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  • The Daily Edit – Anne Keller Champions More Women Behind the Lens with Roam Media Core – A Photo Editor


    Heidi: As a photographer and former mentor with Roam Media Core, what are your hopes for emerging femme creators working in outdoor photography?
    Anne: I started shooting photos in the bike industry in 2004. At the time, there was literally like one other woman shooting bikes. While I definitely felt supported by some of my male peers, I never had the experience of someone holding my hand and guiding me through the awkward first steps, or second steps, or third, etc. I didn’t even know that might have been a helpful thing to ask for.
    My experience last year as a mentor, and my hope for this year, is that we can create a safe space for that stumbling to happen, and for those hesitant questions to be asked. I think the experience of gaining entry is fairly universal. If this program helps provide any sort of guidance on how one builds a career in the outdoor world and hands over a few tools along the way, that sounds like success to me.
    It’s clear the industry needs more women behind the lens. The statistic I’ve heard is that in the world of action sports photography, participation hovers around 15%. That’s pretty low, so anything that can help reduce those barriers is a good thing.

    Andi Zolton bleeds a set of bike brakes in her garage and is one of only two US based women who wrench professionally on the MTB race circuit, and in her spare time co-operates the Roam women’s bike fest, and fixes stuff on her friend’s bikes

    How do the mentor and mentee relationships work? 
    The program brings on six experienced mentors. This year we have four photo mentors and two video mentors, each paired with a mentee. Applications opened in early May, and we had over 120 people apply, which to me speaks to the need for programming like this.
    The idea behind selecting mentees was to find folks with a solid foundation of skills who were career-focused and genuinely interested in working in the outdoor industry. This isn’t a beginner program, and it’s not meant for someone who just wants to learn how to shoot bikes. We wanted this to feel like a valuable experience for both mentees and mentors, like the mentors could be instrumental in providing guidance that may help further someone’s career objectives.
    The mentor and mentee teams begin virtual work about three months before Roam Fest. They spend that time getting to know each other, talking about goals, career ambitions, and building some trust. Then, each team is paired with two outdoor brands and works virtually with the brand’s marketing team to develop guidelines for a shoot. The program all comes together at Roam Fest, where everyone gathers in person to execute a series of brand product and athlete shoots.

    Have mentees developed brand relationships as well as community support?
    Yes, that’s absolutely the goal. The hope is that mentees can develop relationships with brands that show up at Roam Fest, and that some of those turn into long-term work.
    Community support happens a little more naturally, through time spent with their cohorts and mentors. Each mentee gets paired with one mentor, but much of the festival time is spent as a full group, which gives everyone the chance to learn from each other. Last year, that group dynamic ended up being one of the most impactful parts for both mentees and mentors.

    You’ve been based in Fruita, CO, a trail-centric town, since 2002. How has living there shaped your photography projects and creative aspirations?
    Well, for one thing, it’s forced me to spend a lot of early mornings or late evenings out on the trail, because our lovely desert environment looks flat and shitty in mid-day light… haha.
    Fruita and the greater Grand Valley are unique-looking places, and I think that’s been helpful from a visual standpoint. There’s a whole swath of the country that, while beautiful, starts to look pretty similar from one location to the next. The desert southwest is a far cry from that. Our landscape is distinct, and while it comes with some lighting challenges, it’s also a fun place to shoot. Nothing else really looks like it.
    From a brand and media standpoint, the Grand Valley’s also a great location. It’s a good spot to product test, there’s a range of trails, and it’s gotten a decent amount of media attention. While travel is always possible, it’s nice when your backyard is already on the radar and is a desirable place for brands to visit.

    You helped build Fruita’s sense of community through Hot Tomato Pizza. Now as a photographer, how do you use your photography in building community?
    That’s a great question, and maybe one I haven’t given a ton of thought to. But I think there’s something to be said about how much community already exists in the cycling world. It’s honestly one of my favorite things about the sport. It’s so common for surface connections to turn into friendships, just from time spent on bikes. Most of my favorite people have come into my life that way, and the way those threads weave through other circles is kind of amazing.
    While there might be six degrees of separation between us and Kevin Bacon, I’d argue it’s only one or two degrees between most people in the mountain bike world. So maybe it’s less about building community with a camera, and more about celebrating the community that already exists.

    What do running a crankin’ pizza business, developing a fiercely loyal MTB community, and photography have in common?
    Well, for starters, I no longer smell like garlic every day or fall asleep with dried flour crusties in my eyes, so that’s a plus.
    I don’t know that we were responsible for developing the MTB community. It was on its way. But I can definitely speak to the connection between running a business and being a photographer. The outside view is always the fun stuff. That’s about 10 percent of either job.
    It’s invigorating to be behind the bar pouring beers and laughing with your customer friends, just like it’s fun to be out in the woods behind the camera on a shoot. But that’s such a small percentage of the work. The rest is the grunt stuff. And I think being able to accept and embrace that part might be what separates the romantics from the realists.
    I loved making pizzas. I love shooting photos. But I’m pretty indifferent about staring at my computer editing for hours, entering invoices in QuickBooks, cutting onions, or washing dishes. The behind-the-scenes is rarely glamorous, and also where the majority of the work happens.
    It might sound cooler to talk about the passion behind both things, but I try not to. Both the food and creative industries are passion-driven, and I’ve seen a lot of people dive in because of that. But I’ve also seen a lot of those efforts fail, because the reality of running a business is about a lot more than being passionate. It’s a lot of muck, and I’d rather help people be ready for that than glorify it. So maybe the commonality is to be passionate, but be even better at the mundane.

    The Patagonia film Life of Pie features your story. What was it like seeing your entrepreneurial success translated into film?
    Oh gosh, it was a wild ride. While the film had premiered at a few smaller festivals before the bigger outdoor ones, 5Point in Carbondale was the first one that really felt like a launch.
    We were packed into an auditorium with over a thousand people, all laughing at the same scenes, cheering at others. When the film ended, people stood up clapping, cheering, stomping. It was so loud. That moment was probably the first time I actually felt the gravity of our story being told in that way.
    We never thought much about our success from an outside perspective. We were just in it, running the business. I think that’s true for most small business owners. You’re just doing the thing, not stepping back and thinking about the bigger picture. There was never any meta-level cognition about trying to ‘create something.’ But seeing that response was like holding up a mirror. It made the community impact feel very real.

    You mentioned loving rides “headed toward disaster but not quite tipping over.” How does that sense of edge translate into your photo work?
    Yes, I totally love Type 2 fun.
    How does that show up in photo work? The other day, I was crouched so close into the trail corridor that my friend clipped my helmet with his handlebar as he passed. Thankfully I had the helmet on.
    I’ve been hit by pedals, handlebars, crashed with packs full of camera gear, been caught in hailstorms, had to light fires to stay warm, been stuck out in the dark, destroyed lenses, soaked cameras in rainstorms or at stream crossings, etc
    I really believe that the best action sports photographers actually do the sports themselves, usually at a higher level. I think you kind of have to, in order to access those special places and know what to do once you get there. Mother Nature isn’t always cooperative, and the same sort of experience you’d have on a big adventure ride is often what happens on a remote shoot.
    Give me someone suffering up a rain-soaked, muddy hike-a-bike any day. That’s where the emotion shows up. Even if it’s not pretty.





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  • This Will Improve Your Photographic Creativity In One Hour

    This Will Improve Your Photographic Creativity In One Hour


    If you have followed my ramblings for a while here at Light Stalking, you will know there is one technique that I really like as a way to improve creativity.

    That technique is to restrict yourself.

    That can be done in different ways. Using a single prime lens is one that I talked about recently. Restricting the number of shots you take is another, as is revisiting the same location multiple times.

    Today, I would like to talk about another restrictive technique that I think really boosts your creativity. Limiting yourself to just one hour. I tried it out recently for a YouTube video I was creating and found it a very compelling way to get more creative, and the images I have used in this article were taken in that one period. Let me explain a little more.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCwy6qGuJE4

    Why Restrict Yourself?

    Restricting yourself in photography, in general, might seem a counterintuitive way of doing things. After all, digital gave us the freedom to shoot as much as we liked for as long as we wanted (given enough batteries).

    That, however, is the problem. That freedom to continue shooting everything can often come at the cost of creativity. We speed up, we shoot everything and anything, our photography becomes less considered, less patient, and in my opinion, less creative. I have a disdain for photographers who boast on social media about how many shots they got on a particular shoot. I would rather have 5 good shots than 500 average shots.

    Adding any of the restrictions I mentioned above, you will tighten up your compositions, take more time, and get better shots.

    So why one hour?

    Woman walks up cobbled street towards Durham Cathedral
    This image is from about 20 minutes in. By Jason Row Photography

    Restricting Yourself To One Hour

    When we go out with no fixed time frame in which to capture images, we can get lazy. We can overthink a single image, or conversely, we can try to capture far too much without thinking creatively. We can get a good shot, but ignore the fact that the light is going to improve in 5 minutes, missing out on a great shot. In short, we lose focus on what’s important.

    Many of us live busy lives, and often that can mean that when we do get the chance to take some photos, we tend to try and shoot as much as we can.

    As I mentioned, restricting yourself in general can be a very good thing in photography. Restricting yourself to one hour has some very specific and perhaps surprising results.

    The first thing that you will notice is that you start to think and compose quicker. You start to notice things faster and, in turn, see more of the details in a shot. You may well start to see the light differently, how it can change minute by minute at a given location.

    Rowing boats lined up on the River Wear in Durham
    Time limiting can actually boost creativity. By Jason Row Photography

    Another thing that you may well notice is that you don’t actually feel rushed. You are not trying to cram in as many shots as you can, rush around from location to location. That lack of haste is actually a creativity boost. You will find yourself slowing down despite the time restriction.

    So, how would you go about a one-hour photo shoot?

    The first thing is to manage your expectations. Not just about what you will capture but the location and the weather as well. The concept works best without too much preplanning.

    Pick a location that you think will be suitable. It could be a district of a city or town, a beach, or perhaps a mountain landscape. Choose a time to go and shoot, and don’t worry too much about the weather.

    In terms of equipment, don’t weigh yourself down with loads of kit. Like having too much time, having too much gear leads to indecision on what lens to use, whether to set up a tripod, etc. I like to restrict myself to one camera, one lens, which can be a prime or zoom. My preference is for zooms when shooting in just one hour.

    Get to the location and take a few minutes just to relax and look around. Then set a timer on your phone for exactly one hour and just wander. Try not to look at the timer; doing so can introduce haste. Instead, take your time to observe, compose and shoot. The key to a one-hour photo shoot is not the quantity, but the quality.

    A pretty, pink doored cafe in the heart of Durham, UK
    Remember to look back on your stroll. By Jason Row Photography

    If a particular shot or location is working, don’t feel the need to rush it and move on; instead, simply enjoy what you are doing. I would also advise not to chimp your photos, trust your instinct and enjoy the fruits of your labour when you get home. Often, chimping can lead us to continually retake the same shot, as well as delete shots that might not have worked. Those poor shots are worth keeping as they show us where we went wrong.

    When the timer alarm goes off, stop shooting, regardless of what you are taking at that moment. Put the camera away, perhaps get a coffee, relax and think back over the shots that you have taken.

    Reflection of a statue in the pub window in Durham, England
    There is always something to shoot. By Jason Row Photography

    What Will You Learn In One Hour?

    In a single one-hour shoot, you will learn not to rush and to take time with individual compositions rather than shooting everything you see. However, if you use the one-hour technique on a regular and frequent basis, you will learn much more.

    The first and perhaps most important thing is that you will become much more instinctive with your camera controls. The simple act of raising the camera, choosing the settings, and shooting will become second nature.

    Prebends Bridge and the River Wear in the heart of Durham, England
    The last shot of the hour. By Jason Rowe Photography

    You will find yourself scanning a scene much more carefully, yet picking out good compositions much quicker. You will also find yourself working on a single composition instead of hunting for many.

    Perhaps most importantly, you will find yourself gaining confidence. Confidence not only in your ability with the camera, but also with the work you are capturing.

    Restricting your photography to just one hour might seem counterintuitive; however, if you try it out regularly, you will soon find your creativity improving and your ability with the camera getting more instinctive. That can only be a good thing considering the limited time you need to put into it.





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  • Introducing Nauticam’s Midrange Focus Optimizer (MFO-3)

    Introducing Nauticam’s Midrange Focus Optimizer (MFO-3)


    We got our first look at the Midrange Focus Optimizer (MFO-1) at last year’s DEMA Show. Now, Nauticam has unveiled a new Midrange Focus Optimizer called the MFO-3. (Yeah, we’re intrigued about the mysterious MFO-2 as well!)

    While the MFO-1 is designed to perform various functions when used with your macro lens—extending the focus range, minimizing lens aberration, and boosting magnification—the MFO-3 is designed for a more specific task: close focusing. Nauticam says that the MFO-3’s greatly improved “focus-to-the-glass performance” is especially useful for blackwater photographers. At the same time, according to Nauticam, the optic still offers “ample” working distance when you need it. Thus, Nauticam claims you’ll benefit whether you’re shooting “thumbnail-sized nudibranchs or grapefruit-sized frogfish.”

    Effectively, the MFO-3 converts your 90mm, 100mm or 105mm lens into roughly a 60mm equivalent, and, depending on your lens, provides a working distance of between ~0mm and ~1500mm! Nauticam has provided the results from testing the MFO-3 with a variety of popular longer-focal-length lenses, and the company also shows how the MFO-3 compares with the MFO-1 and SMC-3 (see tables below).

    The Nauticam Midrange Focus Optimizer 3 (MFO-3) costs $730 and is available from retailers such as Backscatter. Keep an eye out: Blackwater master Mike Bartick has been testing the MFO-3 in the field and we’ll be publishing his review on DPG soon.

     


    When purchasing underwater photography equipment like the products mentioned in this article, please support DPG by supporting our retail partner—Backscatter.com.


    PRODUCT INFORMATION

    Midrange Focus Optimizer 3 (MFO-3)

    Nauticam once again demonstrates its commitment to underwater photographers with the introduction of the Mid-range Focus Optimizer 3 (MFO-3). As full-frame mirrorless cameras become the go-to choice for serious underwater imaging, a key limitation has emerged: the lack of close-focusing, wide-angle macro lens options—especially for blackwater photography. The MFO-3 is designed to solve that problem without requiring new camera lenses or ports.

    Optimized for use with longer focal length full-frame macro lenses (such as 90mm, 100mm, and 105mm), the MFO-3 transforms these lenses into an approximate 60mm equivalent.  It also delivers significantly enhanced “focus-to-the-glass” performance while still offering ample working distance when needed. Whether you’re capturing thumbnail-sized nudibranchs or grapefruit-sized frogfish, this water-contact optic delivers outstanding image quality—without the need to swap out your camera lens or port.

    While it’s an outstanding tool for blackwater, the MFO-3 is just as capable in a wide range of macro environments. And despite its larger physical size, it actually boasts a lower in-water weight than the SMC-3, making it easier to handle and balance in the water.


    Midrange Focus Optimizer 3 (MFO-3) Specifications

    • Dimensions: OD 84mm x H 114.2mm

    • Weight in air: 602g

    • Buoyancy in water: Negative 120g

    • Max Magnification (*1): 0.9x

    • Lens FOV/Converted FOV: 23°/38°

    • Working distance (*1): 0–1500mm

    • Body construction: Hard-anodized aluminum alloy

    • Lens construction: 4 elements in 3 groups

    • Lens coatings: Anti-reflection Coating

    • Mount thread diameter: M67

    • Depth rating: 100m

    *1 Tested with Nikon Nikkor Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S Macro Lens

    Comparison with MFO-1 and SMC-3















     

    81503 MFO-3

    81501 MFO-1

    81203 SMC-3

    Dimensions (OD x H mm)

    Ø 84 x 114.2mm

    Ø 70 x 26mm

    Ø 70 x 32mm

    Weight in air

    602g

    218g

    307g

    Buoyancy in water

    Negative 120g

    Negative 150g

    Negative 215g

    Lens FOV/Converted FOV(*1)

    23°/38°

     

     

    Max. Magnification (*1)

    0.9X

    1.2X

    2.3X

    Working distance (*1)

    0–1500mm

    108–1005mm

    46–98mm

    Lens construction

    4 elements in 3 groups

    3 elements in 2 groups

    3 elements in 2 groups

    Lens coatings

    Anti-reflection

    Anti-reflection

    Anti-reflection

    Mount thread

    M67

    M67

    M67

    Depth rating

    100m

    100m

    100m

    *1. Tested with Nikon Nikkor Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S Macro lens

     

    Compatible Lenses with MFO-3















    Lens

    Sensor


    format

    Lens FOV.

    Max.


    Magnification

    Working


    distance

    Converted FOV.

    Canon RF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM (with Modified Aperture)

    FF

    24°

    0.9X

    0–1490mm

    40º

    Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM

    FF

    24°

    0.9X

    0–1490mm

    40º

    Nikon NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S Macro

    FF

    23°

    0.9X

    0–1500mm

    38°

    Nikon AF-S VR Micro-NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED

    FF

    23°

    0.8X

    5–1490mm

    38°

    Nikon AF-S Micro NIKKOR 60mm f/2.8G ED

    DX

    26.5°

    0.5X

    0–1500mm

    45º

    Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS

    FF

    27°

    0.8X

    0–1500mm

    45º

    Fujifilm GF 120mm f/4 Macro R LM OIS WR

    Medium 


    Format

    25.7°

    0.9X

    15–1500mm

    43º

    Olympus M. Zuiko Digital ED 60mm f2.8 Macro

    M43

    20°

    0.5X

    0–1500mm

    33º

    OM System M.Zuiko Digital ED 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO(Normal macro mode)

    M43

    14°

    0.7X

    0–1480mm

    23º

    Canon EF-S 60mm f2.8 Macro USM

    APS-C

    24.5°

    TBD

    TBD

    TBD

    Panasonic Lumix S 100mm f2.8 Macro

    FF

    24°

    TBD

    TBD

    TBD

     

    Included in the box

    • Front and rear rubber caps

    • Neoprene bag

    • M67 Spacer ring for SMC/CMC

    • Cleaning cloth


    SKU # 81503

    $ 730.00





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  • 50 Ecommerce Sites with Stunning Product Photography Ideas

    50 Ecommerce Sites with Stunning Product Photography Ideas


    Great product photography doesn’t just make your website look good—it drives clicks, conversions, and customer trust. Whether you’re shooting apparel, jewelry, home goods, or tech, how your products look online directly impacts how well they sell.

    But coming up with fresh photo ideas or perfecting your visual strategy isn’t always easy.

    That’s why we rounded up 50 ecommerce websites with standout product photography—organized by industry. These examples highlight how top brands use composition, lighting, styling, and editing techniques to elevate their imagery and move more product.

    Browse for inspiration. Steal a few ideas. And if you need help turning your own shots into polished product images, we can lend a hand there, too.

    1. Girlfriend Collective

    Women modeling colorful and fitted activewear sets including sports bras and leggings in black, sky blue, and purple for movement and style.

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    This set of images features clean, high-resolution portraits of models in active poses, styled against a neutral, seamless background. The garments are front and center, with no distractions from props, textures, or harsh lighting.

    This style of photography strikes the right balance between editorial polish and ecommerce clarity—a smart direction for any brand focused on performance, comfort, or versatility.

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    2. Quince

    Women modeling coordinated red summer outfits and swimwear in a beachside fashion photoshoot, showcasing relaxed resortwear and seasonal style.

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    Quince uses warm, natural light and textured backdrops like stone, sand, and wood) to create a sun-soaked, lifestyle-driven aesthetic. The product photography feels candid and cinematic, blending fashion with storytelling. Clothing is styled casually and captured in movement or relaxed poses, helping customers imagine how pieces feel and function in real life.

    3. Victoria’s Secret

    Victoria’s Secret lingerie campaign featuring models in different bra styles for strapless, low-cut, racerback, and wireless support needs.

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    Victoria’s Secret has secured its spot on the top of the list for product photography for years. It knows how to present their products in a way that speaks to its target audience, and even makes more than 20 million people tune into its annual televised fashion show. 

    4. ModCloth

    Rainbow Bright Pride Collection featuring colorful striped and fruit-print outfits modeled outdoors with bold colors and festive styling.

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    ModCloth shows its products on models of different shapes and sizes, showing the versatility of various items and allowing its customers to better predict how it would look on them. It does the same with color variations, too.

    5. Thirdlove

    Women modeling soft neutral-toned loungewear including a robe, cropped sweatshirt, and relaxed pants, with seamless black undergarments.

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    Instead of using image editing to create color variants for its products, Third Love shoots custom photography for most of the variants. This creates a more lifelike effect that appeals to shoppers.

    6. SSENSE

    Street style black leather bag with pink plush charm and flowing skirt, alongside green satin bikini floating in pool water with ripples.

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    This split-screen from SSENSE showcases the brand’s signature editorial-meets-ecommerce photography style—bold, artistic, and culturally tuned-in.

    A street-style inspired shot featuring a flowing, pastel-toned skirt, structured black bag, and plush accessory charm. The blurred background and candid motion capture personality, movement, and context—showing the product in the wild.

    The flat lay shows a green bikini submerged just below the surface of a rippling pool. The water distortion and sun reflections turn a simple product shot into an abstract composition. It’s aspirational, seasonal, and emotionally evocative—perfectly suited for a trend-forward audience.

    7. Coterie

    Close-up of Coterie baby diapers shown from front and back angles, highlighting soft texture, absorbent core, and comfort-fit design.

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    These product photos from Coterie offer a clean, clinical, and elevated aesthetic that aligns with the brand’s premium baby care positioning. Shot against a soft, gradient blue background, the diapers are perfectly centered and isolated—creating a sterile but comforting environment that enhances product trust.

    What works well:

    • Perfect symmetry and clarity: Both the front and back views are shot with precision and balance, emphasizing shape, texture, and material. This symmetry helps customers understand fit and structure at a glance.
    • Soft, diffused lighting: Gentle lighting minimizes harsh shadows and ensures every detail of the diaper—such as the elastic bands, fabric texture, and wetness indicator—is clearly visible.
    • No distractions: The minimalist backdrop and absence of props keep the focus entirely on the product, reinforcing a sense of hygiene and quality.

    🪞 Symmetry sells—especially in fashion. Learn how perfectly mirrored product photos boost conversions and trust.

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    8. Deliqa Gems

    Assorted gemstone rings including pink, blue, and yellow stones with gold settings, featuring halo, solitaire, and multi-stone cluster designs.

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    Each ring is photographed against a seamless white background, allowing the viewer to focus solely on the craftsmanship, color, and cut. This is essential for high-conversion jewelry ecommerce.

    The lighting is soft but directional—eliminating harsh shadows while enhancing gemstone brilliance and gold luster. It’s especially effective for faceted stones, making them pop with fire and depth.

    Deliqa shows different angles—front, top-down, and profile views, giving online shoppers a true-to-life sense of scale and form, mimicking an in-store experience.

    Retouching is used judiciously: reflections are polished, shadows are uniform, and every gem is color-corrected for maximum vibrancy.

    9. Electric Picks

    Delicate and modern gold jewelry featuring a smooth pendant necklace, sculptural earrings, and a minimalist drop necklace with gemstone accents.

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    Electric Picks’s jewelry product photography strikes a perfect balance between lifestyle and studio shots—an ideal approach for modern ecommerce. The left image shows the necklace worn on a model, adding context, warmth, and emotional appeal. The other two are clean studio shots that focus on detail and form. This blend helps shoppers envision the item both in real life and up close.

    All three images use natural-looking, diffused light that avoids harsh reflections (a must for shiny metals like gold). The earrings in particular benefit from soft-edged shadows that give them dimension without distraction.

    10. ROEN

    Elegant gold engagement rings with natural and lab-grown diamonds, including solitaire, pear-cut, and marquise settings, styled and close-up on hand.

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    ROEN’s jewelry photography example delivers a premium, high-end aesthetic that aligns with luxury engagement ring shopping—balancing emotion, clarity, and craftsmanship.

    The leftmost image shows the product on a hand in warm, soft lighting, immediately evoking romance, elegance, and aspiration. It adds emotional weight to the otherwise clinical product lineup.

    The remaining three images showcase the rings against clean, light-gray backdrops with subtle shadows that lift the products off the page. Each shot is expertly lit to maximize sparkle, metal luster, and form—especially in the center stone.

    Side views, angled shots, and direct front views all help customers evaluate details like band thickness, setting style, and stone cut. 

    11. Susan Alexandra

    Small tan dog on a rainbow beaded leash alongside a matching orange beaded dog toy, sitting on a city sidewalk in bright sunlight.

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    This playful product photo brilliantly blends creativity and humor to showcase a beaded dog leash set. The real dachshund and its beaded twin—linked by matching rainbow leashes—instantly grab attention and make the image unforgettable.

    This image is a strong example of how injecting personality and playfulness into product photography can make a brand stand out—especially for fun accessories.

    12. OUTOFOFFICE

    Close-up shots of contemporary gold and silver jewelry including hoop earrings, chunky rings, a statement chain necklace, and multi-stone ear cuffs.

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    This set of product photos uses clean styling and close-up detail to showcase modern jewelry in a minimal, elevated way. Each frame focuses on a different piece—earrings, rings, bracelets, and necklaces—while keeping the background simple and distraction-free.

    This style is ideal for luxury, designer, or minimalist brands that want to convey sophistication and clarity in their product presentation.

    13. Jewels & Aces

    Close-up of pierced ears showcasing dainty gold chain earrings and studs with diamonds and baguette-cut stones, styled in minimalist fashion.

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    This series of close-up earring shots exemplifies how subtle styling and soft lighting can elevate small, intricate jewelry. Each image highlights a layered ear stack featuring dainty gold chains and diamonds, worn in unique yet coordinated pairings.

    Here’s what we like: 

    • Warm, natural light: The lighting enhances the gold tones and gemstone sparkle without harsh shadows.
    • Tight framing: Zoomed-in ear shots keep the focus on detail, allowing customers to see how each piece fits and drapes.
    • Consistent tone: The cohesive color palette and similar poses across models create a polished, trustworthy brand image.

    💍 Want your jewelry shots to sparkle like ROEN or Electric Picks? Learn the secret techniques for high-converting images in our expert guide: How to Edit Jewelry Product Photos Like a Pro

    14. Glasses Direct

    Eyeglass size guide showing how to find frame measurements—lens diameter, bridge width, and arm length—on the inner temple of glasses.

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    While Glasses Direct has straightforward yet beautiful white background product photos, supporting visuals round out the impact for potential customers. Illustrations that outline dimensions help shoppers estimate how the frames would fit on their own faces.

    15. hardgraft

    Premium men’s accessories including a charcoal dopp kit set, black leather holdall, tan suede sneakers, and a cocoa wool pencil wrap.

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    With a muted, desaturated palette and soft directional lighting, each item is photographed with studio precision against a neutral background. hardgraft’s deliberate use of shadows adds depth and dimension without distraction, allowing the tactile richness of suede, leather, and wool to take center stage. 

    The styling is minimal but intentional—products are cleanly isolated yet carry subtle lifestyle cues, like an unzipped kit or a pencil-stuffed wrap. This clean and cohesive look highlights craftsmanship and quality, appealing to discerning customers who appreciate quiet sophistication.

    16. Mulberry

    Fashion editorial featuring women outdoors wearing colorful knitwear and carrying designer handbags including a tan crossbody and burgundy leather tote.

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    This campaign showcases handbags in vibrant, outdoor settings that feel both editorial and approachable. Rather than sterile studio shots, these lifestyle images embed the bags into real-world fashion moments—making them feel aspirational yet accessible.

    Each look is styled to suggest a narrative—countryside strolls, spring fashion—adding depth and relatability to the product. Shooting outdoors brings out texture and color in the bags, while the blooming florals and tree-lined road evoke seasonal charm. Bold outfits and confident poses draw attention, but the handbags remain the focal point, always held prominently and clearly lit.

    17. Birkenstock

    Birkenstock summer footwear including slip-on sandals and sneakers in various colors and materials, shown in outdoor lifestyle and studio settings.

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    Birkenstock’s product photography strikes a balance between lifestyle and studio visuals. From sun-drenched sidewalk shots to clean, floating product images, each photo highlights the brand’s signature comfort and craftsmanship. The use of natural textures—brick, stone, and foliage—adds warmth and tactility, making the sandals feel at home in any setting. 

    Meanwhile, crisp lighting and soft shadows emphasize material quality, like nubuck leather and contoured cork soles. Their floating product shot, set against a cool gradient background, draws the eye to every strap and buckle with sculptural clarity. Birkenstock’s visuals are proof that even casual footwear can look iconic with the right photography.

    18. Chalo

    Artisan leather footwear collection including brown and black boots, close-ups of stitching details, and traditional craftsmanship process.

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    This image series presents handcrafted leather boots through a rich visual narrative that blends craftsmanship, product detail, and styling. From top-down flat lays to styled shots and macro textures, it balances artistic flair with product clarity.

    Warm, earthy hues echo the natural materials and craftsmanship, making the entire set feel cohesive and tactile. Including the artisan’s hands working on the leather gives authenticity and emphasizes the handmade quality—connecting product to maker.

    Technology

    19. Bang & Olufsen

    Rose gold Bang & Olufsen portable speaker partially buried in sand with leather strap, illustrating durability and beach-friendly audio design.

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    This photo is a stellar example of minimal, lifestyle-oriented product photography that speaks volumes without clutter—a highly effective way to market portable tech like Bluetooth speakers.

    Shooting the speaker partially buried in sand immediately communicates durability, portability, and outdoor utility—perfect for beach days or travel. Plus, the fine mesh texture of the speaker contrasts beautifully with the rough, grainy sand, drawing the eye directly to the product.

    The subtle motion blur of sand being brushed aside adds energy and realism, reinforcing the “on-the-go” lifestyle. And the soft pinkish-gold tone of the speaker and tan leather strap blend seamlessly with the neutral sandy palette, creating a warm, aspirational tone.

    20. Apple

    Apple Intelligence promotion showing iPhone 16 Pro, MacBook Air, and iPad Air with pricing and product visuals on sleek gradient backgrounds.

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    The iconic tech brand has made smartphones, computers and other tech devices look sexier than ever. The brand has such a strong visual aesthetic, and all product photos support that image—including photos on its distributors’ sites.

    21. Sonos

    Matte black Sonos Bluetooth portable speaker and over-ear wireless headphones, with modern design and Time Best Inventions 2024 badge.

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    This image from Sonos showcases a Bluetooth speaker and a pair of over-ear headphones in a highly polished, product-centric style that’s ideal for ecommerce and tech retail. The clean, white background removes all distractions, keeping the focus entirely on the product design—perfect for a high-end tech brand.

    Subtle drop shadows under both products add depth and dimension, helping them stand out while maintaining a crisp, modern aesthetic. The matte black finishes are lit specifically to highlight contours without losing the rich, dark texture—key for showcasing premium materials.

    Plus, including the TIME Best Inventions 2024 badge for the headphones subtly reinforces credibility and innovation without overwhelming the visual.

    Beauty, cosmetics, and skincare

    22. Max Factor

    Max Factor makeup lineup including Facefinity foundation, False Lash Effect mascara, Lipfinity 24HR lip color, and neutral eyeshadow palette.

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    The bright white backdrop keeps all the focus on the products and makes the colors pop. It’s also super consistent, which is great for brand identity and gives everything a polished, high-end vibe. 

    Each product is facing forward in a clear, easy-to-identify way. No weird tilts or artsy shadows—just straightforward, scroll-stopping clarity. You immediately know what’s what: foundation, mascara, lip color, and an eyeshadow palette.

    Max Factor doesn’t just show product containers:

    • The lip color shows the wand and box.
    • The mascara is open, showing the brush (which is a key selling feature).
    • The eyeshadow palette is open to show the actual shades.

    Basically, the photos answer the unspoken “But what does it look like inside?” question before you even have to ask.

    23. Essie

    Close-up of hand with creative nail art, including smiley face and abstract designs, resting on paint-splattered yellow fabric with paintbrushes nearby.

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    This photo nails the vibe. The mix of bright turquoise, fiery red, and cheery yellow nail art really pops against the warm-toned background. It draws your eye to the nails without needing a spotlight. Each nail tells a mini story—smiley face, abstract flames, a playful “X”—making it feel custom, not cookie-cutter. This is less “salon menu,” more “expression in progress.”

    And you get more than just the nails. The texture of the fabric, the paintbrushes, the speckles—it adds a sense of realness and movement, like we just walked in on an artist mid-project.

    24. Wiselands

    Wiselands skincare featuring Flax & Chia Concentrated Cream and Daily Rosemary Cleanser with sustainable, vegan, cruelty-free ingredients.

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    Wiselands uses rich, moody lighting to elevate its product photography, giving skincare essentials a luxe, tactile presence. The close-up shots highlight the amber glass packaging and gold typography, with warm shadows that enhance the sense of calm and care. Subtle skin contact and soft textures create an intimate, grounded feel—perfectly suited for a brand focused on clean, conscious ingredients. 

    The lighting is deliberately imperfect, mimicking golden-hour warmth that flatters both the product and the skin it’s meant for. It’s a masterclass in using tone and minimalism to communicate trust and quality.

    25. Crown Affair

    Crown Affair haircare trio featuring The Leave-In Conditioner, The Texturizing Air Dry Mousse, and The Dry Shampoo, displayed with minimalist packaging.

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    The minimalist layout and monochrome color palette for Crown Affair’s product photos ooze luxury. It’s giving calm confidence without shouting for attention. 

    Each product is centered, evenly lit, and spaced the same—perfect for a sleek grid or product catalog. Cohesion like this builds brand trust fast. And the soft shadows and contrast between black and white bottles add just enough depth to keep things visually interesting without losing the clean aesthetic.

    26. Vacation Inc.

    Vacation skincare and fragrance products, featuring Classic Whip SPF 50 sunscreen mousse and tropical-themed perfume mist bottles labeled “Vacation” and “After Sun.”

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    Sunscreen brand Vacation Inc. uses bold, retro-inspired design. The packaging and photo styling lean heavily into a nostalgic ’80s/’90s vacation aesthetic, reinforcing the brand’s identity. Everything from the fonts to the saturated colors supports this.

    Despite the vibrant branding, the layout is clean. Products are isolated against a pale gradient background, keeping attention on the packaging.

    Outdoors and sporting goods

    27. Linus 

    Child riding a blue Linus bike while wearing a helmet, captured mid-action against a concrete urban background with bold shadows.

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    This example from bike brand Linus takes a lifestyle over product approach. We’re sold on the vibe before the bike. It’s aspirational but also relatable—perfect for parents and cool kids alike.

    The mid-movement shot adds energy and makes the product feel fun and adventurous. The text placement is smart: bold, centered, and readable without overpowering the image.

    28. Pow Gloves

    Winter sports gear including knit headwear with snow goggles and insulated women's gloves, worn by skiers in a snowy outdoor setting.

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    Pow Gloves delivers high-impact product photography that leans into performance, texture, and environment. Shot in snowy alpine conditions, its imagery captures real-world functionality while keeping the product in crisp focus. 

    Frosted lenses, fleecy knits, and matte leathers pop against blurred white backdrops, highlighting both material quality and cold-weather capability. The models are active but cropped, letting the gloves and headwear shine without distraction.

    29. Beestinger

    Side-by-side visuals of archery stabilizers for target shooting, hunting, and Beestinger components, featuring compound bows in action and close-up gear details.

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    Beestinger’s product photography balances precision and action, capturing the high-performance world of archery stabilizers. Each image speaks directly to its audience—whether it’s competitive target shooters or camo-clad hunters—by showing the gear in realistic, high-stakes contexts. 

    Sharp detail on textures like carbon fiber, metal finishes, and compound bows communicates quality and durability. Meanwhile, the use of tight crops and dynamic angles keeps the focus on function, not fluff. By pairing lifestyle imagery with close-up product visuals, Beestinger hits the bullseye on authenticity and trust—two essentials in any performance-driven category.

    30. CamelBak

    CamelBak customizable drinkware collection featuring bottles and mugs with engraved graphics and text options for personal designs.

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    The top-down flat lay showcases CamelBak’s water bottles in a scattered, playful arrangement. Each bottle is angled differently, giving the scene energy and allowing each product to stand out while still feeling part of a cohesive set.

    The smooth teal gradient adds visual interest without stealing the spotlight. It complements the product colors and adds depth, helping the matte finishes of the bottles pop.

    The lighting is soft but directional enough to highlight the textures—especially the powder-coated surfaces and engraved designs. This gives a tactile sense of quality without relying on close-ups.

    The photo manages to feel unified while showing a range of products: mugs, tumblers, bottles—each in a different color and size. It’s a great way to communicate customization options without crowding the frame.

    31. Lift Foils

    Lifestyle and action shots of people foil surfing in ocean waves, including riders in motion, beach scenes, and a woman carrying a hydrofoil board.

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    Lift Foils captures the thrill and elegance of hydrofoil surfing through cinematic, lifestyle-driven photography. Their imagery effortlessly blends action and atmosphere—highlighting both product performance and the aspirational lifestyle that surrounds it. 

    From crisp shots of foil boards slicing through tropical waves to grounded moments of riders gearing up at the shoreline, every frame conveys motion, freedom, and connection to nature. The gear is presented in real use, allowing water, sunlight, and setting to act as natural visual enhancers. This approach not only showcases the quality of the product but also sells the lifestyle it unlocks. It’s adventure marketing at its finest.

    32. Landyachtz

    Artistic skateboard designs from Landyachtz including Dinghy Classic Midnight Dip, Tugboat Atmosphere, and Dinghy Legend with bold prints.

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    Landyachtz uses clean, minimal product photography to make bold skateboard designs pop. Set against bright white backgrounds, each board is perfectly centered and evenly lit, allowing the intricate deck artwork—from hand-illustrated mountains to surreal portraits—to shine without distraction. 

    This studio-style approach highlights every detail of shape, texture, and color, making the craftsmanship unmistakable. The consistency across the images also creates a seamless browsing experience, while the sharp, high-resolution shots invite zoom-level inspection. It’s a textbook example of how white-background photography can still feel expressive and brand-forward.

    33. Ethnotek

    Side-by-side view of a colorful roll-top sling bag on a rock and a woman wearing a patterned backpack in a field, showcasing options for daily commutes, hiking, and customizable travel gear.

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    Ethnotek’s product photography perfectly reflects the brand’s vibrant, adventure-ready identity. Shot in natural, wild settings, their bags are photographed in real-world use—slung over shoulders, perched on rocks, or trekking through fields. 

    This lifestyle-forward approach puts the product in context, emphasizing durability and design for travel and outdoor enthusiasts. The saturated colors of the bags stand out beautifully against the natural backdrops, and each shot is carefully composed to showcase both form and function. The result is photography that feels aspirational, authentic, and deeply connected to the brand’s do-good, go-anywhere ethos.

    Furniture and home goods

    34. MADE

    Outdoor garden lounge setup with striped upholstered sectional sofas, wood coffee table, and potted tropical plants, shown in a sunny patio space. Modern home furniture collection showing a beige sofa, sculptural pendant lighting, and a wooden bed with storage drawers in styled interiors.

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    MADE’s product photography captures the harmony of modern living with a refined, editorial edge. Each image is carefully styled to showcase not just the product—sofas, lighting, or beds—but the ambiance they create. The lighting is soft and consistent, emphasizing texture, shape, and color in a natural way. Warm, muted tones pair with clean architectural lines, drawing the eye through the space and highlighting each design detail without distraction. 

    The result is an inviting, aspirational scene that feels livable yet elevated. MADE’s photography doubles as interior inspiration, turning every product into part of a cohesive lifestyle story.

    35. LOEHR

    Contemporary furniture including a round black table with a yellow cushioned chair, a minimalist open shelf, and a bold orange wood desk.

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    LOEHR’s product photography is a prime example of modern minimalism. With sharp, architectural compositions and pristine lighting, each image distills furniture design down to its purest form. 

    Materials and textures are foregrounded—brushed metals, matte lacquers, and soft upholstery—without unnecessary staging or visual clutter. The crisp shadows and natural gradients from ambient light add depth while preserving the clarity of shape and line. 

    The result is bold, geometric forms. LOEHR’s photography doesn’t just display a product—it reflects the brand’s design philosophy: functional, thoughtful, and quietly radical.

    36. Simon Pearce

    Summer lifestyle scenes with a brunch table set with bagels and juice near a window, and a champagne bottle chilling on an outdoor deck.

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    Set against airy, sun-drenched environments, Simon Pearce’s imagery brings out the artisanal quality of each glass and ceramic piece. The clear sparkle of handblown glassware, the creamy textures of stoneware, and the golden tones of sunlight on surfaces are all captured with refined precision. Lifestyle compositions feel warm and inviting—perfectly styled without feeling staged. 

    Whether it’s a mimosa brunch or champagne on the patio, the photography captures the brand’s essence: craftsmanship, comfort, and understated luxury. This is storytelling through light, texture, and good taste.

    37. Motel a Miio

    Colorful handmade ceramic dish sets, mugs, plates, and bowls with textured glazes on sale with 20–30% discount tags displayed.

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    Motel a Miio’s product photography bursts with color, warmth, and Mediterranean charm. The brand highlights the artisanal quality of its handmade ceramics through rich textures, sunlit surfaces, and thoughtful arrangements. 

    Each image showcases the uniqueness of glazing and form—from the dreamy aqua blues of bowls to the peachy-pink blush of plates. Natural shadows and earthy backdrops give the shots a tactile, sun-kissed feel, inviting viewers to imagine relaxed outdoor dining or cozy kitchen moments. The photography is not just beautiful—it’s transportive, evoking a laid-back, design-forward lifestyle rooted in craftsmanship.

    38. Studio Neat

    Minimalist tool collection featuring the Keen utility knife, Mark One retractable pen, and Mark Two pocket pen in a clean floating product layout.

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    Studio Neat uses minimalist product photography. In this example, each item is suspended against a clean, white backdrop with gentle shadows, emphasizing their streamlined form and material finish. The floating composition gives the products a modern, weightless feel, aligning with their functional and design-forward ethos. 

    Every visual choice—neutral lighting, soft gradients, centered framing—supports a sleek and utilitarian aesthetic. 

    Cars and automotive

    39. Carvana

    Grid display of different vehicle types including SUVs, sedans, trucks, coupes, minivans, convertibles, wagons, hatchbacks, EVs, hybrids, and plug-in hybrids.

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    Carvana takes a clean, uniform approach to product photography by displaying each vehicle category in profile against a pure white background. The consistency in angle, lighting, and car color (white) helps customers compare models quickly while reinforcing trust through visual clarity. 

    For ecommerce brands managing large SKUs or configurable product categories, this style benefits from clipping path, retouching, and shadow effects to ensure clean, scalable presentation across all digital platforms.

    40. CarBahn

    Grid of high-performance car parts including ECU tuning, carbon fiber kits, suspension components, intake systems, engines, air filters, and car care products displayed in a workshop setting.

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    CarBahn’s product photography leans into a high-performance, gearhead aesthetic with bold contrast, sharp lighting, and industrial backdrops. Each category image emphasizes material texture and mechanical precision. There’s a tactile, real-world feel, with shots that oscillate between clean studio setups and gritty workshop environments. 

    This style is ideal for performance auto brands. Related edits might include color correction, reflection and glare removal, and precision shadow work to enhance contrast and depth without over-editing the hardware’s raw appeal.

    41. Mercedes-Benz

    Mercedes-Benz electric concept van with futuristic LED grille and sleek aerodynamic design, showcased under studio lighting.

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    Mercedes-Benz’s product photography captures futuristic elegance with cinematic precision. This concept vehicle is shot under ambient, gradient lighting that complements the sleek contours and metallic finish, making it feel like a luxury object from the future. The low angle and subtle reflections emphasize design innovation—fluid lines, illuminated details, and aerodynamic form—while keeping the focus on craftsmanship and vision.

    Lifestyle and miscellaneous

    42. StickerBrand

    Bold wall murals including a Japanese wave illustration in a café and a leafy tropical wallpaper behind a green-themed bedroom setup.

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    StickerBrand’s product photography transforms wall decals into immersive, real-life design statements. Each wall is staged in context—whether it’s a moody café corner or a leafy bedroom escape—so shoppers can picture the product in their own space. The lighting is soft and natural, allowing the decals to blend seamlessly with furniture, textiles, and finishes while still standing out with crisp lines and vibrant color.

    43. Bambi Baby

    UPPAbaby family product lineup featuring parents walking with the Vista V3 stroller and close-up images of the V3 bassinet and stroller in various colors.

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    Bambi Baby’s product photography blends lifestyle and catalog styles to showcase both the function and feeling behind its premium baby gear. 

    The left side of this example shows a warm, everyday moment—a family on a walk at golden hour. This emotional lifestyle shot balances beautifully with the crisp, isolated product shots on the right, which highlight detail, color variations, and pricing. This dual approach supports both storytelling and conversion. 

    44. Bentley

    Tracker hard-shell suitcase collection in a variety of bold colors and finishes, arranged in a line with the tagline “Travel Colourfully.”

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    Bentley’s luggage line embraces bold, clean, and ultra-modern product photography that celebrates color as a core brand identity. The suitcases are displayed in a tight lineup with seamless lighting and minimal shadows, highlighting each hue without distraction. The gradient floor and backdrop also complement the tones of each suitcase.

    45. Walmart

    Walmart homepage promotions highlighting tech and summer savings, including laptops, PS5, pools, and beauty tools against bright blue backgrounds.

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    Walmart uses bright, consistent, and brand-forward product photography to energize its promotional graphics. Each product—from beauty tools and smart tech to outdoor gear—is presented against soft, uniform color backdrops that create an airy and cheerful visual experience. Items are expertly isolated, often enhanced with clipping paths, drop shadows, and vibrant retouching to make them pop while maintaining a cohesive brand aesthetic.

    Food and drink

    46. Candy Club

    Colorful assortment of gummy candy including rainbow strips, chocolate clusters, sour hearts, and sprinkles, spilling out of open Candy Club jars.

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    Vibrant gummies, chocolates, and sour belts spill playfully from jars across a crisp white background, letting the intense colors and textures take center stage. The overhead layout creates a sense of abundance, while the neatly styled candy piles maintain a polished, crave-worthy aesthetic. Candy Club’s photos are a visual sugar rush that makes every sweet treat look like a party.

    47. Rauch

    ariety of RAUCH branded beverages including Happy Day orange juice, Bravo multivitamin, MyTea lemon iced tea, Yippy kids drink, and 100% Orange glass bottle on a light background.

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    Rauch brings a playful, shelf-ready polish to its product photography. Against a smooth gradient backdrop that shifts from citrus yellow to cream, each beverage line is given equal spotlight with symmetrical placement and minimal distractions.

    Each product floats with a subtle shadow, allowing vibrant packaging to take center stage. The lighting is soft yet evenly distributed, enhancing the saturated colors and fruity visual cues without harsh glare. 

    48. Backyard Butchers

    Premium meat box selections labeled The Steakhouse, The Backyard, and The Farmhouse, featuring vacuum-sealed cuts of USDA choice beef, pork, and chicken.

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    Backyard Butchers nails a clean, trust-building presentation that’s perfect for high-value food subscriptions. Its product photography highlights premium meat packs in pristine kitchen settings with natural light, fresh produce, and minimal props—immediately reinforcing freshness, quality, and home delivery convenience.

    49. Tony’s Chocolonely

    Tony’s Chocolonely product display with a cream embroidered chocolate hat, colorful chocolate bar gift pack, and milk honey almond nougat bar on vibrant color backgrounds.

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    Tony’s Chocolonely brings the same bold, joyful energy of its packaging into its product photography. Vibrant, solid-color backgrounds create instant visual impact while keeping the focus squarely on the products. Items are shot straight-on with clean clipping paths and slight shadows to create a floating effect, lending a sense of playfulness and modernity. Every shot is bright, color-blocked, and punchy enough to pop in any feed or grid.

    50. Ghia

    Ghia non-alcoholic aperitif and canned drinks styled creatively with the tagline

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    Set against a creamy, sunlit backdrop, Ghia combines perfect product symmetry with unexpected moments—like a pour shot mid-air or cans balancing precariously on glassware. The lighting is soft yet directional, giving glass and liquid a gentle glow while letting label colors pop with vintage flair.

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  • Faces of Depth Challenge and Photo of the Week

    Faces of Depth Challenge and Photo of the Week


    Welcome to another wrap-up of the wonderful Light Stalking photography community for this week. It’s been another epic week of our members capturing incredible photographs and displaying their creativity. Let’s jump straight in and look at some of the highlights.

    The theme for the weekly photography challenge to now has been “Faces of Depth” – and as usual, giving people artistic license on a particular theme has produced some wonderful results.

    As usual, Patrick managed to freak us all out with his creativity but this time in a bit of a spooky way.

    Pat Garrett had a more conventional approach to the same theme and came up with this lovely portrait.

    Robert Apple decided to pull out the macro lens — and I think you’ll agree, the results were well worth the effort.

    Elin Laxdal always keeps the quality of her images extremely high, and her approach to the theme this week continues that same spirit and quality.

    And we can’t not mention Patrick’s new little friend — who got quite a lot of love on the forum this week too.

    Photo of the Week

    Coincidentally, Michael submitted this image to the weekly photography challenge and managed to snag the Photograph of the Week. This one was judged by Federico, who has shown a real affection for pushing visual boundaries through artistic creativity lately — and I think this image is a perfect example of that. Well done to Michael.

    There were also a few other non-challenge related images that are worth a callout.

    Daniel Kreuger gave us this great attempt at bug macro photography that I thought was well worth another look.

    Another one that needed to be called out was by Light and Shadow, who has been experimenting with his black-and-white work lately.

    What are your thoughts on AI and photography?

    Personally, I’m starting to get a little bit freaked out. I did an experiment after reading somebody else’s attempt at AI photography on TikTok and immediately shot a selfie with no setup whatsoever. I simply took it where I stood and uploaded it with a detailed prompt to ChatGPT. Here are the before and after:

    Don’t get me wrong — it’s not perfect — but wow, that is an incredible outcome and has me a little bit worried for some elements of our craft.

    👉 Join the conversation we’re having about it here.

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    If you’d like to join our daily conversations about photography in our private forum and you’re not a member yet, just email us and we’ll set you up with an account. The email is in the footer of this website.

    Catch you next week.





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  • Shark Photographer of the Year Announces 2025 Winners

    Shark Photographer of the Year Announces 2025 Winners


    Young Shark Photographer of the Year 2025 – Panitbhand Paribatra Na Ayudhya

     

    Today, July 14th, is Shark Awarenews Day, and what better way to celebrate the planet’s charismatic elasmobranchs than revealing the winners of the 2025 Shark Photographer of the Year photo competition? UK-based charity Shark Trust bestowed the honor upon Julian Hebestreit for a lovely shot of a leopard shark cruising the waters of Byron Bay in New South Wales, Australia. Meanwhile, 14-year-old Panitbhand Paribatra Na Ayudhya was named Young Shark Photographer of the Year for a beautifully executed image of a whale shark feeding at the surface in the Maldives.

    Other winners included “British Isles” winner Hector Clarke and “Overseas” winner Martin Broen. In addition, a number of categories were aligned with various conservation programs and projects that the Shark Trust is currently undertaking. These included “Mediterranean Programme” winner Linda Mazza, “Living with Sharks” winner Gillian Marsh, and “Oceanics Programme” winner Byron Conroy. The final category, the “Great Eggcase Hunt”—which is also the name of the Shark Trust’s flagship citizen-science project—was won by Grant Evans.

    If you love photographing sharks, don’t forget that this year’s Underwater Awards Australasia competition includes a “Sharks” category. Get your entries in now, as the deadline (July 20th) is fast approaching! Happy Shark Awarenews Day!

     

    Shark Photographer of the Year 2025 – Julian Hebenstreit

     

    Overseas Winner – Martin Broen

     

    British Isles Winner – Hector Clarke

     

    Mediterranean Programme Winner – Linda Mazza

     

    Living with Sharks Winner – Gillian Marsh

     

    Oceanics Programme Winner – Byron Conroy

    Great Eggcase Hunt – Grant Evans





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  • Change is Hard (At Least You Aren’t a Lobster)


    Something a little different for you this morning. 

    My heart stopped dead when I saw the black snake in my tent. Walking barefoot to the washroom in the middle of the night, my mind needed no time at all to jump to the certainty that what I was looking at was not just any snake but one of the most dangerous snakes in Africa—a black mamba. 

    I froze, very nearly freeing myself from the need to go all the way to the toilet to do that for which I’d awakened. My mind raced, my heart quickened, and my vision did that thing where everything goes blurry but then gets super-humanly sharp, which I guess is nature’s way of helping us deal with danger, to assess threat, and, in my case, to slowly realize that what I was looking at was not a black mamba, but the black camera strap I’d removed from my 600mm lens the day before. It must have fallen on the floor as I got ready for bed. God, I hate camera straps.

    I still like snakes, though. When I was a kid, I collected them. At one point, I had 30 snakes in my bedroom, all quite harmless. They lived in aquariums that I would buy at yard sales and kept from escaping—for the most part—with pieces of plywood across the top. Now and then, a snake would get out, and the woman who came in once a month to clean the house would burst into tears, threaten to quit, and never return. My mother would happily find the snakes, pick them up, and return them to their glass homes without blinking an eye and then, I’m certain, renegotiate our cleaner’s hourly rate.

    I kept the snakes for the summers and every fall, returned them to the woods and marshes where I found them, leaving behind half a dozen empty aquariums and, if I was lucky, some snake skins.

    Snakes, like many animals, shed their skins. In the case of snakes and lizards, what they leave behind is a husk—a ghostly structure from which they crawl. Humans also shed their skin, though we do it constantly, a few cells at a time, and not all at once on the bedroom floor, which is probably a blessing for a guy who gets freaked out by something as harmless as a camera strap. Can you imagine?

    Snakes shed their skin because they grow, and their skin does not. Lobsters experience the same thing. In order to grow, they molt, shedding their old shells and emerging with a new, soft one that hardens over time until it too is cast off, and the cycle repeats itself. Lobsters literally crawl out of themselves alive to grow. Meanwhile, I can’t even bring myself to throw out a favourite old t-shirt that no longer fits. Harder still to cast off habits or ways of thinking we’ve outgrown.

    So what does this have to do with your photography or creative life? The first lesson should be abundantly clear: don’t leave your camera straps lying around if you prefer not to piss yourself in the middle of the night. The second is a little more abstract: sometimes, you have to make wildly uncomfortable changes to accommodate the person you’re becoming or want to become. Big, scary changes. I can’t speak to the emotional life of the lobster, but I can’t imagine it feels great about leaving its armour behind and living without the comfort of that protection for the couple of weeks it takes for its new shell to harden.

    I wonder if the lobster even knows what’s going on. Does it understand these changes, or, like me, does it freak out, Google its symptoms, and assume the worst? In these moments of perceived calamity, is it certain that its world is never going to be the same or that the end is nigh? Does it go to the same dark places in its mind that I do in the middle of the night when I can’t sleep? Do snakes? Can you imagine crawling out of your own skin? And what do you do with the husk that’s left over? Is it garbage? Recycle? Does my municipality allow it in the organic waste bin? You could be grateful you’re not a lobster; they eat their discarded shells.

    Wow, this one got away from me quickly. Snakes? Lobsters? Sorry about that. Too much coffee this morning. I just wanted to remind you that change is hard. It’s uncomfortable and scary. It’s often the cost of moving forward in both life and art. And very often, it feels like failure. I doubt lizards and lobsters are as neurotic as we are; they simply do what they need to do to move forward and grow into their new selves. They don’t look back at their old selves with recrimination, the way we sometimes do, as if the person we once were could have (or should have) done the kind of work we do now. As if they should have known better or done better.

    Forward, ever forward, my friend. Change is necessary. Sometimes we grow and need to change to accommodate that forward momentum. Sometimes it’s the other way around, and we need to change to stimulate that growth. Sometimes it’s hard to know which is which, though I’m not sure that really matters. It only matters that we change, and it might help if we’re not so freaked out by it all. So often the thing we’re afraid of isn’t at all what we think it is. 

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  • How to Take Symmetrical Apparel Photos for Ecommerce


    Crooked collars, uneven sleeves, lopsided hems—these small details can make even high-quality products look unprofessional. For apparel product shots, getting perfect symmetry is one of those skills that separates amateur shots from photos that serve as sales tools.

    Clothing doesn’t cooperate like rigid products do. But there are plenty of proven tips and tricks to help with the three stages—prep, shooting, and post-production—so you can consistently create balanced, professional photos that convert.

    Why symmetry matters in apparel product photography

    Put simply, symmetry is pleasing to the eye. It represents order that our brain likes. Like a bookshelf with perfectly aligned spines or evenly stacked towels. But if you look at a building that has every window perfectly aligned except one, you’d notice it immediately.

    The same applies to your product photography. If your apparel shots are crooked, unbalanced, or asymmetrical, shoppers notice—and not in a good way. Symmetry triggers trust, which in turn can help boost your sales. 

    When buyers see balanced, well-aligned product images—like The Wildlife Trusts online storefront—they perceive higher quality and professionalism. It’s a subconscious signal that you care about details, which translates to caring about your products.

    Product grid from The Wildlife Trusts online store featuring illustrated T-shirts, tote bags, caps, and a water bottle, emphasizing nature-themed merchandise.

    Pre-shoot preparation: setting up for symmetry 

    The right prep can save you hours of editing later and help you achieve that balanced, professional look from the start.

    Choosing the right garments and prep

    • Select quality samples: Choose garments in excellent condition without permanent wrinkles, stretched fabric, or damaged seams that can’t be easily fixed.
    • Steam thoroughly: Remove all wrinkles and creases before shooting. Pay extra attention to sleeves, collars, and hems where asymmetry is most noticeable.
    • Know your fabrics: Delicate materials like silk need gentle handling and may require clips to maintain shape (without over stretching). Heavier fabrics like denim hold their form better but need proper steaming.
    • Arrange details evenly: Position buttons, zippers, and accessories symmetrically before shooting.
    • Check seam alignment: Ensure shoulder seams, side seams, and collar edges are properly positioned and won’t create uneven lines.

    Mannequin and display preparation

    • Choose proper sizing: Select mannequins (or models) that fit your garments without stretching or bunching the fabric. You can turn images into ghost mannequins later.
    • Align mannequin straight: Position mannequins facing directly forward. Shoot straight-on or at a slight up/down angle.
    • Support flat lays: Use foam core boards or batting inside garments to add structure and eliminate wrinkles for flat lay shots.
    • Add dimension: Stuff sleeves and body sections with batting to create natural-looking volume and shape.
    • Pin invisible points: Secure fabric from behind using straight pins to keep symmetrical draping.

    Some pieces won’t work symmetrical and that’s fine. Still apply all other prep and shooting tips to get high quality photos. For example, this cape on Project Cece’s online shop is asymmetrical and calls for balanced composition rather than forced symmetry.

    Product page for a red JULAHAS cotton cape on Project Cece, showing eco-labels and ordering options, emphasizing sustainable fashion marketing.

    During the shoot: capturing balanced apparel images

    Photographing and arranging products isn’t quick work—even teams with professional stylists might max out at 10 items per shoot day, though dedicated studios with specialized workflows can typically process more.

    Camera settings for optimal symmetry

    • Choose longer focal lengths: Use 50mm, 85mm or longer to minimize distortion that can make clothing look uneven or warped. If you’ve got limited space, zoom lenses can come in handy.
    • Set consistent aperture: Shoot around f/8-f/11 to keep the entire garment in sharp focus from front to back.
    • Position camera center: Keep your camera dead-center and level. For top-down shots, ensure the camera is truly overhead to avoid skewing.
    • Use a sturdy tripod: Essential for consistent framing, sharp images, and avoiding camera shake.
    • Set up even lighting: Use two lights (ideally), positioned on either side to eliminate uneven shadows. Adjust angles based on fabric thickness.
    • Enable camera gridlines: Use your camera’s grid overlay to align garments perfectly within the frame. You can also shoot tethered and connect to a monitor to catch any issues in real-time.
    • Frame precisely: Frame your shots exactly as needed from the start. If you plan on removing background or doing other edits like drop shadow, you can always adjust canvas size during editing. Just make sure to fully capture your product so you have plenty to work with in editing.

    Styling techniques for balance

    Different garments will benefit from different arm positions—some look better with hands close to the body, others with arms slightly bent away. Whatever you choose, make sure both sides match for symmetrical posing.

    Before and after image of a plaid dress showing improved styling with symmetrical arm positioning and cleaner garment presentation, alongside tips for balance and garment posing in product photography.

    • Use clips, pins, and even tape behind the garment to create perfect draping while keeping them invisible from camera view.
    • Review each shot immediately to catch issues before moving to the next setup. What looks balanced to your eye may appear crooked in the photo.
    • Make small adjustments between shots rather than major repositioning. 
    Dig deeper into why symmetry sells. Read “Symmetry in Product Photography: Why It Matters” to uncover the psychology and strategy behind balanced apparel images.
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    Before and after image of a leather jacket showing ghost mannequin effect and symmetry correction in post-production, with tips on natural garment editing for eCommerce apparel photography.

    Post-production: fine-tuning your symmetry  

    Even with perfect shooting, most apparel photos need symmetry adjustments. Good clothing editing fixes natural flaws without making products look artificial and matches both sides, not copy-pastes half a garment.

    Before and after photo of a green puffer jacket showing improved symmetry and background removal, with editing tips on cropping and alignment using Photoshop grid overlays for precise garment presentation.

    Basic symmetry edits anyone can do

    • Crop and straighten: Use your editing app’s grid overlays to align garments perfectly within the frame and correct any camera tilt. In Adobe Photoshop, you can select several grids when cropping, such as Rule of Thirds or Triangle (both great for quickly centering your shots) or Grids (for more precision).

    Photoshop interface showing a leopard print top on a mannequin with the crop tool active and the Rule of Thirds grid overlay dropdown menu expanded for precise image composition.

    Cropped view of a leopard print knotted T-shirt on a mannequin inside Photoshop, with symmetrical framing adjustments applied using grid alignment tools.

    Professional symmetry editing techniques

    Four-stage photo editing process of a linen top including original, background removal, wrinkle removal, and symmetry correction, demonstrating garment photo enhancement.

    Professional symmetry editing involves complex, precise adjustments that require advanced skills:

    • Sleeve alignment: Matching sleeve length, cuff positioning, and draping between left and right sides
    • Side-edge corrections: Ensuring garment edges create perfect parallel lines and consistent silhouettes
    • Curve refinement: Smoothing necklines, armholes, and hemlines for balanced curves
    • Detail alignment: Positioning pockets, buttons, zippers, and decorative elements to mirror exactly

    These edits involve reshaping fabric digitally while keeping realistic texture and natural draping. Our mirror image symmetry service handles these complex fixes so you can focus on shooting and growing your business instead of spending hours on detailed post-production. 

    When to DIY vs. when to outsource

    Not every symmetry issue can be fixed with editing. Major fabric distortions or non-mirrored patterns need to be corrected during shooting—no amount of post-production can create symmetry that wasn’t captured originally.

    Some garments, like the patterned shirt from Omnes, look balanced in shape but have naturally asymmetric designs. For these pieces, focus on getting the overall structure right during shooting, then handle simple fixes like ghost mannequin effects, lighting adjustments, and wrinkle removal.

    OMNES product listing featuring a model wearing a pink floral shirt and pants set, with isolated product image of the top on white background.

    Basic edits like cropping and straightening work fine as DIY projects. But complex symmetry corrections can take hours per image. For busy photographers and ecommerce brands, professional editing usually costs less than your time while delivering better results. 

    And with marketplaces like Amazon requiring high-quality images, professional symmetry editing gives you that polished result that DIY edits can’t always achieve.

    Symmetry checklist 

    Check all these before approving your images and you’re good to go:

    • No obvious wrinkles (natural fabric draping is fine)
    • Sleeves and hems are aligned and match in length
    • Collar and necklines are centered and balanced
    • Buttons, zippers, and pockets are positioned symmetrically
    • Fabric drapes evenly on both sides
    • Lighting is balanced with no uneven shadows

    Consistently balanced shots for every product

    Not only does symmetrical apparel photography help your products look appealing, it also meets the high standards that customers expect in ecommerce. Whether you edit in-house or outsource the tricky stuff, what matters is finding the approach that works for your workflow and quality needs.

    Need help getting perfect symmetry? Path’s editors handle complex apparel fixes, saving you time while delivering professional results for any marketplace.

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  • Amanda Lopez – A Photo Editor


    The Art of the Personal Project is a crucial element to let potential buyers see how you think creatively on your own.  I am drawn to personal projects that have an interesting vision or that show something I have never seen before.  In this thread, I’ll include a link to each personal project with the artist statement so you can see more of the project. Please note: This thread is not affiliated with any company; I’m just featuring projects that I find.  Please DO NOT send me your work.  I do not take submissions.

     

    Today’s featured artist:  Amanda Lopez

    Mr. Arrieta was my roommate when I first moved to Los Angeles.

    As a young photographer growing up in Sacramento, I dreamed of moving to L.A. to launch my photography career, but I wasn’t sure how I’d make it happen. One day, I shared my dream with a friend, and she mentioned she was looking for someone to look after her dad who happened to live in Southern California. If I was willing to keep an eye on her 92-year-old dad, she said, I could live in the home for free

    It was an unconventional arrangement, but exactly what I needed. Moving to L.A. allowed me to intern with legendary photographer Estevan Oriol and begin working with some of my favorite publications. But the greatest gift from this time in my life was gaining the gift of a grandpa.

    I never had a close relationship with my own grandfathers, so becoming Mr. Arrieta’s honorary granddaughter was something I didn’t know I needed. He was a kind, gentle man who spent his days tinkering in the garage and napping in his recliner. On weekends, he’d knock on my bedroom door bright and early to see if I was awake, so we could head to his favorite diner, Scotties. That became our ritual, and I loved it.

    As our friendship developed, I began documenting his day-to-day activities and moments at home not just to process the experience, but to preserve it. Mr. Arrieta had such a kind spirit, and I wanted to create images that reflected that warmth. He brought so much joy and peace to my life, and I hoped that through these photographs, I could offer something meaningful back to his family.

    Eventually, Mr. Arrieta’s health declined, and nurses began caring for him full time. Witnessing that transition was difficult, but my camera helped me navigate the emotions. Photography became a way to honor the dignity of his final chapter, and to hold onto the moments we shared.

    Mr. Arrieta is no longer with us. But the images I made during that time are a reminder of our brief yet meaningful bond and a way of honoring the grandfather I never had.

    To see more of this project, click here

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    Suzanne Sease is a creative consultant and former ad-agency senior art buyer. She works with both emerging and established photographers and illustrators to create cohesive, persuasive presentations that clients can’t resist.

    Suzanne offers something rare: an insider’s perspective on how client’s source creative talent. Her deep understanding of the industry is underscored by her impressive resume: 11 years as senior art buyer at The Martin Agency, seven years as an art producer for Capital One, and stints with the art-buying department at Kaplan-Thaler and the creative department at Best Buy, where she applied her expertise to reviewing bids to see which were most likely to come in on budget. Over the years, Suzanne has worked with a wildly diverse range of clients, including Seiko, Wrangler, Bank One, AFLAC, and Clairol Herbal Essence. Now, as a consultant, she is equipped to problem-solve for her clients from an unusually dynamic point of view.

    As a longtime member of the photo community, Suzanne is also dedicated to giving back. Through her Art of the Personal Project column on the popular website aphotoeditor.com, she highlights notable personal projects by well-known and up-and-coming photographers. The column offers these artists excellent exposure while reflecting Suzanne’s passion for powerful imagery.

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