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Roughly <\/span>75% of consumers<\/u><\/span><\/a> rely on product images when purchasing a product online. Moreover, over half of online shoppers believe pictures are more important than product descriptions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These statistics indicate that key metrics like the Click-Through Rate or Conversion Rate directly depend on the quality of the images sellers on vast digital marketplaces add to product listings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, taking professional product photos gets more expensive with each item you add to your <\/span>eBay store<\/u><\/span><\/a>. Even if you opt for a DIY approach and decide to economize by not hiring a professional photographer, taking pictures of thousands of products requires an immense amount of effort and time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

AI product photo tools seem to provide an easy solution to this issue. Still, the question remains whether sellers on online marketplaces can use them to automate the visual content creation process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Read on to learn more about AI photo tools and whether they can help improve the performance of your product listings on eBay.<\/span><\/p>\n

eBay\u2019s product photography rules<\/h2>\n

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Knowing the platform\u2019s image guidelines is essential when creating product pictures for your listings. However, these guidelines vary slightly on eBay, <\/span>Amazon<\/u><\/span><\/a>, and other online marketplaces.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For instance, the minimum size of the picture on Amazon and eBay is 500px on the longest side, but Amazon favors sellers that use images with 1600px or larger on the longest side.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Unlike social media platforms, <\/span>online marketplaces<\/span><\/a> require sellers to use main images that clearly depict a product on a white background. At the same time, eBay provides more flexibility with secondary images than Amazon by allowing sellers to add watermarks to specific parts of the image and use image sets for product variations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Product positioning within the main image is also essential on both platforms. The depicted product should be centrally positioned and occupy around 85% of the frame to ensure optimal visibility of the item\u2019s features.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition, the main product image should only have natural-looking soft shadows rather than hard shadows that can distract the viewer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A product’s colors should be accurate in all primary and secondary product images, which is why it is paramount to use appropriate color profiles in-camera and during the post-processing stage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Product photography in the age of AI<\/h2>\n

Artificial intelligence is transforming the ecommerce world at a galloping rate because it allows businesses to automate repetitive tasks like writing product descriptions, managing inventory, or optimizing product listings for international markets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

AI tools have also made creating product images much easier and less expensive. They\u2019re not yet powerful enough to create photos of unique products and all the labels or specific features they contain.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

eBay sellers can\u2019t entirely rely on AI to produce visual content for their online store because they must take the product\u2019s initial picture before processing it with these tools.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, AI photo tools remove the need to take pictures in professional studio setups because they can easily change the background, fix or change the lighting, or remove any imperfections.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite its capabilities, AI is still primarily used during the post-processing stage, as its features are still not powerful enough to replace professional product photos. So, most online sellers use AI tools to edit photos since creating pictures of unique items they offer in their stores is challenging.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The advantages and limitations of using Artificial Intelligence to generate product photos<\/h2>\n

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The constant need for a high volume of professional-grade pictures presents a challenge for sellers on eBay and other digital marketplaces. AI tools offer an easy way to produce vast amounts of images at a relatively low cost and with next to no Photoshop skills.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sellers don\u2019t need any previous manual editing experience to change a product photo\u2019s background, add items to a picture, or enhance colors. <\/span><\/p>\n

On the other hand, the quality of the tool\u2019s output largely depends on the prompt and the single image they use as a reference, so the results will often be underwhelming if you fail to create a prompt that tells the tool precisely how you want to alter the picture.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The images you upload to your <\/span>eBay store<\/span><\/a> must depict the item realistically, but controlling the color values of the objects in a picture you edit with an AI tool can be difficult and time-consuming.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As a result, you can easily end up with images you cannot use because they don\u2019t depict the item realistically. The commercial use of AI-generated images is still a hot topic, and the rules surrounding it will likely keep evolving.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Currently, sellers can use AI-generated images in commercial contexts as long as they pay for the license to use the software.<\/span><\/p>\n

The most effective AI product image generators<\/h2>\n

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New AI tools are emerging rapidly, providing digital retailers with a variety of image post-processing options.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Claid.ai<\/u><\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Adobe Firefly<\/u><\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Magic Studio\u2019s Product Photos<\/u><\/span><\/a> are among the most versatile AI-powered photo editors on the market. Each tool grants users access to a wide range of features to create high-quality product pictures effortlessly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a quick overview of the features each of these tools offers:<\/span><\/p>\n