Create a Pro Watch Product Shot Using AI Generative Fill in Photoshop
In this video we will be seeing how to take an ordinary shot of a watch and turn it into a professional product shot using AI Generative Fill in Photoshop by creating a photo realistic background. We will also be using other AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini AI to create prompts. Here’s the video:
Video Summary
This tutorial focuses on creating high-end product visuals using a hybrid workflow of traditional Photoshop techniques and modern AI tools. The instructor demonstrates a “surgical” selection process for a complex object (a wristwatch), customizes the canvas for better AI composition, and compares the strengths of ChatGPT versus Google Gemini for generating descriptive image prompts. The session highlights the importance of manual refinement before handing tasks over to AI to ensure professional-grade realism.
Time Stamps
- 0:00 – Complex Selection: Using the Object Selection tool to identify the watch and the Lasso tool to manually fix missed intricate details.
- 1:50 – Refining the Mask: Adjusting selection boundaries using Alt (subtract) and Shift (add) to clean up the watch edges.
- 2:28 – Layer Masking: Creating a mask to isolate the subject from the original light box background.
- 3:23 – Smoothing Edges: Using the Select and Mask workspace to fix jagged edges; viewing against a white background to catch dark pixel fringes.
- 5:10 – The “Feather” Mistake: A quick lesson on checking the Lasso tool’s feather settings before selecting to avoid unwanted blurriness.
- 6:25 – Custom Composition: Changing the aspect ratio to 4:3 landscape to provide horizontal space for AI-generated background props.
- 7:54 – Downscaling: Resizing the subject (
Ctrl+T) to fit perfectly within the new scene layout. - 8:20 – AI Inspiration: Searching Google for “wristwatch product photography” to establish a visual theme for the AI prompt.
- 10:13 – The “AI Battle”: Comparing ChatGPT and Google Gemini. ChatGPT is noted for more elaborate, detailed prompts, while Gemini is a reliable backup for image-to-text conversion.
- 17:05 – Generative Fill Results: Inputting the AI prompts into Photoshop’s Generative Fill to create various photorealistic background iterations.
- 21:14 – Next Steps Prep: Deciding to use the best AI-generated Photoshop results as reference images for even higher-quality rendering in Adobe Firefly.
Important Links
Link to download the images shown in the video:
Link to get a FREE TRIAL of Photoshop which has the AI features shown in the video:
This video is from our AI Product Photo Editing Course, which has 32 videos and 4 hours of content. You can access the full course via Udemy, using the link below:
AI Product Photo Editing Course
