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How Midjourney parameters change the frame: lock aspect, then stylize

A controlled test on one subject — aspect and stylize push a product shot into a mood shot.

Twenty artist names will not fix framing. They make a collage you have already seen. Framing is where the subject sits, and how far the model may “round.”

I run two jobs: same subject, lens, and negatives; one parameter changes. Change two and you will not know who deleted a part.

Aspect is the job

Wrong ratio means every style word is first aid on a dead frame. Fix ratio first.

  1. Cover or banner: set --ar before you write poetry, so a late crop does not kill the subject.
  2. Icon or avatar: stay near square; skip “epic wide.”
  3. A set of one subject: lock seed, change only --ar, watch for the subject leaving the frame.

Stylize is permission to round

High values look better and lie more about part counts. I drop stylize for explainer art and raise it for mood. Do not ask one frame for both accurate parts and film fog.

Write the winning pair into a template, not into chat memory. Rerun after a version bump. Defaults drift.

Parameters will not save type or logos. Overlay later.

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