Glossary

Ghost mannequin photography

Ghost mannequin photography is a product photo in which a garment looks worn by an invisible body: shaped as if on a person, hollow at the neck, with no mannequin or model in sight.

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Ghost mannequin photo of a white cotton poplin shirt with a point collar on white, made with AI

The style exists because a garment lying flat hides its fit. On a mannequin a shirt has shoulders, a chest and a hem that falls the way it will on a customer. Removing the mannequin keeps that shape and takes away the distraction, so the shopper sees only the product and the inside of its collar.

Done by hand it is a composite: the garment on a mannequin, then a second frame of the inside back neck, joined in retouching. Every product needs both frames in the same light and crop, or the category grid looks uneven. For how it compares with laying the garment flat, read ghost mannequin vs flat lay.

How we handle ghost mannequin

We make ghost mannequin shots with AI from whatever you already have: a mannequin, hanger, flat-lay or on-model photo. Our team rebuilds the inside neck, holds one shadow and crop across the range and checks each shot against your garment, through our ghost mannequin and packshot service.

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