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How to make product photos for an online store with AI

Take one clear photo of your product, add it to Your product in aiKit's Photo Studio, and pick from suggested scenes or describe your own. With Keep it exactly, your real product is cut out and placed pixel for pixel, and only the scene around it is new, so labels, colors and printed words stay true. Make several sizes, upscale the winners and send them on.

Photo Studio ready to make a picture: Describe it, Your product and Restyle a photo modes, the words box, sizes from Square to Letter flyer, and sample pictures where results appear
Photo Studio ready to make a picture: Describe it, Your product and Restyle a photo modes, the words box, sizes from Square to Letter flyer, and sample pictures where results appear

What you need

  • A sharp photo of the product, shot from the angle you want in the final picture
  • A free aiKit account
  • Optional: your brand colors and picture style in Brand Kit, which Photo Studio's scene ideas follow

Steps

  1. Start with Your product

    Open Photo Studio and pick the Your product tab. Drop in your product photo. Photo Studio looks at it and suggests 10 scenes to press, from clean studio shots to lifestyle, premium ad looks and seasonal settings, or you type your own scene.

    Photo Studio →
  2. Keep the product exactly as it is

    Under the photo, leave Your product in the picture on Keep it exactly (the default). Your real product is cut out of its photo and placed into the new scene with a soft shadow; the weave, colors, label and printed words are your photo's own. A pure white background is made without a picture model at all.

    Photo Studio →
  3. Describe placement and pick a look

    Add words for placement, like on the left, small with room for text, or close-up. In the looks panel, the Industry packs include ready-made scenes for products and online stores, and you can add a Lighting or Camera & shot look. With no style picked, the result is a real photo.

    Photo Studio →
  4. Choose the size and how many

    In Size + settings, pick Square for listings and feeds, Portrait 4:5 for social posts, or Story 9:16. Pictures are trimmed to exactly that shape. Choose 1 to 8 pictures at once; the Make button shows the cost before you press it.

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  5. Refine the best ones

    Open a picture to see it large. More like this makes new scenes around the same real product, and Change it takes a plain-words change such as add a sprig of rosemary or make the table darker wood. The product itself is never repainted.

    Photo Studio →
  6. Upscale for print and big screens

    Upscale makes a bigger, sharper copy: 2x free on your own computer, 4x Print-sharp on every plan, and 6x or 8x on paid plans. Each choice tells you the exact pixel size it will make.

    Photo Studio →
  7. Retouch, add text, or put it to work

    Every picture saves to your Graphics Library. Send to opens it in Pro Designer to retouch or add text, Mockup Studio, Magic Canvas for a sale graphic, or Video Kit and Motion Maker for a product video.

    Pro Designer →

Tips

  • Shoot the source photo in soft, even daylight on a plain background, with the whole product in frame and in focus. The product keeps the angle it was photographed from, so a shot from above makes a scene seen from above.
  • Use the same background and lighting across a whole collection. A consistent grid looks more trustworthy than a mix of styles.
  • Keep at least one plain white or light background shot per product. Many marketplaces want it as the main image, and it loads cleanly on any page.
  • Use Keep it exactly for anything you sell. Let AI restyle it can change small details like labels or weave, which is fine for mood images but not for the photo a buyer relies on.
  • Write alt text that names the product, its color and what it is used for, so shoppers using screen readers and search engines understand the picture.

Questions

Will AI change how my product looks?
Not with Keep it exactly, the default for Your product. The picture model paints only the scene; your product's own pixels from your photo go back on top, so colors, labels and printed words stay as they are, only resized to fit. If your words ask to change the product itself, such as a new color or someone holding it, that picture uses Let AI restyle it and says so first.
Can I make a plain white background product photo?
Yes. Choose Your product, add the photo and ask for a pure white background. With Keep it exactly, the white background is made without a picture model at all, and the product stays your photo's own pixels. It is a quick way to get a clean main image for a listing from an ordinary phone photo.
What size should product photos be?
Square works for most store listings and social feeds, and Portrait 4:5 suits social posts. Check your store's own guidelines; many recommend at least about 1,000 to 2,000 pixels on the long side so shoppers can zoom. Upscale makes a bigger, sharper copy when you need more pixels for zoom, print or a large banner.
Can I restyle a photo I already have instead?
Yes. Pick Restyle a photo, add the photo, and choose up to 3 styles, one of 10 suggested looks, or describe the look in words. The photo's subject and layout stay while the look changes completely. For product listings, Your product with Keep it exactly is the better choice, because it never repaints the product.
Where do the pictures go after I make them?
Every picture saves to your Graphics Library in a folder called Photo Studio, marked as made with AI. History keeps the exact words, looks and model behind each one, so you can make matching shots later. Send to opens a picture straight in Pro Designer, Mockup Studio, Magic Canvas, Video Kit or Motion Maker.

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