Shopify product photos: sizes and a ready-made pack
Shopify recommends 2048×2048 px square product images and accepts files up to 5000×5000 px and 20 MB. The Shopify Product Pack makes a full product page from one product photo: a clean hero, four lifestyle shots, two detail close-ups and a founder-holding shot, exported at 2048×2048 with 4:5 social crops.
Shopify requirements
| Recommended size | 2048×2048 px for square product images |
|---|---|
| Maximum | 5000×5000 px (25 megapixels) and 20 MB per file |
| Formats | JPEG, PNG and WebP are the usual choices; Shopify serves resized, compressed versions to the storefront |
| Aspect ratio | Keep one ratio across a collection (most themes crop the grid to it); 1:1 and 4:5 are the common choices |
| Images per product | Up to 250 media files per product |
- The first image is the one collection grids, search and shared links show: make it the clearest view of the product.
- Variant images attach one image to each variant, so a colour picker can switch the photo: shoot every colourway.
- Alt text is set per image in the product editor; write what the image shows, including the product name.
AI-generated images: Shopify has no rule against AI-generated product photos. Consumer-protection law still applies: images must show the product the buyer receives.
Platforms change these specs and some vary by category or country: check Shopify's own help pages before a large upload, or run your files through the image spec checker.
Packs for Shopify
Shopify Product Pack
The full PDP: 8 photos in gallery order, with 4:5 crops for social.
You get: 8 photos · 1:1 · 2048² · ~12 min
How it worksProduct UGC Photos
Six lifestyle shots of the product held, worn or used, for the PDP and ads.
You get: 6 photos · 4:5 · 2048² · ~10 min
How it worksProduct Feed Carousel
New-in, top-picks and sale carousels read live from your shop's address.
You get: 4–12 slides · 9:16 · 1080p · ~2 min / carousel
How it worksWhat it costs
ppl.studio is $1.99 a week, and your first 10 photos are free with no card. Photos and videos generate on your own Google Gemini API key, so Google bills the model usage directly at its rates; a few video packs can also use a fal key. There is no per-pack fee and no usage-rights fee: every image and video comes with full commercial rights. See pricing.
Questions
What image size should I use for Shopify products?+
2048×2048 px for square images, Shopify's own recommendation. Larger files up to 5000×5000 px and 20 MB upload fine, and Shopify serves resized versions to the storefront.
How many photos should a Shopify product have?+
Enough to answer every question a shopper would ask in a shop: the front, the back or other side, the product in use, a detail close-up and something that shows scale. The Shopify Product Pack makes eight.
Can one AI model appear across my whole store?+
Yes. An Expert keeps one face across every photo and video, so a catalog shot over months still looks like one shoot.
Can ppl.studio read my Shopify catalog?+
The Product Feed Carousel reads your shop's address directly and makes carousels from your products at today's prices.
Further reading
Make a UGC video for Shopify.
Paste your product URL: Creator UGC Video writes the script, picks a persona and renders a 9:16 ad with captions in about ten minutes.
Other platforms
Amazon
Pure-white mains, lifestyle secondaries and A+ Content, made to spec.
TikTok Shop
A real main image, AI lifestyle in later slots, and video that meets Shop rules.
Etsy
2000 px photos, the real item first, AI scenes for scale and gifting.
WooCommerce
Theme-set sizes, a shot list per product, variation images and setup.
Meta Ads
1:1, 4:5 and 9:16 creative with safe zones, and AI disclosure rules.
2:3 pins at 1000×1500, product in a planned setting, AI labels.
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