When the room behind the bust steals the show
A linen bust is a handy way to show how a necklace hangs, and many makers shoot on one at home by a window. In this example a fine silver chain with a teardrop pendant sits on a bust on a wooden side table, with a rainy window, a white curtain, a large houseplant and a dark trinket dish around it. The necklace is fine, but the green leaves and the bright window pull the eye away from it, and the photo does not match the rest of a shop's listings.
Who uses this
- Makers of handmade silver jewelry listing on Etsy or Instagram who like showing pieces on a bust
- Shops that want every listing photo in the same calm, neutral setting
- Sellers who can only shoot at home and need the background to look like a styled table
How the edit is handled
A human editor replaces everything behind the bust: the window and plant become a sheer white curtain and a soft gray wall, and the wooden table becomes a pale stone surface with a small shell dish at the edge. The light on the bust is evened out so it matches the new setting.
The bust, the chain's path and the pendant's position stay as they were in the original, including the small twist in the chain by the right shoulder. Straightening a chain or removing the bust altogether is a different edit; say so in your note if you want either.
What to upload
Send the original photo. A word on the setting you want, such as plain white, warm wood or a stone tabletop, or a link to a listing whose look you like, avoids a second round.
Photos
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necklace.jpg
1 credit ($8)
1 photo to edit
Instructions
For Etsy. Keep the bust, but can you swap the messy background for something calm?
Private: recreated on our own images, not customer photos
The before/after shown here is recreated on images created or licensed for this site — never a real customer's photo. Your upload is seen only by the editor working on it, and the edit comes with free revisions within 14 days of delivery if anything needs adjusting.
