After finishing a product photo shoot, it's common to think: "I wish I'd used a different prop here." Maybe the background decoration needs a seasonal swap, the cutlery doesn't match the mood, or a specific design element needs updating.
Reshooting the whole setup every time that happens costs time and money. We tested XBRUSH's inpainting feature — selecting only a specific area of the photo and replacing it with a text prompt.
Test 1: Halloween Food Photo — Swapping Background Props
A Halloween-themed food photo. The plating features mummy hot dogs, ghost rice balls, and other Halloween-style dishes, with carved pumpkin props arranged in the background.
We left the food itself untouched and replaced only some of the background props. Using inpainting, we selected the areas to change and described the replacement in text.
Multiple style options are generated side by side in a single view. The food plating remains intact while the background prop arrangement varies across each result.
Compared to the original, the background decorative elements are replaced. The food, plates, and overall composition remain the same — only the background props changed. One photo shoot, multiple background variations.
Test 2: Burger Photo — Swapping Cheese Design and Fork
A Halloween-themed burger photo. The cheese has a jack-o-lantern face cut into it, and a wooden fork sits beside the plate.
We changed two things. Prompt: "Change the cheese shape to a smiley face and replace the wooden fork with a metal fork."
The cheese expression changed to a smiley face, and the wooden fork became a silver metal fork. The bun, patty, plate, and background stayed exactly as they were. Only the two specified elements were changed.
When This Is Useful
- Seasonal prop swaps — Change Halloween to Christmas, spring, etc. without reshooting
- Tableware and cutlery changes — Swap forks, glasses, or plates to match different styles
- Partial packaging edits — Modify labels, patterns, or colors on packaging
- Quick A/B test image generation — Compare multiple versions with only one element different
No need to reconstruct the set or manually edit in Photoshop. Select the area to replace, describe what you want in text, and the change is applied. The key advantage for small modifications: the surrounding image stays untouched while only the targeted area is regenerated.
Tools Used
- XBRUSH — Inpainting (nano-banana-pro, Seadream 4.5)