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280Hard light product photo — solid background, sharp shadow ad shot
Turn one phone photo of your product into a magazine-style ad shot with strong sunlight, a crisp long shadow and a solid color background.
What you get
- One ad photo with your product as the hero
- A solid background and a long crisp shadow
- Glass and metal reflections included
ChatGPT Free OK
Fill in the fields
- 1Fill in the fields
- 2Copy the prompt
- 3Paste it into a GPT chat
- 4Send it as is and you get an image like the thumbnail example
- 5Attach a real photo that fits the card and it is used in the result: a background photo for background cards, a person or food photo for those cards Optional
Full prompt 3,360 characters
Generate this image now. Draw it directly - do not describe it, explain it, or ask questions. Output size 1080x1350 pixels, 4:5 portrait, Instagram standard. Create one finished commercial hard-light product photograph. PRODUCT: "【Product】" Show the specified product as a substantial, realistic object with convincing material, shape, surface texture, and packaging construction. Keep the product fully visible and the entire principal cast shadow inside the image. [Attached photo] If a product photo is attached, use that product as the visual reference: preserve its silhouette, proportions, material, color, contents, and distinctive non-branded details. Replace the original setting with the studio scene below. Remove brand names, logos, watermarks, and existing characters; retain believable unbranded packaging. Do not paste a flat photo cutout. PHOTO RULE: if a photo is attached, use it as described; if no photo is attached, never ask for one and never stop — invent a fitting fictional subject and finish the image. BACKGROUND selected: "【Background】" Interpret only the selected choice: - Apricot: Warm matte apricot background and matching tabletop. - Sky: Clear pale sky-blue background and matching tabletop. - Lime: Fresh pale lime-green background and matching tabletop. - Butter yellow: Soft butter-yellow background and matching tabletop. - Pale pink: Warm pale pink background and matching tabletop. - Chalk gray: Light chalk-gray background and matching tabletop. If this selection line is missing or empty, use Apricot only. SHADOW selected: "【Shadow direction】" Interpret only the selected choice: - Lower right: Hard light from the upper left; a crisp elongated shadow falls diagonally toward the lower right. - Lower left: Hard light from the upper right; a crisp elongated shadow falls diagonally toward the lower left. - Long behind: Hard light from the front; a long crisp shadow recedes behind the product, visibly extending across the tabletop. If this selection line is missing or empty, use Lower right only. PROPS selected: "【Props】" Interpret only the selected choice: - None: Product alone; no decorative objects. - One or two ingredients: Add only one or two small raw ingredients directly related to the product, beside its base, without obscuring the product or its shadow. - Small pedestal: Place the product on one small plain geometric pedestal; preserve convincing contact and cast shadows. If this selection line is missing or empty, use None only. Use one strong direct light with sharp shadow edges, concentrated highlights, deep but readable shadows, and realistic reflections or transmitted light appropriate to the material. Seamless single-color studio set, subtle camera elevation, premium advertising photograph. Let the product occupy roughly 40–55% of image height and leave room for the dramatic shadow. Output only the final photograph. No layout, headings, captions, real-person likeness, trademarks, brands, existing characters, logos, or watermarks. Do not invent packaging text. [Final output format] Output size 1080x1350 pixels, 4:5 portrait, Instagram standard. This selected output format takes priority over any fixed canvas size or aspect ratio elsewhere in this template. Adapt the composition, text zones and margins to the selected canvas without stretching or cropping essential content. Device safe areas apply only when a device is selected. Never print these format instructions on the image.
How did it turn out?
How to use it · FAQ
When to use it
Use it when you need a main product photo for your online shop or Instagram but have no studio or lights. Add one casual phone photo and it becomes a solid-color ad shot with hard sunlight and a long, sharp shadow. Glass glows where light passes through and metal lids catch bright reflections.
It follows the hard-light product photo format sold on paid prompt marketplaces: one product and its shadow, nothing else, so the product looks as big as possible.
Filling in the fields
Just name the product, e.g. "Handmade strawberry jam jar". Pick a background that contrasts with the product (red jam → apricot or sky). Choose the shadow on the side opposite to where you will place text. Props stay "None" unless you want one or two ingredients.
Using your own product photo
① Upload the photo — do not send yet ② paste the prompt into the same box ③ check both are there, then send. If you sent the photo first, add "use the photo above" to the end of the prompt. The in-card example shows a casual kitchen photo (left) and the result (right).
Check before using it
- Do the shape, lid color and label position match the real product? Sales photos must not misrepresent the item.
- If label text is blurred, say "keep the label text exactly as in the photo".
- Is the shadow attached to the base?
FAQ
- Can I use it as my store's main image? Yes, as long as it matches the real product.
- I need a white background. Choose "Chalk gray", and use your original cut-out photo where pure white is required.







