Guides
Helpful notes from the studio.
Short, practical pieces for people who sell physical products online. No prompt recipes, no fake case studies — just the things we find ourselves explaining on orders.
How to photograph your product with a phone
A practical checklist for lighting, angles and files so a studio — or you — can turn phone snaps into images that actually look like what you sell.
Read the guideMarketplace image rules without the guesswork
What Amazon, Etsy and Shopify generally want from a main product image, plus how ad sizes differ from listing photos. Policies change — always confirm in each help center.
Read the guideWhat actually makes a product photo sell
Why accuracy, light and one clear idea per frame convert better than a spectacular picture of the wrong object.
Read the guideHow to brief a studio (or anyone making your ads)
What to write about your buyer, must-keep details and channels so the first round of images is closer to something you can publish.
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