Gemini: Reference image generation with Nano Banana

Gemini Try it →Watch full video →Taylor Bay Studios · Aug 2025

Demo summary

The user demonstrates how to upload a reference background and a product image (a watch) to Nano Banana in Gemini 2.5 Flash, then uses natural language prompts to generate a composite image and refine the product's position.

Step-by-step

Click on upload a file or an image
Select a reference background image
Upload the specific product image you want to feature
Enter a natural language prompt describing the desired scene
Click go to generate the composite image
Download the image to inspect details and zoom in
Type follow-up instructions into the prompt to adjust product height or size
Click update to regenerate the image with your refinements

Watch out for

Image generators may sometimes change the scale of the product unintentionally when adjusting its position

Tips

Pause the video to study the specific prompt structure used for professional results
If the AI changes the product size during a height adjustment, explicitly prompt it to 'keep the watch the same size as it was'
Use a reference image to quickly replicate a specific mood or lighting style

Highlights

“It's super powerful and you can start using this straight away.”

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