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The Week of Nano Banana + A Prompt Trick You Need to Try

The Week of Nano Banana + A Prompt Trick You Need to Try

Google’s new image model took over the AI world, and I’ll show you the trending prompt hack creators are using right now

September 06, 2025

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The Week of Nano Banana

Last week was all about one thing: Google’s Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image).

I’ve been using AI image and video tools nonstop, and this release really feels like the biggest since Veo 3. Nano Banana is not just another model, it’s a full-on editing and creation system that changes the way we approach visuals.

Nano Banana Takes Over

Google dropped Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, nicknamed Nano Banana, and the hype was real. Here’s why:

You can blend multiple images while keeping consistency.
You can edit photos with natural language instead of clunky Photoshop-style workflows.
It’s designed for image-to-video pipelines, giving us way more control over consistency across frames.
It’s everywhere: Gemini, FreePik, Higgsfield, and APIs like AI Studio and Vortex AI.

My Take on Google’s Prompt & Editing Guide

Google didn’t just ship the model; they also released a prompting and editing guide. And after reading it, here’s what stuck with me:

Details beat keywords. They want you to describe the scene like you’re telling a story, not just tossing in nouns. “A cat in sunlight shot on an 85mm lens” will always beat “cat sunset.”
Editing is conversational. You can literally say, “Make the sofa leather but keep everything else the same,” and it locks the style in while making just that change.
Fusion is powerful. You can upload two or three images — like a character design and a color scheme and it blends them into one coherent shot.
Iterate naturally. You don’t need to start from scratch every time. You can keep refining: “Now make the lighting warmer,” or “Change the expression.”
Everything is watermarked. Every image carries an invisible SynthID tag, which means we’re moving toward traceable AI content.

👉 My advice: read the guide yourself and play around. It’s going to be one of those documents people reference for months. Here’s the link straight from Google: How to Prompt Gemini 2.5 Flash Image

Nano Banana Prompting Cheat Sheet

5 Best Ways to Get the Most Out of Google’s Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana)

1. Go Descriptive, Not Keyword-Heavy
✅ Say: “A photorealistic close-up of a cat on a wooden fence at golden hour, soft sunlight, shot on an 85mm lens.”
❌ Don’t say: “cat sunset.”

2. Edit with Natural Language
✅ “Switch the blue sofa to brown leather, keep everything else the same.”
– The model preserves lighting, style, and composition.

3. Use Multi-Image Fusion
✅ Upload two or three images (like a character design + color palette) and ask Nano Banana to combine them into one coherent shot.

4. Iterate in Conversation
✅ After the first render, refine it naturally: “Make the lighting warmer” or “Change the expression to a smile.”

📌 Pro Tip: Google released a full guide with deeper examples and workflows. Check it out here: Google’s Prompt & Editing Guide

Tutorial Time

Here’s the full detailed breakdown you can follow inside your own workflow. I’ll include the exact prompts, tools, and little tweaks I used so you can replicate it (or remix it) for your own projects.

Step 1: Generate the Base Image

Tool: Leonardo AI (Lucid Origin model)
Why Lucid Origin? It has a polished, cinematic look and I had credits to use up. You could swap this with another model you like.
Prompt:

A fashion editorial shot of a confident brown skinned female  model posing on a minimalist concrete rooftop, dressed in high-end swimsuit riding a horse, dramatic shadows and strong contrast enhancing textures, early afternoon light with sharp angles, shot with a Canon EOS R5, 85mm f/1.2 lens,

Export the image at full resolution. This will be your starting frame.

Step 2: Create a Variation in Gemini

*tip - crop out the watermark before generating the video

Tool: Gemini
Prompt Source: Found online (Twitter/X thread).
Prompt:

Create a 1/7 scale commercialized figurine of the characters in the picture, in a realistic style, in a real environment. The figurine is placed on a computer desk. The figurine has a round transparent acrylic base, with no text on the base. The content on the computer screen is a 3D modeling process of this figurine. Next to the computer screen is a toy packaging box, designed in a style reminiscent of high-quality collectible figures, printed with original artwork. The packaging features two-dimensional flat illustrations.

Gemini generates a new image. This becomes your end frame.

Step 3: Animate the Transition in Flow

Tool: Flow (Veo 2 Start & End Frame feature)
Upload the Leonardo image as your start frame and the Gemini variation as your end frame.

Why Veo 2? The Start & End Frame feature is not yet available with Veo 3 — it only works on Veo 2 at this point. (Sept. 2025)
Prompt Example:

The horse gallops off the left frame and lands on the desk as it transforms into a toy

Run the generation. Flow outputs a short clip that morphs from one frame to the other.

Step 4: Add the “Toy Pickup” Clip

Take the same frame and drop it back into Flow with a new prompt.
Prompt Example:

Someone picks up the toy and inspects it

This gives you the second clip that matches the trending style you’ve seen online.

Step 5: Quick Edit in CapCut

Import both clips into CapCut (or your editor of choice).
Trim 1–2 seconds off the beginning and end to keep pacing tight.
Add music or sound effects if needed.

Final Result

That’s it — from raw images to a polished clip in about 3-4 minutes. No “huge editing job,” no waiting 3–4 years for AI to catch up. This is already here and usable today.

💡 Pro Tip: Keep a library of your favorite prompts in Notion or Google Docs. Reuse and tweak them — it saves tons of time when you’re experimenting.

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Final Thoughts

Last week will probably be remembered as the week of Nano Banana. But the surrounding updates — Kling, Hailuo, and Higgsfield — show just how competitive and fast-moving this space is becoming.

That’s what excites me the most: we’re moving past “cool tricks” and into tools that give us real cinematic control.

👉 What about you? Was Nano Banana the biggest release for you too, or did something else grab your attention? Hit reply and let me know what rocked your AI world.

Until next time,
Khalil

#AI #NanoBanana #Gemini #AIforRealLife #KlingAI #Higgsfield

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