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Shadow Creation Service

A product floating on white looks flat and fake. We add natural, drop and reflection shadows that ground products realistically — giving depth, weight and a premium, professional finish for marketplaces and stores.

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What we deliver

Clean, consistent, catalogue-ready.

A product floating on white looks flat and fake. Every image is retouched by hand for a premium, true-to-life finish that sells.

Why Retouch Atelier

Detail that drives conversion.

Grounded products

Realistic shadows give weight and depth.

Premium finish

Reflection shadows for a high-end look.

Consistent direction

Uniform light and shadow across a catalogue.

Shadow types

Four ways to ground a product.

A cut-out with no shadow floats, and a floating product looks like a graphic rather than something you can hold. The shadow you choose changes how expensive the item looks.

Natural shadow

The original shadow from your shoot is rebuilt and cleaned rather than deleted. This is the most realistic option and the right default for premium products.

Drop shadow

A clean, controlled shadow offset beneath the product. Consistent across a catalogue, easy to reproduce, and the safest choice for marketplace grids.

Reflection shadow

A mirrored fade below the product, suited to glass, cosmetics, electronics and anything shot on a glossy surface.

Floating shadow

A soft pool cast beneath a product held above the surface, used for footwear and bags to suggest lift and movement without a visible support.

How we build it

Matched to your light, not pasted on.

A shadow is only convincing when its direction, softness and density agree with the lighting already in the photograph.

Shadow work is normally ordered with background removal or a clipping path, since a cut-out is what creates the need in the first place. It ships as part of full product photo editing, and matters most on footwear, handbags and furniture.

FAQ

Shadow Creation Service — questions

What types of shadows do you create?

Natural, drop and mirror-reflection shadows — chosen to suit the product and where it will appear.

Do marketplaces allow shadows?

Yes — natural shadows are widely accepted; we also offer pure-white or transparent as needed.

Can you keep shadows consistent across products?

Yes — uniform shadow direction and softness keeps a catalogue cohesive.

Free test edit?

Yes — 5 images, retouched free.

Which shadow type should I choose?

Natural shadow for premium and lifestyle imagery, drop shadow for marketplace grids where consistency matters most, reflection for glass and glossy products, and floating for footwear and bags. Send one image and we will show you the options.

Can you rebuild a shadow that was cut off?

Yes. If the original shadow was lost during cut-out or was never usable, we build a new one matched to the light direction in your photograph so it does not look pasted on.

How long does shadow creation take?

Standard turnaround is 24 to 48 hours, and it is usually delivered together with background removal in the same batch.

Do I get an editable file?

Yes. Layered PSD with the shadow on its own layer, so your team can adjust opacity or remove it entirely without paying for a re-edit.

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