Shoe photos: one shoe, facing left.
Footwear has the most specific main-image rule on Amazon: a single shoe, facing left, at a 45-degree angle. Google Shopping shows shoes alone in the main image. This page lists the published footwear rules with their sources.
Amazon
Source: Amazon Seller Central — Product image guide · checked 25 September 2026
- Main image
- A single shoe, facing left, at a 45-degree angle (all footwear)
- Background
- Pure white (RGB 255, 255, 255)
- Framing
- The product as 85% of the image, nothing cut off
Google Shopping
Source: Google Merchant Center Help — Image link [image_link] · checked 25 September 2026
- Main image
- Shoes shown alone, without a model
- Additional images
- Shoes on a model
- Other products
- Only products sold together with the shoes appear in the image
ABOUT YOU
Source: ABOUT YOU Seller Center — Product image requirements · checked 25 September 2026
- Model views
- Not required for shoes
- Format
- 3:4 upright, at least 1,125 × 1,500 pixels
Images that follow these rules.
Herofab's background remover and product photography tools put footwear on a clean white or studio background. The shoe's angle comes from your photo, so for Amazon, photograph a single shoe facing left at 45 degrees.
Shoes, answered.
Which way should the shoe face on Amazon?
Left, at a 45-degree angle, showing a single shoe. Amazon applies the rule to all footwear.
Can shoes be shown on a model in Google Shopping?
In additional images, yes. Google asks for shoes to be shown alone in the main image.
Should the main image show the pair?
Not on Amazon: its product image guide asks for a single shoe.
Where do these figures come from?
From Amazon Seller Central — Product image guide, read on 25 September 2026. Marketplaces update their rules; the official page is the final reference.
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