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Featured · October 22, 2026
40 product photography ideas for 2026 (with examples)
Most online shops use the same photo over and over: the product, centered, on white. It works for a main listing image, but it won't stop anyone scrolling on Instagram or make your ad stand out.
Smit Golakiya · 12 min read
October 22, 2026
Best Etsy SEO tools in 2026 (free and paid)
Etsy SEO is how your listings get found in Etsy search. There are dozens of tools that promise to help, and most sellers only need one or two. We compared the main options on price, free plan and the data they give you.
9 min read
October 22, 2026
25 Black Friday marketing ideas for small businesses (2026)
A small shop can't beat big retailers on discounts alone. You can win Black Friday with a clear offer, an early start and ads that stop the scroll.
10 min read
October 20, 2026
Lifestyle product photography: a seller's guide with 20 ideas (2026)
A white-background photo shows what your product looks like. A lifestyle photo shows what it's like to own it. That's why lifestyle product photography fills Instagram feeds, ads and the second, third and fourth images on almost every good product listing.
10 min read
October 20, 2026
Christmas product photography: 25 holiday ideas for sellers (2026)
Holiday shoppers are buying gifts, and gift-ready photos sell. The good news: Christmas product photography doesn't need a studio. A few props, the right backdrop and one afternoon by a window are enough.
9 min read
October 20, 2026
Google Shopping image requirements: the 500 pixel rule and more
Google Merchant Center is raising its minimum image size to 500 x 500 pixels for every product on January 31, 2027, and warnings are already showing. The full set of image rules: sizes, formats, banned overlays, AI metadata and what gets a product disapproved.
6 min read
October 20, 2026
Walmart product image requirements and size (2026)
Walmart raised its zoom minimum to 1500 pixels and most guides still quote the old number. The current rules from Walmart's own image guide: the 2200 pixel square, the white background, the file limits, and what gets an item unpublished.
5 min read
October 20, 2026
eBay picture requirements and photo size (2026)
eBay is relaxed about backgrounds and strict about honesty. The photo sizes eBay asks for, the 24 photo limit, the formats it accepts, and the picture policy rules on stock photos, borders and watermarks that can get a listing removed.
5 min read
October 20, 2026
Amazon A+ Content image sizes for every module (2026)
A+ Content is the section below the bullets where a brand gets to tell its story, and every module wants a different image size. The dimensions for Basic A+, Premium A+ and Brand Story, the file rules, and the content Amazon rejects.
6 min read
October 20, 2026
White on white product photography: how to keep the edges
A white product on a white background is the hardest shot in product photography, because the thing that makes the background clean is the thing that erases the product's edges. How to light it, how to keep the outline, and the pixel values to check before you upload.
6 min read
October 14, 2026
How to photograph jewelry for Etsy
Etsy crops every listing photo three ways, which is unkind to a ring that fills its frame. The framing that survives those crops, how to keep macro detail under Etsy's 1 MB limit, and the ten photos a jewelry listing needs.
5 min read
October 13, 2026
TikTok Shop product image size and requirements
TikTok Shop asks for nine square images, a pure white main shot and a different angle in every frame. The rules are stricter than Shopify's and closer to Amazon's. Every requirement, and how to plan the nine slots.
5 min read
October 13, 2026
AI images on TikTok Shop: what the policy allows
TikTok Shop published its rules for AI-generated listing images in September 2026. The policy is not a ban. It draws one line, and it is the same line a careful seller would draw anyway: the image has to be the product the buyer receives.
5 min read
October 13, 2026
How to photograph jewelry at home
Jewelry is small, shiny and mirrors the whole room, which is why it defeats most phone cameras. A window, a white box and a few cards fix nearly all of it. The setup, the phone settings, and how to kill the reflections you do not want.
7 min read
October 13, 2026
Shopify product image size and requirements
Shopify accepts almost anything you throw at it, which is the problem: mismatched photos make a collection grid look broken. The sizes Shopify recommends, the limits it enforces, and the one habit that keeps a storefront tidy.
5 min read
October 13, 2026
Etsy listing photo size and requirements
Etsy's rules are short and oddly specific: at least 2000 pixels, under 1 MB, no transparency, and a first photo that survives three different thumbnail crops. Here is each requirement and what it means for how you frame a shot.
5 min read
September 29, 2026
How to make an outfit lookbook from your photos
A lookbook sells the collection rather than one item: the same model, the same light, one outfit after another. You can build the whole set from the flat lays and hanger shots you already have. The shot list, the rules that keep it consistent, and where to publish it.
6 min read
September 21, 2026
How to take product photos with your phone
You don't need a camera or a studio to shoot product photos that sell. A window, a sheet of white poster board and your phone are enough once they're set up right. The full setup, the camera settings for iPhone and Android, and the angles to shoot.
6 min read
September 21, 2026
Amazon product image requirements and size (2026)
Amazon is strict about the main image and flexible about the rest. The full checklist for 2026: the white background rule, image sizes in pixels, file formats, what to put in images 2 to 9, file names for bulk uploads, and the mistakes that get listings suppressed.
5 min read
September 21, 2026
How to take product photos with a white background
A white background looks simple and is surprisingly hard to get right: most attempts come out grey, blue or patchy. How to light, shoot and edit for a clean white background at home, and when it's faster to let AI do it.
5 min read
September 21, 2026
AI model for clothing brands: how it works
An AI model lets a clothing brand show every garment worn, without booking a model or a studio. How AI clothing models work, how to create one for your brand, what to check before you publish, and the best app to use in 2026.
6 min read
September 21, 2026
How to put clothes on an AI model
You can show any garment worn without booking a model. Take one clear photo of the piece, upload it to an AI clothing app, pick a model, pose and scene, and download the result. A step-by-step guide, with the checks that keep the garment accurate.
5 min read
September 21, 2026
How to make clothing ads with AI
Clothing ads need the garment worn, in a setting that looks native to a feed, with enough variations to test. A seven-step workflow that gets there from one garment photo, plus the checks that keep AI images from turning into returns.
6 min read
May 4, 2026
AI images on Amazon listings: what's actually allowed in 2026
Amazon's policy on AI-generated product images keeps getting more permissive, and more confusing. This guide covers what you can ship, what gets your listing suppressed, and the grey area where most sellers are guessing.
7 min read
April 25, 2026
Why AI product shots are eating the SMB photography budget
Five years ago, a Shopify store needed a photographer, a designer, and a copywriter to launch a product. Today, one person with the right tools ships in an afternoon.
3 min read
April 22, 2026
How brand kits keep AI-generated creatives on-brand
AI image generation is great until every creative looks like it came from a different brand. The brand kit feature in BrandShots is built to fix that, and it's harder than it looks.
3 min read