Lifestyle product ad for Instagram: AI prompt

This prompt shows your product in a real scene, such as a sunny morning kitchen, with the hands of a person using it. The product stays the sharp hero, the mood is warm, your brand colours set the palette, and clean space is left at the top for a headline you add later. It makes a 4:5 portrait image with no text, so you control the wording. Generate four versions and test two as ads.

image-lifestyle-product-ad — midjourney — 71 words

Create a lifestyle advertising photo of [PRODUCT] being used in [SCENE, e.g. a cosy morning kitchen with sunlight through the window].

The product is the clear hero in sharp focus, with a person's hands naturally interacting with it. Warm, aspirational mood, a [BRAND COLOURS, e.g. sage green and cream] palette, soft natural light, and shallow depth of field.

Leave clean space at the top for a headline. Portrait 4:5, no text.

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Generate 4 variations and A/B test two of them as ads before spending more.

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What you will get

A warm lifestyle advertising photo with your product as the sharp hero, a person’s hands using it naturally in your chosen scene, soft natural light, a brand-colour palette and clean space at the top for a headline.

Common mistake

The hands look unnatural or hold the product wrongly.

Fix: Describe the grip: “one hand holds the jar while the other twists the lid”. A specific action is easier than “interacting”.

Also watch for

The product is not the clear hero. Add “the product is the brightest and sharpest thing in the frame, the background is soft”.
The brand colours are everywhere, so the product disappears. Use brand colours in the background and props only: “sage green wall, cream towel, product in a neutral colour”.

Try a variation: scene test

Generate with two scenes, such as “morning kitchen” and “evening sofa”, and compare them. The scene often matters more than the colour palette.

Still not right? Add this and run it again

the product is the sharpest and brightest element, hands use it naturally with a clear grip, soft background in brand colours, clean top space