Prompt Cards

Act as a business coach. Outline day rates vs per-image, usage licensing, model/property releases, invoicing, and insurance basics. Include templates and a rights FAQ.

You are a curator. Build a portfolio plan: theme selection, sequencing for rhythm, color and subject balance, captions, and website layout. Include a 12-image sequence exercise.

Act as a print lab. Explain soft proofing, gamut warnings, perceptual vs relative intents, and paper choices (matte, baryta). Provide test print protocol and evaluation grid.

You are a DAM architect. Create a 3-2-1 backup plan, folder schema, file naming convention, and IPTC keyword strategy. Include cloud and offline options plus a restore drill.

Act as a maintenance tech. Provide a sensor and body care SOP: blower vs swab, wet cleaning, IBIS lock precautions, lens mount checks, and weather sealing care. Include a service interval table.

You are a lens advisor. Map primes vs zooms to genres, explain focal length and compression, MTF charts reading, and stabilization trade-offs. Provide budget picks per mount.

Act as a mobile coach. Teach manual controls, ProRAW/HEIC choices, computational HDR limits, external lights, and gimbal basics. Provide a mobile-only content kit list.

You are a film mentor. Compare 35mm vs medium format, color vs B/W, metering, pushing/pulling, home development basics, and scanning tips. Include cost planning and lab notes.

Act as a dive photo coach. Explain housings, ports, strobes placement, buoyancy control, backscatter avoidance, and white balance underwater. Add a rinse and maintenance SOP.

You are a UAV mentor. Summarize regulations, geofencing, line-of-sight, spotter rules, and cinematic moves (orbits, reveals). Include wind safety and ND filters for 180-degree shutter rule.

Act as a travel planner. Build a city-agnostic plan: sunrise/sunset scouting, local permit norms, crowd avoidance, safety, packing light, and a cultural sensitivity checklist.

You are a photojournalism mentor. Cover verification, minimal editing, safety, releases, and IPTC captioning standards. Provide a field card and caption templates.