Image · Shot SizeNO.128 / 166

Watch: The frame closes in to the waist up: the upper body and hand gestures are both there. Good for portraits and outfit details.A line-art demo that only illustrates the technique, not finished footage.

Image · Shot Size

Half Body半身

From the waist up, covering both expression and hand gestures.

Category: Shot Size
Group: Basics
Medium: Image
Library: 128 / 166

Want to merge it with other techniques (shot size, lighting, style…) into one full prompt? Click “Add to combo”, then pick one from each of the other terms.

Prompt templates are written from how generation models usually behave and have not yet been verified one by one with real generations. “Common pitfalls” are judgment from experience, not official limits.

When to use it

Portraits, interview images, when you need to see face and gestures together.

Prompt template

half body framing from waist up, face and both hands fully visible, background moderately defocused.

Sample prompt · generate an image directly

The technique comes first, followed by the subject, scene, details and aspect ratio. Paste it straight into an image model and swap in your own subject.

Half-body shot, framed from the waist to the top of the head, face and both hands complete and clear, background moderately blurred. Behind a café counter, a barista holds out a latte with latte art toward the camera in both hands, smiling naturally. 4:5, correct finger anatomy, cut at the waist.

Common pitfalls

Cutting at the wrist or neck looks careless.
Hands half cut off, so the gesture can't be read.

Parameter tips

Write waist-up; cut at the waist or mid-thigh, not at a joint; write “both hands fully visible”.