Sunglasses in a scene, with the lenses in mind.
Sunglasses are photographed where they are worn: on a towel, a café table, the cover of a book in the sun. Canvas builds that setting from a product photo and a written brief, and is briefed to keep the frame, the lens tint and the temples as photographed.
What lenses and temples do in a scene.
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Lenses mirror the scene
A lens is a small curved mirror. In a scene it picks up the sky, the sand or the table edge, which is what makes the image believable and what can go wrong. A reflection that covers the whole lens hides its tint and can look like a different lens. Ask for a faint reflection and reject variants where the lens colour can no longer be seen.
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Tint, gradient and frame colour
Grey, brown, green, a gradient that fades towards the bottom, a mirrored coating: the lens is half the product. The frame has its own colour and finish, tortoiseshell acetate, matt black, thin gold wire. Both are briefed to stay. Compare lens and frame with the real pair, and check that a gradient still runs in the same direction.
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Temples, hinges and the temple logo
The scene starts from what the photo shows, so sunglasses photographed open stay open and a folded pair stays folded. Look at the hinges, the nose pads and the temple tips, and read any logo or lettering on the temple, which is small text. On an open pair, both temples should reach the surface and rest on it.
The sunglasses photo and the brief behind the scene.
- Set the sunglasses on a plain surface, open with both temples resting evenly or folded with the lenses up, and photograph the whole frame from slightly above the front.
- Clean the lenses and turn the pair until no window, lamp or phone is mirrored in them; a reflection in the source travels into the scene.
- In the brief, name the surface, one or two objects nearby, the kind of sun and the mood, and add that the lenses stay clear enough for their tint to show.
AI product scenes for sunglasses, answered.
Do folded and open sunglasses need separate photos?
Yes. The pair is briefed to appear as photographed, so the position of the temples is decided at the source. An open pair shows the front and the full temple with its logo; a folded pair is compact and suits a flat lay on a towel or a book. A temple hidden behind the front in the photo cannot be added back faithfully.
Can the lenses reflect a beach or palm trees on purpose?
The brief can ask for it: name what should be mirrored and how strongly. A deliberate reflection is still drawn anew in each variant, so order several and compare. Keep the request moderate for tinted lenses, where the colour is a selling point, and stronger only for mirrored lenses, whose surface is reflective on the real product as well.
Which image format suits a sunglasses scene?
Sunglasses are wide and low, so a landscape or square image holds an open pair with room on both sides, and a portrait image suits a folded pair on a towel or a stack of books. Canvas delivers all three shapes in 2K, or 4K as an option, and the finished scene can then be downloaded in marketplace sizes without cropping.
How much does it cost?
5 credits per image, plus one credit for 4K. The cost is shown before you generate, and if a job fails the credits are returned. The 20 free credits at sign-up cover 4 images with this tool.
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