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10 Best Nano Banana 2 Prompts for Photo Editing

Turn everyday photos into polished, professional images - while keeping faces, products, logos, architecture and composition consistent.

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Nano Banana 2 can do much more than generate images from scratch. One of its most useful capabilities is editing existing photos while preserving the original subject.

With the right prompt, you can turn a casual product photo into a professional studio shot, remove unwanted objects, create a LinkedIn headshot, redesign a room, restore an old photograph, improve bad lighting, or turn an ordinary photo into a YouTube thumbnail.

Below are 10 ready-to-use Nano Banana 2 prompts for common photo-editing tasks. Copy and paste them directly, then replace anything inside [BRACKETS] with your own instructions.

How to use these prompts

Upload the photo you want to edit.
Choose the most relevant prompt below.
Copy and paste it into Nano Banana 2.
Replace any text inside [BRACKETS].
Generate the image.
Refine with a follow-up prompt instead of starting over.

For the best results, be specific about elements that must not change, such as a person's face, a product's shape, a logo, clothing, text, architecture, or composition.

01

Turn an Ordinary Product Photo Into a Professional Studio Shot

Best for - e-commerce, listings, landing pages, ads & social media

Turn a normal desk or phone photo into a polished commercial image while keeping the actual product consistent.

Using the uploaded product photo, create a premium professional e-commerce product image.

Keep the product itself exactly unchanged. Preserve its exact shape, proportions, colors, materials, textures, labels, logos, text, and all distinctive details.

Do not redesign or reinterpret the product.

Replace the existing environment with a clean, high-end studio setting. Place the product on a subtle neutral surface and use soft professional commercial lighting with realistic highlights and natural contact shadows.

Create a minimal premium background with realistic depth of field.

Keep the product sharp and in clear focus.

The final image should look like the exact same product was photographed during a professional commercial product shoot for a premium online store or advertising campaign.

Try different environments:

Luxury kitchenMinimalist officePremium bathroomModern living roomOutdoor lifestyle
02

Remove an Unwanted Person or Object From a Photo

Best for - travel, street photos, real estate, products & social media

This prompt works best when you identify the unwanted element as precisely as possible.

Remove only [OBJECT OR PERSON TO REMOVE] from the uploaded photograph.

Naturally reconstruct the area behind it using the surrounding environment, textures, perspective, lighting, shadows, and depth.

Keep everything else exactly unchanged.

Preserve all people, objects, colors, composition, camera angle, lighting, shadows, background elements, and depth of field.

Do not modify any other part of the image.

The edited area should blend seamlessly into the original photograph and look as if the removed object was never there.

ExampleRemove only the person standing behind me on the left side of the image.

For precise edits, avoid vague instructions such as “clean up this photo.” Tell the model exactly what should disappear.

03

Turn a Regular Portrait Into a Professional LinkedIn Headshot

Best for - LinkedIn, CVs, company websites & speaker profiles

The key is telling Nano Banana 2 to preserve the person's identity instead of generating a more attractive but different face.

Transform the uploaded portrait into a professional corporate headshot suitable for LinkedIn and a company website.

Preserve the person's identity exactly.

Keep the same facial structure, eyes, eyebrows, nose, mouth, jawline, hairstyle, hairline, skin tone, age, and recognizable facial features.

Do not beautify, redesign, or reinterpret the face.

Use a clean, softly blurred modern office or neutral studio background.

Add soft professional portrait lighting with realistic skin texture, natural shadows, subtle depth of field, and the appearance of a professional full-frame camera with an 85mm portrait lens.

Frame the subject approximately from the chest up.

The final result should look like a real professional photograph, not an AI-generated portrait.

04

Retouch a Portrait Without Changing the Person's Face

Best for - portraits, profile pictures, editorial & personal branding

Instead of asking AI to “make me look better,” name the technical imperfections to improve while explicitly preserving identity.

Professionally retouch the uploaded portrait while preserving the person's real appearance and identity.

Keep the facial structure, facial proportions, eyes, nose, lips, jawline, hairstyle, skin tone, age, and distinctive facial features unchanged.

Gently improve uneven lighting, temporary skin blemishes, distracting shine, eye clarity, stray hairs, exposure, and color balance.

Preserve natural skin texture, pores, fine lines, and realistic facial detail.

Do not make the skin overly smooth or artificial.

Do not change the shape of the face or body.

The final image should look like a professionally retouched photograph created by an experienced portrait photographer - natural, subtle, and realistic.

05

Move a Person Into a Different Environment

Best for - ads, thumbnails, blog images, branding & social media

Use a good existing photo of someone and place the same person naturally into a different environment.

Using the uploaded photograph, place the same person in [NEW ENVIRONMENT].

Preserve the person's identity exactly, including their face, facial features, hairstyle, hair color, skin tone, body proportions, pose, clothing, and accessories.

Do not redesign or reinterpret the person.

Integrate the person naturally into the new environment by matching perspective, camera height, lighting direction, color temperature, contact shadows, reflections, and depth of field.

The final result should look like the original person was genuinely photographed in that location with a professional camera.

New environment: [DESCRIBE THE LOCATION].

ExampleNew environment: a modern technology startup office with large windows, contemporary furniture, laptops, and subtle background activity.
06

Change Someone's Clothes in a Photo

Best for - business portraits, fashion, branding & marketing

Change only the outfit while keeping the person and the rest of the photograph consistent.

Change only the person's clothing in the uploaded photograph.

Replace the current outfit with [NEW OUTFIT DESCRIPTION].

Keep the person's face, identity, hairstyle, skin tone, body proportions, pose, hands, expression, background, camera angle, and framing unchanged.

Make the new clothing fit the person's body naturally.

Reproduce realistic fabric texture, folds, seams, highlights, shadows, and interaction with the person's pose.

Match the original photograph's lighting and color temperature so the new outfit looks physically present in the scene.

Do not modify any other part of the image.

ExampleReplace the current outfit with a tailored dark navy business suit, white shirt, and minimal contemporary styling.
07

Redesign a Room Without Changing Its Architecture

Best for - interior design, renovation, real estate & Airbnb

Ideal for virtual staging: redesign the interior while preserving the physical geometry of the room.

Redesign the uploaded room in a [INTERIOR STYLE] style while preserving the room's architecture and physical dimensions.

Keep the walls, windows, doors, ceiling height, floor plan, camera position, perspective, and natural light direction unchanged.

Replace the existing furniture and decoration with a cohesive [INTERIOR STYLE] interior.

Add appropriate furniture, lighting fixtures, textiles, artwork, plants, and accessories.

Make all new objects physically realistic in scale and perspective with accurate contact shadows and reflections.

Preserve the original room geometry.

The final result should look like a real professionally photographed interior after renovation, not a 3D render.

ExampleWarm Scandinavian minimalism with natural oak furniture, off-white fabrics, subtle plants, and warm ambient lighting.
08

Restore and Colorize an Old Photograph

Best for - family archives, scans & historical photographs

When restoring old photos, recover information rather than reinventing the original photograph.

Carefully restore the uploaded old photograph while preserving the original people, composition, expressions, clothing, objects, and historical character.

Repair scratches, dust, stains, creases, faded areas, damaged edges, excessive grain, and age-related discoloration.

Improve clarity and tonal range while keeping facial features and identities faithful to the original photograph.

Do not invent new facial details or change the subjects' appearance.

If the image is black and white, add subtle and historically plausible natural colorization based on the visible context, clothing, materials, skin tones, and environment.

Maintain a realistic photographic appearance appropriate to the original era.

Do not make the image look artificially modern or overly sharp.

09

Fix Bad Lighting Without Changing the Photo

Best for - portraits, travel, indoor photos & products

Use this when the composition is good but the image has poor exposure, bad white balance, harsh shadows or flat lighting.

Professionally relight and color-correct the uploaded photograph while keeping the subject, scene, objects, composition, camera angle, facial features, and background unchanged.

Create natural, flattering photographic lighting with balanced exposure, realistic skin tones, controlled highlights, visible shadow detail, accurate white balance, and natural contrast.

Use soft directional light that matches the existing environment.

Preserve all original textures, details, colors, objects, and perspective.

Do not redesign or recreate the scene.

The final result should look like the exact same photograph taken under significantly better professional lighting.

10

Turn a Photo Into a YouTube Thumbnail

Best for - YouTube, social media, ads & marketing creatives

A strong thumbnail prompt controls the subject, composition, negative space and headline placement.

Transform the uploaded photograph into a high-impact 16:9 YouTube thumbnail.

Preserve the person's identity, facial features, hairstyle, clothing, body proportions, and overall appearance.

Recompose the image so the person occupies approximately [LEFT / RIGHT] 40% of the frame and create clean negative space on the opposite side for text.

Enhance the lighting and contrast while keeping the subject photorealistic and naturally integrated into the scene.

Add the exact headline: [YOUR HEADLINE]

Use large, bold, highly legible sans-serif typography with strong visual hierarchy.

The text should remain readable at small thumbnail size.

Keep the composition clean and uncluttered with one obvious focal point.

The final image should look like a professionally designed YouTube thumbnail rather than generic AI artwork.

Example headlineNANO BANANA 2 FREE?
Bonus technique

The Universal Fix-It Prompt

If the first generation is 90% correct, don't regenerate everything. Ask the model to fix only the problematic element.

Keep everything in the current result exactly unchanged except [THING TO FIX].

Change only [SPECIFIC CHANGE].

Preserve the subject, face, identity, composition, lighting, colors, camera angle, perspective, background, clothing, pose, and all other details exactly as they are.

Do not modify anything else.

Particularly useful when AI changes a face, product logo, packaging text, clothing, background details, lighting, or an object that should remain untouched.

Bonus meta-prompt

Create Your Own Nano Banana 2 Prompt

Use AI to create a precise prompt when your editing task is not included above.

I want to edit the image I uploaded.

My goal is: [DESCRIBE WHAT YOU WANT TO CHANGE]

Create a precise image-editing prompt for Nano Banana 2.

The prompt should clearly specify: what should be changed; what must remain exactly unchanged; how edited elements should match the original lighting, perspective, colors, shadows, and reflections; the desired photographic style; the intended final use of the image.

Prioritize photorealism, identity preservation, and consistency with the original image.

Return only the final image-editing prompt.

How to Write Better Nano Banana 2 Prompts

The best prompts are usually not the longest ones. They are the prompts that remove ambiguity. A reliable structure is:

01 / CHANGE

Clearly describe what should be edited.

02 / PRESERVE

State what must remain exactly unchanged.

03 / MATCH

Match the original lighting, shadows, perspective and colors.

04 / FINAL RESULT

Describe what the finished photograph should look like.

Using the provided [IMAGE], change [WHAT TO CHANGE].

Preserve [WHAT MUST STAY UNCHANGED] exactly.

Match the original [LIGHTING / PERSPECTIVE / SHADOWS / COLORS].

The final result should look like [DESIRED RESULT].

CHANGE → PRESERVE → MATCH → FINAL RESULT

Nano Banana 2 Prompt FAQ

What is a good prompt for Nano Banana 2?

A good prompt clearly describes what should change, what must remain unchanged, and what the final image should look like. For photo editing, explicitly preserving identity, products, logos, composition and lighting gives the model clearer constraints.

Can Nano Banana 2 edit an existing photo?

Yes. Nano Banana workflows can be used for image-to-image editing tasks such as changing backgrounds, modifying environments, improving lighting, removing objects and creating variations based on an uploaded image.

How do I stop Nano Banana from changing a person's face?

Tell it to preserve the person's identity, facial structure, eyes, nose, mouth, jawline, hairstyle, skin tone, age and distinctive features. Also ask it to change only the requested element.

How do I keep a product unchanged?

Ask the model to preserve the product's exact shape, proportions, materials, colors, logo, packaging, labels and text. Then describe only the environment, lighting or composition you want changed.

Should I use one long prompt or edit step by step?

For simple tasks, one prompt is usually enough. For complex edits, get the main transformation right first, then correct individual elements with follow-up prompts.

Can these prompts be used for commercial images?

The prompts can support commercial workflows such as product photography, marketing creatives and ads. Actual usage rights depend on the platform and plan used to access the model, so check current licensing and commercial-use terms before publishing assets.

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