How can I make multiple of my products appear naturally in the same scene?

Quick Answer

Use a product-photography generator when several reusable products should become the subjects of a new scene, or a multi-image editor when combining particular photos or using a supplied setting. Define each product's count, position, relative size, visible face, and overlap, then inspect the result. Use a manual composite or real group shoot when product details or physical relationships must remain exact.

Should I use Product Photography or Edit Images for several products?

Goal	Nightjar path	Setup
Create a fresh scene from reusable catalog items	Product Photography	In Generate > Create, select the Products together. A Product is Nightjar's reusable subject built from Product Photos and factual details.
Combine particular photos	Edit Images	In Generate > Edit, add the photos to Images to Edit and give each saved Asset a separate `@image` role.
Use a supplied room or tabletop scene	Edit Images with Product Placement	Add the products and scene. This Edit Shortcut starts with one product and one scene, so revise its instruction to name every source separately.

Nightjar's Product Photography Workflow accepts up to five combined Product and loose-photo selections. Every Product's Main photo receives priority, followed by request-specific loose images called Additional Photos, then remaining Product Photos in round-robin order until the five-image cap is reached. When several Products consume the cap, set a clear overall view as each Main photo; add real dimensions to the Products when relative scale matters.

Edit Images accepts up to eight source Assets and creates one output. Use the clearest source for each needed face, label, material, or camera angle, and omit redundant views.

What should I tell the AI about the products' relationship?

State the product count and the physical relationship between every item. For example:

Create one group photograph with one bottle from @image1 at the front left, one carton from @image2 behind it, and one jar from @image3 on the right. Keep the carton about twice the bottle's height, show all three front labels, allow the bottle to overlap only the carton's lower corner, and place everything on the counter in @image4 with soft window light from the left.

Describe what is in front, behind, on, under, inside, held by, or touching something else. Specify relative size, camera height, visible faces, and allowed overlap. This is more useful than “combine these products.”

What should I inspect in a multi-product group shot?

Compare the output beside every approved source at normal size and close zoom:

Check	Reject or revise the image when
Identity and count	An item is missing, duplicated, fused with another product, or changed into the wrong version.
Scale, perspective, and contact	Relative sizes conflict, camera angles disagree, products intersect, or an item floats above the surface.
Light, shadow, and reflection	Light comes from conflicting directions, contact or cast shadows are missing, or glossy materials reflect the wrong surroundings.
Occlusion, text, and logos	A required detail is covered, lettering is garbled, a brand mark changes, or package contents and quantities drift.

Nightjar's built-in visual review can retry eligible obvious failures, including a missing or substituted product and broken readable text or brand marks, at no extra Credit cost. It is a backstop, not approval of scale, perspective, product contact, reflections, or every small package detail.

Can a multi-product image imply a bundle or included items?

A group image can imply that every pictured item is included in one sale. For a bundle, verify the count, variants, sizes, accessories, and arrangement against the offer. If items are sold separately, make that relationship clear instead of relying on fine print to repair a misleading main impression.

In the United States, the FTC's advertising guidance says ads must be truthful and not misleading, and necessary qualifications should be clear, conspicuous, and close to the claim they qualify. Apply the same whole-image review to props that could look like included components.

When should I use a manual composite or real group shoot?

Use a manual composite when approved pixels, label artwork, placement, or the scene must remain fixed. A retoucher can transform each masked source into the shared perspective and build shadows and reflections separately; Adobe's Select and Mask guidance covers edge refinement.

Use a real group shoot when exact scale, tight physical contact, transparent or mirror-like materials, regulated packaging, or a high-stakes hero image leaves little room for generative interpretation. The source products and a person's final visual review remain the authority for what the image depicts.