Case Study

    Buckle Up: Jelt and SceneLab create sustainable product photos with AI

    New Jelt products get consistent, on-brand product photos ready for PDPs and social media

    About Jelt

    Jelt makes durable, low-profile belts from recycled plastic bottles, with metal-free, travel-ready designs—made in Montana and built for everyday adventure.

    The challenge

    • New products were ready, but professional on-model photos were not
    • Traditional shoots were costly and slow (models, studio, scheduling)
    • Need for consistent, on-brand visuals across SKUs and channels
    • Sustainably minded brand sought a lower-footprint way to produce images

    Why Jelt chose SceneLab

    • On-brand AI imagery that matches Jelt’s aesthetic and use-cases (travel, outdoor, everyday)
    • Days not weeks—images in time for PDPs, collections, email, and ads
    • Lower cost than studio shoots, with tighter creative control
    • Ability to scale quickly for future launches

    Our approach

    1. Brand & product mapping — locked color, texture, buckle details, and “low-profile” fit cues
    2. Style system — repeatable angles, lighting, backgrounds for PDP and lifestyle cohesion
    3. Template-driven prompts — “PDP hero,” “lifestyle banner,” and “macro details” sets
    4. Rapid review loop — quick passes, notes, and final delivery within days

    Implementation

    • Coverage: new JeltX buckle, and new belt strap SKUs
    • Scenes: static outdoor images, outdoor motion videos
    • Deliverables: web-ready images (1:1), lifestyle (3:4), macro details, ad-ready crops
    • Consistency: matching angles and color across sizes and patterns

    Before ↔ After

    Before

    • Expensive, slow model shoots; occasional gaps in launch assets
    • Inconsistent visuals across products and pages

    After

    • Cohesive, on-brand AI images for each new product
    • Days-fast asset delivery at a fraction of the cost
    • Visuals aligned to Jelt’s sustainable, travel-ready positioning

    Impact

    • Speed: assets delivered in days (not weeks), enabling faster product launches
    • Cost: significant savings vs. traditional photoshoots
    • Cohesion: consistent look/feel across PDPs, collections, and ads
    • Brand fit: images that look and feel like Jelt—low-profile, metal-free, made-to-move

    “We needed high-quality visuals fast. SceneLab delivered images that feel exactly like Jelt—without the wait.” — Jelt team (placeholder)

    What we delivered

    • PDP images for each new belt buckle and strap
    • Videos that bring the product to life for usage on the Jelt website and social media
    Before: Belt and buckle image provided by Jelt
    Before: Belt and buckle image provided by Jelt
    After: Belt on-model, created by SceneLab
    After: Belt on-model, created by SceneLab
    After: Belt on-model, created by SceneLab

    Why it works

    • Brand-locked: a simple style system keeps every SKU consistent
    • Retail-ready: true-to-product color and detail for PDP clarity
    • Scalable: the same pipeline spins up images for any future launch

    At a glance

    • Time to assets: days (was weeks)
    • Cost vs. studio: ↓ 80+ %

    What’s next

    Extend the pipeline to retailer-specific crops, seasonal drops, and short motion loops for PDP and ads.

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