Launched 2020 · Verified Oct 15, 2026

Fotographer

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Places real product photos into AI-generated scenes and backgrounds for e-commerce catalogs.

product photographyecommerce imagesbackground generationinpaintingapiPaid · from $15/mo

Listed on EffectHub · Sep 1, 2026

Web · API

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Pricing

Pricing model: Paid
Paid options from: $15/mo
Billing: Monthly

Two price lists. The web app has Starter $15/month (200 credits), Creator $35 and Premium $79, plus one-off feature packs such as 50 image generations for $5. The API is Basic $40/month (1,000 credits), Plus $200 and Pro $400, with dedicated Enterprise servers from $1,000/month; no free tier is shown.

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Overview

About Fotographer

Fotographer.ai generates product photography by placing real product images into AI-generated scenes instead of redrawing the product. Its ZenInpaint API composes one or more products into a new backdrop, swaps only the background, or turns a depth map, wireframe or rough 3D render into a photorealistic scene, with placement set by masks, text instructions or object replacement. A browser app wraps the same models with background removal, character training, video generation and a prompt assistant. The company is Fotographer AI, Inc., a Tokyo startup founded in 2020 and ISO/IEC 27001 certified, which builds image models used in Cylindo's product suite.

Platforms: Web · API
API: Yes
Last verified: Oct 15, 2026

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Web app pricing: Starter $15/month (200 credits), Creator $35/month (2,000), Premium $79/month (6,000); pay-as-you-go packs such as 50 image generations for $5.00 (15 October 2026)fotographer.ai ↗
API pricing: Basic $40/month for 1,000 credits, Plus $200 for 5,000, Pro $400 for 10,000; Enterprise server licensing from $1,000/month (15 October 2026)fotographer.ai ↗
Company page: Fotographer AI, Inc., CEO Rintaro Suzuki, established March 2020, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; ISO/IEC 27001 registration IA240053 (15 October 2026)fotographer.ai ↗
Home page news dated 29 June 2026: strategic partnership with Cylindo, a Chaos company; ZenInpaint API with Python SDK (15 October 2026)fotographer.ai ↗

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Is Fotographer legit?

We don’t label tools safe or unsafe. Below are the records we checked ourselves, each with the date we read it.

Domain registered: Feb 23, 2023 (3 years ago)Registry record (RDAP), registrar NameCheap, Inc., looked up Sep 11, 2026
TLS certificate: Issued by Let's Encrypt, valid until Dec 10, 2026Seen in our own connection to the site on Oct 15, 2026
Last checked: Oct 15, 2026The site answered
On the market since: 2020The vendor's own material, read by us
Operated by: Fotographer AI, Inc., JapanOur research, card verified Oct 15, 2026

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Editorial verdict

Pros & cons of Fotographer

medium confidence

Fotographer.ai is built for teams that need many product photos placed into varied scenes without reshooting, keeping the product pixels untouched while the AI handles everything around them. The API suits catalog pipelines, the $15 web app lets smaller sellers try the same models, and the Cylindo partnership and ISO 27001 certification point at larger retail clients. There is still no free tier, and the web app and API are billed on separate credit plans.

Pros

Keeps the actual product image untouched while regenerating the surroundings
API with a Python SDK and depth-map or wireframe input for scene control
Multi-product composition in a single scene
A $15 web app alongside the API, plus dedicated servers for high API volume

Cons

No free tier; testing means a paid plan or a one-off credit pack
Web app and API are separate subscriptions with separate credit math
Credit consumption differs by feature, so real cost per image takes some working out