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How to use the Product Photo Variants agent skill (ads-photoshoot)
Updated · written with AI from the project's own documentation and checked against our catalogue data
The ads-photoshoot skill gives an AI agent a structured workflow for turning one authorized product photo into several advertising-style variants, such as a studio shot, a lifestyle setting or an ingredient story. It is written for ecommerce, marketing and agency teams who already have a product photo and a validated brand profile. After this guide you will know what the skill does, how to install it, how to ask for it in plain language and what to check before any image is published.
Product Photo VariantsAgriciDaniel/claude-ads · MIT Download the skill Quick start
- 1Download the ZIP. Download the ads-photoshoot skill ZIP from this page.
- 2Install the skill. Unzip it into ~/.claude/skills/ for personal use or into a project's .claude/skills/ folder, or upload the ZIP under Settings → Capabilities → Skills in the Claude apps.
- 3Prepare your inputs. Confirm you have rights to the product image and gather your validated brand profile, product facts, intended placements, cost ceiling and output folder.
- 4Make your request. Ask in plain language using a trigger phrase such as studio shot or lifestyle shot, and attach the source image.
- 5Approve the plan. Review the distinct production approaches and aspect ratios the agent proposes, and approve any change to the product.
- 6Review the outputs. Check each variant against the real product for fidelity, defects, text safe zones and policy issues.
- 7Keep the manifest. Store the run's manifest with the assets so inputs, prompts, cost and outputs can be audited later.
What the ads-photoshoot skill makes the agent do
An agent skill is a folder containing a SKILL.md file with instructions that an AI agent reads when a task matches the skill's description. This one covers paid-ad product photography. Once installed, the agent plans several distinct production approaches for a product, such as studio, contextual use, ingredient story, scale or detail, and lifestyle, then generates them in the aspect ratios you approve.
The skill tells the agent to keep the product's geometry, packaging, logos, labels, colour and material unchanged unless you explicitly approve a change. It also requires the agent to record source hashes, prompt version, provider or model, cost, output hashes and dimensions in a manifest, and to check results for product fidelity, visual defects, safe zones, accessibility and policy issues.
Install the ads-photoshoot skill
Download the skill ZIP from this page and unzip it. You can install it in one of two ways.
For personal use across projects, unzip the folder into ~/.claude/skills/. For a single project, unzip it into that project's .claude/skills/ folder. The skill folder should contain SKILL.md.
Alternatively, upload the ZIP in the Claude apps under Settings → Capabilities → Skills.
- Personal install: ~/.claude/skills/
- Project install: .claude/skills/ inside your project
- Apps: Settings → Capabilities → Skills, then upload the ZIP
Trigger the skill with natural requests
The skill loads when your request matches its trigger phrases. You do not need to name the skill, but using the trigger wording helps. The listed triggers include product photo, product photography, virtual photoshoot, photoshoot, enhance product image, studio shot, lifestyle shot, lifestyle product image, floating product image and ingredient shot.
Include the source image, your validated brand profile and the product facts, since the skill requires both before it starts.
- Make a studio shot and a lifestyle shot of this bottle from the attached photo, in 1:1 and 9:16.
- Create a floating product image of this headphone case for our paid social ads, using the brand profile I uploaded.
- Build an ingredient shot variant of this jar, and keep the label exactly as it is.
What you need before you start
The skill expects several inputs. If any are missing, the agent should ask for them rather than guess. Gather these before you run it.
The skill also needs an image-generation capability available to the agent. The source file refers to a 'provider capability' but does not name a specific service, so check what your agent environment provides. The run needs a writable output directory, because the skill stores assets and the manifest inside a run directory.
- Confirmed rights to the product image
- A validated brand profile
- Product facts and intended placements
- A cost ceiling and an output root folder
- An image-generation provider capability available to the agent
Safety notes: scripts and network use
According to the skill's listing, it does not run scripts, but it does use the network, because image generation happens through a provider. Review what your agent environment sends to that provider, and do not upload images you lack rights to.
The skill's own rules forbid deceptive before/after evidence, people or endorsements without authorization, and regulated claims implied by visuals. Human review is mandatory before publishing. Health, supplement and other regulated products need legal review regardless of what the skill produces.
- Runs scripts: no
- Uses network: yes
- Human review is required before any image is published
Tips for better results
Give the agent a clear brief: name the placements (for example paid social or a product listing), the aspect ratios you need and any element that must not change. Ask for distinct approaches rather than near-duplicates, because the skill is designed to produce different hypotheses.
Keep a copy of the manifest for each run. It records inputs, prompts, cost and output details, which helps with client review and audits.
- State the aspect ratios and placements up front
- Name anything that must stay unchanged, such as a logo or label
- Set a cost ceiling so the run stays within budget
- Review every output against the real product before use
What people use it for
- Producing studio and lifestyle variants of an existing bottle or jar for paid social ads
- Creating a floating product image for a product listing or banner
- Building an ingredient story visual for a DTC campaign, with the label kept unchanged
- Preparing rights-cleared product visuals for agency client review
- Tracking image generation cost and outputs for a marketing team's records
Frequently asked questions
How do I install the ads-photoshoot skill?
Download the ZIP from this page and unzip it into ~/.claude/skills/ for personal use, or into a project's .claude/skills/ folder. You can also upload the ZIP in the Claude apps under Settings → Capabilities → Skills.
What do I need to use the ads-photoshoot skill?
You need rights to the source product image, a validated brand profile, product facts, a cost ceiling, a writable output directory, and an image-generation provider capability available to the agent. The skill does not name a specific provider.
Is the ads-photoshoot skill free?
The source material provided for this page does not state pricing or licence terms beyond the MIT licence listed for the repository. Check the repository's licence file for details, and note that image generation through a provider may carry its own costs.
Does the skill run scripts or access the internet?
The listing says it does not run scripts, but it does use the network, since image generation happens through a provider. Review what your environment sends externally before you run it.
Can I use the skill for supplements or health products?
The skill warns against regulated products where visuals could imply unsupported claims, and human legal review is still needed. Treat these products as unsuitable for this skill unless a qualified reviewer approves the output.
What is the difference between a studio shot and a lifestyle shot in this skill?
A studio shot is one of the distinct production approaches the skill can define, typically a controlled product-only presentation. A lifestyle shot places the product in a contextual setting. The agent chooses and labels these approaches as separate hypotheses for you to compare.
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Our verdict
Choose this skill if you already have a rights-cleared product photo and want an agent to produce several documented, aspect-ratio-specific ad variants with cost tracking. Pick something else if you lack image rights, lack a validated brand profile, sell regulated products, or want fully automatic publishing without human review.
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