Are you tired of your AI Model generating generic images? Don’t worry you’re not alone, to get the best images from AI models like Nano Banana, ChatGPT the input is where the magic resides. In this article we’ll be covering prompts, creative techniques to get the best out of Nano Banana(the best AI image generation model in my opinion). I mean there’s always room for trial and error and Nano Banana is fast so you can generate images quickly. But recently, Google has come up with daily limit of 2 images in Nano Banana Pro, so if you want to get your work done, you’ll have to do it right the first time. At least with respect to high quality images, for the rest you can use the regular Nano Banana. Or you’ll have to just pay for the subscription of Nano Banana Pro.
Furthermore, to master anything it all comes down to a well laid down formula, so does image generation. Every powerful prompt for image generation uses six components. If you skip one, your results will suffer.
The formula:
- Subject (who or what)
- Action (what they’re doing)
- Environment (where it happens)
- Art Style (how it looks)
- Lighting (mood and tone)
- Details (specific elements)
Bad prompt: “Woman in cafe”
Good prompt: “A sophisticated woman in her 40s wearing a cream linen blazer, sitting at an ornate wooden table in a Parisian-style cafe, soft lifestyle photography style, warm golden hour light through tall windows, delicate coffee cup and vintage book on table.”
Moreover, do you know what makes all the difference? The specifications. The more details you add to your prompt, the better results you’ll get in your image.
Copy-Paste Template for Any Image
You can use this template which has the above formula as your starting point for prompts for image generation:
Create an image of [subject] [action] in [setting], in the style of [style], framed as [camera angle], at [aspect ratio] for [use case].
10 Power Techniques for Better Prompts
1. Professional Portraits
You can control exactly how people/you look by using photography language.
Prompt: “Professional headshot of a confident 35-year-old woman, close-up from shoulders up, natural skin tones, studio lighting with subtle side fill, sharp focus on eyes, warm color grading, 1:1 aspect ratio.”
2. Product Photography
This is to generate commercial-quality product shots of your product without a studio. Also a pro tip, just upload the image of your product first and ask it not to touch or change any detail of your product.
Prompt: “Professional product photo of sleek silver smartwatch on minimalist white marble surface, soft directional lighting creating subtle shadows, 3/4 view showing screen and band detail, luxury lifestyle photography style.”
3. Landscape Shots
To build depth and atmosphere into scenic images.
Prompt: “Breath-taking mountain valley at sunrise, misty valleys below, golden light on peaks, wide panoramic composition, foreground wildflowers, mid-ground mountains, distant sky, cinematic colour grading.”
4. Background Replacement
In order to swap environments while keeping subjects intact. You might have seen influencers or content creators do this a lot. Before you needed a green screen, now all you need is a prompt.
Prompt: “Replace background with luxury tropical resort: white sand beach, turquoise ocean, palm trees, golden sunset light. Keep person and outfit identical. Adjust lighting to match warm golden hour tones.”
5. Style Transfer
You can transform photos into artistic mediums with the help of this prompt.
Prompt: “Transform this photo into Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night style. Preserve original composition but render with swirling impasto brushstrokes, deep blues, bright yellows, vibrant greens.”
6. Clothing Changes
Modify what someone wears without changing their pose.
Prompt: “Change clothing to professional navy blazer with white dress shirt, keep pose and expression identical, adjust fabric texture and shadows for realistic draping, maintain lighting and background.”
7. Lighting Modification
You can change time of day and mood instantly and easily.
Prompt: “Modify lighting from daytime to night time, add warm streetlamp lighting, increase contrast between light and shadow, transform mood to moody evening ambiance.”
8. Object Removal
Delete unwanted elements seamlessly, you don’t need any tools for this, all you need to do is specify.
Prompt: “Remove tourists from background and fill space with cobblestones and storefronts matching surrounding environment. Maintain perspective and lighting consistency.”
9. Weather Transformation
You can change seasons and atmospheric conditions, just like how it’s done with the background.
Prompt: “Transform sunny park into snowy winter with snowdrifts and evergreens. Keep location recognizable while adapting seasonal atmosphere.”
10. Professional Retouching
With this prompt you can polish images with multiple enhancements.
Prompt: “Apply professional retouching: smooth skin while maintaining texture, enhance eye brightness, whiten teeth subtly, define cheekbones with soft contouring, maintain natural appearance.”
Platform-Specific Prompts for Image Generation
The thing about different platforms is that the images we use their dimensions are different. So, you’ll have to specify your dimension in every prompt. Here’s your cheat sheet:
Instagram Post: 4:5 aspect ratio YouTube Thumbnail: 1280×720, high contrast, bold text LinkedIn Profile: 1:1 aspect ratio, professional style Blog Header: 16:9, landscape orientation Pinterest Pin: 2:3, vertical forma
Pro Tips That Separate Amateurs from Experts
- Control the camera: Visualize the camera movements in your head, and then speak them out loud. Some of the instances are ‘wide-angle shot’, ‘macro close-up’, ‘low-angle perspective’, ‘overhead view’.
- Describe materials: Pay a lot of attention to the materials and describe them in detail, especially if they are the textures of the materials: ‘brushed steel’, ‘soft velvet’, ‘matte finish’, ‘glossy reflection’.
- Provide context: Give the reason for it. The statement “For luxury brand Instagram post” provides a completely different understanding of your prompt to the AI.
- Use photographic language: “Golden hour,” “studio lighting,” “depth of field,” “bokeh effect.”
When to Use Nano Banana Pro vs Regular
Use Pro:
- Designs with a lot of text (posters, infographic), because most of the times, the basic models tend to mess up the spellings.
- Complex multi-image compositions (5+ elements)
- Professional commercial work
- Accurate changes of the light
Use Regular:
- For speedy social media content
- If you just want to quickly test any of your ideas
- Voluntary personal projects
Wrapping It Up
We can use AI generated images be it projects, reports, ppts, articles, posters, greetings and what not. But often we face the problem of generating the most generic images, with the above prompts and techniques I guarantee you that you will be able to generate the highest quality of images. And I know remembering words like ‘macro close-up’ is not possible, so just save the words in a document or bookmark this article. So that the next time you’re go to AI model for a prompt or image generation you can directly put it there.
However, do stay cautious. AI images can be misused in ways that lead to deepfakes, misinformation, or fraud- issues explained clearly in this article: From Viral Trend to Fraud: The AI Image Generator Controversy. Moreover, as these tools become more realistic, it becomes harder for people to tell real from fake, which raises serious ethical and safety concerns.
