Product Photography
When to use
Use this skill for product photography when you need to show an item accurately and consistently. The expected result is a product shot specification.
Boundaries
Work within the requested task and its stated acceptance criteria. Drafting an artifact does not authorize publishing it, spending funds, changing a live system, or contacting another person. Identify any such action separately before taking it.
Inputs
Inspect subject, use, location, lighting, equipment, consent, and image rights. Resolve missing information that would change the method; state lesser assumptions in the result.
Method
- Diagnose. Clarify subject, deliverable sizes, environment, light, equipment, consent, and use rights.
- Decide. Plan composition and lighting around the intended use.
- Produce. Build a product shot specification from the inspected material; keep assumptions distinguishable from observed facts.
Decision rules
- Plan a shot list with backup coverage; control focus, exposure, color, and composition in camera first.
- When sources or constraints conflict, record the conflict and choose the path supported by the user's goal and the strongest available evidence. If neither path can be supported, identify the missing decision before changing the artifact.
Domain rules
- Secure releases where required and preserve originals.
- Avoid misleading edits when documentary accuracy matters.
Verification
Verify color, scale, and retouch limits. Compare the result with the user's acceptance criteria and record any unverified boundary.
Deliver selections and exports with crop, retouch, release status, and metadata requirements.
Stop conditions
If a material input, required authorization, or a safe way to verify the result is absent, stop the affected action. Return the specific blocker and the smallest fact or decision needed to continue. Do not report an unrun check as passed.
Output
Provide a product shot specification. Include the decisive evidence and actual verification result. Name any artifact location and unresolved issue that affects its use.
