Which photos should I upload?
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A front-on phone photo is enough. If the label is readable and none of the product is cut off, you are fine. No studio lighting, no white backdrop — the background gets replaced anyway. More angles make the result more accurate, especially the label face plus the back and side. One project takes up to 6 photos, 12 MB each.
What makes a photo work
| Condition | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Whole product in frame | Anything cropped out has to be invented, and invented parts differ every time |
| Label text sharp enough to read | GESTEL reads the label and stores it as fact. Blurry means unread |
| Focus on the product | Camera shake smears the material and the finish |
| No shadow across the product | A dark face is the most common cause of a mis-read colour |
The background does not matter. A desk or a floor is fine.
If you upload several
A product remembers up to 4 real photos. This order gets the most out of them:
- Front — the label face. The first photo becomes the main one, so lead with your best.
- Another angle — side or 45°. This is where depth and thickness are read.
- Detail — material, finish, a cap, a seam, close up.
What to avoid
- Other products in the same photo. GESTEL will not know which one to shoot. If it sees two, it asks whether to split them.
- Note cards and price tags in frame. Text on a piece of paper is not the product's label. GESTEL does tell the difference and records it as “paper next to the product, do not draw it” — but it is cleaner not to have it.
- Already-composited photos. An original beats one that another tool has cut out or retouched. If you have the original, use it.
- Screenshots. A photo of a screen loses quality twice.
File limits
- 12 MB per photo, 48 MB per video. Phone photos are well under this.
- Up to 10 files in one drop, and 6 photos as one project's starting product photos.
- jpg, png, webp and heic all work — including the iPhone default, heic, as-is.
If you have no photos
There are ten sample products on the canvas's first screen. Pick one and shoot it. They are real categories: serum, lipstick, knitwear, a necklace, coffee beans and more.