Publishes detailed image-generation experiments with prompts, outputs and failed constraints. His articles help turn a visual idea into instructions that can be checked against the resulting image.
Why read Max Woolf?
Start with Woolf's Nano Banana experiments when your image request contains several subjects, positions or small edits. He shows the actual instructions and results, including ambiguity about left and right and requests that a model misses. You can borrow the habit of checking each requested change against the image rather than judging only its appearance.
His follow-up on Nano Banana Pro tests typography, reference images, grids and composition rules. It also shows why generated factual text needs its own check. These are his dated experiments with particular models, and the title's ranking is his assessment. His gemimg project makes the accompanying generation and editing workflow inspectable.
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Practical experiments ·
Nano Banana can be prompt engineered for extremely nuanced AI image generation
How do you express and check a complex visual request? Woolf compares detailed prompts with actual images, showing targeted edits, positional ambiguity and missed constraints. Begin with the first editing example.
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XFollowList, “Nano Banana can be prompt engineered for extremely nuanced AI image generation” reading notes in the Max Woolf profile. https://xfollowlist.com/people/max-woolf#work-91e2b9deb865
The linked work is the original source; this permalink identifies XFollowList’s reason to read it. Original work published .
Profile-source checking date and references · Dated reading map
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Practical experiments ·
Nano Banana Pro is the best AI image generator, with caveats
What improves and what still fails in his follow-up tests? Read the typography, grid and system-prompt sections alongside the incorrect infographic examples. The title states his assessment of the model at publication.
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XFollowList, “Nano Banana Pro is the best AI image generator, with caveats” reading notes in the Max Woolf profile. https://xfollowlist.com/people/max-woolf#work-254f618a3455
The linked work is the original source; this permalink identifies XFollowList’s reason to read it. Original work published .
Profile-source checking date and references · Dated reading map
Projects & roles
gemimg
His Python package for generating and editing Gemini images, including input references and prompt storage.
Max Woolf’s Blog
His authored experiments, explanations and linked implementation projects.
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Sources & further reading
Profile sources checked . This describes checking these references, separately from the publication dates of selected works.
- His own site identifies Max Woolf as @minimaxir and describes his BuzzFeed role as former.
- Current public profile metadata links his own site and also marks BuzzFeed as a former affiliation.
- The repository names Max Woolf as its creator and maintainer and documents the image-editing workflow.
Cite this profile’s source check
XFollowList, Max Woolf profile sources. Sources checked 2026-10-11. https://xfollowlist.com/people/max-woolf#sources-checked