How a Nano Banana Pro Selfie Captured My Natural Glow

Nano banana Pro { "frame": { "aspect_ratio": "9:16", "shot_size": "Extreme Close-Up (ECU)", "orientation": "Portrait", "composition_guide": "Off-center diagonal; face fills most of frame, pillow dominates camera-right; eyes near upper-middle" }, "subject": { "subject_type": "Human", "identity_summary": "Adult East Asian woman, long dark brown/black hair with wispy see-through bangs, natural textured skin with light freckles, glossy pink lips, small beauty mark on the cheek (viewer-left).", "visual_signature": { "facial_signature": { "face_shape": "Soft oval with a tapered chin (slightly compressed by pillow)", "eye_details": "Large brown almond eyes, subtle eyeliner, clear catchlights", "nose_details": "Straight narrow bridge, small soft tip", "lip_details": "Full pouty lips, high-gloss, pink/coral tint", "unique_features": "Small dark beauty mark (mole) on viewer-left cheek" }, "body_signature": { "build": "Slender", "skin_tone_and_texture": "Fair-light tone with realistic skin microtexture: visible pores on cheeks and nose, fine peach fuzz, scattered light freckles across nose bridge and upper cheeks, subtle redness/flush and mild natural blotchiness; no heavy smoothing" } }, "pose_and_action": { "description": "Side-lying selfie, cheek resting into a cream pillow, head tilted slightly downward toward camera.", "body_position": "Upper torso mostly out of frame; neckline visible", "limb_positions": "Arms out of frame; phone/camera implied", "facial_expression": "Sleepy/soft pout, relaxed mouth, calm intimate mood", "gaze_direction": "Direct eye contact with camera" }, "inventory": { "wardrobe": "White crew-neck cotton t-shirt", "accessories": "None", "hair_style": "Long straight dark hair spread over bedding, wispy bangs partially crossing forehead and between eyes" } }, "environment": { "setting_type": "Indoor", "location_description": "Bed, close to pillow", "background_elements": "Cream/white pillow with soft texture on camera-right, white bedding, minimal clutter" }, "lighting": { "global_illumination": "Soft, diffuse, texture-revealing", "primary_source": "Large soft source from slightly above camera-left (window-like)", "direction": "Mostly frontal with slight side bias to reveal pores and freckles without harsh shadows", "shadow_quality": "Very soft; gentle gradients along nose and under bangs", "color_temperature": "Neutral-warm (approx 4500K–5200K)" }, "camera": { "angle": "Phone selfie perspective, slightly above and close", "lens_type": "Phone wide camera equivalent", "focal_length_mm_equiv": 24, "aperture": "f/1.8", "focus": "Sharp on eyes; enough detail to resolve pores/freckles on cheeks and nose; mild falloff toward hair and pillow edges" }, "post_processing": { "art_medium": "Photography", "style_modifiers": "natural selfie, minimal retouch, preserve pores and freckles, realistic skin texture, subtle under-eye texture, high detail eyes, no skin blur, no plastic smoothing", "color_grade": "Natural skin tones, gentle contrast, restrained highlights, slightly warm neutrals", "rendering_engine": "Photorealistic" }, "negative": { "artifact_suppression": "airbrushed skin, poreless skin, plastic/waxy skin, excessive skin smoothing, beauty filter, over-sharpen halos, uncanny texture tiling, heavy noise, banding, warped facial features, asymmetry, smeared pupils, extra teeth, extra limbs", "subject_excludes": "no mole, wrong mole placement, heavy eyeliner, heavy lipstick, bright red lips, wide smile with teeth, glasses, strong contouring, different hair color, child/teen" } }