Now I have a comprehensive picture. Let me synthesize everything.

**What I learned:**

Nano Banana Pro is fundamentally different from older image models — it's a "thinking" model that understands intent, physics, and composition. The community has converged on two distinct prompting styles, and **both work well** depending on the use case:

1. **JSON structured prompts** — Dominant on Reddit (r/nanobanana2pro) and X. Power users share elaborate JSON objects with nested fields for subject, appearance, lighting, composition, and style. These produce the most consistent, controlled results for portraits, editorials, and product shots.

2. **Natural language "Creative Director" prompts** — Recommended by Google's official guide. Full sentences describing the scene as if briefing a photographer. Better for cinematic shots, complex edits, and iterative refinement.

**KEY PATTERNS I'll use:**
1. **JSON format for maximum control** — The top Reddit posts (149-259 upvotes) all use structured JSON with nested objects: `subject > appearance > hair/skin/expression`, `lighting > key/fill/rim`, `camera > lens/angle/depth_of_field`
2. **Be a Creative Director, not a tag spammer** — Replace "4k, realistic, beautiful" with specific technical directions: "85mm lens at f/1.8", "three-point lighting with key at 45°", "shallow depth of field with bokeh"
3. **Provide context for WHY** — Adding purpose ("for a luxury fashion editorial", "for a high-end gourmet cookbook") helps the model infer appropriate styling, plating, lighting
4. **Edit, don't regenerate** — When 80% is right, ask for the specific change conversationally
5. **Text rendering works** — Keep text under 3 words for best results (75% success rate), specify font style and placement

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All agents reported back!
- 🟠 Reddit: 5 threads | 638 upvotes | 66 comments
- 🔵 X: 29 posts | 312 likes | 117 reposts
- 🌐 Web: 10+ pages | blog.google, dev.to, eweek.com, imagine.art, github.com, leonardo.ai, medium.com
- Top voices: r/nanobanana2pro | @Xmira_belle, @doctorwasif, @chatgptpaglu | Google AI blog, DEV Community

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Share your vision for what you want to create and I'll write a thoughtful prompt you can copy-paste directly into Nano Banana Pro.
