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2x production volume in six months · 67–75% photography cost reduction
BACKGROUND AND SCENE SWAP
What is background and scene swap
Lumesa replaces the background of your product images with a clean marketplace backdrop or a lifestyle scene. It matches the lighting, shadows and reflections to the product, applies the same scene across a whole collection, and has a person review every image before delivery.
Two ways to change a background
BEFORE
AFTER
Clean backgrounds
Marketplace-ready backdrops for catalog pages and listings, with a natural shadow so the product does not float.
BEFORE
AFTER
Scenes
Lifestyle, seasonal and location scenes for campaigns, with the product's light and shadow matched to the setting.
CONSISTENCY
One scene across your whole catalog
Pick a scene once and every product in the collection uses it, with the same light direction and the same shadow style. Your catalog reads as one shoot, not hundreds of separate edits.
HOW IT WORKS
From plain backdrop to finished scene in four steps
01
Send your product images
Upload your photos, or connect your store or asset library.
02
Choose the backdrop or scene
Pick a clean marketplace background, or a scene that suits the campaign or season.
03
We generate the swap
Lumesa places each product in the new setting with matched light, shadow and reflection.
04
Our team reviews every image
A person checks edges, shadows and consistency before anything is delivered.
QUALITY
The details are checked, not assumed
Edges, shadows and reflections are where a background swap shows its flaws. They are the first things our team checks in review.
CLEAN EDGE
NATURAL SHADOW
FIT
When a self-serve tool is enough, and when it is not
YOUR SITUATION
A SELF-SERVE BACKGROUND TOOL
LUMESA
A few images and a quick edit
Often enough, and fast
Works, but may be more than you need
Hundreds or thousands of products
You manage each batch yourself
Applied across the catalog in one pass
One scene and shadow style across a collection
Hard to guarantee image by image
Set once, applied to every product, checked in review
Someone needs to approve before images go live
Not part of the tool
A person reviews every image first
Images need to reach your store or asset library
Manual download and upload
Through live integrations
SAMPLE
Same product, same light, a different backdrop
RESULTS
What teams running Lumesa have seen
2x
production volume in six months, with no samples and no shoots
3%
measured conversion lift, a first in luxury retail at this scale
FAQ
Background and scene swap questions
Can AI change the background of product photos?
Yes. Lumesa replaces the background of your product photos with a clean backdrop or a lifestyle scene, matches the lighting, shadows and reflections to the product, and has our team review every image before delivery.
How is this different from a background removal tool?
A removal tool cuts the product out of its background. Lumesa also builds the new backdrop or scene, keeps it consistent across a whole collection, and has a person review the result. It suits brands that need a catalog to look like one shoot.
Will the shadows and reflections look natural?
Shadows and reflections are generated to match the new setting, and they are among the first things our team checks in review. The close-up crops on this page show the finish.
Can you change backgrounds for hundreds or thousands of products at once?
Yes. That is the case this service is built for. You pick the backdrop or scene once, and it is applied across the catalog in one pass.
Can we use the same scene across a whole collection?
Yes. Every product in the collection can share the same scene, the same light direction and the same shadow style, so the collection reads as one shoot.
Can you make images that meet marketplace white background rules?
Yes. Clean backgrounds are one of the two modes. We produce marketplace-ready backdrops with a natural shadow. Tell us which marketplaces you sell on and we will match their image rules in your sample run.
Can you create seasonal or campaign scenes?
Yes. Scenes can follow a season, a campaign or a location, and the same product can be refreshed for a new campaign without a reshoot.
Do we need new photography?
No. Lumesa works from the product images you already have, including ghost mannequin and flat lay photos.
How is this different from PhotoRoom?
PhotoRoom is a self-serve tool that suits quick edits and smaller batches. Lumesa is a managed service built for consistency across a whole catalog, with a person reviewing every image and live integrations to your store and asset library.
Can the finished images go straight to our store?
Yes, through our live integrations. Approved images can be published to your store or saved to your asset library. See the Integrations page for the tools that are live today.