Case Studies

I Made 8 YouTube Thumbnails With AI: Sizes, Framing, and the Four I Threw Out
Case Studies2026년 9월 5일

I Made 8 YouTube Thumbnails With AI: Sizes, Framing, and the Four I Threw Out

A full record of producing a set of YouTube thumbnails: the safe area inside 1280×720, how to keep the same person across eight images, the mistake I made by over-directing the model, and one finding that contradicts the usual advice.

AI Product Photography From One Phone Snapshot: What Worked and What Broke
Case Studies2026년 8월 17일

AI Product Photography From One Phone Snapshot: What Worked and What Broke

A no-name amber glass bottle on a messy desk, shot on a phone. Background removal, four lighting setups, a hand shot and a 10-second product video — including the two things that went wrong.