Guides for brands & online sellers

    Product Photography Guides & Advice

    Practical advice and expert insights to help you make informed decisions about photography and your images.

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    Planning a product shoot – AI-created illustration

    01Plan your photography

    Understand the work, choose your images and brief your shoot.

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    Plan the finished views you need – AI-created illustration
    014 minute read

    What affects a product photography quote?

    Count the finished images, understand the work and compare quotations on the same basis.

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    Organise and identify your product samples – AI-created illustration
    024 minute read

    How to brief a product photography shoot

    A practical shot list and briefing checklist for a clearer handover to the studio.

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    Organise and protect your samples – AI-created illustration
    064 minute read

    How to get your products to the photography studio

    Prepare your samples, choose a studio drop-off or courier delivery, and plan how your products will come back.

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    Keep a coherent style while preserving each product’s proportions – AI-created illustration
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    How to keep your product photography consistent

    Add new products to your range with photographs that sit naturally alongside the images you already use.

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    Consider what another angle reveals – AI-created illustration
    105 minute read

    When is 360° product photography worth booking?

    Work out whether an interactive spin will help customers understand your product, and plan the photography and website presentation together.

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    Match the studio’s approach to the photographs you need – AI-created illustration, not our studio
    194 minute read

    How to choose a product photographer in London

    Compare relevant work, understand what the quotation covers and find a studio arrangement that suits your business.

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    Use changes in tone to describe the surface and shape – AI-created illustration
    205 minute read

    How to brief photography for reflective products

    Plan clear photographs of glass, polished metal and glossy products while keeping their real finish and detail.

    02Amazon photography

    Plan your listing images, explain product features and choose useful lifestyle scenes.

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    Compare generous empty space, an excessive crop and a clear complete view – AI-created illustration
    295 minute read

    Amazon Hero images: how to brief a clear main product photograph

    Choose the framing, angle and product details that make your main listing photograph clear, with visual comparisons to guide your brief.

    03Photograph your jewellery

    Show the details that matter, with a consistent finish across your collection.

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    Plan the detail the customer needs to inspect – AI-created illustration
    115 minute read

    When does jewellery photography need focus stacking?

    Plan clear views of gemstones, settings and bands, and understand when focus stacking is worth discussing for your jewellery collection.

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    Different pieces need different presentation decisions – AI-created illustration
    135 minute read

    What affects the cost of jewellery photography?

    Understand the work behind a jewellery photography quotation and send a clearer brief for your collection.

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    Choose an angle that shows the stone, setting and band – AI-created illustration
    256 minute read

    Ring photography: which views help customers choose?

    Choose clear views of the setting, band and finish so customers can understand the design before buying.

    04Make more of your existing images

    Decide what to edit, what to keep and when new photography will help.

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    Explain the finish you want and the product details to preserve – AI-created illustration
    165 minute read

    How to brief product photo editing for your online shop

    Explain the edits you need, protect the product details and agree the finished files before a batch begins.

    Why these guides exist

    Make the next decision easier.

    A useful photograph starts with understanding what you sell and what your customers need to see. These guides help you plan the work, compare the options and give the studio a clear brief.

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