blog. A prompt template is a helpful tool in DALL-E for users who don't want to start from scratch and want a starting image. For instance, if your prompt is “a muscular teapot”, there can be numerous templates like this:
You can generate better images by considering these factors:
- Do you want a captured photo, cartoon, or painting?
- Specific art styles, e.g. 2D, 3D, movie posters
- The subject of the photo, e.g. people, places, animals
- Details, e.g. background, lighting, surroundings, etc
Look through the results
You will see a collection of images based on your prompt when you describe the image you want. You can browse to see if any image fits your requirements for the blog. If you need help, you can tweak your search. Maybe you see an image you like, but it's not quite a fit for your blog; you can hover over it, click on the three dots, and choose “generate variations”.
Adjust image
You’ve selected the image you want; now, you can adjust it to fit your blog better. You can edit it, erase some parts of it, or upload a similar image and ask DALL-E to work based on that. Once the image is to your liking, you can then download or save it.
Use the images
Finally, you’ve got the perfect image. You can now add it to your blog to make it more attractive and informative to users.
Five prompt examples to use in DALL-E for your blog images
To be able to generate the best photos for your blog, you need to know how to give DALL-E detailed prompts. An effective prompt follows this formula:
Prompt = activity + subject + light + background + style + angle
Of course, it doesn’t have to be this exact format, you can remove or add some variables based on your requirements. Below are five examples of prompts to give DALL-E when generating images for your blog.
Subject
The first prompt example focuses on the first variable in the prompt formula: subject. If the subject you are describing is a human, you can describe appearance such as height, gender, eye colour, hair length, etc. If describing an object or animal, use its size, colour, and type as a descriptive guide.
Example:
A cute, playful golden retriever with excited ears and a wagging tail.
A cheerful man with a happy smile holding a cup of coffee.
Activity
When describing the activity of your object, focus on their emotions, body language, posture and current state (moving or not). You can also consider their speed, direction and environment to paint a clear picture for DALL-E.
Example:
A chef with precise movements and a confident demeanour expertly chopping vegetables in a busy kitchen.
A lion with intense eyes and a tense body stalks its prey in the savannah.
Background
To get an image with a good background, you must specify whether it is an outdoor or indoor setting, the time of day, weather conditions or season. You can also describe the elements present n the image, like trees, buildings, water or snow.
Example:
A tranquil mountain lake with distant peaks covered in snow.
An abandoned factory with broken windows and rusted equipment.
Light
When describing lighting for an image, think about the mood you want to set, the source of the light, brightness, direction, shadows, and reflections.
Example:
A cloudy sky casts soft, diffused light that gives off a gloomy atmosphere.
Shadows are cast across the living room by the warm, glowing light of the fireplace.
After considering all these components, you can then start to create a prompt for your blog image:
Prompt: "Warm, candlelight, cartoon-style illustration of a tired mother with dark circles under her eyes holding a crying baby and chopping vegetables in a busy kitchen."
Prompt: "A friendly, smiling man with a cup of coffee playing tag in a park, a field of wildflowers bathed in sunlight with a lone tree casting a long shadow, bright midday sun casting strong shadows, surreal digital art."
Prompt: "Action photography with a quick shutter speed of a parkour performer jumping between urban structures."
Prompt: "Creative photography from a pet's viewpoint, focusing on their interactions with the surroundings."
Prompt: "Digital illustration of a ballet dancer making a graceful leap, combining realistic and abstract elements."
In a Nutshell
DALL-E is a lifesaver for many bloggers who can’t afford a professional photographer or designer to create blog images. This AI tool can generate unique images, and you can be sure to find some that are perfect for your blog using the tips and prompt examples highlighted in this article.
Images are a great way to add to your blogs and attract readers; they will be more interested in your writing if they can see corresponding images. Use DALL-E as your image assistant and save yourself a lot of time and money trying to find the perfect image.
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