AI product photography: start with a ceramic cup

Describe what should be in the frame

The prompt specifies one white ceramic cup on a white tabletop. Observable details such as material, color and placement communicate more than an abstract phrase like “premium product photography.”

Try the pattern: one subject + its material or color + its position. If you need the appearance of a real product, use a reference image you have permission to use and check whether the result changes important details.

Use light to shape the material

Soft natural daylight gives the model a clear lighting direction, while the white tabletop keeps the setting simple. Try changing one phrase at a time: side window light, soft shadows, or a pale gray background.

Avoid conflicting instructions such as dramatic high-contrast lighting and absolutely no shadows. Establish one coherent direction before adding more detail.

Recreate the workflow

Open the studio with this prompt. Select GPT Image 2.6 Flare, the 1:1 preset and Quick quality. Under advanced settings, choose Simple complexity. These are the settings used for the example; another run will not necessarily produce the same image.

The original is a 1024 × 1024 PNG. The image on this page is a compressed WebP copy. Explore compositions with a quicker setting, then adjust quality if needed. To change just the cup color, continue with the reference-image guide.

Break the prompt into four editable parts

The subject in this prompt is one white ceramic cup; the setting is on a white tabletop; the lighting is soft natural daylight; and the constraint is no text or logos. Locate the part you want to change before rewriting the entire prompt. No rim diameter, lens focal length or brand was specified, so this result cannot establish the dimensions or appearance of a real product.

For a wooden setting, try changing only white tabletop to pale wooden tabletop while keeping the other words and the 1:1 dimensions. This is a suggested exercise, not a tested result shown in this article. Compare the background first, then check whether the cup changed unintentionally. If preserving this particular cup matters, use the original result as a reference for the next edit.

Review the image before downloading

Start at thumbnail size: is the whole subject visible, is the handle too close to the edge, and is the setting sufficiently clear? Zoom in next: check the inner and outer rim, the joins between handle and body, and the contact between cup and table. Finally inspect whether the highlights suggest the intended material and whether the shadow direction fits the lighting.

If the subject is cropped, revise the framing instruction to request the entire cup with space around it. If the background is busy, remove decorative objects or conflicting setting descriptions. A higher quality setting does not replace these composition decisions. Settle the subject and layout first, then raise quality so that the effect of each change is easier to judge.

Check the result in its intended layout as well. Cropping a square into a banner can remove the handle, and a white background may create a visible boundary on a dark page. For a real product, compare color, proportions and markings with the source material rather than treating generated detail as product information.