{"id":1525388,"date":"2023-08-18T08:13:57","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T12:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/?p=1525388"},"modified":"2023-08-18T08:13:57","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T12:13:57","slug":"using-photos-to-convey-product-size","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/using-photos-to-convey-product-size","title":{"rendered":"Using Photos to Convey Product Size"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shoppers don&#8217;t typically buy a product if they don&#8217;t understand it. Photos and videos can make a sale or hurt it depending on the angle, scale, and background.<\/p>\n<p>According to a Baynard Institute study, 42% of online shoppers attempt to gauge the size and weight of an item based on its images. But plenty of customers on Amazon, with abundant product photos, post reviews saying they thought an item was bigger or smaller, or lighter or heavier.<\/p>\n<h3>Photos for Product Size<\/h3>\n<p>Misunderstanding the size can halt a shopping process or result in preventable returns. And don&#8217;t assume shoppers will <em>read<\/em> the specs.<\/p>\n<p>Conveying scale can be tricky, especially when surrounding objects can be any size. In the product image below, there&#8217;s no way of knowing the dimensions of the coffee table or the shrubbery behind it. Ditto for the glasses and bottle.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1525389\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pec-wayfair-coffee-table-size.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1525389\" class=\"wp-image-1525389 size-large\" title=\"Coffee Table - Size Perspective\" src=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pec-wayfair-coffee-table-size-570x312.jpg\" alt=\"A product page with a photo of a coffee table on a small rug. There's a bottle and glasses on top, and shrubs in the background.\" width=\"570\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pec-wayfair-coffee-table-size-570x312.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pec-wayfair-coffee-table-size-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pec-wayfair-coffee-table-size-768x420.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pec-wayfair-coffee-table-size-1536x840.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pec-wayfair-coffee-table-size-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pec-wayfair-coffee-table-size-500x273.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pec-wayfair-coffee-table-size.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1525389\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It&#8217;s difficult to understand the actual size of this coffee table. <em>Source: Wayfair.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Hence product photos and videos should include common settings. For example, a picture of a gas grill in a backyard is more informative with a background of standard-sized doors and windows. Including people standing next to the grill helps \u2014 an entire family of adults and children is even better.<\/p>\n<p>The product page for the baby playpen below covers all the bases. Multiple images confirm sizing in relation to babies and toddlers, adults, standard household furniture, and more. Shoppers understand the space requirements in use or collapsed for storage.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1525396\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pec-baby-playpen.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1525396\" class=\"wp-image-1525396 size-large\" title=\"Mom and Toddlers with playpen\" src=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pec-baby-playpen-570x334.jpg\" alt=\"Product page with photo of a mom holding a toddler, next to a large playpen where another toddler is sitting.\" width=\"570\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pec-baby-playpen-570x334.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pec-baby-playpen-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pec-baby-playpen-768x450.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pec-baby-playpen-1536x900.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pec-baby-playpen-150x88.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pec-baby-playpen-500x293.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pec-baby-playpen.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1525396\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Showing context-of-use photos helps people understand if a product is too big or small for their space. <em>Image: North States.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>The height of floor lamps can vary greatly, as can the length of a sofa. But the seat height of a sofa is typically 17&#8243; to 18&#8243;, making it an informative guage. Other helpful props include paperback books, four- and five-burner stovetops, pens and pencils, and place settings (dinner plates, forks).<\/p>\n<p>Coins next to tiny products are equally effective, as is a 12-inch ruler. I&#8217;ve seen photos of small products on graph paper with clearly-labeled dimensions.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, include a no-background product image with illustrative lines and numbers showing the exact dimensions.<\/p>\n<p>The product image below hits key marks. A hand holds a collapsed tripod. A line illustrates the height of 11.8&#8243;, and a soda bottle puts it all into perspective.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1525395\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pec-amazon-tripod.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1525395\" class=\"wp-image-1525395 size-large\" title=\"Conveying size with hand, measurements and objects\" src=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pec-amazon-tripod-570x347.jpg\" alt=\"Product image of a hand holding a collapsed tripod. Next to it is a line depicting a height of 11.8 inches. A soda bottle is to the right.\" width=\"570\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pec-amazon-tripod-570x347.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pec-amazon-tripod-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pec-amazon-tripod-768x467.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pec-amazon-tripod-1536x934.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pec-amazon-tripod-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pec-amazon-tripod-500x304.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pec-amazon-tripod.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1525395\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conveying size with measurements and objects minimizes space availability questions. <em>Source: Amazon.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h4>Call out measurements<\/h4>\n<p>While plenty of shoppers rely on images for sizing, provide accurate dimensions within product descriptions nonetheless. Make these dimensions hard to miss with bullet points, bold text, or other clear layouts. For square and rectangular options, list length, width, depth, and height. For circular or odd-shaped items, list overall dimensions and refer to illustrated images.<\/p>\n<h4>&#8216;View in your space&#8217; tools<\/h4>\n<p>Some brands let shoppers view products in their own rooms or spaces via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/13-augmented-reality-examples-from-retailers-brands\">augmented reality<\/a>. However, it&#8217;s critical in my importance to research AR providers \u2014 some don&#8217;t work with certain colors or textures.<\/p>\n<h4>Avoid misleading images and videos<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/ai-background-generators-for-product-photos\">Backgrounds<\/a> of stock images and videos should include objects of equal proportion to the product for sale. The image below is an example of what <em>not<\/em> to do. The gas grill is either made for giants, or the people next to it are tiny.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1525394\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pec-grill-giant.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1525394\" class=\"wp-image-1525394 size-large\" title=\"Giant-ized products via failed imagery\" src=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pec-grill-giant-570x301.jpg\" alt=\"Image of a house and backyard, where a family is eating. A gas grill is close by the backyard table and chairs, and appears too large in comparison to the people. \" width=\"570\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pec-grill-giant-570x301.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pec-grill-giant-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pec-grill-giant-768x406.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pec-grill-giant-1536x811.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pec-grill-giant-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pec-grill-giant-500x264.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/pec-grill-giant.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1525394\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Haphazardly placing products on stock photo or video backgrounds looks amateur and confusing.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>More Sales<\/h3>\n<p>Product images with out-of-place, deceptive, or absent background objects confuse shoppers.<\/p>\n<p>Conveying size and weight helps close sales and prevents unnecessary returns. It can minimize poor product and seller ratings based on a simple misconception.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Misleading product images cause confusion, creating preventable returns and negative reviews.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":273,"featured_media":1525635,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[58304],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1525388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-photography",""],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.2 (Yoast SEO v25.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Using Photos to Convey Product Size - Practical Ecommerce<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Misleading product images cause confusion, creating preventable returns and negative reviews.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/using-photos-to-convey-product-size\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Using Photos to Convey Product Size\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Misleading product images cause confusion, creating preventable returns and negative reviews.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/using-photos-to-convey-product-size\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Practical Ecommerce\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/practicalecommerce\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-08-18T12:13:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Using-Photos-to-Convey-Product-Size.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"360\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"240\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Pamela Hazelton\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@pamelahazelton\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@practicalecomm\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Pamela Hazelton\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/using-photos-to-convey-product-size#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/using-photos-to-convey-product-size\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Pamela Hazelton\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/#\/schema\/person\/af607f87375f5a66217c81af4e345d0d\"},\"headline\":\"Using Photos to Convey Product Size\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-08-18T12:13:57+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/using-photos-to-convey-product-size\"},\"wordCount\":620,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/using-photos-to-convey-product-size#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.practicalecommerce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Using-Photos-to-Convey-Product-Size.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Photography &amp; 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