Three Image Editing Techniques for Ecommerce Photographer.

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Top Three Image Editing Techniques for Product Photography


Product photo plays a significant role when it comes to the E-commerce business. It can help you to drive lots of potential customers in your business. On the other hand, it can also be the cause of not getting sales. An appealing product photo is like a blessing for the business. On the other hand, a photo that doesn’t have an attractive look can badly affect your sales. But you don’t have to be tense about it. I am going to show you top ​three image editing techniques​​for product photos​to give an attractive look. Let’s reveal those techniques. Clipping Path This is the first technique that you should get familiar with. You may be used to see products with a ​white background​in various online sites. This is a great way to represent the product photo. Without keeping any types of distracting elements in the photo, just present the product. Isn’t it great? Clipping Path​is the technique that s​eparates your object from the original background​. Capture the photo in any background and apply it in your product photos. According to the object type, there are several categories are available for this technique. It is mainly sorted into six categories. Those are Basic, Simple, Medium, Complex, Multiple and Super Complex. As the category gets higher it took lots of time to create the path around the object​. Shadow Creation This is another important image altering technique to apply in your photo. Clipping path will present your product specifically in order to gain audience attention. Adding s​hadow in Photoshop


allows the image to become more attractive than the previous version. It is classified into three categories. ​ Drop shadow, Reflection shadow and natural shadow​. You may question which types of shadow you should use? It actually depends on the product type. For jewelry products​ , reflection shadow is mesmerizing to see. For shoes and accessories product using drop shadow gives the best result. When you are dealing with furniture photo you can go for natural shadow. Shadow creation in photoshop​brings a soft and nice impression in the photo. This is the proven technique of attracting viewers. Let’s know the 3rd technique. Photo Retouching This is the 3rd image editing technique that must be included with Product Photography. It is the process of preparing the image for the final presentation. It is the enhancing touch for the photo. Along with fixing the error from the image it also enhances the beauty of a photo. This is such a technique that should be applied to any kind of photo. It doesn’t matter which type of business you are dealing with.​Retouching needs everywhere​ . So, what do retouchers actually do with the photo? Various types of adjustment is included in it. ​Removing any kind of unwanted marks from the photo​ , brings it into the perfect shape, Image Resizing or cropping anything is possible with this technique,


cutting out any kind of small object, color correction can be done via this technique. That was the top three image editing technique for product photography. Hope it will be helpful for your business by increasing sales.


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