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I wanted to capture the look and feel of shooting film. The wide, moody frames, the unpredictable textures of places I've traveled or moments I've lived. The problem is film cameras and developing costs are not exactly wallet friendly. So instead of dropping thousands on gear and rolls right now, I leveraged Midjourney until I can buy an Hasselblad Xpan Film Camera ;) It scratches the itch, lets me experiment, and honestly keeps me from crying every time I check film prices. Added in my prompts in case you'd like to use them yourself.

TL;DR: Don't have Xpan money.

Vivid cinematic photo essay of an underground LA street takeover at midnight, captured in panoramic X-Pan 65:24 framing with Kodak Portra 400 film. Cars should be in the 2010-2020 year range and crowd the intersection, headlights cutting through smoke, neon streetlights bleeding magentas, greens, and sodium orange across wet asphalt. In the center, a driver hangs half out of the window, arm raised in triumph, while a car peels out behind him, tires spitting sparks and smoke that glows violet under flashing taillights. Crowds press dangerously close, phones raised, their faces illuminated in electric blue and red light, sweat and adrenaline caught in cinematic detail. Motion blur streaks across chrome, reflections ripple through haze, every element soaked in vibrant Portra grain. The moment feels illicit, chaotic, and poetic pure LA night energy frozen in panoramic tension. --ar 65:24 --style raw --v 7 --p cchw8mf

Vibrant medium-format photo essay of a colorful Chiva party bus winding through Medellín at night, captured on Pentax 6x7 with Kodak Portra 400 film. The bus explodes with color hand-painted reds, greens, and yellows glowing under string lights and neon tubes, chrome rails reflecting the city’s streetlamps. Music pours into the street as people lean from wooden benches, waving bottles of aguardiente, laughter and cumbia rhythms spilling into the night air. Confetti and balloons dangle from the roof beams, while drums and maracas shake in motion blur, their sound almost visible in the photograph. Outside the windows, the blurred barrios cascade up the mountain slopes, their thousands of lights sparkling like stars. The entire scene feels alive, intoxicated, timeless a moving carnival captured with the lush depth and grain of Portra on 6x7 film. --p cchw8mf --v 7 --style raw --ar 5:4

Cinematic medium-format photo essay of mountain-side cycling in Medellín’s green ridges, captured on Pentax 6x7 with Kodak Portra 400 film. Dawn light breaks across the Andes, mist curling through valleys as cyclists in bright jerseys climb winding roads cut into emerald hillsides. A lone rider leans into a curve, sunlight glinting off sweat and polished spokes, the asphalt glistening from early rain. Coffee plantations stretch in terraces along the slopes, their deep green blending into shadows where clouds drift low. In the distance, Medellín’s red-brick skyline flickers through the haze, reminding the riders of the valley below. The scene feels expansive, cinematic, and meditative every pedal stroke echoing against vast mountains, framed in the patient richness of Portra grain on Pentax 6x7 film. --ar 5:4 --style raw --v 7 --p cchw8mf

Editorial black-and-white photograph, captured from ground level looking upward with a Leica film camera. An elderly man in a worn tejana hat grips a shovel mid-swing, dirt scattering in motion blur as chunks fly across the frame. His forehead drips with sweat that catches the harsh sunlight, beaming directly into the lens, creating stark contrasts and flare. The man’s muscles strain under the weight of labor, his expression caught between exhaustion and defiance. Motion blur, flash trails, and sweat mist scatter through the image like frozen static, each frame raw and electric. The atmosphere is thick, tactile, and unpolished every detail rendered in the gritty language of a '90s disposable-camera photo essay: fast, dirty, and poetic. --style raw --v 7 --p cchw8mf

Black-and-white vertical panoramic photograph of El Ángel de la Independencia in Mexico City, captured on a Fujifilm TX-1 (X-Pan) film camera. Shot from street level looking upward, the towering monument rises dramatically into the frame, its details etched in high-contrast tones. The angel’s wings glisten against a stark sky, while the base of the column is framed by blurred traffic streaks and silhouettes of pedestrians in motion blur. Harsh sunlight creates deep shadows and brilliant highlights, the marble textures glowing with grainy film character. The entire image feels timeless, monumental, and poetic rendered in the raw energy of classic black-and-white film. --ar 24:65 --style raw --v 7 --p cchw8mf