Overview

• Spanish-language outlets publish step-by-step guides and the exact English prompt telling Gemini to keep faces intact and replace the background with white curtains for a Polaroid effect.
• Coverage attributes the realistic results to Gemini’s Nano Banana/Gemini 2.5 Flash image mode, which many users can access without paying.
• The trend dominates TikTok, Instagram and Facebook and has expanded from celebrity pairings to recreations with deceased relatives for life events.
• Reporters warn that uploading personal photos can feed training datasets and enable identity theft, deepfakes or data leaks, urging users to review privacy policies or use offline editors.
• Some guides cite claimed restrictions that Gemini will not process copyrighted or non‑consensual images, though questions persist about data retention and potential reuse.