Product photography prompts, one recipe per shot

Marble studio product shots

Polished stone and soft side light: a calm, premium default for most small products. Our preset opens at 1:1. Change the stone, the light and one prop at most.

Marble studio: opens our matching preset in Playcut

1. White marble, morning side light

   The product from the attached photo on polished white marble with faint grey veining. Soft morning light from the left, a short shadow to the right, shallow depth of field. Keep the product exactly as photographed.

2. Black marble, one spotlight

   The product from the attached photo on honed black marble with thin gold veins. One hard spotlight from above and behind, a bright rim on its edges, background near-black, low angle. Keep the product exactly as photographed.

3. Marble slab with copy space

   The product from the attached photo on a white marble slab beside one sprig of eucalyptus, overcast window light from the right, 45-degree top-down view, the upper third left empty for text. Product unchanged.

4. Wet marble for skincare

   The skincare bottle from the attached photo on wet white marble, fine droplets on the stone and glass, cool daylight from the left. Focus on the label, which must read exactly as in the photo.

5. Nine angles on one surface

   3x3 grid
   A 3x3 grid of the product from the attached photo on the same white marble in the same soft left-hand light. Panels: front, back, both sides, both three-quarter views, top-down, low angle, label close-up. Identical product in every panel.

   Set the output to 3x3 in the studio first. The nine panels render and bill as one image.

Studio box packshots

A centred product on a seamless backdrop under softboxes, for listings, decks and catalogues. Our preset opens at 1:1 on a dark-to-light gradient. Swap the backdrop and the lights, never the product.

Studio box: opens our matching preset in Playcut

1. Charcoal-to-grey gradient

   The product from the attached photo centred on a seamless backdrop fading from charcoal to light grey. Large softbox overhead, a soft reflection on a glossy black base. Every label detail unchanged.

2. Gradient from the product's own colour

   Centred packshot of the product from the attached photo on a smooth teal-to-mint gradient taken from its accent colour. Two strip softboxes at 45 degrees, clean edge highlights. Colours exactly as photographed.

3. Floating above the floor

   The product from the attached photo floating just above a pale grey seamless floor, a soft contact shadow beneath. Even light from above, camera slightly below centre. Sharp edge to edge and unchanged.

4. Backlit glass bottle

   The glass bottle from the attached photo on black acrylic, lit from behind through diffusion so the liquid glows, two thin strip lights tracing its outline, a mirror reflection below. Shape and label exactly as in the photo.

Lifestyle scenes with the product in hand

The product in a lived-in setting, held or in use. Our preset opens at 4:3. Name the room, the time of day and one or two soft background objects.

Lifestyle scene: opens our matching preset in Playcut

1. Held over a kitchen counter

   A hand holding the product from the attached photo over a lived-in kitchen counter, coffee and a notebook blurred behind. Window light from the left, candid framing, label facing the camera. Product exactly as photographed.

2. On a desk in striped daylight

   The product from the attached photo on a wooden desk beside a laptop and a ceramic mug, late-morning sun through blinds casting soft stripes, background soft, label unchanged.

3. Bathroom shelf

   The product from the attached photo on a bathroom shelf with folded linen towels and a small plant, bright diffused daylight, pale tiles behind, the product the sharpest thing in frame.

4. In use at a trailhead

   Two hands unscrewing the cap of the bottle from the attached photo at a mountain trailhead, low morning sun behind giving a warm rim light, peaks soft in the distance. Shallow focus on the bottle, logo unchanged.

   For the same person across a campaign, pair these prompts with a saved AI actor.

   Reusable AI actors for on-model product shots

Editorial light still lifes

Magazine still life: soft directional light, slow shadow falloff, a restrained palette. Our preset opens at 4:5 portrait, the framing these prompts assume. Name three palette colours instead of a mood word.

Editorial light: opens our matching preset in Playcut

1. Linen and window light

   Editorial photograph of the product from the attached photo on a linen-covered table, soft window light from the right, a palette of oat, stone and cream. Product low in frame, open space above, unchanged.

2. Leaf shadows on plaster

   The product from the attached photo on white plaster, hard afternoon sun through a window casting long leaf shadows across it and the wall behind. Muted palette. Label and colours exactly as in the photo.

3. Colour-blocked set

   The product from the attached photo on a terracotta block against a dusty-blue wall, soft key light from the left, one clean shadow edge, product on the left third. Colours exactly as photographed.

4. Draped silk

   The product from the attached photo resting in loosely draped ivory silk, soft top light with a gentle sheen on the folds, pale pastel palette, shallow depth of field. Label legible and unchanged.

Golden hour product shots

Warm, low sun, long shadows and a little haze. Our preset opens at 4:5. Say where the sun sits, because backlight and side light look very different on glass and matte packs.

Golden hour: opens our matching preset in Playcut

1. Stone ledge, low sun

   The product from the attached photo on a weathered stone ledge at golden hour, low sun behind and to the right, long shadows toward the camera, amber and rose tones, low angle. Shape and label unchanged.

2. Beach edge at sunset

   The product from the attached photo half-set in fine sand at the edge of a beach, the sun low behind it, warm light glowing through any glass or liquid. Product sharp, sea blurred.

3. Dry grass field

   The product from the attached photo standing in tall dry grass at sunset, warm side light from the left, blurred stems in the foreground, golden bokeh behind. Colours and logo unchanged.

4. Drink can on a lakeside dock

   The can from the attached photo on a wooden lakeside dock, the sun setting directly behind it, condensation droplets catching the light, low angle. Can design exactly as in the photo.

E-commerce hero shots on white

The clean, evenly lit shot for listings. Our preset opens at 1:1 on a white infinity curve. Marketplaces set their own main-image rules, so check the seller help pages before you upload.

E-com hero: opens our matching preset in Playcut

1. Straight-on on white

   The product from the attached photo on a white infinity-curve background, even softbox light from the front and both sides, a minimal shadow beneath. Straight-on, centred, filling most of the frame, sharp edge to edge. Unchanged from the photo.

2. Three-quarter hero

   Three-quarter view of the product from the attached photo on seamless white, soft key light from the upper left, fill from the right, a small contact shadow. Colours accurate to the photo, label legible.

3. Four colourways

   2x2 grid
   A 2x2 grid of the product from the attached photo in navy, sage green, sand and black. Same white background, front angle and soft even light in every panel. Shape, logo position and proportions identical across all four.

4. Texture close-up

   Macro close-up of the stitching and zip pull on the bag from the attached photo, white background, soft even light, crisp focus on the texture, the detail filling a square frame. Material and colour exactly as photographed.

5. Built from several angles

   Multi-reference
   The attached photos show one product from the front, side and back. Render a clean front three-quarter view on pure white with soft even light and a small contact shadow, matching every detail seen across the photos.

   Both Nano Banana models accept up to 14 reference images. Add a sharp label close-up if the text matters.

Packaging and label text

Words that must print go in quotes, short, with a size and a position. Run these on Nano Banana Pro, the model our image picker tags for text rendering, and proofread every word.

1. Tea tin with quoted copy

   A matte sage-green tea tin, the front printed with "MORNING BLEND" in a bold serif and "Organic Assam · 100 g" in small capitals below. Soft light from the left, three-quarter view on pale oak, text sharp and correctly spelled.

2. Flat label wrapped on a bottle

   Wrap the flat label design in the attached image around a 250 ml amber glass bottle, curving naturally with the glass. Every word, colour and logo exactly as in the design. Soft white studio light, centred on seamless white.

3. Stand-up pouch

   A stand-up pouch of dog treats printed with "CHICKEN CRUNCH" in chunky rounded letters and "Grain-free · 200 g" underneath, a small bone icon above. On a light wood floor, soft daylight, straight-on, all text crisp and legible.

4. Label close-up from a photo

   Close-up of the front label of the product in the attached photo, filling the frame, soft even light with no glare. Reproduce the label text exactly as in the photo, sharp enough to read every word, on a soft grey background.

5. Seasonal gift box

   Seasonal
   Three candle jars from the attached photos in an open gift box lined with tissue paper, the lid leaning behind printed with "Winter Edit" in gold-foil script. Warm soft light, 45-degree top-down view, each jar label unchanged.