Smartphone Illusion Photo Prompt: Create a Stepping Out of Phone Photo

Saw this smartphone illusion photo prompt on Nano Banana Pro and had to try it – the result is wild. A young woman looks like she’s literally stepping out of an iPhone screen someone’s holding, her legs and boots still inside the camera app while her upper body is out in the real world. Handwritten notes on the screen point to her outfit details, she’s giving that playful pout or blowing a kiss straight at you, hair all windswept, set in a Parisian park in autumn. Everything feels super real, no fake CGI vibe. Great for fashion OOTD posts or just messing around with cool edits in Midjourney or Flux.

How to Use This Prompt

Here’s how to play around with this prompt — it’s simple, and it delivers solid results almost every time.

Start by uploading a clear photo of yourself (or whoever the subject is) when running the prompt in Nano Banana Pro. From there, it just kinda comes together on its own. The lower half — legs and boots — stays inside the phone screen, framed by the iOS camera interface like it’s being photographed right then. Meanwhile, the upper body steps out into the real world.

You’ll get those white handwritten-style arrows and labels on the screen pointing to outfit details like the skirt and boots. The full camera UI is there too, shutter button and all, so the whole thing feels legit.

She ends up looking confident and playful — direct eye contact, maybe a soft pout or blowing a kiss. Hair’s a bit windswept, makeup natural but put-together, outfit usually a turtleneck with mini skirt and leather boots. Background is a softly blurred Parisian park in autumn, green bench and all.

One tip: use a full-body or three-quarter reference photo. Helps the proportions stay spot-on and makes the pop-out effect more convincing. Works great for fashion OOTD posts, but honestly just as fun for random edits.

Prompt For Smartphone Illusion Photo Prompt

{

"subject": {

"description": "A hyper-realistic optical illusion photograph. A young Caucasian woman appears to be stepping out of a smartphone screen held in a hand. The screen displays the camera interface, capturing her boots, while her real upper body extends out of the phone into reality.",

"mirror_rules": "Ensure the phone screen clearly shows the iOS Camera UI (shutter button, mode text). Handwritten annotations must be legible and not mirrored.",

"age": "20s",

"expression": {

"eyes": {

"look": "Alluring and playful",

"energy": "Confident, direct",

"direction": "Looking at the viewer"

},

"mouth": {

"position": "Blowing a kiss or pouting",

"energy": "Chic and charming"

},

"overall": "Lifelike, engaging interaction"

},

"face": {

"preserve_original": "false",

"makeup": "Natural glam, matte foundation, defined European features",

"features": "High nose bridge, double eyelids, defined jawline"

},

"hair": {

"color": "Dark brown",

"style": "Long, loose waves, voluminous",

"effect": "Realistic shine, wind-blown effect"

},

"body": {

"frame": "Petite but proportionally realistic",

"waist": "Defined",

"chest": "Covered by turtleneck",

"legs": "Visible INSIDE the phone screen interface wearing boots",

"skin": {

"visible_areas": "Face, hands",

"tone": "Fair Caucasian skin",

"texture": "Ultra-realistic skin texture, visible pores, natural imperfections",

"lighting_effect": "Soft daylight"

}

},

"pose": {

"position": "Torso and head emerging vertically from the phone, legs displayed on the screen",

"base": "Dynamic standing pose",

"overall": "充满活力的随机姿势，让人感觉生命力满满"

},

"clothing": {

"top": {

"effect": "精致的穿搭，High-quality textile photography"

},

"bottom": {

"type": "Mini Skirt and Leather Boots",

"color": "Dark Grey (skirt), Brown (boots)",

"details": "Boots visible on the screen beneath the UI elements"

}

}

},

"accessories": {

"jewelry": "Gold rings on the photographer's hand (foreground)",

"device": "Smartphone with burgundy case. The screen is ACTIVE and DETAILED: it displays the IOS Camera App Interface (white circular shutter button at bottom, 'PHOTO' text).",

"prop": "On the phone screen: White handwritten-style text overlays with arrows pointing to the outfit elements (e.g., text 'suede jacket' with arrow, 'leather boots' with arrow)."

},

"photography": {

"camera_style": "DSLR photography, Macro lens for phone details",

"angle": "POV, High angle looking down at hand",

"shot_type": "Composite photography",

"aspect_ratio": "3:4",

"texture": "Sharp screen pixels, fingerprint smudges on screen, realistic fabric texture",

"lighting": "Overcast soft natural light",

"depth_of_field": "Background bench blurred (Bokeh), Phone screen UI and subject sharp"

},

"background": {

"setting": "Parisian Park in Autumn",

"wall_color": "Green bench, grey ground",

"elements": [

"Green park bench with text 'Le silence'",

"Autumn leaves"

],

"atmosphere": "Cinematic, realistic",

"lighting": "Natural ambient light"

},

"the_vibe": {

"energy": "Sophisticated, viral social media content",

"mood": "Fashion forward",

"aesthetic": "OOTD breakdown, creative edit",

"authenticity": "Photorealistic texture, not CGI",

"intimacy": "POV",

"story": "Fashion styling breakdown",

"caption_energy": "Styling brown suede & leather"

},

"constraints": {

"must_keep": [

"Caucasian ethnicity",

"Photorealistic skin",

"Camera UI elements on screen (shutter button)",

"Handwritten text annotations on screen",

"Pop-out effect"

],

"avoid": [

"Transparent phone screen",

"Blank screen",

"3D render style",

"Cartoon",

"Plastic skin"

]

},

"negative_prompt": [

"transparent screen",

"blank screen",

"glass phone",

"3d",

"render",

"cartoon",

"anime",

"plastic",

"drawing",

"illustration"

]

}

via: @underwoodxie96