All You Need to Know About Ghost Mannequin Product Photography

At first glance, this type of image may appear difficult to reproduce, especially for nonprofessional photographers. Like most challenges, it becomes achievable when you take each step one at a time.

In order to create the desired effect, we will follow a simple process that consists of combining two images of the product. It’s important to understand how you need to photograph your products in order to make the post-production process more effective.

Follow this simple start-to-finish guide and learn how to use post-production image editing to create a “ghost mannequin effect” for your ecommerce product photography.

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How to Create the Ghost Mannequin Effect

1. Selecting and Posing a Model or Mannequin

One of the most common processes in fashion photography is to use models or mannequins to showcase the unique shape and fit of each product.

However, it isn’t always effective to actually show the model or mannequin in every image. Retailers sometimes opt to photograph their products being modeled and remove the models and make the mannequins seem invisible later in Photoshop.

For smaller retailers who do the majority of their image editing themselves, removing models and mannequins can be a difficult technique to master.

In order to create the “ghost mannequin” illusion (also known as “invisible mannequin”), you will need to first photograph your product being worn by a model or a mannequin from multiple angles. The plus side to this is that you will be able to use these images in your product galleries alongside any “ghost” images that you create.

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