Looks like everyone’s going bananas over Google’s new image editing model. Mind you, a few years ago, using AI visuals in Amazon listings or D2C websites wasn’t advisable; they looked fake, repetitive, and risked hurting conversions. Google Deepmind seems to have solved that – their new tool allows sellers to create unique, professional-quality visuals that stand out, look realistic, and avoid hefty photo shoot fees.
Here’s how to use Nano Banana – prompts included!
Keep in mind, there are lots of copycats out there, and some even ask for payment. Nano Banana is free to use. Don’t Google Nano Banana or you might end up on one of those bogus sites. Here’s the official link: https://deepmind.google/models/gemini/image/
In case you were wondering, all of the images in this blog were generated through Nano Banana.
Welcome to Nano Banana! Here’s the Lowdown
What a funny name. “Nano” means small, fast, and efficient. “Banana” is just Google having fun. “Nano Banana” is the codename for Gemini 2.5 Flash Image – Google DeepMind’s current top-tier image generation and editing model. Although the name evokes images of a tiny businesslike banana ready to dominate the AI scene, it’s really just a fun moniker.
Built into the Gemini app, Google AI Studio, and the Gemini API, Nano Banana excels at creating a high-quality image set in many different illustration styles, from anime to claymotion to hyper-realistic styles, from one image. Its superpower is character and product consistency across different edits and scenes. So, you can change the background, haircut, clothing color, and way more, while preserving the rest of the image.
Imagine how useful this will be for you. If you’re a clothing seller, there’s no need to take individual shots of each color in the t-shirts you sell; just upload one shirt to the Nano Banana model, and ask it to transform the color into all of the variations you sell.
Easy-peasy.
Why Knowing How to Use Nano Banana Matters to You
Once upon a time – like, maybe a year or two ago – using AI-powered images on Amazon wasn’t advisable. First of all, AI-generated images could be used by anyone; they weren’t proprietary to any one seller. Secondly, it was quite evident that they were AI-generated. That’s all changing, with the developments in Midjourney, ChatGPT, Canva, and, of course, Nano Banana itself.
Used to be, you’d hire a full-on crew to shoot your scene at a beach or mountaintop, or risk an edited image through Photoshop (we’d still recommend hiring an expert graphic designer to do this, if you still want to pursue this avenue). Thanks to the AI image editor, you can generate high-resolution images at the drop of a pin, and at a fraction of the cost.
Your visuals won’t look like stock photos that competitors can buy or scrape; the uniqueness leads to less risk of copycats. Also, it’s localization-friendly. Swap out backgrounds, model nationalities, cultural settings, and more to appeal to your customers all over the globe. Furthermore, you can depend on speed and scale – iterate on thumbnails, A+ visuals, or storefront banners in minutes – not weeks.
You probably wouldn’t want to use images of famous people on your Amazon listing to avoid any copyright infringement, but imagine all the possibilities that AI image generation can do for your Amazon listing!
A Quick Start Tutorial on How to Use Nano Banana AI
Using the Google Gemini image generation model is incredibly easy:
- Upload a photo of your product (or person).
- Prompt the change (“Put this candle on a rustic table in Paris at golden hour, sharp detail, 4:5 ratio”).
- Iterate: Relight, change background, test new colorways—without losing product accuracy.
- Export, upscale, and plug straight into your Amazon or D2C content.
Here are a few prompts to get you started:
1. Image Generation from Scratch (no photo provided)
“Pixar-style product hero”
“Generate a Pixar-style 3D render of a smiling golden retriever puppy sitting in front of a bright red dog bowl, with soft shadows, cinematic lighting, and a playful Disney-like aesthetic. Make it sharp, high resolution, and centered as if for an eCommerce product hero image.”
🔑 Nano Banana can handle multiple styles: Pixar/Disney, anime, hyper-realistic photography, puppetry, claymation, etc. Just specify the art style + lighting + detail.
2. Editing a Plain iPhone Photo (Amazon-ready)
“Transforming an iPhone shot into a polished Amazon main image”
“Take this uploaded iPhone photo of a and refine it into an Amazon main image: pure white background (#FFFFFF), product fills 85% of frame, crisp edges, high-resolution, accurate colors, no shadows or props. Make it look like professional studio photography, not AI art.”
✅ Yes – an iPhone photo can become Amazon-ready if you prompt for accuracy, crispness, and compliance.
3. Background, Shirt Color, Hair Color, Skin Color Editing
“Subtle lifestyle transformation”
“Edit this uploaded photo of a man. Change the background to a tropical bar and give him a Mai Tai. Preserve his exact face and proportions. Change his shirt to a Hawaiian shirt. Keep everything photo-realistic, like a lifestyle catalog image.”
From this…
To this…!
⚠️ Best practice: Be clear about what should not change (e.g., “preserve her face and proportions”).
4. Adding Text to an Image
“Branding on product packaging”
“On this uploaded photo of a candle jar, add the label text ‘Ocean Breeze’ in elegant serif typography, centered, in navy blue. Keep the label edges sharp and aligned. Make it look like real printed packaging, not digital overlay.”
⚠️ Note: AI typography can glitch — clearer fonts/logos may need manual overlay afterward. But Nano Banana is improving. In the meantime, it’s probably best to bring the image through Photoshop or Canva to layer text onto the image for accuracy.
5. Multi-Image Fusion for Localization
“Localized mockup with cultural cues”
“Blend these two images: a product photo of an insulated water bottle and a lifestyle image of a Parisian cafe. Place the product naturally on a cafe table with accurate shadows and reflections. Keep the product proportions exact. Style: hyper-realistic photography, daytime lighting.”
💡 This is killer for Amazon & D2C sellers: lets you drop the same product into different cultural/local contexts for localization campaigns.
Generate and Edit These Images with the Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (aka the Banana)
- Product Hero Shots → sharper, branded, unique. In fact, go ahead and generate up to 20 possible hero shots, and bring them through A/B testing to see which resonates with your target market best.
- Lifestyle Mockups → adapt for global markets without reshoots. It’s so easy to put one object in another setting.
- Seasonal Campaigns → fresh images for holidays/events on demand. It has become intuitive to interpose one image to an object that communicates the season. Put a backpack in a fall setting, or a set of barbecue gloves in a July 4th or summer setting.
A Few Provisos on Your New Nano Banana Image Set
By design, edits made in the Gemini app carry a visible watermark plus an invisible SynthID tag so viewers can immediately recognize AI-generated content. If you need clean, publishable assets (such Amazon main images, A+ modules, D2C banners), produce them via the Gemini API or Imogen—these workflows export without the visible overlay (Google may still embed an invisible SynthID fingerprint for provenance). For best results, upscale after multi-turn edits and double-check platform specs (e.g., pure white #FFFFFF background, ~85% product coverage, 1000px+ longest side).
Bottom line: use the app for quick demos; use API/Imogen for polished, watermark-free production.
Here are the links for you:
- Gemini API (developer docs): https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs Google AI for Developers
- Google AI Studio (get an API key / try models in-browser): https://ai.google.dev/aistudio Google AI for Developers
- Imogen (Nano Banana editor) – App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nano-banana-photoeditor-imogen/id6743547029 Apple
- Imogen – official site: https://tryimogen.app/ tryimogen.app
In Short, the Generative AI Image Generator is Fun. Go Use It.
Nano Banana is more than a fun AI toy; it’s a serious tool for eCommerce sellers who want to scale content, localize quickly, and stay ahead of copycat competitors. At YLT Translations, we’re at the forefront of Amazon optimization, AI adoption, and global eCommerce strategy, helping brands combine tools like Nano Banana with expert localization for maximum impact.
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