How do I use Product Photography in Nightjar?

To use Product Photography in Nightjar, open Create, select a Product or add product photos, choose how the shot should look, and select Create Image. Choose Photoshoot instead of Single shots when you want four related images with varied angles and details.

Nightjar gives the product and the photography direction separate controls. That makes it useful for repeat work: keep the lighting, setting, and camera choices in a Recipe, then apply that setup to another product without selecting everything again.

1. Add the product you want to photograph

Open the Create tab. On mobile, open Generate first.

Select a saved Product, or use Upload or Library under Additional photos to add your images. A Product groups the photos and factual details of one item for reuse; you can also start directly with a loose photo. The rest of the shot controls appear once you have selected a subject or applied a Recipe.

Start with a clear photo that shows the item you want to sell. Add another view when it reveals an important label, material, or construction detail missing from the first image.

Nightjar uses up to five subject photos in one request. Each selected Product's Main photo takes priority, followed by explicit Additional photos, then other Product Photos if space remains. If a particular detail view matters, add it explicitly under Additional photos and leave space for it alongside the Main photos.

2. Choose the subject, setting, and look

Under Subject, select Product only for the item on its own, or With model to include a person. With model exposes a Model selector where you can choose a reusable Fashion Model.

Under Setting, use Color and choose a flat color for a clean product image. Choose Transparent when you need the subject isolated on a real alpha background; Transparent output uses PNG or WebP and does not include the Shadow control. Use Scene and select a Background for a chosen surface or environment. A Backdrop is the surface the product sits on; a Location is the environment the shot takes place in. Leave the setting on Auto if you want Nightjar to choose it from the request.

Under Look, select a Photography Style to guide the lighting, color treatment, mood, and camera feel. Keep that style selected when later images should share the same photographic direction.

3. Choose Single shots or Photoshoot

Use the Output choice to decide how much camera control you need:

• Single shots creates independent images using your selected camera direction. For Product only, choose Framing for the angle, staging, and crop. A flat Color background also exposes Shadow for the contact shadow beneath the product. With model uses Pose and Camera Distance instead; the available distances depend on the selected Pose and product.
• Photoshoot creates four related images with variations across the set. The subject, setting, Photography Style, and directions connect the images, while camera choices vary. Fixed Framing, Shadow, Pose, and Camera Distance controls do not apply to Photoshoot.

For a first clean product image, Single shots gives you a straightforward place to start. Choose Photoshoot when you need a varied gallery from the same direction; how to create a Photoshoot covers its fixed settings and cost.

4. Add directions and set the output

Use Custom Directions for details the selected controls do not express. For example, a bottle request might say: “Keep the front label facing the camera and leave space above the cap.” This is an example instruction, not a required prompt.

Set the aspect ratio, resolution, and image format for the intended placement. Single shots supports one to six images where available; Photoshoot has a fixed four-image set and supports 1K or 2K rather than 4K. See the output-settings guide if you need help choosing delivery settings.

Select Create Image, or Create Photoshoot when Photoshoot is selected.

5. Review the result and save the setup

Compare the result with your source photos before using it: check the product's shape, color, labels, and defining details. The generated image becomes an Asset in your Library, where it remains available for download and later work.

When the setup gives you the direction you want, choose Save as recipe, name it, and select Save. A Recipe saves the supported photographic controls, Custom Directions, and output settings. It does not save the Products, Additional photos, or the Single shots/Photoshoot choice. Select the subject and check that output choice each time you reuse it.

This is the repeat-production benefit of Nightjar: the next product can start from your established setup, with the product evidence selected separately.