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15 Gemini Nano Banana Pro Prompts for Beautiful Minimalist Photos

ByMohammed Rashid Posted on

When I think about minimalist photos, I think about simplicity that actually says something. It’s not about making things boring or empty. It’s about removing the clutter and letting what matters stand out.

Minimalist photography uses empty space, limited colors, and simple subjects. A single object. Maybe one person. Clean backgrounds. Soft light. The goal is to create calm, peaceful images that feel intentional and thoughtful.

What I love most about this style is that it feels honest. There’s nowhere to hide. Every element in the frame has a reason to be there.

Google’s Gemini Nano Banana Pro image model is genuinely impressive. This model creates realistic photos that capture exactly what you ask for. The quality is sharp, the colors are natural, and the details feel authentic.

Getting started is simple. Go to gemini.google.com, start a new conversation, pick “Pro,” and paste in a prompt. If you want to add a reference image, upload one alongside your text. Then watch as the model creates your image.

The 15 Minimalist Photo Prompts

1. White Ceramic Mug on Beige Surface

Create a minimalist photograph featuring a single white ceramic coffee mug placed slightly off-center on a smooth matte beige surface. Use a clean, uncluttered background with a soft off-white to light beige gradient, leaving generous negative space around the subject. Apply soft natural window lighting from one side to create gentle shadows and subtle depth without harsh contrast. Keep the color palette limited to warm neutrals such as beige, cream, and soft gray, avoiding any distracting elements or patterns. Emphasize clean lines, simple geometry, and a calm, modern mood that feels refined and editorial, similar to high-end lifestyle photography. Use aspect ratio 1:1.

Create a minimalist photograph featuring a single white ceramic coffee mug placed slightly off-center on a smooth matte beige surface. Use a clean, uncluttered background with a soft off-white to light beige gradient, leaving generous negative space around the subject. Apply soft natural window lighting from one side to create gentle shadows and subtle depth without harsh contrast. Keep the color palette limited to warm neutrals such as beige, cream, and soft gray, avoiding any distracting elements or patterns. Emphasize clean lines, simple geometry, and a calm, modern mood that feels refined and editorial, similar to high-end lifestyle photography. Use aspect ratio 1:1.

2. Green Plant in White Pot

Create a minimalist photograph featuring a single green houseplant with broad leaves placed in a simple white ceramic pot. Position the subject slightly off-center on a light gray surface with a smooth, seamless background in a soft sage-to-off-white gradient. Use diffused natural daylight to create soft shadows and a calm, airy atmosphere. Keep the color palette restrained with muted greens, white, and pale gray, allowing generous negative space for a clean, modern editorial look. The overall mood should feel quiet, balanced, and refined. Use aspect ratio 1:1.

Create a minimalist photograph featuring a single green houseplant with broad leaves placed in a simple white ceramic pot. Position the subject slightly off-center on a light gray surface with a smooth, seamless background in a soft sage-to-off-white gradient. Use diffused natural daylight to create soft shadows and a calm, airy atmosphere. Keep the color palette restrained with muted greens, white, and pale gray, allowing generous negative space for a clean, modern editorial look. The overall mood should feel quiet, balanced, and refined. Use aspect ratio 1:1.

3. Solitary Figure in Open Space

Create a minimalist photo of a person seen from behind, standing at the edge of an empty landscape. The color palette is limited to two or three muted tones. The figure is small in the frame, surrounded by open space, conveying solitude and scale. Lighting is soft and diffused, with smooth textures and no harsh contrasts. Use 1:1 aspect ratio.

Create a minimalist photo of a person seen from behind, standing at the edge of an empty landscape. The color palette is limited to two or three muted tones. The figure is small in the frame, surrounded by open space, conveying solitude and scale. Lighting is soft and diffused, with smooth textures and no harsh contrasts. Use 1:1 aspect ratio.

4. Woman Gazing at the Sky

Create a cinematic, minimalist portrait photographed from a low angle of a young woman standing outdoors beneath a vast, cloudless sky. The subject is shown in side profile, gazing upward toward the sun with a calm, contemplative expression. Soft natural daylight illuminates their face, creating gentle highlights along the cheek and nose while leaving subtle shadows under the jawline. Their short, slightly tousled hair moves lightly in the breeze. They are wearing a loose, light-blue button-up shirt with relaxed folds and natural fabric texture. The composition emphasizes negative space, with the expansive blue sky occupying most of the frame, evoking a sense of openness, freedom, and quiet introspection. Use aspect ratio 1:1.

Create a cinematic, minimalist portrait photographed from a low angle of a young woman standing outdoors beneath a vast, cloudless sky. The subject is shown in side profile, gazing upward toward the sun with a calm, contemplative expression. Soft natural daylight illuminates their face, creating gentle highlights along the cheek and nose while leaving subtle shadows under the jawline. Their short, slightly tousled hair moves lightly in the breeze. They are wearing a loose, light-blue button-up shirt with relaxed folds and natural fabric texture. The composition emphasizes negative space, with the expansive blue sky occupying most of the frame, evoking a sense of openness, freedom, and quiet introspection. Use aspect ratio 1:1.

5. Vintage Beach Umbrella at Midday

Create a minimalist, symmetrical beach scene photographed straight-on with a strong sense of balance and negative space. At the center of the frame stands a single vintage beach umbrella with bold orange-and-white vertical stripes, casting a crisp circular shadow on warm, textured sand. Beneath the umbrella, a lone seated figure rests in a classic beach chair, facing the ocean, seen from behind and small in scale compared to the environment. Lighting is natural midday sunlight with gentle contrast and soft color transitions. The overall aesthetic is cinematic and editorial, inspired by analog film photography: subtle grain, airy tones, restrained saturation, and a timeless summer feel. Use aspect ratio 1:1.

Create a minimalist, symmetrical beach scene photographed straight-on with a strong sense of balance and negative space. At the center of the frame stands a single vintage beach umbrella with bold orange-and-white vertical stripes, casting a crisp circular shadow on warm, textured sand. Beneath the umbrella, a lone seated figure rests in a classic beach chair, facing the ocean, seen from behind and small in scale compared to the environment. Lighting is natural midday sunlight with gentle contrast and soft color transitions. The overall aesthetic is cinematic and editorial, inspired by analog film photography: subtle grain, airy tones, restrained saturation, and a timeless summer feel. Use aspect ratio 1:1.

6. Person Seated on Studio Floor

Create a soft, minimalist studio portrait of a person seated casually on the floor against a warm beige backdrop. The subject sits cross-legged, barefoot, with a relaxed, slightly tilted posture that conveys ease and warmth. Their head leans gently to one side, paired with a natural, genuine smile that feels approachable and calm. They wear a loose, cream-colored button-up shirt with subtle fabric folds and light texture, paired with simple blue jeans rolled slightly at the ankles. Long, dark, wavy hair falls naturally over one shoulder, adding organic movement and softness to the composition. Lighting is soft and diffused, studio-style, with no harsh shadows creating smooth skin tones and a clean, editorial feel. The color palette is neutral and cohesive: warm beige, soft cream, muted denim blue. Use aspect ratio 1:1.

Create a soft, minimalist studio portrait of a person seated casually on the floor against a warm beige backdrop. The subject sits cross-legged, barefoot, with a relaxed, slightly tilted posture that conveys ease and warmth. Their head leans gently to one side, paired with a natural, genuine smile that feels approachable and calm. They wear a loose, cream-colored button-up shirt with subtle fabric folds and light texture, paired with simple blue jeans rolled slightly at the ankles. Long, dark, wavy hair falls naturally over one shoulder, adding organic movement and softness to the composition. Lighting is soft and diffused, studio-style, with no harsh shadows creating smooth skin tones and a clean, editorial feel. The color palette is neutral and cohesive: warm beige, soft cream, muted denim blue. Use aspect ratio 1:1.

7. Cat on a Sunlit Windowsill

Create a minimalist architectural scene featuring a small cat resting on a sunlit windowsill. The window is centered in the frame and set into a smooth, pastel blue exterior wall. Weathered white wooden shutters are open on both sides, showing subtle signs of age. Inside the window opening is a deep, dark interior, creating strong contrast that naturally frames the cat. The cat is small and light-colored, positioned calmly with its front paws resting on the stone sill, looking outward with a relaxed, curious expression. Use aspect ratio 1:1.

Create a minimalist architectural scene featuring a small cat resting on a sunlit windowsill. The window is centered in the frame and set into a smooth, pastel blue exterior wall. Weathered white wooden shutters are open on both sides, showing subtle signs of age. Inside the window opening is a deep, dark interior, creating strong contrast that naturally frames the cat. The cat is small and light-colored, positioned calmly with its front paws resting on the stone sill, looking outward with a relaxed, curious expression. Use aspect ratio 1:1.

8. Figure in Endless White Desert

Create a vast, minimalist landscape dominated by an expansive white desert, resembling salt flats or wind-swept sand, stretching endlessly toward the horizon. A single, small human figure stands near the center-bottom of the frame, emphasizing scale and solitude. The person is upright, slightly leaning back, with one hand raised to their head as if shielding their eyes or lost in thought, facing the open horizon. Use aspect ratio 1:1.

Create a vast, minimalist landscape dominated by an expansive white desert, resembling salt flats or wind-swept sand, stretching endlessly toward the horizon. A single, small human figure stands near the center-bottom of the frame, emphasizing scale and solitude. The person is upright, slightly leaning back, with one hand raised to their head as if shielding their eyes or lost in thought, facing the open horizon. Use aspect ratio 1:1.

9. Pedestrian Crossing Striped Crosswalk

Create a high-angle, top-down urban minimalist photograph of a lone pedestrian crossing a wide city crosswalk. The scene is dominated by bold, parallel white zebra stripes cutting diagonally across dark gray asphalt, creating a striking graphic pattern. The road surface is textured and matte, with subtle wear and tonal variation. At the center of the composition, a single figure walks confidently across the stripes, captured mid-step. The person wears a dark, tailored coat and minimal, neutral clothing, contrasting sharply against the bright white lines. Their long shadow stretches diagonally across the crosswalk, adding depth, motion, and a sense of late-morning or afternoon sunlight. Use aspect ratio 1:1.

Create a high-angle, top-down urban minimalist photograph of a lone pedestrian crossing a wide city crosswalk. The scene is dominated by bold, parallel white zebra stripes cutting diagonally across dark gray asphalt, creating a striking graphic pattern. The road surface is textured and matte, with subtle wear and tonal variation. At the center of the composition, a single figure walks confidently across the stripes, captured mid-step. The person wears a dark, tailored coat and minimal, neutral clothing, contrasting sharply against the bright white lines. Their long shadow stretches diagonally across the crosswalk, adding depth, motion, and a sense of late-morning or afternoon sunlight. Use aspect ratio 1:1.

10. Modern Sofa with Window Shadows

Create a minimalist interior scene bathed in soft natural daylight. A modern, light-cream upholstered sofa sits slightly off-center against a smooth, warm white wall. The sofa has clean lines, rounded armrests, and slender wooden legs, conveying a Scandinavian-inspired, contemporary design. To the left of the sofa stands a simple potted plant with slender green leaves in a neutral ceramic planter, adding a subtle organic accent. Sunlight streams in from an unseen window, casting large, geometric window-frame shadows diagonally across the wall and floor. The shadows are soft-edged and airy, creating a calm sense of rhythm and depth. Use aspect ratio 1:1.

Create a minimalist interior scene bathed in soft natural daylight. A modern, light-cream upholstered sofa sits slightly off-center against a smooth, warm white wall. The sofa has clean lines, rounded armrests, and slender wooden legs, conveying a Scandinavian-inspired, contemporary design. To the left of the sofa stands a simple potted plant with slender green leaves in a neutral ceramic planter, adding a subtle organic accent. Sunlight streams in from an unseen window, casting large, geometric window-frame shadows diagonally across the wall and floor. The shadows are soft-edged and airy, creating a calm sense of rhythm and depth. Use aspect ratio 1:1.

11. Canoe in Vast Water

Create a top-down aerial minimalist photograph of a small canoe floating in the center of an expansive body of water. The water fills nearly the entire frame, transitioning subtly from deep teal to lighter turquoise tones, with soft ripples and gentle texture visible beneath the surface. The vast negative space emphasizes calm, isolation, and scale. At the exact center of the composition, a narrow canoe is seen from directly above. Two people sit inside the boat, aligned lengthwise, holding paddles that rest lightly against the water. Their presence feels quiet and still, almost suspended in time. Use aspect ratio 1:1.

Create a top-down aerial minimalist photograph of a small canoe floating in the center of an expansive body of water. The water fills nearly the entire frame, transitioning subtly from deep teal to lighter turquoise tones, with soft ripples and gentle texture visible beneath the surface. The vast negative space emphasizes calm, isolation, and scale. At the exact center of the composition, a narrow canoe is seen from directly above. Two people sit inside the boat, aligned lengthwise, holding paddles that rest lightly against the water. Their presence feels quiet and still, almost suspended in time. Use aspect ratio 1:1.

12. Person in Side Profile Contemplation

Create a minimalist studio portrait featuring a single person shown in gentle side profile against a seamless light gray or off-white background. The subject stands slightly turned inward, head softly inclined downward, eyes closed or lowered, conveying quiet introspection and calm. They wear a crisp, structured white blazer with clean tailoring and subtle fabric texture. The silhouette is elegant and understated, with smooth lines and no visible patterns. Short, dark hair is styled in a simple, natural bob, framing the face softly without sharp edges. Use aspect ratio 1:1.

Create a minimalist studio portrait featuring a single person shown in gentle side profile against a seamless light gray or off-white background. The subject stands slightly turned inward, head softly inclined downward, eyes closed or lowered, conveying quiet introspection and calm. They wear a crisp, structured white blazer with clean tailoring and subtle fabric texture. The silhouette is elegant and understated, with smooth lines and no visible patterns. Short, dark hair is styled in a simple, natural bob, framing the face softly without sharp edges. Use aspect ratio 1:1.

13. A-Frame Cabin on Snowy Hill

Create minimalist photo of solitary A-frame cabin stands at the top of a gentle snow-covered hill, centered near the horizon line. The cabin is small and weathered, with a steep triangular roof partially dusted with snow and subtle hints of aged red and wood tones. A warm, golden light glows softly from the doorway or window, creating a striking contrast against the cold surroundings. Use aspect ratio 1:1.

Create minimalist photo of solitary A-frame cabin stands at the top of a gentle snow-covered hill, centered near the horizon line. The cabin is small and weathered, with a steep triangular roof partially dusted with snow and subtle hints of aged red and wood tones. A warm, golden light glows softly from the doorway or window, creating a striking contrast against the cold surroundings. Use aspect ratio 1:1.

14. Single Tree in Winter Landscape

Create a minimalist winter landscape composed almost entirely of soft white snow and pale sky. A single dark evergreen tree stands alone slightly right of center on a gentle, snow-covered hill, its silhouette crisp and calm against the blank surroundings. Far in the distance to the left, a small, barely visible wooden fence breaks the horizon line, adding scale and subtle narrative without disrupting the emptiness. The scene is enveloped in overcast light, with no direct sunlight just diffuse, even illumination that flattens contrast and softens shadows. The snow appears smooth and uninterrupted, forming delicate rolling layers and faint tonal variations rather than sharp detail. Use aspect ratio 1:1.

Create a minimalist winter landscape composed almost entirely of soft white snow and pale sky. A single dark evergreen tree stands alone slightly right of center on a gentle, snow-covered hill, its silhouette crisp and calm against the blank surroundings. Far in the distance to the left, a small, barely visible wooden fence breaks the horizon line, adding scale and subtle narrative without disrupting the emptiness. The scene is enveloped in overcast light, with no direct sunlight just diffuse, even illumination that flattens contrast and softens shadows. The snow appears smooth and uninterrupted, forming delicate rolling layers and faint tonal variations rather than sharp detail. Use aspect ratio 1:1.

15. Coffee Mug from Above with Shadow

Create a minimalist top-down still life of a single coffee mug placed against a smooth, warm beige background. The mug is centered slightly above the middle of the frame, viewed directly from overhead. Inside the cup, freshly poured coffee shows subtle crema or foam texture on the surface, with gentle tonal variation. Soft, directional natural light enters from one side, casting a long, smooth shadow of the mug diagonally across the background. The shadow is clean-edged yet soft, adding depth and visual balance without clutter. The handle of the mug is visible, contributing to a simple, graphic silhouette. Use aspect ratio 1:1.

Create a minimalist top-down still life of a single coffee mug placed against a smooth, warm beige background. The mug is centered slightly above the middle of the frame, viewed directly from overhead. Inside the cup, freshly poured coffee shows subtle crema or foam texture on the surface, with gentle tonal variation. Soft, directional natural light enters from one side, casting a long, smooth shadow of the mug diagonally across the background. The shadow is clean-edged yet soft, adding depth and visual balance without clutter. The handle of the mug is visible, contributing to a simple, graphic silhouette. Use aspect ratio 1:1.

These prompts are ready to use. Copy one, head to Gemini, and see what you get. The beauty of this model is that it follows instructions closely, so you’ll get real, usable images that actually match what you’re asking for.

Minimalist photography is about intention. Every detail matters because there aren’t many of them. With Gemini Nano Banana Pro, you can now create those intentional, beautiful images without needing years of photography experience. Just use the right prompts and let the model do the work.

I'm Rashid, an avid AI and tech enthusiast with a newfound passion for AI artistry. Through Imagine with Rashid, I explore the burgeoning world of digital creativity, sharing my adventures and insights at the intersection of technology and art.

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