---
title: "Shoe product photo requirements: Amazon, Google, ABOUT YOU | Herofab"
description: "Footwear image rules from Amazon, Google Shopping and ABOUT YOU: a single shoe facing left at 45 degrees, no model in the main image. With sources."
url: https://herofab.app/guides/shoe-image-requirements
language: en
updated: 2026-09-24
---

# 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](https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/external/G1881) · 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

[Amazon image guide](https://herofab.app/guides/amazon-product-image-size)

## Google Shopping

Source: [Google Merchant Center Help — Image link \[image\_link\]](https://support.google.com/merchants/answer/6324350?hl=en) · 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

[Google Shopping image guide](https://herofab.app/guides/google-shopping-image-requirements)

## ABOUT YOU

Source: [ABOUT YOU Seller Center — Product image requirements](https://docs.partner.aboutyou.com/user-guide/product-image-requirements) · checked 25 September 2026

- **Model views:** Not required for shoes
- **Format:** 3:4 upright, at least 1,125 × 1,500 pixels

[ABOUT YOU image guide](https://herofab.app/guides/about-you-product-image-requirements)

## 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.

[Remove background](https://herofab.app/tools/background-remover) · [Product studio](https://herofab.app/tools/product-photography)

[Check your images — free](https://herofab.app/tools/amazon-product-photo-checker)

## 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](https://sellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/external/G1881) is the final reference.

By category

[Amazon clothing](https://herofab.app/guides/amazon-clothing-image-requirements) · [Clothing](https://herofab.app/guides/clothing-image-requirements) · [Kids' clothing](https://herofab.app/guides/kids-clothing-image-requirements) · [Accessories](https://herofab.app/guides/fashion-accessories-image-requirements) · [Lingerie and swimwear](https://herofab.app/guides/lingerie-swimwear-image-requirements) · [All guides](https://herofab.app/guides/)