| name | creative-shot |
| description | Generate multiple angles and shot types of a single product for ecommerce-ready image sets. Produces a coherent set (hero 3/4, front, side, back, detail macro, scale, packaging, in-hand) keeping product identity consistent across shots. Use when the user says "different angles", "product shots", "ecommerce image set", "shot list", "PDP gallery", or needs a multi-view set of one product. Part of the Creative Production set. |
Creative — Shot Explorer
Produce a consistent multi-angle shot set of ONE product. Consistency across the set is the whole point — a PDP gallery where the product subtly changes shape, color, or finish between shots looks broken and erodes trust.
When to use
- Building a product-detail-page (PDP) gallery or ecommerce image set.
- You need multiple clean angles of the same object on a controlled background.
- Catalog, marketplace listings, spec/feature callouts.
When NOT to use
- Lifestyle/in-use moments →
creative-scene.
- Promo/offer merchandising →
creative-offer.
- No look locked →
creative-explore first.
Inputs (ask only what's missing)
- Product: description or — ideally — a reference image for identity lock.
- Surface/background style + locked direction if available.
- Which shots are needed (default: full PDP set).
Workflow
- Define the shot list: hero 3/4, straight-on front, side profile, back, detail macro, scale/in-hand, packaging, optional exploded or feature-callout.
- Lock a consistency anchor: same product, same lighting setup, same surface, same palette across every shot. If a reference image exists, pass it to your image tool as a reference so identity holds.
- Generate each shot with your image tool (
1024x1024 or 1792x1024), reusing the anchor prompt DNA and only changing the camera angle/crop. Save to ./creative/shot/<shot-name>.png.
- Review as a grid: scan for identity drift (color shift, shape change, branding moved). Regenerate any shot that breaks the set.
- Output the gallery in PDP order (hero first).
Worked example
Product: a matte-black mechanical keyboard.
shot list: hero-34 | front | side | back | detail-macro(keycap) | in-hand | packaging
anchor: "matte grey seamless backdrop, soft top + fill light, 85mm, matte-black
keyboard with white legends, consistent across all shots"
per-shot delta: only the camera position/crop changes; lighting + product fixed
[grid: ./creative/shot/hero-34.png ... ./creative/shot/packaging.png]
review note: side shot drifted glossy → regenerated with "matte, no specular highlights"
Quality bar
- Product identity (shape, color, material, branding placement) is identical across every shot.
- Lighting and surface are consistent — the set looks shot in one session.
- Each angle adds information (don't ship two near-identical views).
- Hero shot leads; detail/macro shots are genuinely sharp on the feature.
Common pitfalls
- Identity drift — the #1 failure. Color/finish/branding wandering between shots. Lock with a reference image and regenerate outliers.
- Inconsistent lighting — different shadows/temperature per shot breaks the set.
- Redundant angles — front and 3/4 that show the same thing; vary purposefully.
- Soft macros — a detail shot that isn't sharp defeats its purpose.
Handoff
Winning set → creative-polish for finish (background cleanup, consistent grade, exact aspect/crop for the storefront). Reuse the creative-explore stub for brand alignment.
Tooling
Best with an image tool that accepts a reference image (for identity lock). Without one, the set will need extra regeneration passes. Without any image tool, deliver the shot list + anchor + per-shot prompts.
