Step-by-step guides

Follow the steps to prepare, edit and publish product images for your store.

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Cream ceramic mug with its rim, handle and shadow visible on a light surface in a Sowar library example

Photograph pale products on light backgrounds without losing the edges

Prepare a cream mug or white charger image without making the product disappear into its background. Includes a scene brief and colour, edge and shadow checks.

Sowar teamNovember 7

Cream ceramic mug from Sowar’s scene library, not a chart of colour variants

Product colour photos: keep each image matched to the right variant

Prepare a real reference for each colour, review the scene and check store image assignments before the buyer chooses a variant.

Sowar teamNovember 2

Cream ceramic mug in a studio scene from Sowar’s library

Hand off approved product images as a ZIP without mixing versions

Review your Sowar gallery, download selected images as a ZIP and prepare a clear product-and-use list before handing the files to your designer.

Sowar teamOctober 25

Honey jar beside a mug in a portrait kitchen scene from Sowar’s library

Vertical product photos without cropping: from original reference to 9:16

Prepare a vertical coffee-grinder or homeware image in Sowar: select 9:16, leave room for copy, and check the product and publishing preview before use.

Sowar teamOctober 24

Honey jar with a gold lid beside a mug on a wooden surface

AI food photos: are the props suggesting ingredients you do not sell?

Prepare a packaged-food scene without changing the label, ingredients or quantity buyers expect. Includes a sample brief and a practical review checklist.

Sowar teamOctober 23

Refresh a seasonal product photo without losing the evergreen original

Keep a clean original, review one seasonal product scene and record where it appears so you can retire an expired campaign image without unnecessary regeneration.

Sowar teamOctober 22

Add Arabic offer text to product photos with Sowar templates

Add a headline, price and call to action to an existing product photo. Check Arabic text, template credits and the exported file before publishing.

Sowar teamOctober 21

Illustrated USB hub with a circle highlighting the ports; not specifications for a real product

AI USB hub photos: show ports clearly before buyers choose

Plan USB hub listing photos with a clean Sowar main image, real port close-ups and accurate accessories. Check the exact model before publishing to Salla.

Sowar teamOctober 19

Fabric and sewing tools arranged from above as a scene-style reference

AI fabric photos: keep the real print and texture visible

Prepare fabric images that explain the print and weave. Learn when to use a Sowar scene and when to keep a real detail photo before publishing to Salla.

Sowar teamOctober 18

Cream ceramic mug with its handle and base visible in a studio scene

AI mug photos: show size without inventing scale

Will the mug fit a coffee machine? Prepare real measurements and a reference photo, then review a Sowar scene without treating it as proof of size or fit.

Sowar teamOctober 17

Cream ceramic mug in a clean studio scene

AI gift-set photos: show exactly what the buyer receives

Prepare gift-set photos that show the included items and packaging accurately. Check item counts, bundle options and the published product page before use.

Sowar teamOctober 16

Clear glass bottle with side lighting against a dark background

AI perfume product photos: check the label and glass before publishing

Choose a scene for a perfume bottle, then check its name, liquid colour and cap before publishing to Salla. Includes a ready-to-adapt brief and review checklist.

Sowar teamOctober 15

Salla product images: filenames, alt text and the published-page check

Prepare descriptive filenames and useful alternative text, then check clarity, file size and the published product page without search-ranking promises.

Sowar teamFebruary 15

White ceramic mug on a light studio background

Remove or replace a product background? Choose the right first edit

Choose between a transparent cutout and a new scene in Sowar, avoid an unnecessary extra edit, and review the product before using the result.