Create your first AI Shoot

With AI Shoot, you can produce high-quality on-model imagery at scale for your product description pages. This guide walks you through the key steps to get started.

Like in a traditional photoshoot, you need specific ingredients to run an AI shoot:

• Products (SKUs)
• Models
• Specifications

Step 1: Add your SKUs

The first step is to add products (shown as SKUs in the UI) to the system. Each SKU you add can be reused in any number of Shoots.

Front and back images

For each SKU, you should provide both a front and back image if you plan to produce back views. Even if you aren’t planning back views, providing both images is strongly recommended to maximize the quality of other views such as three-quarter angles.

SKU naming

Your SKUs will be named after the front image filename. You can modify this value during upload. This naming is important because it will be used as the default for Looks, which determines how your exported files will be named. You can also search by this value throughout the AI Shoot UI.

Image quality requirements

Make sure your input images follow our AI Shoot input requirements to ensure optimal results.

Step 2: Create a Shoot

A Shoot defines what you want to shoot and how. On the Shoot page, you need to configure:

• Name - A descriptive name for your shoot
• Number of Generations - The number of generations to produce per view (billable)

Then:

• Models - The AI models you want to use
• SKUs - The products you want to shoot
• Views - The angles you want to produce, including their framing and post-processing workflows
• Post-processing - This is optional but allows to customize background color (and the color you get is deterministic), margin and export format

Post-processing workflows

Post-processing workflows are created by our team and billable according to our standard Editing pricing, if you have specific needs please reach out to support@autoretouch.com

Once configured, create the Shoot to proceed to Look creation.

Step 3: Create Looks

Looks are combinations of a model, SKUs, and styling options. Each Look will produce all the views configured at the Shoot level.

You can create as many Looks as needed, but we recommend starting with groups of 5 or fewer as you get familiar with the system.

Billable action

When you click “Create Looks”, the system will start generating your results and your account will be charged accordingly to the price per generation shown at the Shoot configuration level.

Hero SKU and Look naming

When you select a Hero SKU by clicking the star icon, the Look name will automatically match that SKU. You can override this with a custom value. Your final results will be named using this value combined with the view index.

Step 4: Review and select results

Once you’ve created your Looks, the system automatically starts generating your images. Generation typically takes 1-4 minutes per Look. You will land on the results page, which can be viewed by view or by Look.

Selecting winning results

Use the “by view” page to select the winning results generated by the AI. You must select at least one image to be able to download your results.

If none of the generated variations match your expectations, you can retry all, but keep in mind this will consume additional credits (same cost as the initial generation).

Post-processing

Once an image is selected, it will go through the post-processing workflow configured at the Shoot level (if one exists). This sets your image to your target specifications. This process can take several minutes depending on the workflow used and system load.

Step 5: Download your results

Once processing is complete, download your results from either the “by view” or “by look” page.

Next steps

Looking to automate your AI Shoot workflow? See the AI Shoot API documentation to manage SKUs and retrieve results programmatically.