AI Prompts for Nano Banana Prompts for Photo Editing

Edit this photo with one change only: [THE CHANGE: REMOVE THE TRASH CAN ON THE LEFT / CHANGE THE WALL COLOR TO SAGE GREEN / CLOSE THE OPEN CABINET DOOR]. Everything else must remain exactly as it is: same people, same lighting, same colors, same framing, same details. Fill any revealed area so it matches the surrounding scene naturally.

Clean up this photo by removing: [LIST OBJECTS: THE POWER LINES CROSSING THE SKY / THE STRANGER IN THE BACKGROUND / THE WATER BOTTLE ON THE TABLE / THE EXIT SIGN]. Reconstruct what sits behind each removed object so the fill is seamless: continuous sky, wall texture, background crowd. Do not smooth, sharpen, or recolor anything else in the image.

Keep the [PERSON / PRODUCT / PET] in this photo exactly as they are: identical pose, expression, clothing, and edge detail including [TRICKY EDGES: HAIR / FUR / GLASS]. Replace only the background with [NEW BACKGROUND: A CLEAN WHITE STUDIO / A BLURRED CITY STREET AT DUSK / A WARM INTERIOR]. Match the subject’s existing lighting direction so they look photographed there, not cut out.

Correct this photo’s technical problems without changing its content: [PROBLEMS: IT IS UNDEREXPOSED AND THE SHADOWS ARE MUDDY / THE WHITE BALANCE IS TOO YELLOW FROM INDOOR LIGHTING / THE SKY IS BLOWN OUT]. Target result: balanced exposure with detail in shadows and highlights, neutral accurate colors, and skin tones that look natural. Keep the edit honest: this should look like the photo was taken correctly, not filtered.

Add [OBJECT: A COFFEE CUP ON THE DESK / STRING LIGHTS ALONG THE WALL / A DOG SLEEPING BY THE CHAIR] to this photo. It must inherit the scene’s physics: correct scale for its position, shadows cast in the same direction as existing shadows, lighting and color temperature matching the room, and natural placement that does not overlap awkwardly with existing objects.

Retouch this portrait to a natural professional standard: reduce [TEMPORARY ISSUES: THE BLEMISH ON THE CHIN / REDNESS AROUND THE NOSE / SHINE ON THE FOREHEAD] while fully preserving skin texture, pores, freckles, and fine lines. Do not smooth the skin into plastic. The result should look like this person on a good day, not a different person.

This photo is perfect except [ISSUE: MY EYES ARE HALF-CLOSED / ONE PERSON IS MID-BLINK]. Adjust only that: open the eyes naturally, matching this person’s real eye shape and color visible in the image, with a natural gaze direction toward [THE CAMERA / WHERE THEY WERE LOOKING]. Do not alter the smile, face shape, or anything else.

Polish the presentation details in this portrait: [FIXES: FLATTEN THE COLLAR THAT IS STICKING UP / REMOVE THE LINT ON THE BLAZER / TAME THE FLYAWAY HAIRS ON THE RIGHT SIDE / STRAIGHTEN THE NECKLACE]. These are the small fixes a stylist would make on set. Face, expression, pose, and lighting stay untouched.

I need this casual photo to work as a [LINKEDIN HEADSHOT / TEAM PAGE PHOTO / SPEAKER BIO PHOTO]. Keep my face, expression, and hair exactly as they are. Change the setting to [PROFESSIONAL CONTEXT: A SOFTLY BLURRED MODERN OFFICE / A NEUTRAL STUDIO BACKDROP], adjust my clothing to [ATTIRE: A DARK BLAZER OVER A PLAIN TOP], and light it like a professional headshot: soft key light, gentle background separation.

Fix this group photo’s problems while keeping every person recognizable: [FIXES: PERSON SECOND FROM LEFT HAS EYES CLOSED, OPEN THEM NATURALLY / REMOVE THE PHOTOBOMBER BEHIND US / BRIGHTEN THE TWO FACES IN SHADOW ON THE RIGHT TO MATCH THE REST]. Nobody’s face shape, body, or position changes. The goal is the shot we thought we took.

Restore this old photograph: repair the [DAMAGE: CREASES ACROSS THE CORNER / TORN EDGE / WATER STAINS / SCRATCHES AND DUST], reconstructing the damaged areas to match the surrounding image content. Preserve the authentic character: the original grain, tonal range, and period feel stay. This is conservation, not modernization.

Colorize this black and white photo with historically plausible colors. Known facts to honor: [DETAILS: THE DRESS WAS PALE BLUE / THIS IS [PLACE] around [YEAR] / the car was dark green]. Skin tones natural and varied, fabrics and environment in period-accurate hues, and colors applied with subtle realism rather than saturated modern grading. Keep all original detail intact.

This photo is [PROBLEM: SLIGHTLY BLURRY / VERY LOW RESOLUTION / HEAVILY COMPRESSED] and it is the only shot of [SUBJECT]. Enhance it: recover sharpness and detail in the faces first, clean the compression artifacts, and produce a version that prints well at [SIZE]. Do not invent features that change what anyone looks like: stay faithful to the visible information.

This [ERA: 1990S / 2000S] snapshot has period problems: [ISSUES: HARSH DIRECT FLASH FLATTENING THE FACES / RED-EYE / THE ORANGE CAST OF AGING PRINTS / A DATE STAMP IN THE CORNER]. Correct them all: natural balanced lighting on faces, accurate color, red-eye fixed, date stamp removed. Keep the authentic snapshot framing and feel, just technically healthy.

These [NUMBER] photos are the same scene shot seconds apart, each with a flaw. Build the best single version using this photo as the base: take [ELEMENT: DAD’S SMILE] from the second photo and [ELEMENT: THE KIDS LOOKING AT CAMERA] from the third. Blend them seamlessly with consistent lighting and no visible seams. One photo where everyone looks their best.

Transform this photo from [CURRENT: SUMMER AFTERNOON] to [TARGET: FIRST SNOW OF WINTER / GOLDEN AUTUMN / SPRING BLOOM]. Change everything the season touches: foliage, ground cover, sky quality, light color, and how people’s clothing reads if visible. Keep the location, composition, and any people identical. The same place, a different month.

Relight this photo as if shot at [NEW TIME: GOLDEN HOUR / BLUE HOUR / OVERCAST NOON / NIGHT WITH WARM INTERIOR LIGHT]. Recalculate the full lighting logic: sun direction and shadow length, color temperature, sky gradient, and how light falls on the subject. The scene and subject stay identical, only the light changes. It should feel like the photographer waited for better light.

Regrade this photo in the style of [STYLE: KODAK PORTRA FILM / MOODY TEAL-ORANGE CINEMA / CLEAN BRIGHT EDITORIAL / FADED VINTAGE MATTE]. Adjust color grading, contrast curve, and grain character to match that style, but keep the content, sharpness, and detail intact. Show restraint: the grade should feel professional, not like a heavy filter.

Reinterpret this photo as [MEDIUM: A WATERCOLOR PAINTING / A PENCIL SKETCH / A FLAT VECTOR ILLUSTRATION / AN OIL PAINTING]. Preserve the likeness and composition faithfully: anyone who knows the subject should recognize them instantly. Apply the medium’s authentic characteristics: [SPECIFICS: SOFT PIGMENT BLEEDS AND WHITE PAPER MARGINS / VISIBLE BRUSHWORK AND IMPASTO HIGHLIGHTS].

I edit many photos of the same type: [TYPE: PRODUCT SHOTS FOR MY STORE / FAMILY PHOTOS / LISTING PHOTOS]. Based on the edits we made to this one, write the reusable instruction paragraph I can paste with each new photo, covering: what always gets fixed ([COMMON FIXES]), the style target ([LOOK]), and what must never change ([PROTECTED ELEMENTS]). Then demonstrate it works by applying it to this next photo.