Structure an image prompt properly
Weak outputs usually trace to a missing element — the avoid list catches 30% of typical failures.
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image-prompt (Nano-Banana 2)
EXAMPLES · WHAT THIS PROMPT PRODUCES
Sample output
**Structured image prompt — artisan sourdough loaf for a bakery hero shot** - **Subject:** a rustic round sourdough loaf, deeply scored, blistered golden-brown crust. - **Action:** freshly cut — one wedge pulled slightly away to reveal an open, airy crumb. - **Location / scene:** on a worn oak bakery table, flour dusting nearby. - **Framing + angle + distance:** medium-close, 45° overhead angle, loaf filling two-thirds of frame. - **Lighting:** soft natural side-light from camera-left, late-morning quality, gentle shadows defining the crust texture. - **Tone + color palette:** warm and earthy — amber crust, cream crumb, muted oak browns. - **Feel / mood:** rustic, appetizing, handmade, unpretentious. - **Medium:** photograph. - **Camera reference:** 50mm lens, f/2.8, in the food-editorial style of a Bon Appétit feature. - **Avoid:** plastic-looking shine, blue tones, packaging, text, over-styled props. **Assembled prompt:** Rustic round sourdough loaf, deeply scored with a blistered golden crust, freshly cut with one wedge pulled aside revealing an open airy crumb, on a worn flour-dusted oak bakery table, medium-close 45° overhead framing, soft natural side-light from camera-left, warm earthy palette of amber crust and cream crumb, rustic handmade appetizing mood, food-editorial photography, 50mm lens f/2.8, Bon Appétit style. Avoid: plastic shine, blue tones, packaging, text. **Rationale (1 line each)** - *Subject/action:* the cut reveal is what makes bread shots feel real, not staged. - *45° angle:* the most flattering crust-and-crumb angle for loaves. - *Side-light:* rakes across the crust to show texture, the difference between appetizing and flat. - *Avoid-list:* "plastic shine" and "blue tones" kill the two most common food-render failures.
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PROMPT TEMPLATE · v1.0.0
Write an image prompt using this structure: - Subject (who/what) - Action (what's happening) - Location / scene - Framing + angle + distance (wide / medium / close, eye-level / low / overhead) - Lighting (quality, direction, time of day) - Tone + color palette - Feel / mood - Medium (photo / illustration / 3D) - Photographer or camera reference for style - Avoid list (what NOT to include) Return the prompt + a 1-line rationale per element.
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