All you need is one photo of your product, and it doesn't have to be a good one. I took a phone photo of my laptop because I wanted a lifestyle shot for my website. ChatGPT turned it into one with a single prompt.
Use this photo of my laptop. Keep the product exactly as it is: shape, color, label, text. Put it on a white marble counter with soft morning light, next to a cup of coffee and a copy of Marcus Aurelius' Meditations, gray canvas cover. Minimalist, rectangular format.
Use this photo of my [product]. Keep the product exactly as it is: shape, color, label, logo and all text. Don't add, remove or redraw anything on the product itself. Put it on [surface, e.g. a white marble counter] with [light, e.g. soft morning light], next to [one or two props, e.g. a cup of coffee and a linen napkin]. Style: [minimalist / warm and cozy / bright and clean]. Format: [wide rectangle for my website / square for Instagram / tall for Stories].
Yes. Upload your phone photo to ChatGPT and describe the scene you want, the light and the format. Tell it to keep the product exactly as it is: shape, color, label and text. Take the photo in daylight from a window, on a plain background, with the product filling the frame.
OpenAI's terms say that, as between you and OpenAI, you own the output, to the extent the law allows. The same terms say you can't present AI output as made by a person. For product photos, the image also has to show your real product: true size, color, features and label.
AI image tools often redraw small text and logos, so zoom in and check every image. If one spot is wrong, open the image in ChatGPT, use the select tool to highlight that area and describe the fix. Ask it to keep everything else exactly the same.
Yes, ChatGPT Images works on every plan, including Free. Free plans have lower image limits than paid plans, so it pays to write a detailed first prompt and ask for changes in the same chat. Free users can also upload only 3 files a day, which counts your product photos.
Say the format in your prompt, such as rectangular format or square for Instagram, or use the aspect ratio picker. If you already have an image you like, open it and select Aspect ratio to make it again in a different shape.
Three more prompts I'd use for a product: a clean white background shot, an in-use shot that shows size, and a prompt that fixes one wrong detail without touching the rest. Plus my zoom-in checklist.
Use this photo of my [product]. Keep the product exactly as it is: shape, color, label, logo and all text. Place it on a pure white background with soft, even studio light and a light natural shadow under it. Show the whole product, centered, with space around it. No props, no text, no reflections. Square format.
Use this photo of my [product]. Keep the product exactly as it is: shape, color, label, logo and all text, and keep its true size of [size, e.g. 12 cm tall]. Show it in use: [a person's hands holding it / on a kitchen shelf / in a work bag], in natural daylight. Keep the product in sharp focus and the background soft. Don't show anyone's face. Rectangular format.
This image is almost right. Change only this: [the logo on the lid should read "[exact text]" / the label is the wrong shade of blue, match it to my original photo / remove the second power button]. Keep everything else exactly the same: the setting, the light, the props, the angle and the rest of the product.
Prompts, step-by-step guides and checklists you can put to work today.