Nano Banana 2 Prompts: 12 Image Editing Examples

A good Nano Banana 2 prompt reads like a concise editing brief: state what should change, describe the visual context, protect what must remain, and define the final use. Copy any of the 12 examples below, then replace the subject and scene details.

Nano Banana 2, Pro, and Lite are different tiers

Google currently positions Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) as the general-purpose balance of quality, speed, and cost. Nano Banana Pro targets complex creative work and brand consistency. Nano Banana 2 Lite prioritizes latency and cost, but is not intended for demanding multi-reference or sequential editing. The original Nano Banana is now the legacy generation.

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The core structure: action + context + preservation + output

Action: replace, remove, extend, or relight
Context: subject, environment, light, camera, and relationships
Preservation: people, products, text, and composition that must not change
Output: final use, aspect ratio, and required negative space

For editing, what must stay unchanged is often as important as the requested change. Do not stop at “use a premium background.” Say whether the person, product, camera angle, light direction, and brand elements may change.

4 visual image-editing examples

Replace a background without changing the subject before and after comparison — Original backgroundCafé background
Replace a background without changing the subject
Replace the background with a warm, modern café interior at golden hour. Match the original light direction and depth of field. Keep the person’s face, hair, pose, clothing, body proportions, and camera angle unchanged. Deliver a natural 4:5 editorial portrait.

Build a lifestyle product scene before and after comparison — Basic product photoLifestyle scene
Build a lifestyle product scene
Place the uploaded skincare bottle on warm beige travertine beside a small folded linen cloth. Use soft morning window light and restrained shadows. Preserve the bottle geometry, label placement, logo, cap, and product color exactly. Create a premium 4:5 beauty campaign image.

Remove a distracting object before and after comparison — Distracting objectObject removed
Remove a distracting object
Remove the plastic cup from the right side of the table. Reconstruct the hidden tabletop texture and shadow naturally. Keep every other object, the crop, perspective, color balance, and lighting unchanged.

Restore an old photo conservatively before and after comparison — Damaged originalConservative restoration
Restore an old photo conservatively
Restore this old photograph conservatively. Remove dust, scratches, small tears, and color fading while preserving every person’s identity, expression, clothing, pose, background objects, original crop, and period character. Keep natural film grain and avoid modern beauty retouching.

12 copy-and-adapt prompts

1. Replace a background without changing the subject

Portraits, products, and campaign variations

Replace the background with a warm, modern café interior at golden hour. Match the original light direction and depth of field. Keep the person’s face, hair, pose, clothing, body proportions, and camera angle unchanged. Deliver a natural 4:5 editorial portrait.

2. Remove a distracting object

Clean product and lifestyle photos

Remove the plastic cup from the right side of the table. Reconstruct the hidden tabletop texture and shadow naturally. Keep every other object, the crop, perspective, color balance, and lighting unchanged.

3. Extend an image for a banner

Website heroes and social headers

Extend the image to 16:9 by adding believable environment on both sides. Keep the subject in the same size and position. Continue the existing architecture, light, perspective, grain, and color palette. Leave clean negative space on the left for a headline.

4. Create a clean ecommerce product photo

Marketplace listings and catalogs

Turn this product photo into a clean ecommerce hero image on a seamless pure-white background. Keep the product shape, label, logo, colors, proportions, and cap design unchanged. Add a soft contact shadow and accurate material reflections. Center the product in a 1:1 frame.

5. Build a lifestyle product scene

Ads, landing pages, and social posts

Place the uploaded skincare bottle on warm beige travertine beside a small folded linen cloth. Use soft morning window light and restrained shadows. Preserve the bottle geometry, label placement, logo, cap, and product color exactly. Create a premium 4:5 beauty campaign image.

6. Protect packaging and label details

Products with important brand assets

Improve the lighting and background of this packaging photo without redesigning the package. Keep every printed word, logo, barcode, color, edge, fold, and proportion unchanged. Use a soft charcoal studio background with controlled rim light and a realistic contact shadow.

7. Create a professional headshot

Profiles, team pages, and resumes

Convert this photo into a professional headshot with a neutral light-gray studio background and soft frontal lighting. Keep the person’s identity, facial features, skin tone, hairstyle, age, and expression unchanged. Crop from the chest up in a clean 4:5 composition.

8. Change clothing while preserving identity

Wardrobe tests and campaign variations

Replace the casual shirt with a tailored navy blazer over a plain white crew-neck top. Keep the face, hair, body shape, pose, hands, background, camera angle, and lighting unchanged. Make the fabric and fit look natural, with no added jewelry or logos.

9. Keep a character consistent across scenes

Storyboards, comics, and visual series

Use the reference character without changing her short black bob, round glasses, yellow raincoat, red backpack, facial proportions, or illustration style. Place her waiting at a quiet train platform at blue hour, holding a paper ticket. Use a medium-wide 16:9 composition.

10. Create a poster with exact headline text

Event concepts and social graphics

Create a vertical event poster using the exact headline “DESIGN AFTER DARK” and the exact date “26 JULY 2026”. Use one bold sans-serif typeface, strong hierarchy, generous margins, and a black, cobalt, and silver palette. Do not add any other words, logos, or decorative text.

11. Turn information into a simple infographic

Educational and internal communication

Create a clean 16:9 infographic titled “IMAGE TO PROMPT WORKFLOW”. Show four numbered steps: 1 Upload, 2 Analyze, 3 Edit, 4 Generate. Use simple icons, one short line per step, high contrast, and generous spacing. Do not add statistics, extra claims, or decorative body text.

12. Restore an old photo conservatively

Scratches, fading, and minor damage

Restore this old photograph conservatively. Remove dust, scratches, small tears, and color fading while preserving every person’s identity, expression, clothing, pose, background objects, original crop, and period character. Keep natural film grain and avoid modern beauty retouching.

How to adapt a template to your image

Change the subject, scene, and final use first. Keep the structure intact.
List three to six visible details that must remain, such as a face, logo, label position, or camera angle.
Change one variable per turn and keep the previous result as the next reference.
Replace vague words such as “better” or “premium” with visible requirements for light, material, color, and composition.

Common failures and how to repair them

Problem	Likely cause	Repair
Subject changes	New scene described without preservation constraints	Lock identity, appearance, proportions, pose, and camera angle
Packaging text drifts	The prompt asks for redesign and preservation at once	Forbid redesign and verify every character before publishing
Too much changes	Background, clothing, angle, and light changed together	Split the job into turns and change one variable each time
Poster adds text	Allowed text was not exhaustively defined	Use exact text and explicitly forbid additional copy

Next step

If you are starting from a reference, follow the image-to-prompt workflow. For commercial images, continue with the product photography prompt templates. Use the negative prompt examples when you need to target anatomy, text, or background failures.

Keep reading with practical prompt guides, model comparisons, and workflow examples.

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