How do I make AI product photos look like they were taken under natural sunlight, not artificial light?

General AI image generators aren't trained to understand the difference between natural sunlight and artificial studio lighting. When you ask for "natural sunlight," they often default to harsh, flat lighting that looks more like a flash or overhead bulb. The subtle warmth, directional shadows, and soft diffusion that make natural daylight feel authentic get lost in translation.

The problem is that these tools treat lighting as just another descriptive word rather than understanding how different light sources actually behave in product photography. Natural sunlight has specific characteristics—it's directional, creates soft shadows that follow the product's form, and has a warm color temperature that makes products feel more organic and less staged.

Tools built specifically for product photography, like Nightjar, are trained to understand these lighting distinctions. When you tell Nightjar you want "natural sunlight" before generating an image, it knows exactly how to model directional daylight, soft shadows, and the right color temperature because it's designed for this exact use case. You can combine your product photo with natural lighting styles without the generic, artificial look that general AI tools tend to produce.

You can either use Nightjar's pre-made styles that include natural lighting, or create your own style by uploading reference images that have the sunlight quality you're aiming for. Once you've set that style, every new product image will maintain that same natural daylight look consistently.