Working target
For a first production pass, prepare square images at 1000 x 1000 px or larger when your source quality allows it. This gives you room for zoom, crop reuse, and quality checks before compression.
- Use the 800 x 800 cropper for fast square options or internal QA assets.
- Use larger exports when product detail, texture, or marketplace zoom matters.
- Avoid upscaling small images just to hit a number; blurry large images still feel low quality.
Main image composition
The main image should make the product immediately understandable. The buyer should not need to zoom just to identify shape, color, or included parts.
- Keep the product centered with clean breathing room around important edges.
- Avoid adding badges, decorative text, or layout elements to the main product image.
- Use secondary gallery images for context, lifestyle scenes, scale, and feature callouts.
File weight and format
A high-resolution source is useful, but the final listing file should still be efficient. JPG is usually practical for product photos, while PNG is better for clean graphics or transparent workflows.
- Check file size after export, not only before editing.
- Compress duplicate gallery images consistently so a product page loads evenly.
- Use WebP for your own storefront when supported, but verify marketplace upload support separately.