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AI commercial photography
AI commercial photography starts from a real photo of your product and creates the set, light and styling around it. Use the 4-Point Commercial Prompt Formula (subject, surface, lighting technique, lens) and keep the product unchanged from your photo.
How it works, step by step
Step 1
Shoot one clean packshot
Plain background, sharp focus, even light.
Step 2
Name the subject
Material, colour and finish.
Step 3
Choose a surface
Stone, fabric, water, plinth or props.
Step 4
Name the light
Softbox, rim light, hard sun, black card.
Step 5
Choose the lens
Macro for detail, 85mm for lifestyle.
Step 6
Check every image
Label, shape, colour and shadow.
Compare the options
| Shot | Use | Lighting words |
|---|---|---|
| Hero packshot | Product page | Large softbox, white sweep |
| Lifestyle | Ads and social | Window light, warm afternoon |
| Macro detail | Texture and craft | Raking side light, 100mm macro |
| Seasonal | Campaign refresh | Coloured gels, props for the season |
Copy this prompt
Use the product in [product photo] exactly, unchanged label and shape. [Subject and material], on [surface / set], [named lighting technique], [lens and aperture]. Commercial product photography, true colour, realistic contact shadow.
Replace the [bracketed] parts with your own details.
Do it with our tools
Still Studio
Pay per image: studio photo looks.
Open →Campaign Producer
One photo into a 4-shot campaign.
Open →Studio Apps
Change or remove the background.
Open →Read next
- The 4-Point Commercial Prompt Formula
The framework behind every shot.
- AI product photography guide
Fashion, beauty and jewelry.
- Photo looks
Lighting and lens techniques with prompts.
- Photoshoot cost calculator
Work out your own shoot cost.
Questions
- What is AI commercial photography?
- Creating product and campaign images with AI around a real product photo, instead of building every set physically.
- What is the best prompt structure for AI product photos?
- The 4-Point Commercial Prompt Formula: subject, surface or set, named lighting technique, and lens.
- Will the AI change my product?
- It can. Always start from your own photo and tell the model to keep the label and shape unchanged, then check each image.
- How much does it cost?
- Our studios are pay as you go per image, with no subscription. Failed images are refunded.
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