# Your first photoshoot (https://docs.apparelai.app/getting-started/quickstart)
This guide shows you how to create an AI photoshoot in the ApparelAI web app, from signing in to your first model photo. All you need is one clear photo of a garment, such as a flat lay, a hanger shot or a mannequin photo. New accounts get free credits (the free plan includes 3 credits a month), and you don't need a credit card.
Each example below shows the garment photo (top left) and the AI model photo made from it:
## How to use ApparelAI, step by step [#how-to-use-apparelai-step-by-step]
### Sign in [#sign-in]
Go to [app.apparelai.studio](https://app.apparelai.studio/) and select **Continue with Google**, **Continue with Microsoft** or **Continue with Apple**. The first time, this creates your account. See [Create an account and sign in](/account/sign-in).
Open ApparelAI
### Start a new photoshoot [#start-a-new-photoshoot]
In the sidebar, select **New Photo Shoot**. The **Create Photo Shoot** page opens with five steps: **Product**, **Model**, **Pose**, **Background** and **Output**. The **Live Preview** on the right shows your choices as you go.
### Product: add your garment [#product-add-your-garment]
Select **Upload new product (front side)** and choose a photo of the front of your garment: a JPG, PNG or WEBP file up to 25MB. If the back has its own design, add a photo under **Back side (optional)**. It's used when you pick a back-view pose. Both photos upload when you select **Continue**.
Already uploaded the garment? Select it under **All products** instead, then select **Continue**.
If you've turned on a garment mode for sarees, salwar kameez or shirts, this step shows a photo slot for each part of the garment instead. See [Garment modes](/garment-modes).
### Model: choose who wears it [#model-choose-who-wears-it]
Select one of your **SAVED MODELS**, or select **Use our models** to add one of the 50+ ready-made models from the **Model gallery**. To make your own, select **Create New Model**. See [Choose a model](/photoshoots/models).
### Pose: pick one pose [#pose-pick-one-pose]
Choose a pose, such as **Front Standing**, which is selected by default. Each photoshoot makes one photo in one pose. You can also upload your own pose or describe one in your own words. See [Poses](/photoshoots/poses).
### Background: set the scene [#background-set-the-scene]
Choose a background. For marketplace listings, a plain studio background such as **White Seamless** is a safe choice. You can also upload your own background or describe one. See [Backgrounds](/photoshoots/backgrounds).
### Output: choose the size and generate [#output-choose-the-size-and-generate]
Choose an **Aspect Ratio** (**3:4 Portrait** is selected by default) and a **Resolution**: **Standard - 1K** uses 1 credit, **HD - 2K** uses 2 and **Ultra - 4K** uses 3. The footer shows the cost as **Est. N credits**. With the free plan's 3 credits, you can make three photos at **Standard - 1K**.
Check the **SHOOT SUMMARY**, then select **Generate Photo Shoot**. A photo usually takes 30 to 50 seconds, and the **Live Preview** shows its progress. See [Output settings](/photoshoots/output-settings).
### Review and download [#review-and-download]
When your photo is ready, it opens on the **Photo Shoot Result** page. Compare it with your garment, then download it. See [Download and export](/library/download-and-export).
Below the **Live Preview**, under **MARKETPLACE**, pick Myntra, Amazon, Flipkart, Ajio, Meesho or Nykaa Fashion, then one of its presets, such as **Front** or **Back**. The preset applies a recommended pose, background, aspect ratio and resolution for that marketplace. See [Marketplace presets](/photoshoots/marketplace-presets).
AI results can vary in color, weave, fit, drape and small details. Before you list a photo, compare it with your actual product, especially logos, embroidery, borders and stitching.
## If a photo is almost right [#if-a-photo-is-almost-right]
You can describe a fix in plain words and keep everything else in the photo the same, or shoot it again with a different model, pose or background. See [Edit and improve results](/photoshoots/edit-results).
## Other ways to start [#other-ways-to-start]
- From the **Products** page: select **Shoot** on any product to open **Create Photo Shoot** with that product already selected. See [Product library](/library/products).
- From **Templates** in the sidebar: find a ready-made look and recreate it with your own product and model. See [Photoshoot templates](/photoshoots/templates).
- From your own **Shoot Templates**: saved settings appear at the top of the **Product** step, so you can reuse a look in one click. See [Shoot templates](/photoshoots/shoot-templates).
- For many garments at once: **Bulk Photoshoot** takes up to 50 products in one batch, with up to 10 photos per product. See [Bulk photoshoot](/photoshoots/bulk-photoshoot).
- From your phone: the iOS and Android apps let you create photoshoots too. See [Using the mobile app](/mobile-app/using-the-app).
## Related [#related]