Comments on: The Best Product Image On A Website

By: FREE SPORTS PICKS

FREE SPORTS PICKS — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:50:04 +0000

Great article, I never put much thought into website images, but it is very important!

Thanks,
James
The Sports Picks Guy

By: Henry

Henry — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:01:08 +0000

excellent article!
it’s insightful
i think the products have to be creative so that they will be easily sold out.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:59:08 +0000

Hey really cool this design.

By: Guide2carehomes

Guide2carehomes — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:07:53 +0000

Some products (like the paper example above) can be hard to sell with an standard image – I agree you have to get creative to make them stand out!

Poor quality images and not being able to zoom are definitly top pet peeves! Can I add to that, no image or a generic image.. that’s irritating as well!

By: Blossom

Blossom — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:08:29 +0000

I think Adam & co. did a great work.portraying flavored condoms in a way that is both alluring and tasteful was really a tough challenge.

By: Carter De Angelis

Carter De Angelis — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:58:46 +0000

Great article. Do you think that there is a similar way to do this with a web app or piece of software?

By: prince2 training

prince2 training — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:35:59 +0000

Yes, these images are great. I think the core is that by using these images, you are telling people that you know your product and you understand everyone who is interested in your products.

By: Do Your Product Images Rock?

Do Your Product Images Rock? — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:19:39 +0000

[...] to 1921 with Fred Barnard’s ad “One Look is Worth A Thousand Words”. Last week, Bryan Eisenberg of Grokdotcom, posted two of his favorite product images and called for people to share the best product image [...]

By: Suzy

Suzy — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:12:30 +0000

I had a previous web business that was fairly successful, but I never had great product photos. This was early on in my business, and now when I look back and think if I would have had better photos of my items I made, i’d have made a small fortune. The pictures could have sold the items themselves.

By: Adam Glickman

Adam Glickman — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:50:00 +0000

How do you portray flavored condoms in a way that is both alluring and “tasteful?” That was our challenge when we created this innovative product shot in 1996 using a one megabit digital camera. Thirteen years later, this image still stirs the senses:

http://secure.condomania.com/prodinfo.asp?number=C-FS

By: Angus Maclaurin

Angus Maclaurin — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:43:45 +0000

We faced some similar challenges at Samsung to help users think more about music phones (an area where everyone is showing a different element of music and what it means to users). We attempted to take this to the next level by providing a bit of a metaphor, one that ideally captured what the music-playing experience was. At the very least it should catch your attention!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCqxSbGdzLY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRvXtqUpwtU

By: catherine mcquaid

catherine mcquaid — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:16:54 +0000

Astute observations Bryan.
Why sacrifice the power of visual impact in a world limited to 140-characters?

@socialmediaweb is developing a monetizing social media project in the B2B marketing space.

Shall we chat?
Catherine

By: Storbyferie Budapest

Storbyferie Budapest — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:23:30 +0000

I think a lot of webshop owners creates their own product photos – which is crazy, because it is an (internet) art like web design etc.

By: Garry Przyklenk

Garry Przyklenk — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:04:31 +0000

Hey Bryan,

Although that pear is literally mouth-watering, I was hoping you’d mention those sites (not naming any names) that use unoptimized images that are like megapixel-big, just to scale them to 150×150. That’s my biggest pet peeve, a 150k download for one thumbnail.

By: Dr. Pete

Dr. Pete — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:31:19 +0000

Personally, all of the images on the Harry & David website look great to me, but I’m not sure if that’s my sense of aesthetics talking or just my stomach

I think Amazon strikes a good balance with the Kindle product shots. They combine clean reference shots (against a hand or pencil, for example) with action shots of real people using the product, but just enough photos to be useful without being overwhelming. Sometimes, all of the 3D zooming, etc. is really useful, and sometimes it just seems gimmicky. It’s a tricky balance, IMO.

By: Dan Auns

Dan Auns — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:16:59 +0000

http://twitter.com/danauns27/status/1878424124 > I tweeted about this exact topic.

I still love the ‘See with jeans’ function on Keen’s site.

http://www.keenfootwear.com

……..as I type, I am wearing (the AWESOME!) Keen Baja Sandals. The enhanced product page imagery helped me make a purchase. I am not just commenting from out here in the cheap seats either – these features helped me and hopefully many others finish the transaction.

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