Product Photography Guide

This guide walks through a complete product photography workflow using the MakePhotos SDK.

The workflow

Upload your raw product image
Optionally remove the background
Generate styled product shots
Download or use the result URLs

Step 1: Upload your product image

If your image is already hosted at a public URL, skip this step. Otherwise:

import MakePhotos from 'makephotos';
import { readFileSync } from 'fs';

const client = new MakePhotos({
  apiKey: process.env.MAKEPHOTOS_API_KEY,
});

const uploaded = await client.upload.create({
  file: readFileSync('./raw-product.jpg'),
  filename: 'raw-product.jpg',
});

Step 2: Remove background (optional)

For best results with studio and Amazon styles, start with a clean cutout:

const noBg = await client.removeBg.create({
  imageUrl: uploaded.imageUrl,
});

Cost: 10 credits. Skip this if your product image already has a clean background.

Step 3: Generate styled shots

Studio shot (white background)

const studio = await client.generate.create({
  imageUrl: noBg.resultUrl,
  type: 'product',
  style: 'studio',
  aspectRatio: '1:1',
  resolution: '1K',
});

Amazon listing

const amazon = await client.generate.create({
  imageUrl: noBg.resultUrl,
  type: 'product',
  style: 'amazon',
  aspectRatio: '1:1',
});

Lifestyle context

const lifestyle = await client.generate.create({
  imageUrl: noBg.resultUrl,
  type: 'product',
  style: 'lifestyle',
  aspectRatio: '16:9',
  resolution: '2K',
  prompt: 'Modern kitchen counter, natural morning light',
});

Luxury editorial

const luxury = await client.generate.create({
  imageUrl: noBg.resultUrl,
  type: 'product',
  style: 'luxury',
  aspectRatio: '3:4',
  resolution: '2K',
});

Step 4: Use the results

Each result contains a permanent Cloudinary URL:

console.log(studio.resultUrl);
// https://res.cloudinary.com/.../makephotos/outputs/.../abc123.jpg

Use these URLs directly in your website, marketplace listings, or social media.

Cost summary

For a typical product with all four styles at 1K resolution:

Step	Credits
Upload	0
Background removal	10
Studio shot (1K)	1
Amazon shot (1K)	1
Lifestyle shot (2K)	2
Luxury shot (2K)	2
Total	16

Tips for best results

High-quality input: Start with a well-lit, in-focus product photo for the best AI output
Clean background: Remove the background first for studio and Amazon styles
Custom prompts: Use the prompt parameter on lifestyle shots to describe the scene you want
Resolution: Use 1K for thumbnails and previews, 2K for product pages, 4K for print

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