6 Prompts to Make Your Instagram Pop by Nano Banana
2025-10-04
Introduction
Here are 6 simple prompts to make your Instagram pop, all powered by Nano Banana. We'll start from one portrait and spin it into six scroll‑stopping looks. No jargon, just copy, paste, and post. If you want more background or deeper tricks, swing by these earlier posts: Nano Banana Image Generation Guide, Nano Banana Image Edit Guide, and Transform Your Pet Photos with Style by Nano Banana.
Original image (starting point)
This original image was also generated with Nano Banana. It's our base photo for every scene below.
6 Scenes to Transform Your Portrait
1) Paris café morning — warm, cozy, save‑worthy
Soft light, latte vibes, and that effortless "morning in Paris" mood people love to save.
Try this prompt:
Seamlessly integrate the person into a Parisian sidewalk café scene: soft-focus morning light streams through floor-to-ceiling windows onto their profile, holding a white porcelain coffee cup (with gentle steam rising). Background features blurred plane trees and wrought-iron tables. The person wears a beige knit sweater and jeans, with a relaxed natural smile and golden-lit hair strands. A half-open book and a silver spoon lie casually on the table. Filmic texture, shallow depth of field, muted earthy tones.
2) Shibuya rain — neon, motion, drama
Reflections, color contrast, and a cinematic feel that stands out in the feed.
Try this prompt:
The person stands in the rain in Shibuya, Tokyo, holding a transparent umbrella and smiling upward. Raindrops trace paths across the umbrella surface. Background shows neon signs and glossy reflections on wet asphalt. They wear a camel trench coat over a white turtleneck sweater, shoulders slightly damp. Shallow depth of field emphasizes falling rain, teal-and-orange color grading, motion-blurred rain streaks.
3) Sunset beach silhouette — bold and timeless
Strong shapes and sunset colors read instantly, even on small screens.
Try this prompt:
Barefoot on a California beach at sunset, the person's figure stretched into a silhouette by the low sun, waves lapping at their ankles. Original facial features preserved but rendered as a backlit outline. Outfit changed to a flowing linen dress or linen shirt, hair lifted by sea breeze. Background: molten gold ocean and lavender-pink twilight sky. Ultra-wide lens distortion, high-contrast silhouette.
4) Minimal art gallery — clean, classy grid
Minimalist lines and cool tones make your profile grid look intentional and premium.
Try this prompt:
The person stands in a minimalist white modern art gallery space, slightly turned to gaze at an abstract painting (occupying one-third of the background). Wearing a sleek black-and-white outfit with metallic earrings, casting geometric shadows on the wall. Light gray concrete floor reflects ambient light. Cool-toned, sophisticated aesthetic; focus on the alignment between the person's gaze and the painting's colors.
5) NYC rooftop night — cozy city glow
Big skyline energy plus warm face light equals instant mood.
Try this prompt:
Sitting safely on the edge of a New York City apartment rooftop, legs dangling over the skyline view at night. Wearing an oversized hoodie and sweatpants, holding a steaming mug of hot cocoa. Empire State Building lights glow behind. Deep blue night sky and city lights below; face softly lit by warm ambient light. Long-exposure light trails from moving traffic.
6) Seoul subway window — quiet story, strong vibe
Intimate moment + motion blur makes people stop and look.
Try this prompt:
Seated by the window on a Seoul subway train, the person reads a poetry book (close-up on open pages), city lights streaking past their profile. Wearing a gray overcoat and beret. Warm interior lighting contrasts with cool-toned outside. Motion-blurred urban scenery outside; focus on text on the page and eyelash shadows. Teal-and-orange color contrast.
Wrapping up
There you have it: six prompts that turn one portrait into a full week of Instagram content. Start with whichever scene speaks to you, tweak the details to match your style, and see what sticks with your audience. The best part? Once you find a formula that works, you can rinse and repeat with different base images or swap in new locations. Give it a shot and let your feed tell a story.