NanoBanana: selfie to studio-style shot

A good profile photo costs time and money: studio, lighting, a photographer. NanoBanana offers a shortcut. You send a selfie and the bot returns a studio-style lifestyle shot. 😎

It all happens in a normal Telegram chat, with no app and no editor.

A style number instead of endless settings

The bot works in two moves. First you send a photo. Then you type a style number, for example 0123, or describe in words what you want, and the bot helps you phrase it.

1. Photo. A portrait in good light with the face clearly visible works best.
2. Style. A number from the style catalog, or a free description.
3. Result. The bot sends back a processed version of your selfie.

The style catalog is kept separately, and the bot points to it in its greeting.

What a custom description means in practice

If the ready-made numbers do not fit, invent your own style. The more specific the request, the fewer surprises.

• Place: a cafe by a window, a city street at dusk, a bright studio.
• Light: soft daylight, warm sunset, backlight.
• Clothes and mood: business look, casual style, calm face or a smile.

One clear sentence usually beats a long list of conflicting wishes. ✨

The balance command and why it matters

The bot has two commands. /start restarts the dialogue. /balanced shows your generation balance.

Having a balance means the number of generations is limited. How many you get and on what terms is something to check inside the bot itself, not in secondhand summaries.

Content filters: what the bot refuses

The bot has built-in filters for sexual, violent and shocking content. Such images cannot be generated, and attempts may lead to a ban.

Use of the bot requires accepting a user agreement, linked in the bot's description. Read it, since it sets the terms for how your photos are handled. 🔒

Choosing the right source selfie

AI photo editors focus on the face in the frame, so the original decides a lot.

• Shoot by a window or outdoors in shade, not under an overhead lamp.
• Hold the camera at eye level so proportions are not distorted.
• Skip heavy beauty filters: they wipe out the features that make you recognizable.

If the result does not look like you, send a different shot and try the same style again. One number looks different on different originals.

What to do with the finished shot

A studio-style portrait suits a messenger avatar, a social profile or a CV photo. For ID documents and official forms it does not fit: those need an ordinary unedited photograph.

Save the result you like right away and remember the style number so you can repeat it later on another picture. For a series, keep the same light and angle in your originals and the shots will look like one set.

Compare the edited photo with the original before posting. The face should stay recognizable, and details like hands, jewelry and text on clothing deserve a separate look, since errors show most there.

Other people's faces and privacy

Process your own photos or pictures of people who agree to it. A face is personal data, and posting someone else's portrait, even an improved one, without permission is not okay. 📷