How do I show paper weight?

At an angle, so the edge is visible. A heavy board and a thin card look nearly identical face-on and completely different in profile.

Why does my foil look grey?

Flat light. Foil is a mirror, so it needs something worth reflecting or it renders as a dull flat shape.

How do I photograph letterpress?

With raking light. It is a physical impression into the sheet, so it exists only as shadow and disappears under frontal light.

Does stock affect printed colour?

Yes. The same ink reads differently on coated and uncoated stock, and buyers comparing swatches notice.

Is overhead the right angle?

For layout, sometimes. But overhead alone hides thickness and finish, which are what justify a premium price.

What about texture on uncoated stock?

It is one of the main reasons people choose uncoated, so raking light to reveal the tooth is worth doing.

Is the free generation really free?

Yes. One per day, watermarked and capped at 1024px. Signing up gives you 20 credits and clean full-resolution files with full commercial rights.

Stationery Product Photography

Paper is sold on weight and finish, and both are edges and surface.

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How it works

1. Upload your product
Photograph at a slight angle so the paper edge and thickness are visible.
2. Choose clean staging
A plain surface suits paper goods, with raking light for texture.
3. Generate and download
One free watermarked result. Sign up for the clean, full-resolution file.

Why this is worth getting right

Paper goods are priced on stock weight and finish, and both are communicated through details that a flat overhead photograph destroys. Weight is visible at the edge, which is why a slight angle showing the thickness of a card or the block of a notebook says more about quality than any front-on view — a heavy uncoated board and a thin gloss card look nearly identical face-on and completely different in profile. Texture is the second signal and it needs raking light, since the tooth of an uncoated stock, the grain of a laid paper and the slickness of a coated one only exist as surface relief. Print finish is where the premium sits in this category: foil, letterpress debossing, embossing and spot varnish are all relief or reflective effects, and every one of them is destroyed by flat frontal light. Foil in particular is a mirror and needs something worth reflecting, while letterpress is a physical impression into the sheet that only shows when light rakes across it. Colour accuracy matters because paper stock shifts printed colour — the same ink on uncoated and coated stock reads differently — and a buyer comparing swatches will notice. For notebooks and bound goods, the binding deserves a frame of its own, since sewn, wire and perfect binding are genuine quality and usability differences.

Tips that actually help

Photograph at a slight angle so the paper edge shows, because stock weight is visible in profile and invisible face-on.
Rake light across the surface, since the tooth of uncoated stock and the grain of laid paper are surface relief.
Light foil so it reflects something, as flat light turns a foil block into a flat grey shape.
Use raking light for letterpress and embossing, which are physical impressions that only exist as shadow.
Give binding its own frame on notebooks, since sewn, wire and perfect binding differ in quality and usability.

Who uses this

Greeting cards and prints: Categories where stock weight and print finish justify the price difference.
Notebooks and journals: Products where binding and paper quality are the purchase decision.
Wedding and event stationery: Premium print finishes that are invisible under flat light.
Craft marketplaces: Channels where handmade and small-batch quality needs visible evidence.

Vanlige spørsmål

How do I show paper weight?: At an angle, so the edge is visible. A heavy board and a thin card look nearly identical face-on and completely different in profile.
Why does my foil look grey?: Flat light. Foil is a mirror, so it needs something worth reflecting or it renders as a dull flat shape.
How do I photograph letterpress?: With raking light. It is a physical impression into the sheet, so it exists only as shadow and disappears under frontal light.
Does stock affect printed colour?: Yes. The same ink reads differently on coated and uncoated stock, and buyers comparing swatches notice.
Should I show binding?: For notebooks, yes. Sewn, wire and perfect binding are genuine quality and usability differences buyers care about.
Is overhead the right angle?: For layout, sometimes. But overhead alone hides thickness and finish, which are what justify a premium price.
What about texture on uncoated stock?: It is one of the main reasons people choose uncoated, so raking light to reveal the tooth is worth doing.
Is the free generation really free?: Yes. One per day, watermarked and capped at 1024px. Signing up gives you 20 credits and clean full-resolution files with full commercial rights.

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