# Photoshoot templates (https://docs.apparelai.app/photoshoots/templates)
The **Templates** gallery is a collection of fashion photoshoot templates: ready-made looks from ApparelAI. Each look gives you a starting point (a setting, a pose, lighting and composition) that you recreate with your own product and model.
Open Templates
To open it, click **Templates** in the sidebar. You can also click **Start from Template** under **Quick Actions** on **Home**, or **View all templates** in the **Try a template** section below it.
Templates in the gallery are made by ApparelAI. To save and reuse your own model, pose, background and output settings, use [shoot templates](/photoshoots/shoot-templates).
## Find a look [#find-a-look]
The gallery shows how many templates match your choices, such as "120 templates". To narrow it down:
- **Pick a style.** Click a chip in the row at the top: **All templates**, **Editorial**, **Studio**, **Street style**, **Lifestyle**, **Menswear**, **Resort**, **Festive** or **Indian**.
- **Filter by clothing.** Click **Clothing: All clothing** and pick a type of garment. The list has its own search box.
- **Search.** Type a look, mood or style in the search box.
- **Sort.** Choose **Curated for you** (the default) or **Name: A–Z**.
The clothing types are **Dresses**, **Tops & T-shirts**, **Shirts**, **Knitwear**, **Denim**, **Trousers & Shorts**, **Skirts**, **Suits & Blazers**, **Co-ords**, **Jackets & Coats**, **Activewear**, **Swimwear**, **Jumpsuits**, **Sarees**, **Kurtas & Sets**, **Lehengas** and **Sherwanis**.
Each card shows a category, such as **Menswear** or **Festive**, the collection name in capitals, the template name, **Explore look** and a few tags, such as "Knitwear · Minimal · Portrait".
## Preview a look [#preview-a-look]
Click a card to open its preview over the gallery. The photo is on the left. On the right are the template's name, a one-line description of the look, its tags, and three notes on how it's shot:
- **LIGHTING**, such as "Natural-looking directional light with soft fill".
- **COMPOSITION**, such as "Waist-up · shoulder turn".
- **COLOUR STORY**: swatches of the look's three main colours.
At the bottom are **Use template**, a heart to add the look to your favourites or remove it, and arrows to move to the previous or next template. A counter, such as "01 / 120", shows where you are in the gallery. To close the preview, click the **X** in the top-right corner.
## Save favourites [#save-favourites]
Click the heart on a card, or in the preview, to add the look to your favourites. To remove it, click the heart in the preview again. To see only your favourites, click the **Favourites** chip at the start of the row. It shows how many looks you've saved.
## Use a template [#use-a-template]
### Pick a look [#pick-a-look]
Find a template that suits your garment, and click it to open the preview.
### Use the look [#use-the-look]
In the preview, click **Use template**.
### Add your product and model [#add-your-product-and-model]
Add your garment and choose the model who'll wear it. See [Choose a model](/photoshoots/models).
### Generate and review [#generate-and-review]
Generate your version. Check the garment details against your real product, then download your photos.
A template shoot costs the same as any photoshoot: 1 credit per photo at 1K, 2 at 2K and 3 at 4K. See [How credits work](/getting-started/credits).
## Photoshoot ideas to try [#photoshoot-ideas-to-try]
These looks appear in **Try a template** on **Home**:
| Template | Category | Collection | Tags |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Quiet Knit | Menswear | Modern knitwear | Knitwear · Minimal · Portrait |
| Denim & Slate | Studio | Denim essentials | Denim · Minimal · Studio |
| Corner Store | Street style | Between the takes | Candid · Cotton · Daylight |
| The City Edit | Street style | Out of the studio | Denim · City · Walking |
| Rose Kurta Swing | Festive | Celebration at home | Kurta · Rose · Swing |
| Emerald Corridor | Festive | Tradition in motion | Saree · Emerald · Walk |
The gallery has many more. For ethnic wear, click the **Festive** or **Indian** chip, or filter by **Sarees**, **Kurtas & Sets**, **Lehengas** or **Sherwanis**. Festive looks include Heritage Blue (lehenga), Monsoon Veranda (saree), Terracotta Walk (salwar kameez) and Marigold Melody (kurta).
## Use a template in a bulk photoshoot [#use-a-template-in-a-bulk-photoshoot]
In the **Photoshoot** step of a bulk photoshoot, click **Load a template** and pick a look under **First photo look**. Photo 1 of every product then uses that look. The background choice is hidden, because the look supplies it, and any extra poses you add are based on that first photo. Each product can have up to 10 photos, including the template photo. See [Bulk photoshoot](/photoshoots/bulk-photoshoot).
## Frequently asked questions [#frequently-asked-questions]
A sharp, well-lit photo against a simple background. A flat lay is a good start: keep the neckline, sleeves, hem and pattern visible, and avoid folded or hidden details. For a saree, show the body, border and opened pallu. A clear phone photo can work. See [Prepare your garment photos](/getting-started/garment-photos).
Not always. ApparelAI uses your garment photo as a reference, but results can vary in color, weave, fit, drape and small details. A template preview shows a direction, not a guaranteed result. Compare the photo with your product, especially logos, embroidery, borders and stitching, and regenerate or fix anything that's off before you list it.
Yes. ApparelAI's terms license generated images for commercial and personal use, including ecommerce listings, marketing and social media, and ApparelAI doesn't claim ownership of your uploads or results. You're responsible for having the rights to what you upload, checking that the photos show your product accurately, and following the disclosure rules of the platform where you publish.
For more answers, see the [ApparelAI FAQ](/help/faq).
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