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List the questions
We write down the questions a buyer asks about this product, in the order they are likely to ask them.
Services
Amazon product photography and renders, briefed by the question each image answers
We plan the image set before anyone picks up a camera or opens a render file, so each picture has a job and a place in the sequence.
- Image sequence set before any shoot
- Briefs for photographers and renderers
- Platform image rules checked first
What product photography covers on a marketplace
Product photography on a marketplace is more constrained than brand photography. The main image has to show the product clearly on the platform's background and within its rules. The other images can show scale, use, detail and comparison, and each one has to earn its place in the sequence. The brief decides what the photograph or render must show, and that brief is where most of the value sits.
Renders are computer-generated images of a product, used where a photograph is hard, costly or premature, such as before a product is manufactured. A render has to match the real product and should never show features the product does not have. We plan renders and photographs in the same sequence, so the shopper does not notice where one stops and the other starts.
The image jobs we brief
Each job is a separate brief with its own specification and its own check.
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Main image
A clear product view on the required background, with the product filling the frame as the rules allow. It must match the product in every detail.
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Lifestyle or in use
Shows the product in a real setting, which makes size and handling easier to judge. The setting must be plausible for the buyer.
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Scale
Places the product beside a familiar object or shows dimensions, so the shopper can judge size without reading a table alone.
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Detail
Close views of materials, joins, controls or finish. Each detail image answers one question the buyer would otherwise ask.
How we brief an image set
Nothing is produced until each brief has been approved.
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Map to images
Each question is matched to one image, and any question without an image is marked as a copy job instead.
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Write the brief
The brief names the shot or render, the background, the size specification, any props and the single thing the image must show.
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Check and approve
Every brief is checked against the platform's current image rules and your product facts before production starts.
Shoot or render: when each one fits
- A photograph fits when the product is physical, available and the setting is real
- A render fits when the product is not yet made, when a feature is hard to photograph, or when a variant needs a consistent view
- Neither fits when the product has a fault that a picture would hide, because the buyer will find it anyway
Where a render is used, the brief says so, and the listing never implies that a rendered image is a photograph of a sold unit.
Risks and limits of image work
Image work can go wrong in predictable ways. A background that is almost but not quite compliant can get a listing flagged. An image that looks better than the product can create returns and complaints. A render that drifts from the real product creates the same problem. We check each image against both the rules and the physical product before it goes live.
We cannot promise that an image will be accepted on the first upload, a conversion result from a new set, or a date for a shoot. Production timing depends on the producer you use and on product availability.
Photography and render questions
- Do you need the physical product?
For photographs, yes, or a sample that matches the sellable product closely. For renders, we need accurate drawings, dimensions, material information and reference photographs. The more accurate the input, the more faithful the render, so we ask for those before briefing.
- Can you provide a photographer?
We can help you choose a photographer or designer and write the brief they work from. We do not represent a particular studio, and we do not claim production capacity we have not confirmed for your project.
- How many images should a listing have?
The number depends on the questions the product raises. A simple product may need a short set, while a product with many variants and features needs more. We agree the set during the review and do not add images only to fill slots.
- Do you add text to images?
Text on images is limited by platform rules and can be hard to read on a phone. Where text helps, such as a size note, we keep it short, accurate and legible, and we check the rules for the category before adding it.
Share the images and product details
Use the request form or message us on WhatsApp. Current images, dimensions and any renders you have already commissioned help us set the sequence.
What to send
- Store link or ASIN
- Current images
- Dimensions, materials and what is included
- Any render or shoot already commissioned
Brief the images before the shoot
Request a page review with your ASIN, or message us on WhatsApp with the images you have.