Photorealistic Barista Latte Art Pour
MidjourneyPhotorealistic Barista Latte Art Pour is a Midjourney v6.1 prompt for a 3:2 photograph. A barista's hands pouring steamed milk into a white ceramic cup with a rosetta forming on the espresso, warm raking morning light and shallow depth of field, produces a photorealistic cafe close-up.
Last tested: August 2026 with Midjourney MJ v6.1
Part of the Midjourney prompt library · see more photorealistic prompts .
Prompt
A photorealistic close-up photograph of a barista's hands pouring steamed milk from a steel pitcher into a white ceramic cup, a rosetta latte art pattern forming on the espresso surface, warm morning light raking from the left through a cafe window, steam rising softly off the milk, shallow depth of field with the cup rim in sharp focus and the hands softening behind it, water droplets clinging to the pitcher spout, visible crema foam texture, 50mm lens look, natural color grading, no text, no signature --ar 3:2 --stylize 120
Settings
- Model
- Midjourney MJ v6.1
- Aspect ratio
- 3:2
- Stylize
- 120
How to use this prompt
"Rosetta latte art pattern forming on the espresso surface" is the diagnostic marking that reads as latte art rather than generic pour; without the named pattern MJ renders a vague foam swirl. "Warm morning light raking from the left" is the directional light that sells time of day and gives the steam a visible shaft; omnidirectional light kills the steam read. "Shallow depth of field with the cup rim in sharp focus and the hands softening behind it" is the lens cue that reads as a real 50mm photograph; everything sharp reads as a render. "Water droplets clinging to the pitcher spout" is the micro-detail that sells the moment. Stylize 120 keeps it photographic without MJ over-beautifying the foam.
Variations to try
- Swap the rosetta for a tulip latte art pattern for a two-leaf stem variation
- Change to a top-down overhead pour for a flat-lay coffee Instagram composition
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{
"title": "Photorealistic Barista Latte Art Pour",
"prompt": "A photorealistic close-up photograph of a barista's hands pouring steamed milk from a steel pitcher into a white ceramic cup, a rosetta latte art pattern forming on the espresso surface, warm morning light raking from the left through a cafe window, steam rising softly off the milk, shallow depth of field with the cup rim in sharp focus and the hands softening behind it, water droplets clinging to the pitcher spout, visible crema foam texture, 50mm lens look, natural color grading, no text, no signature --ar 3:2 --stylize 120",
"model": "Midjourney",
"model_version": "MJ v6.1",
"settings": {
"aspect_ratio": "3:2",
"stylize": 120
},
"style_tags": [
"photorealistic"
],
"use_case_tags": [
"wall-art"
],
"source_url": "https://promptkoi.com/prompts/midjourney/photorealistic-barista-latte-art-pour/"
}The whole library is available as an open JSON dataset · developer docs.
