Notes on getting a catalogue photographed for less.
Product photography
An ecommerce photographer shoots and edits the images that sell your products online: lighting, white or lifestyle backgrounds, retouching, and file delivery. Whether you need to hire one depends on how often your catalog changes and whether the shot needs a real camera at all.
· 4 min read
Product photography
Ten creative product photography ideas that move a listing past a plain white background, what each one costs to shoot traditionally, and which ones AI scene generation can get you most of the way to on its own.
· 5 min read
Product photography
Professional product photography is a set of repeatable standards, not a specific room or camera: even lighting, a clean background, accurate color and sharp focus on every item in a catalog. You can hit that bar with a hired photographer, a DIY lightbox, or an AI tool that works from a photo you already took.
· 5 min read
마켓플레이스 촬영
아마존 상품 촬영 서비스를 맡기면 제품을 스튜디오로 보내고 파일을 받기까지 며칠을 기다려야 합니다. 이미 깔끔한 사진이 한 장 있는 판매자라면 AI 도구로 같은 세션에서 규정에 맞는 메인 이미지를 장당 훨씬 적은 비용으로 만들 수 있습니다. 각각이 언제 가치가 있는지 정리했습니다.
· 5 min read
제품 사진
의류 사진 촬영은 플랫레이, 행잉, 모델 또는 마네킹 착용 컷으로 나뉘며, 어떤 방법이 맞는지는 핏이 판매 요소에 포함되는지에 달려 있습니다. 이 글은 각 방법의 촬영 세팅, 방법을 바꿔야 할 때, 이미 가진 사진으로 컷을 생성했을 때 비용 구조가 어떻게 달라지는지를 다룹니다.
· 5 min read
제품 촬영
제품 촬영 서비스는 사진작가를 고용하는 스튜디오 촬영부터 이미 가지고 있는 사진으로 새 이미지를 생성하는 AI 도구까지 다양합니다. 알맞은 선택은 카탈로그 규모, 변경 빈도, 그리고 실제 촬영한 사진이 필요한지 이미 찍은 사진으로 작업할 수 있는지에 따라 달라집니다.
· 4 min read
마켓플레이스 사진 촬영
Reverb의 사진 정책은 한 가지 점에서 대부분의 마켓플레이스보다 엄격합니다. 개인 판매자는 모델의 스톡 사진이 아니라 실제로 판매하는 그 물건을 직접 촬영해야 합니다. 실제로 어떤 의미인지, 그리고 통하는 리스팅 사진을 어떻게 찍는지 살펴봅니다.
· 3 min read
상품 등록 최적화
눈에 보이는 워터마크는 사진 도용의 당연한 해결책처럼 보이지만, Amazon과 Google Shopping은 워터마크가 있는 대표 이미지를 거부합니다. 카탈로그를 실제로 지켜 주는 방법과 워터마크가 여전히 쓸모 있는 경우를 알아봅니다.
· 3 min read
상품 등록 최적화
공급업체와 제조사의 사진은 아무도 돈을 요구하지 않아 공짜처럼 느껴지지만, 저작권은 보통 제품을 파는 사람이 아니라 사진을 찍은 사람에게 있습니다. 실제로 어떤 부분이 위험한지, 드롭쉬퍼가 대신 할 수 있는 일은 무엇인지 정리했습니다.
· 4 min read
제품 사진
AI 고스트 마네킹 도구가 작동하는 방식, 세 가지 출력 모드 중 무엇을 쓸지, 결과가 잘 나오도록 업로드할 사진을 찍는 방법, 그리고 이 방식이 아직 실패하는 지점을 정리했습니다.
· 3 min read
제품 사진
AI 패션 모델 생성기가 하는 일, 어떤 한 장의 이미지보다 매번 같은 모델을 쓰는 것이 더 중요한 이유, 고객에게 맞는 모델을 설명하는 방법, 그리고 이런 도구가 만들지 말아야 할 것을 정리했습니다.
· 3 min read
상품 사진
라인시트 사진은 룩북 사진과 역할이 다릅니다. 하나의 스타일을 돋보이게 하는 것이 아니라, 컬렉션 전체에서 일관성을 유지해야 합니다.
· 3 min read
제품 사진
벨트 상품 페이지에 실제로 필요한 컷, 가죽의 결을 죽이지 않는 조명법, 그리고 버클 색이 실물과 다르게 찍히는 이유를 정리했습니다.
· 4 min read
상품 사진
흰 벽이 왜 여전히 회색으로 찍히는지, 배경을 순백으로 날려 주는 실제 조명 비율, 그리고 상품 자체가 흰색일 때의 대처법.
· 4 min read
마켓플레이스 사진
Discogs 판매자는 슬리브와 바이닐을 따로 등급 매깁니다. 등급을 뒷받침하는 사진은 대부분의 사람이 떠올리는 사진과 다릅니다.
· 4 min read
마켓플레이스 사진
스티커는 작고, 유광이나 홀로그램 소재인 경우가 많으며, 낱장으로도 붙인 상태로도 판매됩니다. 구매자가 사기 전에 크기, 마감, 모양을 알 수 있도록 촬영하는 방법을 소개합니다.
· 5 min read
제품 사진
중고 책 마켓플레이스는 상태로 등급을 매기는데, 구매자는 표지 사진 한 장으로는 바로 그 상태를 볼 수 없습니다. 상태에 대한 의문에 실제로 답이 되는 사진을 소개합니다.
· 5 min read
제품 사진
지갑은 작은 물건이지만 맡은 역할은 큽니다. 바느질, 가죽 결, 안쪽 수납 공간은 구매자가 가까이서 보려고 실제로 돈을 내는 부분인데, 보통 작업 거리에서 찍은 한 장의 와이드 샷으로는 이 세 가지에 동시에 초점을 맞출 수 없습니다.
· 4 min read
제품 사진
린넨은 접자마자 구겨지고, 부드러운 정면 조명 아래에서는 납작하고 질감이 없어 보입니다. 대부분의 원단에 쉬운 두 가지 방법, 즉 다림질로 매끈하게 펴고 고르게 조명을 비추는 것이 린넨에는 오히려 잘못된 선택입니다.
· 4 min read
제품 사진
퀼트나 재봉을 하는 사람은 결제 전에 만져 볼 수 없는 색상과 무늬 반복을 구매합니다. 그래서 정확한 색 재현과 무늬 반복 전체를 보여 주는 일은 Etsy의 거의 모든 카테고리보다 여기서 더 중요하며, Etsy 자체의 리스팅 사진 규격도 먼저 넘어야 할 실제 하한선을 정해 두고 있습니다.
· 4 min read
제품 사진
캐리어는 용량, 바퀴와 손잡이의 내구성, 짐이 담기는 방식으로 팔리는데, 닫힌 정면 사진 한 장으로는 그중 어느 것도 증명되지 않습니다. 하드케이스와 소프트케이스 모두에 쓸 수 있는 앵글 구성과 조명 방법을 소개합니다.
· 3 min read
제품 사진
스테인리스와 논스틱 조리도구는 상품이기 전에 거울이고, 유리 뚜껑은 반사면 두 개가 겹쳐 있는 셈입니다. 프라이팬이 스튜디오 반사가 아니라 프라이팬처럼 보이게 하는 앵글 구성과 조명 해결법을 소개합니다.
· 3 min read
제품 사진
충전기, 케이블, 보조배터리, 이어폰은 작고 광택 플라스틱이나 헤어라인 금속 소재라서 사진으로는 크기를 잘못 판단하기 쉽습니다. 앵글 구성, 아무도 알려주지 않는 지문 문제, 성질이 전혀 다른 두 표면을 위한 조명 해법을 정리했습니다.
· 3 min read
마켓플레이스 사진
핀터레스트는 피드가 아니라 시각 검색 엔진이며, 정사각형보다 세로로 긴 프레임을 선호합니다. 사이즈 표, 촬영 순서, 그리고 크롭이 아니라 실제 사진에서 나와야 하는 것들을 정리했습니다.
· 4 min read
상품 등록 최적화
카메라에서 바로 나온 상품 사진은 보통 페이지가 필요로 하는 것보다 훨씬 크고, 그 무게 때문에 구매자가 상품 설명을 읽기도 전에 페이지가 느려집니다. 용량 예산, 실제로 바이트를 줄이는 작업 순서, 그리고 압축으로 해결할 수 없는 부분을 정리했습니다.
· 4 min read
동영상
아마존의 동영상 규정은 영상에 넣을 수 없는 항목에 대해서는 일관되지만, 정확한 길이와 파일 크기 제한은 가이드마다 다릅니다. 업로드 유형과 관계없이 실제로 통용되는 내용과, 수치를 업로드 화면에서 직접 확인해야 하는 이유를 정리했습니다.
· 3 min read
상품 사진
소스, 과자, 향신료 믹스가 포장 안의 실제 모습 그대로 보이게 하는 조명과 화이트밸런스 접근법, 그리고 박스 사진 외에 식품 상세페이지에 필요한 컷을 정리했습니다.
· 4 min read
상품 페이지 최적화
사진이 스튜디오 촬영이 아닌 사용자 제작 콘텐츠처럼 보이게 만드는 요소, 크리에이터에게 비용을 쓰지 않고 그 느낌을 내는 세 가지 방법, 그리고 AI가 개입하는 순간 적용되는 공개 규정을 정리했습니다.
· 4 min read
마켓플레이스 요건
A+ 콘텐츠가 실제로 요구하는 모듈 크기, 어떤 제3자 체크리스트도 서로 완전히 일치하지 않는 이유, 모듈마다 다시 촬영하지 않고 한 번의 촬영으로 모든 크롭을 만드는 촬영 순서.
· 4 min read
제품 사진
킥스타터는 아직 존재하지 않는 제품의 포토리얼리스틱 렌더링을 금지합니다. 작동하는 프로토타입을 위한 촬영 목록과, 그 프로토타입이 실물이 된 뒤 생성 이미지가 여전히 허용되는 범위를 정리했습니다.
· 4 min read
상품 촬영
2023년 글로벌 설문에서 소비자의 3분의 1이 온라인에서 본 것과 달라서 반품한 적이 있다고 답했습니다. 그 원인이 되는 구체적인 사진의 빈틈과, 사진 개선으로는 해결되지 않는 것들을 정리했습니다.
· 4 min read
상품 사진
카메라는 중간 회색을 기준으로 측광하기 때문에, 같은 조명 세팅에서 검은색과 흰색 상품을 함께 찍으면 검은색은 바랜 듯하고 흰색은 칙칙해 보입니다. 수동 노출로 해결하는 방법과 자동 모드가 이 문제를 해결하지 못하는 이유를 설명합니다.
· 4 min read
제품 사진
양말은 내려놓는 순간 형태 없는 더미가 됩니다. 볼륨을 주고, 패턴을 솔직하게 보여주고, 멀티팩의 수량이 헷갈리지 않게 찍는 방법을 알려드립니다.
· 4 min read
제품 촬영
유리는 빛을 흩뜨리지 않고 튕겨냅니다. 그래서 맨 전구를 쓰면 향수병이 핫스팟 범벅이 됩니다. 반사와 싸우는 대신 반사를 다루는 방법을 소개합니다.
· 3 min read
제품 사진
백팩은 용량, 수납 구성, 어깨끈 착용감으로 팔리지만, 정면 사진 한 장으로는 이 중 어느 것도 증명할 수 없습니다. 구매자의 궁금증에 실제로 답해 주는 앵글 구성과 조명 방법을 정리했습니다.
· 3 min read
상품 사진
시트와 이불은 누군가 형태를 잡아 주기 전에는 모양이 없기 때문에 가장 찍기 어려운 평면형 상품입니다. 접는 법, 드레이프, 질감 클로즈업, 그리고 구매자가 상세페이지에서 이탈하지 않게 하는 배경 선택법을 정리했습니다.
· 4 min read
상품 사진
상품 세 개 중 하나가 다른 사람이 찍은 것처럼 보이는 쇼핑몰은 구매자가 글을 읽기도 전에 신뢰를 잃습니다. 고정해야 할 설정, 적어 두어야 할 촬영 레시피, 발행 전에 편차를 잡아내는 점검 방법을 정리했습니다.
· 4 min read
상품 사진 촬영
대부분의 상품 페이지에는 거의 같은 각도의 사진 서른 장이 아니라 다섯 장에서 여덟 장이면 충분합니다. 구매자의 실제 궁금증에 답하는 컷, 자주 빠지는 컷, 카테고리별로 몇 장을 계획해야 하는지 정리했습니다.
· 3 min read
상품 사진
웨딩 드레스는 화이트 온 화이트에 일회성 구매 카테고리이며, 구매자가 미리 입어볼 수 없습니다. 촬영 컷 리스트, 조명, 그리고 레이스, 비즈, 움직이는 트레인에 대한 생성 이미지의 솔직한 한계를 정리했습니다.
· 5 min read
Product photography
Toys fight bright saturated plastic, small loose parts, and a scale problem a flat shot cannot answer. The shot list, Amazon's main image rules, and the lighting setup that keeps colors accurate.
· 4 min read
Product photography
Glossy curved labels catch glare, and the Supplement Facts panel has to stay legible in the photo itself. A lighting setup for bottles and the label details a listing cannot skip.
· 4 min read
Product photography
A bundle listing needs a different shot list than a single product does: one hero that reads as a set, a contents shot that removes all doubt, and individual shots that still have to carry the SKU on its own if it is ever sold separately.
· 3 min read
Product photography
A human model is the single biggest line item in a clothing photoshoot. Four real alternatives, what each one costs, and which garments each one actually suits.
· 4 min read
Listing optimization
Most marketplaces now reward listings with more angles than a single hero shot provides. A phone and a turntable get you there for a product with no fit to show; AI angle generation is the practical option when the product is a garment on a body.
· 4 min read
Product photography
Why direct sun is the wrong light for a plant listing, how to get leaf colour a buyer can trust, and the one category where AI generated photography is the wrong tool entirely.
· 4 min read
Product photography
Why glossy cosmetics packaging fights your lighting setup, how to shoot a swatch buyers can trust, and the marketplace image rules that catch sellers out most often.
· 4 min read
Product photography
Why a print listing needs two different photos doing two different jobs, how to shoot a flat copy without glare, and why the room mockup is what actually carries the sale.
· 4 min read
Marketplace photography
The exact pixel, format and background rules Temu sets for seller-uploaded listing images, the apparel-specific ratio most new sellers miss, and a shoot that clears them without renting a studio.
· 3 min read
Product photography
Why pet product listings live or die on scale and context rather than lighting alone, a shoot that gets both without a live animal on set, and where a styled scene can and cannot stand in for one.
· 4 min read
Marketplace photography
The exact background, pixel and format rules Amazon enforces on the main image, what the other image slots are actually for, and a shoot that clears the technical bar without a lightbox tent.
· 4 min read
Product photography
Wig and hair extension buyers zoom into the lace before they buy. A lighting and mannequin head setup that holds up at that scale, plus where an on-model AI image earns its place in the listing.
· 4 min read
Product photography
Small, glossy or textured, and usually shown on a device, phone cases and tech accessories need a different setup than apparel or jewelry. A phone-friendly lighting and framing routine that avoids the usual glare and tilt problems.
· 4 min read
Product photography
Color that looks wrong on arrival is one of the most common reasons a buyer sends an item back. A white balance and camera-setting routine that keeps color consistent, and why a generated image can only be as accurate as the photo it started from.
· 4 min read
Product photography
A pillow photographed flat and square proves it exists. A pillow styled on a sofa proves it belongs in a room. Most listings need both, and the two shots ask for different light.
· 4 min read
Product photography
A free mockup generator from your print partner covers the template shot. It does not cover what happens the moment a buyer wants to see your actual shirt, on a real body, in a real setting. Where the line sits, and what to do about it.
· 4 min read
Product photography
Soap sells on texture and colour, both of which are easy to wreck with the wrong light. A setup that shows lather and natural dye accurately, plus the one Etsy rule that limits how far AI editing can go on a handmade listing.
· 4 min read
Marketplace photography
Why glare, not light level, ruins most card photos, a setup that stays consistent across a whole box of cards, and what eBay's own photo policy actually asks for.
· 4 min read
Product photography
Rugs mislead buyers on color, pile and scale more easily than most products. A lighting setup that keeps all three honest, and what a styled room shot can't replace.
· 4 min read
Product photography
Glazed surfaces throw a different kind of lighting problem than fabric or wood. How to diffuse a hotspot, white balance for true glaze color, and what every handmade listing should show.
· 4 min read
Product photography
A lighting approach for glossy bottles, matte jars and frosted glass that keeps labels legible and colors true, plus the texture and swatch shots that cut skincare returns.
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Product photography
A lens, lighting and space setup for photographing chairs, tables and sofas without a rented studio, plus the lens distortion mistake that quietly makes furniture look the wrong size.
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Product photography
A lighting setup that shows wax translucency and a true wick without an open flame, plus the background and label choices that keep a candle catalogue consistent across a whole collection.
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Product photography
You do not need a spare room. A corner, a window and a few feet of clear floor are enough for flat lays, small products and most single-garment shots.
· 3 min read
Product photography
Chrome, glass, patent leather and polished metal all reflect the room around them. Here is how to control that with a homemade light tent and side lighting instead of fighting it with exposure settings.
· 5 min read
Product photography
You do not need a $2,000 studio kit to get clean, color-accurate product shots. Here is what to actually spend money on, and what to skip.
· 3 min read
Product photography
What separates a lookbook from ordinary catalog photos, what a small brand's shoot actually costs, and how to get the look without renting a studio for the day.
· 6 min read
Product photography
What retouching should fix and what it shouldn't, what each service tier actually costs per image, and a batch workflow that holds up across a full catalog instead of one hero shot.
· 3 min read
Wholesale photography
The exact pixel sizes Faire asks for on product photos, apparel images and your storefront cover, plus why the cover is the one image that decides whether a retailer ever opens your catalog.
· 4 min read
Product photography
Silk reflects light the way glass does, only softer, so the same discipline that keeps a harsh light off a bottle keeps it off a slip dress.
· 4 min read
Product photography
Glass and clear plastic reflect and refract everything around them, so the fix is almost never the camera. It is controlling what the product can see.
· 4 min read
Marketplace photography
Whatnot sells mostly through live video, but every seller still needs a still cover photo, and the two jobs want slightly different setups.
· 3 min read
Product photography
A physical mannequin is the classic middle ground between a flat lay and a live model, cheap to own outright but limited in exactly the way that middle ground implies.
· 4 min read
Product photography
A 360 spin is a sequence of still photos stitched into a loop, not a video, and the equipment gap between a hobbyist setup and a professional one is smaller than it looks.
· 4 min read
Product photography
A flat lay cannot show what a maternity buyer actually needs to see, which is how the garment grows with a changing body across trimesters, not just how it looks on one static shape.
· 5 min read
Product photography
Why a scarf laid flat like a bedsheet undersells both its size and its drape, the standard dimensions for square, rectangular, blanket and infinity scarves, and a shoot order that shows all of them.
· 4 min read
Product photography
Why fine stripes, houndstooth and small checks turn into wavy rainbow distortion in photos, what actually causes it, and the distance and angle changes that fix it faster than any camera setting.
· 4 min read
Marketplace photography
The exact pixel minimums, file size caps and watermark rules Google Merchant Center enforces on product images, plus the January 2027 change that raises the floor for every category at once.
· 6 min read
Video
The vertical format a TikTok Shop video actually needs, what the platform's own quality guidance asks for beyond resolution, and an honest look at where AI-generated video can and cannot stand in for a real try-on clip.
· 4 min read
Product photography
Why a watch is the hardest small product to photograph, how to kill the reflections a curved crystal and a polished case throw back at your lens, and the shot list a listing actually needs to answer size and fit questions.
· 4 min read
Product photography
Why loungewear photographs flatter and less relaxed than it fits, how to handle sheer and lightweight fabrics without a see-through problem, and the three shot types a sleepwear listing needs to cover fit, fabric weight and coordination.
· 4 min read
Marketplace photography
The exact pixel, background and file size limits Walmart Marketplace sets for product images, and why an image below its size floor gets automatically unpublished rather than just ranked lower.
· 3 min read
Product photography
A shoot plan for intimate apparel that shows fit and fabric honestly, plus the specific image rules Amazon enforces for thongs, sheer pieces and anything that could read as explicit.
· 4 min read
Product photography
Why a hat photographed flat on a table almost never sells, what a head form actually costs, and how to shoot brim shape, crown height and adjustable sizing so a buyer trusts the fit.
· 4 min read
Marketplace photography
A written measurement in the listing description answers a different question than the buyer is actually asking. A photo of the tape measure on the actual garment answers it directly.
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Product photography
Direct sun is rarely the right light for a clothing photo. Diffused light, from an overcast sky or a curtained window, shows fabric color and texture more accurately and with far less setup.
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Product photography
A usable product lightbox is a cardboard box, tape, and white tissue paper. The diffusion is the whole job, and a five dollar build does it as well as most cheap commercial ones.
· 3 min read
Product photography
A close-up image of one specific feature of a product, stitching, texture, hardware or a logo, that does the job a shopper's hands would do in a physical store.
· 3 min read
Product photography
Leather reflects light as a hard, moving hot spot instead of scattering it evenly, so the fix is almost entirely about the size and angle of your light source, with a polarizing filter as the tool for what diffusion alone cannot remove.
· 3 min read
Marketplace photography
Resale platforms that authenticate designer items want a different set of photos than a normal listing does, sharp and well lit close-ups of the brand tag, serial number and hardware rather than a flattering shot of the garment.
· 3 min read
Product photography
The difference between a lifestyle photo and a plain background product shot, why marketplaces still want the plain one first, and how to plan a lifestyle image that does not bury the product.
· 3 min read
Product photography
Faux fur photographs flat under the light most people default to. Why front on flash is the problem, the angled setup that fixes it, and the prep pass that matters more than the camera.
· 3 min read
Marketplace photography
Vestiaire Collective's listing rules are stricter than most resale marketplaces, and the reason is the authentication step behind them. The shot list the form actually asks for, and why the flaw photo matters more here than elsewhere.
· 3 min read
Product photography
A flat lay is a reasonable shortcut on a straight size sample. At a size 18 or a 2XL it hides the exact information a buyer needs most, which is how the garment actually drapes over a fuller body.
· 3 min read
Marketplace photography
Every major resale marketplace expects a flaw to be visible in your photos, not just mentioned in the description. Here is how to light a stain, a snag or a patch of pilling so it actually shows, and why hiding it costs more than it saves.
· 4 min read
Product photography
A camera exaggerates a crease that your eye skips right past, and a buyer zooms in on exactly the part you did not press. Here is what actually removes wrinkles without a steamer, and which fabrics should never meet a hot iron.
· 4 min read
Product photography
Velvet and corduroy both change appearance depending on which way the pile lies, and corduroy's ridges can trigger a false-color pattern called moire, so the fix is a mix of fabric prep, light direction, and one quick check on your camera screen.
· 5 min read
Product photography
Most sellers listing baby and kids clothing do not have a child on hand to model it, and most photography tools will not generate one either, so flat lay and ghost mannequin carry the whole listing, and doing them well matters more than it does for adult apparel.
· 4 min read
Product photography
Product photography pricing spans a huge range, from a thirty dollar lightbox kit to thousands of dollars for a studio day, and the honest answer depends on how many SKUs you have, how often they change, and how much of the process you can do yourself.
· 4 min read
Listing optimization
Alt text has two audiences, a screen reader user who cannot see the photo and a search engine that cannot see it either, and the same short, specific sentence serves both.
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Product photography
Sequins and metallic fabric are built to bounce light in every direction, which is exactly what a listing photo does not want, so the fix is almost entirely about controlling the light source rather than the camera.
· 4 min read
Marketplace requirements
Instagram Shop pulls from the same product catalogue as Facebook, so the technical limits are Meta's catalogue rules, not an Instagram-specific spec, and the style limits are about what the grid rewards.
· 3 min read
Product photography
What a background cutout actually does, why Amazon and eBay disagree on the rule, and three ways to get a clean edge without fighting fuzzy trim and sheer fabric.
· 3 min read
Product photography
Coats and jackets collapse on a table the way a t-shirt does not. How to support the shape, light reflective shells without glare, and where a single flat photo stops being enough.
· 3 min read
Product photography
The savings in a batched shoot come from the session, not the camera. What a day rate actually costs against per image pricing, and the setup mistakes that erase the savings.
· 3 min read
Product photography
Sheer chiffon, mesh, and lace behave differently under a lens than opaque fabric, and the usual white background trick can work against you. What to change about lighting and backing, and why this is one of the harder cases for any AI tool.
· 4 min read
Product photography
Hanger shots sit between flat lay and ghost mannequin: faster than either but only right for some fabrics. Hanger choice, background, and the shoulder problem every hanger photo runs into eventually.
· 4 min read
Marketplace photography
Grailed buyers are shopping for a specific, worn garment, not a category. What its photo rules actually require, why stock and heavily edited images work against you there, and a shoot that meets them.
· 4 min read
Marketplace photography
Vinted's own rules on photo count, quality and what not to do, plus the parts of a listing shoot that decide whether a secondhand item sells in a day or sits for a month.
· 4 min read
Product photography
Sunglasses are one of the hardest categories to photograph because the lenses reflect the room they are shot in. A practical lighting and angle setup that controls glare without a studio, plus what to still shoot on a real face.
· 4 min read
Product photography
Leggings, sports bras and compression fabric behave differently under light than woven clothing, and a flat shot alone cannot show what a buyer actually needs to judge: stretch, opacity under motion, and how the seams sit against a moving body.
· 4 min read
Product photography
Denim shifts color under the wrong light and its weave can trigger a shimmering pattern called moire. Both are fixable without new gear.
· 3 min read
Marketplace photography
Mercari gives sellers 12 photo slots, more than most resale apps. Here is how to spend them so a buyer trusts an item they cannot touch.
· 3 min read
Marketplace photography
Facebook Marketplace gives you ten photo slots and a strict rule against stock images. Here is how to use both to sell a listing faster.
· 3 min read
Product photography
Hero image is one term for two different jobs, a homepage banner that sells a mood and a product page image that proves a fact, and briefing the wrong one wastes a shoot.
· 5 min read
Product photography
Swimwear and activewear sell on fit and stretch that a flat lay cannot show, and the shiny, saturated fabric they are usually made from breaks the exposure settings that work for everything else in a closet.
· 4 min read
Product photography
A handbag sells on details a single front shot skips past, hardware finish, stitching, interior lining, and the angle set that actually proves them.
· 4 min read
Product photography
White clothing fails in two directions at once: a camera meter darkens it toward grey, and the fix for that can just as easily blow the highlights and erase the weave.
· 3 min read
Product photography
Knitwear sells on its stitch texture, so the lighting mistakes that merely cost contrast on other fabrics cost conversion here, and fine gauge knits bring a camera artefact almost nothing else triggers.
· 3 min read
Product photography
A phone can produce listing-ready clothing photos, but only once you stop trusting the camera app's automatic modes and control light, focus and distance yourself.
· 3 min read
Product photography
Vintage buyers are judging color accuracy, condition, and true fit from photos alone, on a garment with no size tag they can trust. Here is the shot list and light that answers those questions before a message does.
· 4 min read
Marketplace photography
TikTok Shop caps listing images at nine, wants a square crop against a clean background, and in 2026 requires a visible label on any AI-generated image, including AI models and AI-generated scenes.
· 4 min read
Marketplace photography
Poshmark moved listing photos to a 3:4 portrait crop in March 2026, so a square shot that used to fill the frame now gets cropped. Here is what changed, what did not, and the shot list that still sells.
· 4 min read
Product photography
A colorway listing fails when the same product looks like three different shades of the same color. The fix is a locked white balance, not a better camera.
· 4 min read
Marketplace photography
Depop crops every photo to a square and rewards a casual, real-room look over a studio one. Here is the shoot that fits both.
· 5 min read
Product photography
Black garments come out flat and muddy for a specific, fixable reason: camera meters are built to read the world as mid grey, and a black jacket is not.
· 3 min read
Product photography
The precise meaning of a packshot, how it differs from a lifestyle shot, a flat lay, and an on model image, and a shoot that produces one clean enough to build a whole listing from.
· 5 min read
Product photography
The angle set a shoe listing actually needs, how to get a clean sole shot without special equipment, and why you only have to photograph one shoe well rather than a matched pair for every angle.
· 4 min read
Marketplace photography
The exact pixel, format and photo count limits Etsy sets for listing images, plus the July 2026 disclosure requirement that catches far more sellers than most realize, including anyone using AI background removal.
· 3 min read
Wholesale photography
What a wholesale line sheet actually needs to contain, why its photography rules are stricter and plainer than a lookbook's, and a shoot that keeps a whole collection consistent for buyers comparing dozens of lines in one sitting.
· 3 min read
Product photography
A no-studio lighting and camera setup for rings, pendants and earrings, the aperture and ISO settings that keep small reflective objects sharp, and the mistakes that only show up once a buyer zooms in.
· 4 min read
Marketplace photography
The exact pixel, format and file size limits eBay sets for listing photos, the content rules that get a listing hidden regardless of resolution, and a shoot that clears every number without a studio.
· 3 min read
Marketplace photography
Amazon's main image rules are stricter than most marketplaces and a failed listing gets suppressed rather than warned. Here is what pure white actually requires without a lightbox, and how to check before you upload.
· 4 min read
Marketplace photography
The exact image sizes Shopify expects, a lighting and backdrop setup that meets them on a table, and the mistakes that make a catalogue look inconsistent even when every shot is technically fine.
· 4 min read
Product photography
What the ghost mannequin look actually is, how to shoot the two frames it needs on a kitchen table, and where the technique stops working.
· 4 min read
Product photography
What a flat lay shows that an on model shot cannot, what an on model shot answers that a flat lay never will, and how to pick without shooting both.
· 4 min read