Tech Explained: How to use Google Nano Banana, ChatGPT and other AI chatbots to transform family photo into personalised Christmas greeting in Simple Terms

Since the launch of photo and video making capabilities in AI chatbots, the world has seen a rise in stylised images and clips on social media platforms. This trend, however, is not limited to just sharing on Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), or Facebook as people have begun to share personalised content on occasions like festivals, birthdays and more. With Christmas already here and New Year coming in a week’s time, you can also use your family photos to turn them into different styles, or better, animate them to make personalised greeting. In this article, we are discussing ways you can do this with the help of popular AI chatbots. By leveraging Google’s “Nano Banana” and Veo image generation tools and OpenAI’s Sora video model, users are create high-quality animated greetings.

Step 1: Select Your PhotoUsers can pick a clear family portrait with visible faces. You can also choose your own photo or the subjects you like to add to your generated art.Step 2: Upload to Nano Banana or ChatGPT’s image creation toolUse the AI chatbot’s image-to-image capabilities to stylise the photo. Fro example, you can create a “Ghibli-style photo”, “a 3D Pixar-style effect” or “Classic Christmas Cartoon” to add necessary effects like red cloths, hats or twinkling lights.If you want to further personalise your photo, you can either edit the command you have given, or add more description to further refine your image.Step 3: Create video from your photoIf you are more into videos and want to animate your newly-created image, AI chatbots can help turna static photo to a video clip.

Prompts for AI chatbots to create video from your photo

It is to be noted that if you want to make a convincing video, you must be as detailed as possible to describe the scene, effect, colours, clothes and all the elements that you want in it. For example, here are 5 prompts you can try:Transform this photo into a magical Christmas scene with gently falling snow, twinkling lights in the background, and a warm golden glow. Add subtle animations like snow settling on shoulders and hair, with festive bokeh effects. Text overlay: ‘Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 2025’Create a cozy winter wonderland video from this photo. Animate soft snowfall, add a crackling fireplace glow in the background, and include floating Christmas ornaments. Make the person’s eyes sparkle with holiday magic. Duration: 10-15 secondsCreate a sophisticated New Year video with this photo featuring gold and silver confetti falling, champagne bubbles rising, and a countdown timer animation. Add elegant particle effects and a midnight sky background transitionTransform into a cinematic holiday greeting with slow-motion gold dust particles, lens flares, and a smooth 3D parallax effect on the photo. Background transitions from deep blue to warm gold. Add text: ‘Season’s Greetings 2025’Transform into a serene Christmas blessing video with soft candlelight glow, gentle angel wings animation in the background, peaceful falling snow, and a warm heavenly light. Add inspirational holiday message overlayOther tips you can follow for best results include: specify duration, mention lighting, add motion type, text type and placement, and finally choose a mood.