Product Photography for E-commerce Sellers in Dubai
Online, your photos do the job a shop assistant would: they show the product, answer questions and build trust. Here's how to plan product photography that sells.
White background or lifestyle?
Most online stores need both. White-background shots show the product clearly and consistently. They are what shoppers compare, and many marketplaces require them for the main listing image — Amazon, for example, requires a pure white background for main images.
Lifestyle and styled shots show the product in use, help shoppers imagine owning it, and work well on product pages and social media.
How many photos per product?
For most products, four to six images cover what shoppers need to know:
- A front view on white
- Side, back or three-quarter angles
- Close-ups of details, materials and textures
- A scale or in-use shot so shoppers understand the size
- One or two lifestyle images
Consistency matters
Use the same lighting, angles and background across your range, so your store looks professional and products are easy to compare. Planning a shot list before the shoot — products, angles and any props — keeps the session efficient and the results consistent.
Preparing your products
- Bring clean, unblemished samples — remove dust, fingerprints, stickers and creases
- Include the packaging if you want it photographed
- Have every variant (colours, sizes, finishes) ready
- Share your brand guidelines or reference images you like
Using your photos across every channel
Plan for where the images will be used before the shoot. Your website and marketplaces usually need square or near-square product images, while social media and ads often work better in vertical formats. Tell us where the photos are going so we can compose with enough space around each product to crop for every channel.
Keep the full-resolution files as your master copies, and export smaller, web-optimised versions for your store so pages load quickly.
What it costs with PhotoCrew
Starter (AED 1,200) includes 10 product photos on a white background with basic retouching, delivered within 48 hours. Professional (AED 2,900) includes 25 photos with custom backgrounds, lifestyle shots and advanced retouching, delivered within 72 hours. Both include commercial usage rights, and larger catalogues are quoted individually.
We come to your office, shop or warehouse anywhere in Dubai with a full studio lighting setup. There's no travel charge anywhere in Dubai.