One lifestyle photo, the whole range
Remove the product that is in the scene now. Insert the new one from a reference photo. The room, the light and the styling stay as they were.
Start freeProduct swap places a different item into a photograph you already have. One good lifestyle photo then serves a whole range. In the DesignerBox image editor this takes two passes. Remove Object deletes the old product and rebuilds the surface behind it. Insert Object adds the new product from a reference photo. Kontext Multi reads up to 10 reference images. That is what keeps the new product faithful to the real one.
Parts of a product swap
Two editor modes, one multi-reference model, and one scene you reuse.
Remove Object mode
Remove Object deletes the item that stands in the scene now. The editor rebuilds the surface, the pattern and the shadow that sat behind it.
Insert Object mode
Insert Object adds your new item from a reference photo. You place it where the old product stood, at the same size and angle.
Multi-reference models
Kontext Multi reads up to 10 reference photos of one item. More views mean fewer invented details on the shape and the label.
One scene, many products
One lifestyle photo carries a whole range. You change the product and keep the room, the light and the styling.
The craft behind a clean swap
Four details decide whether the result reads as a photograph.
Light direction
Find the side the light falls from in the scene. The new product needs its highlight on that same side, or the edit is obvious.
Scale and contact shadow
Size the product against a known object in the frame. A shadow where it touches the surface is what makes it sit in the scene.
Reflective and clear products
Glass, chrome and gloss return an image of the room. These are the hard cases, so plan more passes and more reference photos.
Material and finish
DesignerBox describes FLUX 2 Flex as handling retexturing. Use it when the shape stays the same and only the material or the finish changes.
Steps for one product swap
Two passes, with a check between them.
Order of work
Run the removal and the insertion as separate passes. One instruction that asks for both gives a result you cannot judge. A fault in the background and a fault in the product look alike at small size. Check the rebuilt background at full zoom first. Then insert the new product and check three things. The side the highlight sits on. The size against a known object in the frame. The shadow where the product touches the surface. Reflective and clear products need more passes than matte ones. Start a range with a matte product, so you learn the scene on the easy case.
One swap first
Run a single swap on one scene. Check the light and the shadow before you commit a whole range.
Checks before you publish
The faults that reach a customer when nobody looks.
The rebuilt background
Remove Object invents what sat behind the old product. Repeated wood grain or a broken tile line shows the edit.
Label and text
Read the label at full size. DesignerBox describes FLUX 2 Flex as the stronger model for typography inside an image.
Reflections in the scene
A shiny table or a window still returns an image of the old product. Correct those reflections in the same pass.
Colour against the real item
Hold the result beside a photo of the physical product. A screen hides a small colour shift. The shopper sees it and returns the item.
Credits per pass
Nano Banana Pro costs 14 credits per image and Nano Banana 2 costs 7. Kontext Multi costs 5. A swap normally needs several passes.
The rest of the range
Save the sequence as a workflow. Send the other products through the same scene without repeating the setup.
Tools in this workflow
Each one handles a part of the swap.
Image generation
Make a new scene when no photo you own suits the product.
Design editor
Layout, text and layers when a change needs exact placement.
Spotlight relight
Match the light in the scene, which is the hardest part of a swap.
Photo angles
Extra views of the new product. The same views serve as reference images.
Background remover
Isolate the new product so you can place it in the scene without an edge.
Workflows
Save the swap once and send a whole range through the same scene.
Models for a product swap
A swap asks two different things from a model. The removal pass has to rebuild one region and leave the rest of the photo alone. Remove Object and Insert Object both run on Nano Banana Pro and Nano Banana 2 in the image editor. The insertion pass needs reference photos of the new product. Kontext Multi combines up to 10 references and holds a subject consistent across them. FLUX 2 Flex also takes 10 references and is the stronger choice for retexturing and for label text. Nano Banana Pro and Nano Banana 2 accept up to 5 references, Seedream 5 accepts 10, and GPT Image 2 accepts 4.
Every model, one workspace
Change model per pass without leaving the project.
Questions about product swaps
What sellers ask before they reuse one photo across a range.
What is a product swap in a photo?
How do I swap a product in DesignerBox?
Why does my swapped product look fake?
Can I swap a glass or metal product?
Which model should I use for a product swap?
Can I run a swap across a whole range?
One scene, the whole range
Remove the old product, insert the new one, and check the light before you run the rest.
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