It’s a good day to talk about making money. Stick with me as we dive into some serious money-making plays with Google’s Nano Banana. Straight to the point with real value, no bluffing.
To give us some background, Google’s Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Editor, Nano Banana, is part of the Gemini app and AI Studio and has been trending for a while now.
It works quickly, makes edits that look natural, and can keep the same people and things throughout several edits, which is wonderful. Considering the lack of consistency in many image-generating or editing AI tools available today, Nano Banana represents a significant breakthrough.
By the way, it should be noted that Nano Banana adds a tiny visual marker to every picture it creates or alters. A subtle trademark or signature that is baked into the picture’s corner or texture. It might seem hidden, but you can see it if you look closely. See the area marked in the image below. It’s Google’s way of saying, “This picture was made or changed by AI.”
First of all, if you do not know how to access Nano Banana yet, it’s straightforward.
Click on this link: https://aistudio.google.com/gen-media
You should see ‘Try Nano Banana’, as highlighted in the screenshot below. Just click on it to start.
In this series, I will be sharing 10 money-making plays using Nano Banana. This particular article focuses on making creative variation packs for direct-to-customer brands.
Creative Variation Packs for Direct-To-Consumer (DTC) brands
The Pain Point You Are Fixing
Brands waste money on boring creative tests. They require dozens of versions where the product stays the same, but the surroundings, props, seasons, lighting, etc., change quickly.
Why it works
- Saves money: Instead of paying for 10 new photoshoots, they get 20–100 variations from a single product shot.
- Speeds up testing: Ads don’t run for weeks with the same look, they can refresh visuals every few days.
- Boosts sales: Even tiny changes in background, colour, or mood can double click-through rates.
What The Brand Gets
Every week, you will deliver 60 to 100 photos per Stock Keeping Unit (SKU) that are perfectly on-brand and ready to use for organic posts or ads. Each set will be optimised for split testing on Meta and TikTok.
Pricing Strategy
For small businesses, you might want to embrace a micro plan with about 20 photos per SKU per month, ready for organic posts and light ad use, charging between £200 and £400. Mid-brands can expect to pay about £500 for 60 to 100 SKUs per week.
Nano Banana advantage
You can quickly change the scenes, moods, seasons, and props, but keep the brand’s products the same. It edits rapidly and keeps the same look and feel.
The way things work
The client sends 1–10 clear pictures of the product.
You make a creative matrix by combining five backdrops, four lighting styles, and three seasons.
Export the best finalists that are the right size for placements. You can make size adjustments with Canva.
It’s also smart to add UTM tags, so the client can easily track which ad creatives perform best in their campaigns.
So I decided to show an example with Coke. The Coke image below was downloaded from the royalty-free image and video platform, Pexels.com. You can use images and videos from there with no issues relating to copyright. You might want to credit the creator, though, or donate as a way to support their work.
Here is a sample JSON-styled prompt I used for this project. You can try it out or customise it according to your needs.
Sample Prompt
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It’s a comprehensive workflow system that will help you save hours, eliminate trial and error, and get from idea to execution more quickly than ever before. It’s not simply another list of prompts.
The Workflow System Prompts Guide for Creators is available here. The Ultimate Workflow System Prompts Guide for Creators
You can copy the sample prompt below
{
“role”: “advertising_photographer”,
“situation”: “You are a professional advertising photographer creating seasonal lifestyle product photography for ad campaigns for (coke).”,
“constraints”: {
“product_integrity”: “The product and its label must remain completely unchanged in all images.”,
“label_visibility”: “The label must be clear, sharp, and unaltered in every scene.”,
“focal_point”: “The product should always be the hero of the composition.”
},
“task”: {
“description”: “Generate advertisement-ready lifestyle product photography concepts for the specified product in seasonal contexts.”,
“scenes”: [
{
“season”: “Spring”,
“setting”: “Outdoor picnic scene in a blooming park”,
“background”: “Soft-focus cherry blossoms and green grass”,
“lighting”: “Warm, natural morning light with gentle highlights on the product”,
“props”: “Wicker picnic basket, light pastel blanket, fresh fruits”,
“framing”: “Center the product on a picnic blanket, 4:5 aspect ratio, clear view of label”
},
{
“season”: “Summer”,
“setting”: “Beachside lifestyle scene”,
“background”: “Golden sand, turquoise waves, subtle beach umbrellas in distance”,
“lighting”: “Bright midday sunlight with high contrast shadows”,
“props”: “Sunglasses, beach towel, iced drink glass beside the product”,
“framing”: “Product foreground on towel, horizon line blurred, 16:9 wide crop”
},
{
“season”: “Autumn”,
“setting”: “Cozy indoor kitchen with fall vibes”,
“background”: “Wooden cabinets, warm-toned decor, subtle pumpkin on counter”,
“lighting”: “Golden-hour indoor window light with soft shadows”,
“props”: “Candle, knitted throw, cup of tea beside the product”,
“framing”: “Close-up product shot on wooden counter, 1:1 square format, label crisp”
},
{
“season”: “Winter”,
“setting”: “Holiday-inspired living room scene”,
“background”: “Twinkling lights, blurred Christmas tree, frosted window”,
“lighting”: “Cool white ambient light with warm accent lighting”,
“props”: “Wrapped gift box, mug of hot cocoa, woolen gloves nearby”,
“framing”: “Product on coffee table in foreground, bokeh lights behind, 3:2 format”
}
]
},
“objective”: “Produce high-quality, emotionally engaging seasonal lifestyle product photography concepts that maintain authenticity and maximize advertising impact.”,
“output_format”: “Return 4 scene descriptions as structured JSON, one per season, with details for setting, background, lighting, props, and framing.”
}
See results from the prompt below.
How to get new clients
Most people just DM brands without any real reason and don’t get a response. You should not be most people. Below is a better way to approach this:
1. Look for brand fit for this project (don’t waste time on the wrong brands).
- Use Meta Advertisements Library (it’s free) to find Shopify, Etsy, or WooCommerce stores that are running advertisements.
- Find brands that use the same boring product images for ads and on social media over and over again. That’s your green light.
- Bonus: focus on niches where pictures sell well, such as food, drinks, cosmetics, fashion, and exercise gear.
2. Blow their minds with a wonderful micro-demo.
- Get a picture of one of their current products from their website or ad.
- Use Nano Banana to create about 3–5 new, different versions of the image.
- Put them in a neat, branded mockup deck. Canva is useful for this.
3. Email them like a pro
Instead of asking, “I do AI image editing; do you want to hire me?”
Say, “Greetings [Name], I noticed that you are running ads featuring the same
They will nearly always say yes because you did the work and made it relevant to them.
4. Convert free offerings into paid retainers.
Send the free demo pack (3–5 pictures).
Then talk about your Creative Variations Pack service: 20–100 photos per SKU per month, ready for advertisements.
Put it this way: “You get new creative every week instead of paying thousands for photoshoots. It’s faster, cheaper, and ideal for testing.”
5. Clean, scale and organise
Make a simple CRM, such as a Google Sheet, to keep track of outreach.
Try to do 10 demonstrations a week. Even if just 2 brands buy, you’ll still be making money every month.
Want the exact outreach email/DM templates to use for your outreach campaign? Comment Nano Banana and we will send it to you.
Watch out for Part 2 of 10 money-making plays using Nano Banana.
