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Product Photoshoot Workflow

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Multi-angle product imagery workflow. Use when the user wants to "shoot a product", "make e-commerce product images", "product photography set", "电商产品图", "产品多角度图", "brand product visuals", or provides a single product photo and asks for marketing-ready variations. Produces 4 distinct directions (lifestyle scene, macro detail, scale/context, marketing layout) from one reference image. NOT for: portraits, generic illustration, logo design, video creation — use other skills or generate_image directly.

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Product Photoshoot Workflow

Turn one product reference photo into a brand-ready set of 4 distinct images, each emphasizing a different sales angle.

When to trigger

  • User uploads a product photo and says "make e-commerce images", "design a campaign", "I need product shots"
  • User says 电商产品图 / 产品多角度图 / 产品拍摄 / 产品营销图
  • Anyone asking for "a set of product images" with a reference attached

Prerequisites

  1. A reference image is required — the user MUST provide a product photo (URL or local path). If they have not, ask once: "Please share the product photo you want me to work from." Do NOT try to invent a product without a reference.
  2. Confirm provider is configured (any of MeiGen / OpenAI-compatible / ComfyUI). If not, hand off to /meigen:setup.

The 4 directions

Always plan exactly 4 directions in this order. Present as a table to the user and ask which to generate(per UX Rule 8 — always confirm before batch). Include "all four in parallel" as an option.

#DirectionAspectIntent
1Lifestyle Scene4:3 or 16:9Product placed in its natural use-context (a watch on a wrist, a candle on a coffee table, a bottle on a bar). Soft natural lighting.
2Macro Detail1:1Extreme close-up. Material grain, texture, surface reflections. Studio lighting.
3Scale / Context4:3Product alongside a familiar object (hand, fruit, ruler) to convey size, OR product on a clean pedestal with subtle shadow.
4Marketing Layout3:4 or 9:16Editorial / poster composition — product offset to one side, with negative space for headline text. Strong color block or gradient background.

Generation flow

  1. Read user intent — product type, brand mood (luxury? playful? minimalist?), color palette. Use search_gallery(category="Product & Brand") if you need style references; 239 curated examples are available.
  2. Plan and present — write the 4 prompts (distinct, not just one tweaked four ways) and show them to the user. Each prompt MUST:
    • Reference the input image's product
    • Specify the direction's intent (lifestyle / macro / scale / marketing)
    • Include lighting direction
    • Mention material handling if relevant (matte, glossy, translucent, metallic)
  3. AskUserQuestion — "Pick directions to generate. All four runs ~4 parallel agents — confirm?"
  4. Generate in parallel — for the directions chosen, spawn meigen:image-generator agents in a single response, each passing the reference image as referenceImages and the planned prompt. Omit aspectRatio unless the user pinned one — describe the ratio in the prompt instead so each direction gets its own framing.
  5. Present results — Image URL + saved path for each, grouped by direction label. Do NOT describe the generated images (UX Rule 1).

Prompt templates (starting points — adapt to the actual product)

Lifestyle Scene:

"[product description from reference], placed in [natural context appropriate to product], soft golden-hour daylight from upper left, shallow depth of field, lifestyle editorial photography, 4:3 horizontal composition."

Macro Detail:

"Extreme macro close-up of [product] showing [material — leather grain / metal brushed finish / liquid translucency / etc.], dramatic studio side-lighting, sharp focus on texture, 1:1 square frame, commercial product photography."

Scale / Context:

"[product] on a clean white marble pedestal with [comparison object — e.g., a human hand reaching in / a fresh orange / a small notebook] for scale, even diffuse light, neutral background, professional product catalog photography, 4:3 horizontal."

Marketing Layout:

"[product] positioned in the right third of the frame, large negative space on the left for headline copy, bold color-block background in [brand-appropriate color], dramatic side lighting, magazine campaign style, vertical 3:4 composition."

Iteration

After the first batch:

  • If user likes one direction → offer "extensions" (different angles of the same direction, color variants, seasonal versions)
  • If a direction misses → ask what to change (mood / palette / placement) and regenerate ONLY that one
  • Never silently regenerate — every retry is explicit

What to skip

  • Don't try to "remove background" or "add text" via generate_image — those are post-processing steps the user does separately
  • Don't pick the cheapest model to save credits (UX Rule 5 — default to quality)
  • Don't add MidJourney --ar or other flags in the prompt — pass aspectRatio parameter when needed