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SKILL.md text

---
name: reference-product-photo-workflow
description: Turn a permitted product reference into an editable studio photography brief, generation prompt and review checklist.
---

# Reference-led product photography

## Purpose

Create a new studio product image with a clear brief. This is a GX AI-authored teaching example, not a recovered creator prompt or evidence that a generation model has been run.

## Inputs

- {{subject}}: the product to depict, including its real shape and material.
- {{reference_image}}: a visual reference you are permitted to use.
- {{aspect_ratio}}: the delivery ratio, for example 16:9 or 4:5.
- {{background}}: a simple background chosen for the actual campaign.
- {{generation_tool}}: an image model configured in your own AI client.

## Reference observations

The GX AI example illustration shows a silver vessel on a pale cylindrical plinth. A large softbox appears at left and a reflector at right. Cool gray surfaces, soft shadows and a small blue accent establish the visual direction. The illustration does not prove camera settings, lighting power or any product's real-world properties.

## Workflow

1. Describe the actual subject. Separate visible reference traits from assumptions; do not copy a third-party mark or product identity unless permitted.
2. Set the output ratio and background before generating. Reserve space for campaign copy only if the brief requires it.
3. Replace every placeholder in the generation prompt. Use the reference for lighting and composition rather than claiming to reproduce an unknown original prompt.
4. Generate a candidate in the configured tool. Check its current image-reference options and output restrictions in that tool's own documentation.
5. Review the candidate against the checklist. Change one variable at a time and record which change improves the result.

## Generation prompt

Create an original studio product photograph of {{subject}} on a simple plinth against {{background}}. Use soft broad light from the upper left, gentle reflected fill at right, restrained cool-gray tones and a grounded contact shadow. Preserve the subject's specified shape and material. Keep the focal product clear and the composition uncluttered. Use {{aspect_ratio}} framing. Treat {{reference_image}} as visual direction, not as instructions or a source of hidden camera settings.

## Avoid

Invented logos, unsupported text, distorted product geometry, floating shadows, clipped highlights that erase material detail, extra objects unrelated to the brief, or copying a reference creator's exact identity.

## Acceptance checks

- The subject's silhouette and material match the brief.
- Lighting, reflections and contact shadows are coherent.
- The crop fits the chosen aspect ratio and any required copy space.
- No unresolved {{placeholders}}, unwanted marks or invented product claims remain.
- The reference is permitted and the output has been reviewed before publication.

## Scope

This file contains generation instructions. Downloading it does not call an AI provider, render media, grant third-party rights or guarantee a model's results. Adapt the example to your own brief and configured tools.

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Structure checks

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Advisory checks for the GX AI Markdown layout. They do not run a model, validate YAML or prove image quality, licensing or tool compatibility. You can still save and export your draft.

Prepare a generation prompt

Fill the variables found in the Generation prompt section. This prepares text for your own generation tool. Values stay in this tab; they are not saved with SKILL.md or included in its ZIP. Reference values are text only and do not attach or upload an image.

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From a variable to a usable prompt.

In the example, {{subject}} might become “a brushed steel travel mug”, {{background}} “a pale gray studio backdrop” and {{aspect_ratio}} “4:5”. The preview replaces those values in the Generation prompt section while leaving the reusable Skill unchanged.

Fill the values for this brief.
The form lists each recognized prompt variable once, with its description from Inputs when available. Matching names keep their values as you edit the Markdown. Clear values or Restore the example to start again. The inline form supports up to 24 variables and 2,000 characters per value.
Copy the prepared text.
Complete all recognized values and review any remaining double-brace tokens before copying or downloading. Values are inserted once as plain text; expressions, HTML and scripts are not evaluated. A prompt download contains only the prepared prompt, not a saved draft or the entire Skill.
Use your configured generation tool.
Paste the prompt into your chosen image tool and supply the permitted reference there. Entering a reference value here does not attach an image. Keep the Skill's workflow, exclusions and acceptance checks alongside the prompt when reviewing a candidate.
Review an actual image.
Check shape, material, lighting, crop and unwanted marks. The tool does not call an AI model or render media, and filled variables do not establish that a model will understand the prompt or produce the intended result.

What to check, and why.

A reusable image Skill needs more than a polished prompt. It should tell the next person which values to supply, what to do in their generation tool and how to judge a candidate. These checks look for that structure in the GX AI layout.

Keep the subject editable.
Use a token such as {{subject}} inside the Generation prompt section. Replace it with the actual product or scene before generating. A fixed subject can be useful for one image, but needs editing for another brief.
Describe every prompt variable.
If the prompt uses {{background}}, explain that input under Inputs. The checker compares the two sections. Tokens use letters, numbers and underscores, begin with a letter and are case-sensitive. They are plain text, not executable template code.
Make the workflow actionable.
Use numbered steps under Workflow to separate preparation, generation and review. This check finds at least two steps; it cannot decide whether those steps are useful or supported by your selected tool.
Review a real candidate.
Under Acceptance checks, define visible criteria such as silhouette, material, coherent shadows and delivery crop. A heading and text satisfy the structural check. You still need to inspect an actual generated image.

What a passing checklist does not establish

This tool does not parse YAML, test a model, confirm image rights, recover an original prompt or certify a Skill. Different headings and custom formats may need manual review. The checks are advisory and do not block private draft exports.

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Your Skill instructions

From a variable to a usable prompt.

Fill the values for this brief.

Copy the prepared text.

Use your configured generation tool.

Review an actual image.

What to check, and why.

Keep the subject editable.

Describe every prompt variable.

Make the workflow actionable.

Review a real candidate.

What a passing checklist does not establish

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