Yes, you can. Take one phone photo of your product. AI turns it into product images for your shop and your posts. In GenLabs a set takes 2 minutes and you don't write prompts. The 10-photo photographer packages we read on Fastwork deliver in 5-7 days after the shoot (read on 29 September 2026). AI works well for your main shop photo and your daily posts. Check every image before you post, and shoot for real when buyers judge by true colour or texture.
One Phone Photo In, Product Images Out: How It Works
You do 3 things: shoot one photo of the product, pick a look, and get images that are ready to use. GenLabs writes the prompts. If you want your own touch, you can add your own instructions.
- Shoot one photo of the product with your phone. You don't need a white background, and you don't need to remove the background first. How to shoot a good starting photo is in the phone product photo guide.
- Pick a look. For example: a clean white background for a marketplace, an everyday scene for a post, studio light for a premium product, a dark rich tone for beauty and jewellery.
- Get images that are ready to use. You can resize them for each channel: 1:1 for marketplaces, 4:5 for feeds, 9:16 for Reels and TikTok. The sizes each platform really accepts are in the image size table for Shopee, Lazada and TikTok Shop.
A set takes about 2 minutes, as our site states.
Why Start from Your Real Photo, Not a Text Description
Because an image made from text alone shows a product that looks like yours. It is not yours. The label, the colour and the shape may not match what your buyer receives.
When you start from your own photo, the image starts from your real product, not one the AI imagined. But small details such as label text can still go wrong, so you compare every image with the real thing. The GenLabs site itself asks you to check Thai text and product details before you use an image.
Many tools also start from your real photo. They differ in how you choose the scene. Photoroom lets you pick a background theme from its library, or write a prompt describing the background you want (help.photoroom.com, read on 29 September 2026). Pixelcut lets you pick a ready scene, then adjust the angle and background or add your own prompt (pixelcut.ai/th/ai-product-photography, read on 29 September 2026). In GenLabs you pick a look and GenLabs writes the prompt.
Pick the Look by Where You Sell
Pick the look by where your buyer sees the image. A marketplace listing needs a clear product. A feed post needs to look good. A short video or Reel needs to stop the thumb in a fast feed.
| Where you post | What the buyer wants to see | The look to pick | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shopee, Lazada | A clear product on a plain background | Clean white background | 1:1 |
| Instagram, Facebook feed | The product in real use, easy on the eye | Everyday scene, warm tone | 4:5 |
| TikTok, Reels | Bold colour that stops a fast scroll | Dark or bold-colour look | 9:16 |
| Premium, beauty, jewellery | Good light, visible texture | Studio light or a dark rich tone | Per channel |
Several images from one photo let you post often without repeating yourself. You can then check your own clicks and chats to see which scene works better for your shop. For the size each channel accepts, see the product image sizes for each platform, 2026, or resize yourself with the free image resizer.
Using the image for an ad on Facebook and Instagram? See 12 product ad image examples.
5 Things Buyers Spot in 3 Seconds: Check Before You Post
Run these 5 checks on an AI image from any tool. If one fails, don't post that image. This is the bar we use on GenLabs images too. (Our sixth check is speech matching the mouth. It is for video, so it is not on this list.)
| Check | What to look at | Example from our work |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Text on the label and in the image | Read it letter by letter. Every tone mark and vowel is there. No fake Thai letters. | Every line on the bottle label is readable, with water drops all over the bottle (image 1) |
| 2. It is your product | Label, colour and shape match your photo, and don't change between images in one set | The small label in the middle of the jar is readable on every line, so you can compare it with the real label line by line (image 2) |
| 3. Hands and faces (if there are people) | Five fingers, real skin, logos intact, not the same pretty face every time | One hand presses the pump, the other, palm up, catches the clear gel, the fingers are clear on both hands, the bottle label is readable (image 3) |
| 4. Sensible scale and one light | Shadows fall the same way, nothing floats, sizes fit the things around | One sun, the bottle's shadow and the leaf shadow on the same wall, the bottle standing on the counter beside the basin, not floating (image 4) |
| 5. It fits where you will post it | One focal point, room to breathe. Crop to 1:1, 4:5 and 9:16 and the product is still whole | The tin is the focal point, the sage wall and the cream tablecloth are soft matching tones, a tea bowl and a sprig of leaves are small props, and there is room around the tin (image 5) |
These 5 images are GenLabs work shown on our website. They are not customer work, and they are not phone photos. The text on the labels in the images is English, so the examples show whether a label reads, not Thai letters. Small label text is still the easiest thing to get wrong. Zoom to full size every time.
4 Ways to Get Product Photos: Time and Money
Shooting yourself costs your time. A photographer delivers in 5-7 days. An AI tool where you type a description works at once, but you write it. GenLabs makes a set in 2 minutes and starts at ฿599 a month. Every price below was read from the linked page on 29 September 2026.
| Way | Money | Time | What you do yourself | Best when |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoot it yourself with a phone | A home studio kit under $50, per Shopify Thailand's article | Your own time, for every product | Light, style, shoot, edit | You have a few products and want to control everything |
| Hire a photographer | 10-photo packages from 3 Fastwork sellers we read: ฿1,500-2,500. Some do not include retouching | 5-7 days after the shoot | Book, send the product, review, ask for fixes | You need photos of the real thing, such as a big campaign banner or texture that must show |
| An AI tool where you write the prompt | Google AI Plus ฿189 a month, ChatGPT Plus $20 a month, Adobe Firefly Standard ฿380.92 a month incl. VAT | An image at once per try | Write the description yourself and compare with the real product | You like writing prompts and have an eye for choosing |
| GenLabs | Startup ฿599 a month | A set in 2 minutes | Shoot the photo, pick a look, run the 5 checks | You have many products, post often, and don't want to write prompts |
Prices read, with sources:
- Photographers on Fastwork: the first 40 listings that loaded in the "product packshot photography" category start from ฿1,500 up to ฿60,000. The median is about ฿2,945 (our count), and 27 of 40 start at ฿3,000 or less (fastwork.co/photography/product). 10-photo packages: ฿1,700, delivered in 5 days, retouching not included (prin99); ฿1,500 with styled props and retouching, 5 days (hawaiicool); ฿2,500, 5-7 days (janny2024).
- Send-in studios: ฿130 a photo on white, products up to 15 cm, minimum ฿500 an order (ice-studio.com); a styled shoot with props from ฿4,500, delivered in 5 days (achiistudio.com/product).
- Shooting yourself: a home studio kit under $50 and a tripod under $30 (about ฿1,017), per the article (shopify.com/th/blog/product-photography).
- AI tools where you write the prompt: Google AI Plus ฿189 a month (200 Flow credits) and AI Pro ฿750 a month (1,000 Flow credits); the page gives no image count per plan (gemini.google/th/subscriptions). ChatGPT Plus $20 a month; the official page does not show a baht price (help.openai.com). Adobe Firefly Standard ฿380.92 a month incl. VAT, 2,000 AI credits (adobe.com/th_th/products/firefly/plans.html).
- Apps with ready themes: Photoroom Pro ฿149 a month billed monthly. You can pick a background theme or write a prompt (photoroom.com/pricing). It sits between options 3 and 4 in the table.
- GenLabs: Startup ฿599 a month. Latest price and what the plan includes are on the pricing page.
This table is not a ranking. Each way suits a different job. With one product and time to spare, shooting it yourself or hiring a photographer may be enough. With many products and daily posts, the waiting and the prompt writing are the real cost.
When AI Is Not Enough
AI is not enough when the job needs the real product more than a good-looking picture. Keep shooting for real in these cases:
- A big campaign banner or a lookbook. A real shoot is still better.
- A product buyers judge by true colour or texture, such as fabric, cosmetics or jewellery. Compare each AI image with the real product. If the colour or the surface doesn't match, use a real photo as the main image.
- A label with very small Thai text. Check it letter by letter (check 1), or add a real photo of the label side.
- No real product photo at all. The AI in this article starts from the photo you shoot. It does not replace having the product in your hand.
- A starting photo that is not clear, or has too little light to see detail. Our site's guidance is a clear photo, a plain background, the product in the middle of the frame and enough light to see detail. If your photo is not like that, reshoot with the phone product photo guide.
Frequently Asked Questions
What kind of photo should I take before AI works on it?
A phone photo is fine. You don't need a white background, and you don't need to remove the background first. Our site's guidance is a clear photo, a plain background that need not be perfect, the product in the middle of the frame, and enough light to see detail. Steps are in the phone product photo guide.
Do I need to write prompts, and how long does it take?
No. GenLabs writes the prompts from your product and the look you pick. If you want your own touch, you can add your own instructions. A set takes about 2 minutes.
Can I make product images for posts, with captions?
GenLabs makes images for posts from your product photo. When you schedule a post to TikTok, Instagram and Facebook, AI also helps write the caption.
How much does it cost, and can I try it first?
The Startup plan is ฿599 a month (80 credits, 1 social account). You pay by card with monthly auto-renew, or once by PromptPay for 30 days. A new signup gets a free trial with 10 credits. 1 credit is 1 standard image, and one run makes up to 4 images. On a paid plan, resizing to another channel's size costs no credits. On the trial, each resize or extra variation uses 1 trial credit. See the pricing page for the latest.
What size should product photos be for Shopee?
Each platform sets its own. See the ratio, pixel size and maximum file size in the image size table for Shopee, Lazada and TikTok Shop, and resize with the free image resizer.
Which kinds of products does it work for?
The examples on our website cover skincare and personal care, food and drink, bags and jewellery. For products buyers judge by true colour or texture, or with very small Thai text on the label, see "When AI Is Not Enough" above, and run the 5 checks on every image before you post.
Start with Your Own Product Photo
The product photo is the first step of every daily post. 700+ Thai businesses have paid for GenLabs. We built GenLabs to make marketing easier for brands. Start with one photo you shot yourself, then run the 5 checks above on what you get.
Try it with your own product photo
